Jesse Oren Kellerman (born September 1, 1978) is an American

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and

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. He is the author of the novels ''Sunstroke'' (2006), ''Trouble'' (2007), ''The Genius'' (2008), ''The Executor'' (2010), ''Potboiler'' (2012), and has co-authored numerous books with his father

Jonathan Kellerman Jonathan Seth Kellerman (born August 9, 1949) is an American novelist, psychologist, and Edgar- and Anthony Award–winning author best known for his popular mystery novels featuring the character Alex Delaware, a child psychologist who consult ...

, including ''The Golem of Hollywood'' (2014).

Life and career

Kellerman was born in

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, California, the oldest child and only son of the bestselling mystery novelists

Faye Kellerman Faye Marder Kellerman (born July 31, 1952) is an American writer of mystery novels, in particular the " Peter Decker/ Rina Lazarus" series, as well as three nonseries books, ''The Quality of Mercy'', ''Moon Music'', and ''Straight into Darkness ...

and

. His first published title coauthored with his father was their 1994 book of children's poetry, ''Daddy, Daddy, Can You Touch the Sky?'' Kellerman studied

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and

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Brandeis University , mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = NECHE , president = Ronald D. Liebowitz , pro ...

. For a time he served as lead guitarist for the

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-based

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band Don't Shoot the Dog. His 2004 play ''Things Beyond Our Control'' was honored with a

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, which recognizes emerging talent in theater, dance, and film in the US. Kellerman is also recipient of the

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. His essay "Let My People Go to the Buffet" was chosen for

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's annual anthology The Best American Spiritual Writing in 2011. His 2012 book ''Potboiler'' was nominated for that year's

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for Best Novel. Kellerman is an

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, as are his parents, and resides in

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, with his wife, Gabriella Sarah (Rosen), and their three children.

Bibliography

Stand-alone novels

* ''Sunstroke'' (2006) * ''Trouble'' (2007) * ''The Genius'' (2008) (published in the UK as ''The Brutal Art'') * ''The Executor'' (2010) * ''Potboiler'' (2012) (published in the UK as ''I'll Catch You'')

The Golem series

# ''The Golem of Hollywood'' (2014) (with

) # ''The Golem of Paris'' (8 November 2015) (with

)

Clay Edison series

# ''Crime Scene'' (2017) (with Jonathan Kellerman) # ''A Measure of Darkness'' (July 31, 2018) (with Jonathan Kellerman) # ''Half Moon Bay'' (aka ''Lost Souls'') (July 2020) (with Jonathan Kellerman) # ''The Burning'' (September 2021) (with Jonathan Kellerman)

Play

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576802/the-burning-by-jonathan-kellerman-and-jesse-kellerman/

Play

* ''Things Beyond Our Control'' (2004) * ''3m1w (or, Very, Very Small Things)'' https://www.playscripts.com/play/625

References

External links

Official website
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