Survival Of The Fittest
Subtitle: (Alex Delaware Novels)
Series: Alex Delaware (12)
Publisher: Bantam Books
Published: November 10, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780553089233
Subjects: Modern fiction; Sturgis, Milo (Fictitious character); Mystery & Detective - General; American Mystery & Suspense Fiction; Thrillers; Fiction - Psychological Suspense; Sturgis, Milo (Fictitious char; Mystery/Suspense; Psychological; Suspense; Fiction / Suspense; Fiction; California; Israel; Los Angeles; Police
First sentence: Brass stars with celebrities'ames were inlaid in the sidewalk but the stars of the night were toxin merchants, strong-arm specialists, and fifteen-year-olds running from family values turned vicious.
Description: The slightly retarded fifteen-year-old daughter of a diplomat dies on a school field trip - forced or lured into a deserted corner of the Santa Monica mountains and killed in cold blood. Her father adamantly denies the possibility of a political motive, which leaves LAPD detective Milo Sturgis and his longtime friend psychologist Alex Delaware to pose the question: Why? There are no signs of struggle, no evidence of sexual assault - and there are no easy answers. Just one innocent youngster...dead.

The victim's father is so intent on controlling the investigation that Alex and Milo start to wonder if he wants to bring out the truth - or make sure it stays buried. Then there is another killing, and within days Alex finds himself ensnared in one of the darkest, most menacing cases of his career.