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Mystery (Alex Delaware #26)

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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jonathan Kellerman's Victims.

The closing of the grand old Fauborg Hotel in Beverly Hills is a sad occasion for longtime patrons Alex Delaware and Robin Castagna, who go there one last time for cocktails. But even more poignant—and curious—is a striking young woman in elegant attire and dark glasses, alone there and waiting in va...more

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Jan 07, 2012 Daniel Audet rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Kellerman is always good for a thrill ride. In this, the 26th installment of his awesome Alex Delaware Series, our hero is after a killer who seems to have a taste for beautiful young women.
A shrink himself, Mr. K gives unique insight to the mind of both the good guys, most notably Delaware who is a shrink himself, and more uniquely, the bad guys. Characteristic of a top 10 writer in this field, thriller fiction, Kellerman's sentence composition, dialogue and arcing work so well it's almost too...more

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Apr 06, 2012 Nena rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Audiobook:

Yet another book that starts out very good and then falls apart before the end.

It seems like the more Kellerman writes, the less he has to say.

Too long and winded. This should have ended around Part 6 when the identity of the victim comes to light. From that moment on, the rest is just overkill.

If not for the fact that I can listen to John Rubenstein all day and all night, and I was curious as to what happens to the minor child in the sub-story, I would have deleted this from my MP3...more

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May 23, 2013 John rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Kellerman, like Patterson, is a go-to author for an easy, fast-paced read. They both write airplane books -- which is not as disparaging as it sounds. Lots of people hate to fly (myself included). When a novelist crafts a book sufficiently transportive to make passengers forget they are sharing an oxygen supply thousands of feet up with hundreds of strangers, well that writer should be commended. For me, reaching for this Kellerman (found on the free shelf at my Newport Beach library) was the ac...more

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May 20, 2013 James Thane rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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It's a bittersweet evening for Alex Delaware and his Main Squeeze, Robin. For a long time one of their favorite romantic hangs has been at the bar in the aging Fauborg Hotel in Beverly Hills. But the place is closing and on the the bar's last night, Alex and Robin go in for a farewell drink. The occasion is beyond sad and their attention is drawn to an apparent bodyguard outside the hotel and to an attractive young woman who is the only other patron inside the bar. She's dressed in white, wearin...more It's a bittersweet evening for Alex Delaware and his Main Squeeze, Robin. For a long time one of their favorite romantic hangs has been at the bar in the aging Fauborg Hotel in Beverly Hills. But the place is closing and on the the bar's last night, Alex and Robin go in for a farewell drink. The occasion is beyond sad and their attention is drawn to an apparent bodyguard outside the hotel and to an attractive young woman who is the only other patron inside the bar. She's dressed in white, wearing an expensive diamond watch, and is apparently waiting for someone who never shows.

Two days later, Alex is working at home when his pal, Lt. Milo Sturgis drops in. As usual, Milo cleans out the refrigerator and he shows Alex photos from his latest homicide. In an amazing coincidence, which is somewhat typical of this series, it turns out that the murder victim is none other than the young woman that Alex had seen in the bar.

Although there is absolutely no reason for a consulting psychologist to be involved in this case, Alex naturally tags along with Milo as he investigates the crime. There are some fairly seedy and kinky characters involved; some of them wealthy, others not. Simply identifying the victim becomes a major challenge.

Milo ultimately gets an anonymous tip that leads them to a website where wealthy Sugar Daddies attempt to make arrangements with Sweet Young Things. The victim was registered with the site and had made a connection with a very wealthy patron.

Alex and Milo will formulate and discard several scenarios that might have led to the crime before hitting upon the solution. It's still fun to watch them work, but after twenty-six books, the series has settled into a pattern that can be a bit frustrating for readers who have been along for the entire ride.

As an example, Milo's rude eating habits are really getting tiresome. Certainly, there ought to be a way of defining the character without having him clean out every refrigerator in sight and spilling half of his meals all over himself. But the hardest thing to come to grips with here is Delaware's role in a lot of these cases.

