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The Burning

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

By Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

By Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

By Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

By Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

By Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

By Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman
Read by Dennis Boutsikaris

By Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman
Read by Dennis Boutsikaris

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Mass Market Paperback $9.99

Aug 23, 2022 | ISBN 9780525620136

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Oct 19, 2021 | ISBN 9780593503850

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Sep 21, 2021 | ISBN 9780525620129

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Sep 21, 2021 | 451 Minutes

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    About The Burning

    Things get personal for Deputy Coroner Clay Edison when a murder hits close to home in this riveting, emotional thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write “brilliant, page-turning fiction” (Stephen King).

    A raging wildfire. A massive blackout. A wealthy man shot to death in his palatial hilltop home.
     
    For Clay Edison, it’s all in a day’s work. As a deputy coroner, caring for the dead, he speaks for those who cannot speak for themselves. He prides himself on an unflinching commitment to the truth. Even when it gets him into trouble.
     
    Then, while working the murder scene, Clay is horrified to discover a link to his brother, Luke. Horrified. But not surprised. Luke is fresh out of prison and struggling to stay on the straight and narrow.
     
    And now he’s gone AWOL.
     
    The race is on for Clay to find him before anyone else can. Confronted with Luke’s legacy of violence, Clay is forced to reckon with his own suspicions, resentments, and loyalties. Is his brother a killer? Or could he be the victim in all of this, too?
     
    This is Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman at their most affecting and page-turning—a harrowing collision of family, revenge, and murder.

    About The Burning

    Things get personal for Deputy Coroner Clay Edison when a murder hits close to home in this riveting, emotional thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write “brilliant, page-turning fiction” (Stephen King).

    A raging wildfire. A massive blackout. A wealthy man shot to death in his palatial hilltop home.
     
    For Clay Edison, it’s all in a day’s work. As a deputy coroner, caring for the dead, he speaks for those who cannot speak for themselves. He prides himself on an unflinching commitment to the truth. Even when it gets him into trouble.
     
    Then, while working the murder scene, Clay is horrified to discover a link to his brother, Luke. Horrified. But not surprised. Luke is fresh out of prison and struggling to stay on the straight and narrow.
     
    And now he’s gone AWOL.
     
    The race is on for Clay to find him before anyone else can. Confronted with Luke’s legacy of violence, Clay is forced to reckon with his own suspicions, resentments, and loyalties. Is his brother a killer? Or could he be the victim in all of this, too?
     
    This is Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman at their most affecting and page-turning—a harrowing collision of family, revenge, and murder.

    About The Burning

    Things get personal for Deputy Coroner Clay Edison when a murder hits close to home in this riveting, emotional thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write “brilliant, page-turning fiction” (Stephen King).

    A raging wildfire. A massive blackout. A wealthy man shot to death in his palatial hilltop home.
     
    For Clay Edison, it’s all in a day’s work. As a deputy coroner, caring for the dead, he speaks for those who cannot speak for themselves. He prides himself on an unflinching commitment to the truth. Even when it gets him into trouble.
     
    Then, while working the murder scene, Clay is horrified to discover a link to his brother, Luke. Horrified. But not surprised. Luke is fresh out of prison and struggling to stay on the straight and narrow.
     
    And now he’s gone AWOL.
     
    The race is on for Clay to find him before anyone else can. Confronted with Luke’s legacy of violence, Clay is forced to reckon with his own suspicions, resentments, and loyalties. Is his brother a killer? Or could he be the victim in all of this, too?
     
    This is Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman at their most affecting and page-turning—a harrowing collision of family, revenge, and murder.

    About The Burning

    Things get personal for Deputy Coroner Clay Edison when a murder hits close to home in this riveting, emotional thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write “brilliant, page-turning fiction” (Stephen King).

    A raging wildfire. A massive blackout. A wealthy man shot to death in his palatial hilltop home.
     
    For Clay Edison, it’s all in a day’s work. As a deputy coroner, caring for the dead, he speaks for those who cannot speak for themselves. He prides himself on an unflinching commitment to the truth. Even when it gets him into trouble.
     
    Then, while working the murder scene, Clay is horrified to discover a link to his brother, Luke. Horrified. But not surprised. Luke is fresh out of prison and struggling to stay on the straight and narrow.
     
    And now he’s gone AWOL.
     
    The race is on for Clay to find him before anyone else can. Confronted with Luke’s legacy of violence, Clay is forced to reckon with his own suspicions, resentments, and loyalties. Is his brother a killer? Or could he be the victim in all of this, too?
     
    This is Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman at their most affecting and page-turning—a harrowing collision of family, revenge, and murder.

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    About Jonathan Kellerman

    Jonathan Kellerman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than forty crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, The Butcher’s Theater,… More about Jonathan Kellerman

    About Jesse Kellerman

    Jesse Kellerman won the Princess Grace Award for best young American playwright and is the author of Sunstroke, Trouble (nominated for the ITW… More about Jesse Kellerman

    About Jonathan Kellerman

    Jonathan Kellerman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than forty crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, The Butcher’s Theater,… More about Jonathan Kellerman

    About Jesse Kellerman

    Jesse Kellerman won the Princess Grace Award for best young American playwright and is the author of Sunstroke, Trouble (nominated for the ITW… More about Jesse Kellerman

    About Jonathan Kellerman

    Jonathan Kellerman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than forty crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, The Butcher’s Theater,… More about Jonathan Kellerman

    About Jesse Kellerman

    Jesse Kellerman won the Princess Grace Award for best young American playwright and is the author of Sunstroke, Trouble (nominated for the ITW… More about Jesse Kellerman

    About Jonathan Kellerman

    Jonathan Kellerman is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than forty crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, The Butcher’s Theater,… More about Jonathan Kellerman

    About Jesse Kellerman

    Jesse Kellerman won the Princess Grace Award for best young American playwright and is the author of Sunstroke, Trouble (nominated for the ITW… More about Jesse Kellerman

    Product Details

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Crime Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Aug 23, 2022 | 320 Pages | 4-3/16 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9780525620136

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Crime Fiction

    Large Print | $31.00
    Published by Random House Large Print
    Oct 19, 2021 | 384 Pages | 6-1/8 x 9-1/4 | ISBN 9780593503850

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Crime Fiction

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Ballantine Books
    Sep 21, 2021 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9780525620129

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Crime Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Sep 21, 2021 | 451 Minutes | ISBN 9780593556238

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    Praise

    “This is another superb crime thriller from the prolific and talented father-and-son Kellermans. Set in the San Francisco Bay Area during one of the state’s terrible wildfires, the story is . . .  a riveting page-turner of a mystery with pulse-pounding action, and a compelling look at family dynamics and loyalty. The shock ending doesn’t hurt, either.”—Booklist (starred review)

    “As always, the Kellermans guarantee that readers will turn pages rapidly to enjoy the complex characters and intricate plot turns. It’s another winner for mystery readers.”—Library Journal

    “Intriguing . . . the bestselling Kellermans provide food for thought along with a tidy mystery.”—Publishers Weekly

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