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Tarfumes.com - Compulsion: An Alex Delaware Novel (Alex Delaware)
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Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345465276
ISBN: 034546527X
Label: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 2008-03-25
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date: 2008-03-25
Studio: Ballantine Books
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Editorial Reviews:
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Once again, the depths of the criminal mind and the darkest side of a glittering city fuel #1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman’s brilliant storytelling. And no one conducts a more harrowing and suspenseful manhunt than the modern Sherlock Holmes of the psyche, Dr. Alex Delaware.
A tipsy young woman seeking aid on a desolate highway disappears into the inky black night. A retired schoolteacher is stabbed to death in broad daylight. Two women are butchered after closing time in a small-town beauty parlor. These and other bizarre acts of cruelty and psychopathology are linked only by the killer’s use of luxury vehicles and a baffling lack of motive. The ultimate whodunits, these crimes demand the attention of LAPD detective Milo Sturgis and his collaborator on the crime beat, psychologist Alex Delaware.
What begins with a solitary bloodstain in a stolen sedan quickly spirals outward in odd and unexpected directions, leading Delaware and Sturgis from the well-heeled center of L.A. society to its desperate edges; across the paths of commodities brokers and transvestite hookers; and as far away as New York City, where the search thaws out a long-cold case and exposes a grotesque homicidal crusade. The killer proves to be a fleeting shape-shifter, defying identification, leaving behind dazed witnesses and death–and compelling Alex and Milo to confront the true face of murderous madness.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent brain candy
Comment: I tend to look upon the Alex Delaware novels as brain candy -- an interesting puzzle to figure out along with Alex and Milo. They don't take too much thought from me, adn there's always an interesting take on the abnormal psychology of the perpetrator.
It ain't literature, that's for sure, but it's always fun catching up with Alex and Robin and Milo and Rick. Great beach read.
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Summary: Not his best, and not his worst....
Comment: I've read all the Alex Delaware books, and I would place this one somewhere in the middle as far as ratings go. Neither Alex nor Milo seemed as involved or intense about the case this time. Alex was reallly coasting with his psych analyses. And Robin, who used to have all kinds of issues with Alex's obsessive interest in his cases, was quiet as a mouse, even when he disappeared for two nights. Alex and Robin didn't even make love during the story, which seemed odd given their passionate and stormy history. They could've been roommates. The side stories about Robin's client and Milo's secondary case seemed very out of place. And I really, really miss Spike. But Kellerman's novels have become as comfortable as a pair of old slippers for me. My slippers don't look as pretty as they used to, and the cushion on the soles is all but gone, so sometimes my feet hit the floor harder than I would like. But even if I pick up a new pair, I'll keep them for the days I need something comfortable and familiar. I've moved on to other authors for more variety - but I'll always pick up the new Alex Delaware book!
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Summary: Not one of his better ones
Comment: I've read all the Alex Delware books- and until now have been pleased. This book disappointed on many levels. Almost too many plot lines going on - and none really reached the plateaus seen in previous books. Normally I keep all Kellerman's books for my personal library - but this one I'll be donating to the public library. Hopefully this was just a one-time lapse in otherwise wonderful writing.
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Summary: Good thing this was'nt my first Delaware novel
Comment: or I would'nt have bothered to read any others. I agree with the points made by most of the 3 and 2-star reviewers, so no need to rehash them.
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Summary: Not A Fan
Comment: After the first fifty pages I reached for aspirin.On the second attempt I tossed it in the recycle bin.
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