In the earlier books, which were much better than many of the later ones, Alex served the department as a consulting psychologist, most often dealing with the children who were involved in the homicide cases. In these instances, he had a legitimate reason for being involved. In a lot of the later books, though, he simply tags along as Milo investigates his cases. As in this instance, there's no legitimate reason for Alex to be anywhere near this case, and certainly no real homicide investigator would allow a civilian to play the role that Alex does.

During the course of this book, Alex will deal with a situation in which a child needs his help, but it has little or nothing to do with the investigation and the reader is left to wonder why Milo doesn't simply attend to his own business.

That isn't to say that this is a bad book. It is entertaining, but for those who yearn for the more compelling and sophisticated cases of Delaware's early career, it's still something of a disappointment.(less)

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Aug 19, 2012 Cheryl rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Robin and Alex attend a gathering for Marcel Jabotinsky. Robin and Alex head to the bar for some drinks. While waiting for their drinks a woman dressed in white and sunglasses is sitting at the bar. Robin and Alex think nothing of the woman until Alex is called on his friend, Milo to help with a murder investigation. The victim…the woman in the white dress.

I have not read many of Mr. Kellerman’s Alex Delaware’s books. However you don’t have to read the prior novels as this book reads as a stand...more

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Jun 22, 2012 Mary Chrapliwy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I admit, I've never read a Jonathan Kellerman novel before, so I didn't have a huge interest in reading this book. Unlike some other authors, whose characters I already know and will slog through dull first pages for, I didn't have that with Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis. I lacked that past history and interest, When the book didn't grab me right away, I put it down... repeatedly. If you have already read any part of this series, you'll have the patience required to get to the meat of...more

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Apr 24, 2012 Gloria Feit rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Sometimes the adage “the more things change, the more they stay the same,” refers to a good thing. Certainly it applies to the Alex Delaware series. For 25 novels, the basic plot has remained the same: a crime is committed and Dr, Delaware and Lt. Sturgis investigate, analyze, philosophize and eventually solve it. This 26th story in the series is no different.

A beautiful young woman, obviously waiting for a “date,” first observed in a rundown hotel by Alex and his paramour Robin, is found later...more

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Sep 02, 2011 Deborah Gray rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

It's still an okay read for most murder mysteries. It's just disappointing for an author of his calibre and experience. I expect fussy detail from Kellerman, but the descriptions of people and places went on ad nauseum. It was over the top, mind numbingly boring. Who cares about a minor character's yellow toenails? Especially after a microscopic focus on every other part of his anatomy, when we'll never see him again? Every single detail of every single character we encountered in this book was...more

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Jul 20, 2011 Angie Holtz rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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The cover catches your eye with it's brilliant red, then you scroll down and it looks like a hazy night in the city of LA. Which it is...a little melancholy about the way Los Angeles tears down the old with barely a thought to move onto bigger, better and newer.

Robin and Alex decide to spend an evening at a favorite old haunt that is set to be torn down soon. The hotel has already begun to be emptied, it has a f...more

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Jul 01, 2011 Kate Roman rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A friend warned me this was "the worst Kellerman they'd ever read", which, after the disappointment of Evidence, concerned me some. However, Deception had a number of redeeming features, so I soldiered bravely on, and despite my friend's dire warnings, I am pleased to say I found Mystery not too bad.

It lacks the sparkle and brilliance of the early Alex years, I admit that, and it has the ever-present Robin -- present, but barely drawn, this time, I found her. Which is interesting, as she always...more

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May 01, 2011 Kathleen Hagen added it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-audio-books, 2011-mysteries

Mystery, by Jonathan Kellerman, a-minus, Narrated by John rubinstein, produced by Random House Audio, downloaded from audible.com.

This was one of the better Alex Delaware books again. The only problem with this book was that there was so much dialogue, with much of it focused on game playing to keep people from guessing the truth, that it got kind of frustrating. But the plot was good, and I liked Robin in this book. John Rubinstein has narrated most of Jonathan Kellerman’s Alex Delaware series...more Mystery, by Jonathan Kellerman, a-minus, Narrated by John rubinstein, produced by Random House Audio, downloaded from audible.com.

