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Liked It “Dark and nasty subject manner but compelling reading in spite of this. Just one of my in-between reads really. My mother comes home with detective/murder books from the library and I get to select something from her collection. I like the character, Dr Alex Delaware who is something of a crime...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “This book started out okay. But by the end the author had added way too many twists and it was just too confusing and didn't have that great of a point.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Dark and nasty subject manner but compelling reading in spite of this. Just one of my in-between reads really. My mother comes home with detective/murder books from the library and I get to select something from her collection. I like the character, Dr Alex Delaware who is something of a crime psychologist. Always have some kind of fascination with reading about the seedy side of LA life. Not sure why. ”
Sonya N wrote this review Sunday, June 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A grabber! Read it in 2 days. Couldn't put it down.”
Sue M wrote this review Saturday, June 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Fairly good mystery, dragged a bit in places and could have easily been told in fewer pages.”
Sue K wrote this review Thursday, March 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I try to read mystery series in order so I have read all of the Delaware up to this one. The series got weak for a while (in my opinion) but this one is a return to better form. The central mystery is complex and interesting and took some surprising twists while staying logical for the most part. Milo Sturgis is a very interesting character, Alex Delaware much less so. Delaware's personal life took up very little of this novel which is a big plus for me because I am completely uninterested in it.
Pamela F wrote this review Monday, September 8 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
For some strange reason Kellerman's books suffer from sloppy editing. This was not the first book in which I noticed a mistake that I think a good editor should have caught. It's not very important but I find it quite annoying. The example in this book isn't a spoiler so I'll describe it. Quite early on Delaware and Sturgis go to talk a couple who are active foster parents. Much later in the book when they are discussing the various people who they have come in contact with during the investigation, Delaware and Sturgis say several times that the couple has eight foster children. But if you go back to the original conversations the specific number of foster children was never mentioned. The word eight did show up in those conversations but it was because two events took place eight hours apart. It had nothing to do with the number of foster children. It's a small thing that could have been easily fixed by changing a few words in the original conversation and that should have been caught in the editing process.
There's one big coincidence in the book but Kellerman uses it very well. It turns out to be a coincidence that has an effect on Delaware's private life as well as the solution to the mystery, so it's really used as an example of how our lives can be affected by coincidences.
There was one giant question left unanswered at the end of the book and in my opinion it was a very important question so I found that frustrating.
You may be wondering at this point why I gave this book three stars since this is not a very positive review. The truth is that I could not stop reading this book and stayed up very late at night to finish it. When I finished it I felt quite satisfied with the ending. It answered a great most of the questions in an interesting way.”
“Generic Review: When a J. Kellerman novel hits the shelf, I read it. While there are certain titles I've enjoyed more, I'm never really disappointed. His plots and prose satisfy. Kellerman's Psychology credentials lend credibility to the series. He may be sad to hear, however, that I adore his character Milo Sturgis, finding him way more interesting than Delaware. When Milo comes on scene, I perk up. Together they are great, but..... ”
tishiejean wrote this review Thursday, April 17 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book started out okay. But by the end the author had added way too many twists and it was just too confusing and didn't have that great of a point. ”
~Erin~ wrote this review Saturday, April 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I haven't read much by kellerman, however this one kept me spellbound page by page chapter by chapter. An overall pleasurable experience.”
Michael G wrote this review Sunday, December 23 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A good book with a good ending.”
Donna M wrote this review Saturday, December 8 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“You simply cannot go wrong with Jonathan Kellerman's series with Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis. Granted, they all pretty much read the same with most of the same key characters but each book has a new whodunnit and a twisted route to the answer that is always readable and enjoyable. My biggest problem with this (and many other similar) author(s) is keeping up with which ones I have read, and which ones I haven't. Highly recommend and this is definitely one of his good ones.
tsteele93 wrote this review Tuesday, October 17 2006. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
P.S. If you like Kellerman, you might also like Dick Francis.”
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