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Summary: Dr. Death? Dr. Dull!
Review: A surprisingly melancholy installment in the Alex Delaware series. Even Delaware himself seemed less than enthusiastic about tracking down the killer of the fictional Dr. Kevorkian--was that intentional (hinting of disenchantment with the job?) or just laziness? An especially disappointing selection considering the strength of the last one.
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Summary: The doctor is in...and then some
Review: If you are looking for a great book with wonderfully developed characters, plot twists and turns and extremely entertaining, this is the one for you. If this is your first Kellerman novel, please go back and read all the rest. I do wish this one had more of Milo in it, but it was a great read and very surprising and there are not many books that I can say that about anymore.
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Summary: Dr. Death delivers......
Review: This is the kind of book that got me hooked on Jonathan Kellerman years ago. A top-notch who-dunnit mixed with outstanding characterization. No one writes more vivid, well drawn characters than Mr. Kellerman. You couldn't ask for more in a psychological thriller; I was guessing till the end. I would highly recommend this book. <Ree-views>
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Summary: Dr. Death Is Deadly Dull
Review: As a big fan of Jonathan Kellerman, I eagerly awaited his next Delaware novel after Billy Straight (a nice change of pace and surprisingly captivating book). Unfortunately, the author's latest offering lacks inspiration. Dr. Mate, a fictional Dr. Kevorkian, is butchered in a van; who did it? Family or friends of one of his dead patients? His estranged and abandoned son? His ex-wife? His sleazy lawyer, his co-hort Alice Zoghbie, a psychotic follower, an anti-euthanasia zealot, an obsessed FBI agent? These are just SOME of the characters that Kellerman tosses into the stew in an effort to build suspense. By the end of the book, I couldn't muster enough enthusiasm to care. The end, in fact, turns into a twist that will leave most readers shaking their heads in utter disbelief. ...Kellerman's disinterest is perhaps most noticeable with the far too numerous mentions of Billy Straight, the character from his last non-Delaware novel. Dr. Death was supposed to be about the characters readers have grown to know and love over the past 10+ years...not about a teenage boy from a different series. All in all, this outing was disappointing and failed to keep me turning the pages. In fact, if I wasn't stuck on a commuter train for 3 hours a day, I probably wouldn't have finished it at all. I hope that Kellerman's next novel (whether a Delaware novel or something new) is a better reflection of the author's true talent.
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Summary: WHAT A LONG, STRANGE TRIP IT'S BEEN!
Review: Jon Kellerman has done it again. The Michaelangelo of Mysteries has created yet another masterpiece. The trademark of Kellerman's work is the psychological profile of each of the characters. He also provides in-depth descriptions so that his readers have a full sense of what his characters look like and what makes them tick. Dr. Eldon Mate is known as "Dr. Death," because of his work in euthanasia. He calls his clients "travelers" and prepares them for their final trip. At the opening of the story, Dr. Mate is found mutilated and bound to his own apparatus, thus reinforcing the old adage of whoever lives by the sword, dies by the sword. It is up to Dr. Delaware and Detective Sturgis to crack this case. Their list of suspects is quite long and any or all of them quite likely candidates. One real estate developer, seemingly devastated over the loss of his wife is a suspect. His children possibilities. The decedent's widow and son more possible suspects. An FBI agent with an agenda of his own and several "Angel of Mercy" killers in hospitals are being considered. Kellerman takes his readers through some rough terrain to crack this case. He throws out some interesting symbols. For example, the name "Mate," can either mean "to reproduce," or it can be interpreted as the Spanish imperative form of "matar," to kill. A twisted artist paints a picture of Mate hooked up to his own machine with a second Mate figure preparing the traveler. Mate as traveler and travel agent -- this lends further support to the double edged sword of the name "Mate." Mate's widow is Latina, so it is possible Mate picked up some Spanish, including the Spanish meaning of the name "Mate." This is a first rate mystery and thriller. Your spine will tingle throughout the book.
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Summary: Dr. Death
Review: Dr. Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis are back to solve the murder of Dr. Eldon Mate aka "Dr. Death". I thought it was a good book. It got long winded at times but overall a very good read.
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Summary: Kellerman back in top form
Review: I am glad to see Kellerman back in top form after his disappointing "Monster" last year. This time around Alex and Milo are on the trail of whoever killed Eldon Mate aka "Dr. Death", the assisted suicide doctor. The list of suspects is not a small one. Is it the husband of one of the doctors "victims"? or possibly his son? Or is it another doctor who likes to kill his ill patients and who is being hunted by the FBI? One of Mates followers? Great dialogue and interesting psychological insights by Alex help propel a suspenseful psycological thriller. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Kellerman delivers again
Review: Dr. Alex Delaware returns in another satisfying read by Jonathan Kellerman. As usual Dr. Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis work together with ease, comfort and mutual respect. This time Alex has to wrestle with conflicts between doctor/patient confidentiality and his working and personal relationship with Milo. The book also raises issues regarding euthanasia after the murder of a Kevorkian-like character. Like many people, both Kellerman and Alex have conflicting feelings regarding the right-to-death movement and particularly the way it has played out in the Netherlands. I found this Delaware mystery particularly enjoyable because Kellerman stayed away from explosions and car chases and instead dealt more with the psychology of the characters. This is what makes Kellerman unique as a writer and when he strays far from this (the unreadable The Web) he loses sight of his wonderful talents. While this is not the best of the Delaware mysteries it is a strong entry in the series. Alex and Milo continue to be two of the most fascinating and real characters in mystery fiction today.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: Dr. Death (aka Dr. Eldon Mate) is responsible for many assisted suicides. Dr. Mate is brutually murdered and the story revolves around who killed the doctor. There are too many extraneous plots and suspects. I felt that these were techniques used to only add pages to the storyline and to add a little suspense here and there. By page 116 (out of 352 pages) I was beginning not to care who did it. I am a great fan of Jonathan Kellerman, particularly the Alex Delaware series, and have read all of his books. This book is not his best and definitely not of the high standards as his other psychological thrillers.
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Summary: AN EMOTIONALLY INTENSE READING
Review: Tony Award-winner John Rubinstein has read the audio book versions of each of Jonathan Kellerman's Alex Delaware novels. "Performed" might be a more appropriate word than "read" as his deliveries are riveting. (Need we say that Kellerman, a master of the psychological thriller, writes can't-put-down tales?) There's a diabolical twist in this story as the man some have described as a killer is killed - Dr. Eldon Mate, a proponent of euthanasia, is murdered in the back of his own vehicle, attached to the mechanism he has used to assist others in ending their lives. Of course, the LAPD seeks assistance from Dr. Alex Delaware who has a few qualms of his own regarding the case. Rife with menacing characters and psychological detail, "Dr. Death" is Kellerman at the peak of his authorial prowess. In the case of the audiobook Rubinstein's emotionally intense voice is frosting on this devil's food cake.
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