This was one of the better Alex Delaware books again. The only problem with this book was that there was so much dialogue, with much of it focused on game playing to keep people from guessing the truth, that it got kind of frustrating. But the plot was good, and I liked Robin in this book. John Rubinstein has narrated most of Jonathan Kellerman’s Alex Delaware series and he does it extremely well. In this book there were two issues. Alex and Robin had been at a restaurant where they had many fond memories. But the restaurant was being torn down. This was its last night, and it was clear from the poor service that most of the wait staff had already been let go. At a table near Alex and Robin was a young woman, lovely to look at, but dressed in a way that portrayed a much earlier time in the movies, and she used a cigarette holder to smoke. She was obviously waiting for someone, but when Alex and Robin left, no one had come. Then, the next day when Milo Sturgis came to his house, he learned that the girl in question had been found dead with her face blown away by a shotgun. Alex and Milo began a long search for the murderer which took them through the various family members of this girl’s sugar daddy who had died a few months prior to this girl. Research found her on the internet signing up as an escort with one client, Marcus Sussy. Her name on line was Mystery. While they were unraveling the mysteries in this case, Alex had another issue. A Madam that he had known in the past contacted him. She now had a little boy that she seemed to be raising carefully and lovingly. But she was dying of cancer. She wanted Alex to make sure that her son got through her death and the grieving process. As an ethical psychiatrist, Alex could not let anyone know about his work with this woman and her son, and he also had to be careful about delivering tips he got from this woman to Milo regarding the case of the murdered woman. This is L.A. noire at its best.
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Apr 30, 2011 Steven Belanger rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've read every Kellerman, even his nonfiction stuff, like Savage Spawn, and I have to say that his Alex Delaware series now is suffering from the series disease--nothing new to say; no new ways to say it. I figured out the ending in advance here, as I have with many of his lately, unless the denouement purposely came out of left field. Every now and then a series writer will strike gold with a late addition to his series, as Robert Parker did with his second April Kyle book, but Mystery is not...more

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Apr 30, 2011 pdxmaven rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: library-book, mystery

The day is changed when I hear that a Kellerman book is waiting for me on the "hold" shelf at the library.
So of course there goes that night's sleep. As I am getting more familiar with LA, am liking more the mention of LA locales (this time the murdered woman is spotted, seeming quite mysterious, at the final night of a long-time Beverley Hills hotel's swan song) and it's a good read while it lasts, and I wouldn't miss another one of Kellerman's til the end of time, but more because "it's what I...more

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Mar 30, 2011 Beth rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Alex Delaware and his partner, Robin Castagna, are having a melancholy evening at one of their favorite places, the bar at the Fauborg Hotel in Beverly Hills. The hotel is slated to be demolished and this is the last night there will be service at the bar. Most of the furniture is gone, the lightbulbs have been removed from all but a few of the wall lights, and the only member of the staff on duty is the long-time bartender who knows just how his regular customers like their drinks.

Alex and Robi...more
Alex Delaware and his partner, Robin Castagna, are having a melancholy evening at one of their favorite places, the bar at the Fauborg Hotel in Beverly Hills. The hotel is slated to be demolished and this is the last night there will be service at the bar. Most of the furniture is gone, the lightbulbs have been removed from all but a few of the wall lights, and the only member of the staff on duty is the long-time bartender who knows just how his regular customers like their drinks.

Alex and Robin aren’t the only patrons that evening. There is a very glamorous woman sitting at a table nearby. She is dressed completely in white, including the scarf around her head. On her feet are backless silver shoes. She is smoking, using an ivory cigarette holder, channeling Audrey Hepburn in Robin’s opinion. When they leave, they notice that the burly man who had been outside is no longer there. They had decided that he was the bodyguard of the woman in white but she is still in the bar. The duo had supplied a few moments of interesting observation to distract Alex and Robin from the depressing reality that some things, like the bar, continue past their prime.

