description: It is a case unlike any psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware has ever encountered. Five-year-old Woody Swope is ill, but the real problem is his parents. They refuse to agree to the one treatment that could save this boy's life. Alex sets out to convince Mr. and Mrs. Swope--only to find that the parents have left the hospital and taken their son with them. Worse, the sleazy motel room where the Swopes were staying is empty--except for the ominous bloodstain. The Swopes and their son have vanished into the sordid shadows of the city. Now Alex and his friend, homocide detective Milo Sturgis, have no choice but to push the law to the breaking point. They've entered an amoral underworld where drugs, dreams, and sex are all for sale...where fantasies are fulfilled at any price--even at the cost of a young boy's life. From the Paperback edition.
language: English
title: Blood Test
titlecomplete: Blood Test (Alex Delaware #2)
characters: Augustus McCaffrey, Buffalo Bill Cody (Blood Test), Doug Carmichael, Seth Fiacre, Henri Rousseau (Blood Test), Mr. and Mrs. Swope, Augie Valcroix, Richard Moody, Darlene Moody, Walt Whitman (The Moving Target), Dr. Lawrence Daschoff, Charles Manson (Blood Test), Noble Matthias, Dr. Helen Holroyd, The Ayatollah (Blood Test), Mark Twain (Blood Test), Clark Gable (The Prince of Beverly Hills), Milo Sturgis, Heywood "Woody" Swope, The Desk Clerk (Blood Test), Bette Davis (Blood Test), Agent Siegel, Judge Diane Severe, Nona Swope, Jan Rambo, Wyatt Earp (Lullaby), Beverly Lucas, Ellen Beckwith and Vangie, Baron and Delilah, Ezra Maimon, Dr. Raoul Melendez-Lynch, Alex Delaware, Raymond Houten, Delano Hardy, Robin Castagna, Prince Stinky, Diane Arbus (Blood Test), Carl Jung (Blood Test)
genres: Audiobook, Crime, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Fiction, Detective, Murder Mystery, Mystery
ratings_count: 13249
places: California, Los Angeles, California, San Diego, California
series: Alex Delaware
publisher: Random House Audio Publishing Group