S-a născut în New York City în 1949 și a crescut în Los Angeles. Este un cunoscut psiholog american, autor a numeroase romane de suspans, premiate și traduse în toată lumea. Bibliografie: Alex Delaware: When The Bough Breaks (1985) (1986 Edgar Award & Anthony awards, Best First Novel) numit initial "Shrunken Heads"; Blood Test (1986); Over The Edge (1987); Silent Partner (1989); Time Bomb (1990); Private Eyes (1992); Devil's Waltz (1993); Bad Love (1994); Self-Defense (1995); The Web (1996); The Clinic (1997); Survival Of The Fittest (1997); Monster (1999); Dr. Death (2000); Flesh and Blood (2001); The Murder Book (2002); A Cold Heart (2003); Therapy (2004); Rage (2005); Gone (2006); Obsession (2007); Compulsion (2008); Bones (2008); Evidence (2009); Deception (2010); Mystery (2011); Victims (2012); Guilt (2013); Killer (2014); Motive (2015); Breakdown (2016); Petra Connor: Survival of the Fittest (1997); Billy Straight (1998); A Cold Heart (2003); Twisted (2004); Obsession (2007) The Golem: The Golem of Hollywood (2014) (cu Jesse Kellerman); The Golem of Paris (8 2015) (cu Jesse Kellerman) Alte romane: The Butcher's Theater (1988); The Conspiracy Club (2003); Double Homicide (2005) cu Faye Kellerman; Capital Crimes (2007) cu Faye Kellerman; True Detectives (2009); The Right Thing to Do (2015); The Murderer's Daughter (2015) Omnibus: Blood Test, When the Bough Breaks, Over the Edge (1990); Devil's Waltz; Bad Love (2003); Double Homicide (2005) (cu Faye Kellerman); Nonfictiune: Psychological Aspects of Childhood Cancer (1980); Helping the Fearful Child (1981); Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children (1999); The Best American Crime Reporting 2008 (2008) (cu Thomas H. Cook și Otto Penzler); With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars (2008)ș Sursă foto: jonathankellerman.com