A few days later, Milo Sturgis, a lieutenant with the homicide division of the Los Angeles police, arrives, as he frequently does, just as the coffee is ready. Milo had been called out at 4:00 am when the body of a young woman was found in the mountains. There appeared to be two killers involved because two weapons were used. Both guns were aimed at her face. There is no identification. Milo shows Alex a picture of the victim. Alex knows that the clothing could only belong to the woman he and Robin had seen at the bar.

When the police realize that the man who was presumed to be a bodyguard has also disappeared, there seems no reason not to assume that the murder of the woman and the disappearance of the man are connected. The man is Steven Muhrman and his mother says she saw him with a woman who looked like the victim, a woman whose name was Mystery.

An anonymous tip is called into the police, pointing them in the direction of an on-line service in which “daddies” are matched up with “sweeties”. Mystery was matched with a billionaire daddy who pre-deceased her, removing one suspect in the murder of the young woman who still has no name.

Alex is also contacted by a former patient who had inhabited the shadow world until she gave birth to a son. Now the boy is six, and she is dying. She pulls Alex back into his real profession, child psychologist.

Are the Kellerman books formulaic? Absolutely. Does that detract from the stories? No, the formula serves the story. Alex always gets pulled into a case that has been handed over to Milo because of the impossibility of its successful resolution. Alex and Milo always solve the puzzle. No one seems to notice that in the real world, someone like Alex wouldn’t be participating in interviews in such a way that people assume he is also a detective. Kellerman has established that Alex made a sizeable fortune in real estate; it must have provided Alex with a very soft nest because he seems not to have to charge people for the work he does.

A child psychologist in his pre-mystery writing days, Kellerman knows dysfunctional families and he peoples his books with characters whose level of dysfunction would be crippling in the real world. MYSTERY is Kellerman’s twenty-sixth Alex Delaware mystery. I have read all of them, some more than once. They are books that I read from cover to cover in one session. Kellerman writes what many people want to read. Any descriptions of psychopathy or violence are in service to the story. He doesn’t dwell on the dark side; he just lets readers peek into lives they wouldn’t want from a safe distance(less)

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Feb 03, 2011 Sharon rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jonathan Kellerman's latest Alex Delaware novel, "Mystery," plumbs the depths of internet dating, identity theft and even the so-called "CSI effect."

Delaware and his wife, Robin, first see a mysterious woman in white while they are dining out at Fauborg, a soon-to-be-torn-down restaurant. Within 48 hours, she is found murdered. Through various circumstances, Delaware and his intrepid detective friend Milo Sturgis learn that the woman is a member of an internet dating site, SukRose. Her handle? "...more

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Oct 11, 2011 Kheila rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This story was a bit slow in the beginning. Kellerman has a way of explaining in great detail and I'm a rusher who wants to hurry up and get to the juicy parts.

For those of you who don't know, the Alex Delaware novels are about a psychologist, Delaware, who assists his friend Milo (a homosexual homicide detective) solve murders that are deemed "unusual" or "different". Sometimes Robin (Delaware's girlfriend) is part of solving the murder and Kellerman adds a English Bulldog named Blanche to add...more

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Apr 03, 2011 Julie Graves rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-reads

Jonathan Kellerman has a way of sucking a reader into his stories. Mystery is no exception. I love his character Alex Delaware. This was a fast-paced read that kept my attention until the very end. Was I surprised by the ending? No, I pretty much figured out “who dunnit” by then, but it was still an entertaining read. One thing I did not like was that this installment of an Alex Delaware novel seemed to be sprinkled with a lot of the f-word. Either I have forgotten or this is something new that...more

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Apr 01, 2011 Sue rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, read-in-2011, library-book

I have to say that this was really OK but not much more. I enjoyed it as a quick read but I miss the characterizations that I have in my other favorite mystery series. The plot was intricate to the point of seeming over-thought. Perhaps it was my mood as I have been enjoying Kellerman's novels for a long time now, or maybe it's time for me to move on to books I enjoy more. Not sure if this is a 2.5 or a 3.

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Aug 26, 2012 Brad rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

Contains some spoilers, but really who cares? The novel was not that good.

Another lackluster mystery by Jonathan Kellerman. Started out ok but then just degenerated into blah. I would point out that like Gun Games by Faye Kellerman, the last book I read, the crucial turn of events that breaks the case wide open, happens by luck.

I understand that Milo and Alex had gathered facts and that Alex wasn't staking out some random location. But it just so happens that on the day he plans to stake out the...more

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Jun 06, 2011 Michael rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the 26th book in this series. I don't know how Kellerman does it but they continue to remain fresh and entertaining. Spending the hours with Dr. psychologist, Alex Delaware and his crime fighting "Big Guy" buddy, Lt. Milo Sturgis makes me want to join in on the conversation. Their observations and perceptions of who did what are always fun to follow. These guys don't seem to ever have a bad day.
This installment was one of their better of their recent ones since the story plot was almost...more

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Aug 13, 2012 Leslie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I love this author, and I love his characters. Alex Delaware is a psychologist who helps the LAPD with certain cases. He works with his best firend, Milo Sturgis, who is a gay police detective in the LAPD.
Alex and his girlfirend, Robin, have dinner at a favorite restaurant of theirs that is closing down, and happen to see a woman in the bar who leaves quite an impression on them. She is a well dressed young woman, who flaunts herself like an old school movie star, wears dark glasses,smokes a cig...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Pamela rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: detective-crime

I like these novels, partly because the author is a psychologist, and I am always curious to see how he presents his main character who is a psychologist who consults a police detective, going out with him as he investigates crime scenes and crimes.
So far, I have not been disappointed in Alex or any other characters. What disappointed me was the story itself, and the way the mystery was resolved with Alex confronting the person he came to believe was the murderer. His 'guesses' about the truth d...more

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Aug 21, 2011 michelle rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, library

So, as expected this book wasn't great. It was readable, yes, but I found myself getting more and more irritated by Delaware's underlying snark. Perhaps it is that of Kellerman showing through? I was quickly over the portrayal of anyone who is willing to sleep with other people for money as being vacuous, manipulative and flat-out stupid.

The obvious arrogance of Delaware got to me more in this as well. He is The Greatest Doctor Ever and all others should be grateful for his opinion of them. Urg...more

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Jul 03, 2011 Caitlin rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011

I've been of the opinion that this many books into his series, Jonathan Kellerman is running out of steam - the books have gotten less and less interesting over the past five years of so - nowhere near his former standard. His last book, Deception, had a number of redeeming qualities and signs of a turnaround so I thought I'd grab Mystery and see where we are.

Mystery was much better than Deception - great story that hooked me right in. A bit of L.A. Noir with a lot of Kellerman's usual offbeat m...more

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May 28, 2011 Linda Branham Greenwell rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, mystery-crime

I love Jonathan Kellerman - read every one of his books. The characters, Alex, Milo, Robin, etc. are wonderful... I feel as if I know them
This one was good, but not my favorite
It starts with an evening out for Alex and his long-time girlfriend, Robin, turns into a chance encounter with a murder victim. Of course, the case lands on the desk of Alex's best friend, Lieutenant Milo Sturges. Tag-teaming as usual, Alex and Milo work to track down leads of their elusive victim, a young woman with an un...more

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May 11, 2011 Kaje Harper rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

Jonathan Kellerman writes books with interesting plots, often hinging on the darker workings of the human mind and human interactions. This is a typical Alex Delaware mystery and well done as always. Kellerman keeps a little bit of a cool distance from his characters, even after all these years. I wish he would give us more depth, especially with Milo who is a fascinating character with a lot of quirks and contradictions, and a life with inherent conflicts. In a couple of books, Kellerman had gi...more

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Feb 16, 2011 Eileen Granfors rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: police-procedural-mystery, local-color

I have read all of Kellerman's Alex Delaware mysteries. I am a big fan. Yet, this new book, "Mystery," lacks what the others had: romantic tension between Alex and Robin; problems at the department level for Milo; big action scenes with psychopaths.

