Blood Test

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Summary: ALEX DELAWARE DOES CHINATOWN
Review: This is Kellerman's interpretation of the California Hardboiled Detective novel as pioneered by Dashiell Hammett. All of the usual elements from that style ranging from a MESSED UP CHICK to a DARK FAMILY SECRET to GANDIOSE DESIGNS are dutifully included in this episode, plus the usual elements of Kellerman's writings. Kellerman's ghoulies aside, he fails to offer any fresh insights or do anything interesting with the new types of charcaters that this genre brings. This would have been more enjoyable if he made major events less dramatic and more probable.

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Summary: Starts out slow...but finishes with a bang
Review: This is my first exposure to JK...I am going to go back and start from the beginning of the Alex Delaware series. The beginning of the book was a bit slow (which could be because I didn't read the series in order). However, once I got to know that main characters, the book was clipped along at a fast pace. The last part of the book has many twists and keeps you wondering how it will all be resolved. The last 100 pages go very quickly.

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Summary: An okay but disappointing book
Review: This was my second Kellerman novel. I bought it after reading the more recent Billy Straight, which I really enjoyed. And I was disappointed. It's an okay story, Kellerman does a good job of creating suspense, but I still felt that this was vastly inferior to Billy Straight. The characters aren't nearly as interesting, and there seem to be a lot of subplots that are pointless and don't really go anywhere. And the "Hollywood blockbuster" ending borders on the ridiculous. It's still an okay read and I'll probably buy another Kellerman book. But read Billy Straight instead if you want more interesting characters and a less far-fetched plot.

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Summary: No Sleep Here!
Review: This was the 6th Delaware book I read and I am still very impressed. This book is a easy one to read and to understand. It keeps the readers interest threw out the book. This book will entertain your mind to whole way threw. Be prepared to live on no sleep until it is finished.

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Summary: Amazing plot and riviting story line.
Review: This was the first kellerman novel I read. I was amazed by the story and carecter plot. This book is a really intence story. I stayed up untill 2:30 AM just to finsh it. NO Book has done that to me in a long time.

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Summary: Still practicing
Review: You immediately realize that this is an early Delaware novel. It seems as if Kellerman was still practicing then. He did not create the convincing characters we can find in his later novels when he wrote this book. And the plot is a little heavy, too. The climax is somewhat forced and improbable and comes before the actual ending, which is too transparent and obvious. We know exactly what is coming. Nevertheless, the book is quite a good read, a simple thriller, not too demanding, and it cannot cope with later novels by Kellerman.