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Jonathan Kellerman
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Deborah
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Synopsis
An Alex Delaware thriller - compulsive, intriguing and unputdownable Early one morning a foreman shows up at the building site of a mega-mansion. Proceeding up unfinished plank steps, he arrives at the master bedroom. There, lying on a blanket, are a man and a woman, stabbed and bludgeoned to death. Who are the lovers? Why have they chosen a construction site for their late-night tryst. Is the double murder simply a horrific example of wrong-place, wrong-time? Or were the victims stalked? And will the outrage be repeated? Alex and Milo are called in and as they struggle to make their way through the alternative universe that is the domain of the impossibly rich, they discover a scheme rooted in deception and evil beyond even their imaginations.
Review
I am a real fan of Jonathan Kellerman and over the years I think I've read all of his Alex Delaware novels. For those of you like me, the history of Alex, Milo, Robin and their French bulldogs Spike (now sadly deceased) and Blanche has been a continuous thread throughout the Delaware novels - giving us an insight as to why Milo is the way he is and how Alex and Robin have got to this point in their relationship. (I'm not convinced its going to last this time round, by the way!). However, even if you haven't read one of these novels before, they are so well written that it doesn't matter.
Alex, a semi-retired psychologist, and his sidekick Milo, an experienced homicide detective, are called to what looks like a sexually motivated crime when a security guard finds the bodies of a young couple, naked and entwined. At first it looks like jealousy is the motive as the male victim is a bit of a ladies' man, however we also find that he is an eco-friendly architect and the eco-terrorism theory begins to take off, not only this but royal blood is drawn into the plot, as well as blackmail and arson! Kellerman also quietly brings into play the seemingly unrelated murder of a Police Officer. The twists and turns of this story lead to an exciting conclusion and, as usual, Kellerman cleverly doesn't introduce all the characters straight away so that you can't decide ‘whodunnit' until the very end. The eco-terrorism plot is good, and I learnt that vegan jell-o isn't as edible as it sounds!
I hope Kellerman keeps writing the Alex Delaware novels for a long time to come!
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