This was a quick read. I always enjoy my rides through LA with Alex Delaware, getting to know the swanky neighborhoods and the freeway traffic (I live outside LA, but must commute through the madness).

The central mystery of a beautiful young woman, ob...more

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Jun 25, 2011 Gretchen rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A just an okay new Alex Delaware novel. The plot develops into the seamy side and the side plot of the ex-madam dying from cancer, although it pushes the story along, could have been handled differently as to avoid the sadness of Dr. Delaware attempt to help her six year son through the trauma. Milo Sturgis' partner comes across as a whiner, which is unfortunate since he is a competent surgeon and one might expect more from him. The plot: a beautiful girl is found murdered. Milo and Alex's inves...more

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Apr 24, 2011 Dan rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Alex Delaware and his girlfriend Robin are having a drink in the soon to be demolished Faubourg Hotel when they notice a beautiful woman and her bodyguard. The next day they her that she has been killed and Alex offers his assistance to his cop pal Milo Sturgis. Alex has been on the LAPD payroll as a consultant for a long time now. He was and is a child psychologist and takes the case of the child of a former patient to add to this story.

I have read most if not all of the Alex Delaware novels as...more

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Sep 07, 2012 Harvey Burgess rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Jonathan Kellerman is always good for a mystery, even when the title is "Mystery," in this case a character's name. The determined Doctor Delaware and Detective Milo try to unravel the apparent assassination of a lovely young woman and a somehow-connected man and the murders' connections to a veritable labyrinth of characters, from a former Soviet madame to a family's men with a proclivity toward, shall we say, dabbling. Kellerman's adroit observations are always fun to spelunk and "Mystery" is...more

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About Jonathan Kellerman

Jonathan Kellerman was born in New York City in 1949 and grew up in Los Angeles. He helped work his way through UCLA as an editorial cartoonist, columnist, editor and freelance musician. As a senior, at the age of 22, he won a Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award for fiction.

Like his fictional protagonist, Alex Delaware, Jonathan received at Ph.D. in psychology at the age of 24, with a specialty in the t...more Jonathan Kellerman was born in New York City in 1949 and grew up in Los Angeles. He helped work his way through UCLA as an editorial cartoonist, columnist, editor and freelance musician. As a senior, at the age of 22, he won a Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award for fiction.

Like his fictional protagonist, Alex Delaware, Jonathan received at Ph.D. in psychology at the age of 24, with a specialty in the treatment of children. He served internships in clinical psychology and pediatric psychology at Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles and was a post-doctoral HEW Fellow in Psychology and Human Development at CHLA.

IN 1975, Jonathan was asked by the hospital to conduct research into the psychological effects of extreme isolation (plastic bubble units) on children with cancer, and to coordinate care for these kids and their families. The success of that venture led to the establishment, in 1977 of the Psychosocial Program, Division of Oncology, the first comprehensive approach to the emotional aspects of pediatric cancer anywhere in the world. Jonathan was asked to be founding director and, along with his team, published extensively in the area of behavioral medicine. Decades later, the program, under the tutelage of one of Jonathan's former students, continues to break ground.

Jonathan's first published book was a medical text, PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER, 1980. One year later, came a book for parents, HELPING THE FEARFUL CHILD.

In 1985, Jonathan's first novel, WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS, was published to enormous critical and commercial success and became a New York Times bestseller. BOUGH was also produced as a t.v. movie and won the Edgar Allan Poe and Anthony Boucher Awards for Best First Novel. Since then, Jonathan has published a best-selling crime novel every year, and occasionally, two a year. In addition, he has written and illustrated two books for children and a nonfiction volume on childhood violence, SAVAGE SPAWN (1999.) Though no longer active as a psychotherapist, he is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and Psychology at University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine.

Jonathan is married to bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman and they have four children.(less)

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