Chapter 1, 2, 3 Summary

Over the Edge by Jonathan Kellerman is the story of a psychologist, Dr. Alex Delaware and his quest to help Jamey Cadmus, a former patient accused of a series of brutal murders called the Lavender Slashings. Alex must contend with a smarmy lawyer, rich family members, biased police officers and a psychiatrist that is less than ethical. Through all of this, Alex refuses to give up on the teenager despite the violence of the crimes and the danger to himself and his personal friendships.

In chapter one, a call wakes Alex when he is in bed with Robin. No patient has called in the middle of the night in years, so a buzz from his service is unexpected. He heads to the library so that he does not disturb Robin and learns the call is from his former patient Jamey Cadmus. He treated...