Alex Delaware book 40 · 2024
The Ghost Orchid
Two bodies are found in a Bel Air pool, an Italian heir and his married lover, and Alex and Milo dig into both victims’ troubled pasts.
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Book facts
- Author
- Jonathan Kellerman
- Series
- Alex Delaware, book 40 of 42
- Published
- 2024
- Setting
- Set in Los Angeles
- Characters charted
- 6
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in The Ghost Orchid
6 recurring or key characters from Jonathan Kellerman’s chart.
Lead 1
- Alex DelawareChild psychologist who consults for the LAPD
Major 1
- Milo SturgisLAPD homicide detective, later lieutenant; Alex’s closest friend
Minor and cameo 4
- Robin CastagnaLuthier; Alex’s on-and-off partner
- Rick SilvermanER doctor; Milo’s partner. Usually a passing presence, so marked across the series as an estimate
- BlancheFrench bulldog who follows Spike. Marked across the later books as an estimate
- Sean BinchyDetective on Milo’s team. A frequent minor presence, so marked across the later books as an estimate
Also featuring these characters
Other Jonathan Kellerman books that share the most characters with The Ghost Orchid.
- City of the Dead2022 · Alex Delaware · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Serpentine2021 · Alex Delaware · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Jigsaw2026 · Alex Delaware · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Museum of Desire2020 · Alex Delaware · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon