Saturday, November 22, 2014

Killer: An Alex Delaware Novel (2014) by Jonathan Kellerman

Killer: An Alex Delaware Novel by Jonathan Kellerman is yet another exciting episode in the child psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware series in which Alex is consulted on a child custody battle between two diametrically opposite sisters - a fun loving, free-spirited single mom Cherie and her older sister Connie who is a successful pathologist. When Alex gives his opinion in favor of the real mother, the irate pathologist put out a hit on him setting off a chain of events which become too hot for Alex to handle alone.

Jonathan Kellerman brilliantly crafted a mystery thriller, building up the suspense and turning what initially appears to be a simple case of child custody suit into a full blooded story of kidnapping, murder and mayhem. It is a puzzling case that has stupefied Alex, his detective friend, Milo Sturgis, and the entire police department as the drama which started in the courtrooms shifted to the backstreets of LA.