Rage (Alex Delaware Series, #19)

by Jonathan Kellerman
Rage (Alex Delaware Series, #19)
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729 ratings, 3.62 average rating, 29 reviews (more data...)
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February 28th 2006 (first published 2005) by Ballantine Books

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Paperback, 416 pages

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isbn
0345467078   (isbn13: 9780345467072)

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In a host of consecutive bestsellers, Jonathan Kellerman has kept readers spellbound with the intense, psychologically acute adventures of Dr. Alex De...more






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Christy
Christy rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
03/23/08

Psychologist Alex Delaware receives an unsettling phone call from Rand Duchay, a mentally challenged young man he evaluated several years before. At that time, Rand and his friend Troy Turner kidnapped and murdered a young girl, and Alex was asked by the court to determine whether the two young teenagers could be tried as adults. Rand, recently released from his imprisonment in a youth facility, asks Alex to meet him, but when Alex arrives, Rand is nowhere to be found. Very soon after that, his ...more
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David
David rated it: 2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars
03/06/08

Has a copy to sell/swap — Read in November, 2007
i picked up Kellerman because Stephen King recommended him as a writer in King's own autobiographical ON WRITING book. King's point was that you could do worse if you want to see how a top pop writer crafts a novel.

after reading RAGE, however, and thinking i'd made a mistake, i also picked up FLESH AND BLOOD by Kellerman, as well.

while both are fairly well-written and King's point taken for the 'not for every taste' slant he'd offered it in, i was disappointed.

though i liked the a...more
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Writerlibrarian
bookshelves: mystery, read2005
Read in August, 2005
Sometimes Kellerman gets lost in the demons he conjures up. As a reader I need to care at least a little about the victims or give me a bad guy that's charismatic so I can at least enjoy the ride. Rage is dark from beginning to end. Creepy and dark.

The Devil's waltz was creepy and dark but had a intriguing villain and plot. Rage's plot is completely crushed under all the weight of the bad and disgusting things that are revealed. This is too much reality intruding in my murder mystery for me....more
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Jen
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11/07/07

bookshelves: male-author, police-fiction
Read in November, 2007
Milo and Alex are at it again as they try to figure out who killed a young man, just out of the children's youth lock-up. Alex had consulted on the case that sent the boy to jail and he calls Alex when he's released. But Alex never meets with him because he's killed first. Tracking the killer leads to more gruesome murders and abuses. I listened to this book on audiobook. The reader is good; I like him. And I absolutely LOVE Milo. Many times I wish he was the central character - he's so m...more
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Pa
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11/20/08

Read in November, 2008
recommends it for: those interested in mystery and psychology
A moderately interesting psychological thriller. Probably closer to a 3.5 star. A good read, but not one of Kellerman's best.
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Ryan
11/05/08

bookshelves: darker, drama, heard, suspense, thinker
Read in November, 2008
recommends it for: adults
I've grown accustomed to Kellerman's writing style for the Dr. Delaware character and though I don't think it's the best thing I've ever heard, it's not all that bad either. This book was one of the more disturbing ones in the Dr. D series I've listened to. And also probably the one with the least satisfying ending. We had a lot of build up, tension, thrills, chills, suspense and such only to have the conclusion thrown at us in a few paragraphs. Kind of anticlimactic, really. Still, of the ...more
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Ben
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11/30/08

Good Alex Delaware novel
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Luise
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11/21/08

OK quick reading
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DWGibb
08/10/08

Kellerman's LA is a bleak landscape full of highly dysfunctional people, excepting Dr. Alex Delaware of course. It is a good whodunit however, which takes unexpected turns and twists before delivering a solution. The reader was very good with all the dialects and genders clear and consistent throughout.
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Amy
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08/06/07

bookshelves: audiobook, mystery
Read in April, 2007
I listened to this audiobook and found it very suspenseful. The book really made my car ride go fast and I love this narrator! I was a little disappointed with the ending on this one - I wanted a little bit more action or something. Still a good, suspensful read though!
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Jon
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02/12/08

I made the huge mistake of reading this because of a limited amount of books to choose from. It takes alot for me now to read something that has "New York Times Bestseller" flashed across the front of a book. The title doesn't even make sense.
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Chris
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07/11/08

This was a fairly predictable story, but the characters were engaging. Alex Delaware and his cop buddy Milo make a terrific pair. Good quick read, and just enough suspense to keep you from being bored.
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Mandella
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07/20/08

typical jonathan kellerman/alex delaware novel. if you're interested in the psychological thriller genre, kellerman is a good writer, though there are better books in the series.
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Carolyn
Read in August, 2007
Another re-read. I'm always fond of these because the stories are about strange icky people, but don't get into graphic detail that I don't need.
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Nichole
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01/09/08

Mr. Kellerman never does me wrong with his Alex Delaware novels (crime solving psychologist). Yeah, it's no major effort, but I liked it.
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Stacie
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01/23/08

bookshelves: currently-reading
Read in January, 2008
Good characters easy to loose yourself in Kellerman's writings. I've read every book in the Alex Delaware series and enjoyed them all.
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Amy
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09/14/07

Read in September, 2007
This was one that kept me guessing. It was my first "Alex D." I felt it was short on interpersonal relationships but a good mystery.
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Bonita
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02/12/08

The only reason I will even finish this book is because I checked it out on audio. Not worth reading.
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Mary
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07/27/07

Read in July, 2007
had some potential. ok for beach reading, but i'd find another page-turner and pass on this one.
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Anthony
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05/21/08

Has a copy to sell/swap — Read in March, 2008
I found this book to be very slow. I lost interest after reading almost half the book.
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