The Ghost Orchid: An Alex Delaware Novel

In this New York Times bestselling thriller, psychologist Alex Delaware and LAPD detective Milo Sturgis investigate a brutal double homicide in Bel Air. A pool boy discovers the bodies of Gio Aggiunta, heir to an Italian shoe empire, and Meagin March, his wealthy, married neighbor. What appears to be an affair turned deadly quickly proves more complex—there’s no forced entry, no evidence, and the victims’ pasts hide dangerous secrets.

As Alex and Milo dig deeper, they uncover that Meagin’s true identity is shrouded in mystery, and Gio’s powerful family may be linked to something far-reaching. Their search for the truth takes them into Los Angeles’s dark underbelly, revealing that some secrets are so deadly they were meant to stay buried.