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Summary: Not a bimbo
Review: A former working girl is dead. She is bright, ambitious, and a student at the time of her death. She was notable for her detachment. Nonetheless, her death evidences the fact that somebody else was in control.Another blonde, a college student, a person considerably younger than the other girl, Lauren, is missing. Next, a person interviewed by the police in the course of the investigation turns up dead. Alex Delaware and Milo, the police officer, feel considerable chagrin. The author uses a ficitious lifestyle magazine and the founder of it as one of the storylines in the book. Although the subject of psychology arises since Alex Delaware is a psychologist, as subject matter it is peripheral to the main plot. What is suggested is that persons who pursue dangerous lines of work create chaotic zones around them as more and more people who surrounded Lauren Teague in life die. Mystery lovers will find this a satisfying yarn. The smooth writing is another reason to enjoy the book.
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Summary: My first Kellerman book... maybe the last?
Review: As a person who keeps up with the various bestseller lists and recommended books, I had seen Kellerman's name many times. I wanted to see what the hype was all about, so I picked up the Audio CD for Flesh and Blood. The story was intriguing, and I kept listening, but I was happy to be listening to it, instead of reading through the book. My biggest complaint is that Kellerman seems out of touch with his characters. The most notable example of this is the dialogue between the various characters... the words he chooses to use and the way that they are written in sentence form are unrealistic. Real people do not talk this way! Also, as noted in one of the other reviews, Robin, Dr. Delaware's girlfriend, is a non-entity in the book, appearing at certain junctures, but making no contribution to the story whatsoever. As stated before, the story is interesting, involving the murder of a young girl, and the web of money, sex, and lies that surround her death. The story was not too predictable either, and that kept me interested. I may give Kellerman another chance... hopefully it will be a little better.
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Summary: Lightweight But Fun
Review: Check your mind in at the door, hop into your hammock, and delve into this often implausible, sometimes silly, but very enjoyable Kellerman romp through the streets of LA. Goodness knows...by the time you finish this or any other Kellerman book, you'll know every street, neighborhood, and Freeway route known to man. Since I grew up in Los Angeles, I find the endless mention of street names fascinating. I can see, however, that the ploy, if it is one, could become incredibly annoying incredibly fast for the general reader. The fast-paced plot concerns the brutal murder of a gorgeous young woman whom psychologist/amateur detective Alex Delaware had treated briefly in her teenaged years. When his good friend, homicide detective Milo, asks Alex to assist on the case, Alex finds himself moved to tears. The murder was particularly ugly, and the girl was memorably smart and beautiful. Alex becomes obsessed with the case, and soon finds himself embroiled in a string of murderous events that lead straight to the mansion of a Hugh Hefner-type playboy. It is the Hefner-type character that, frankly, really bothered me and led me to bestow only three stars on the book. I don't know how Kellerman got away with his thinly disguised portrait of a soft-porn magazine publisher who lives in a huge Malibu mansion that hosts high-profile parties with lots of pretty girls on the premises. Not only that, the publisher of "Duke Enterprises" has put his adult daughter in place as CEO, and has divorced his young and beautiful wife, who still lives on the Duke estate with their two young children. Ohhhkayyyyyy....Um...who is kidding whom here? Although Kellerman gives a nodding mention of the "real" Hugh Hefner as a separate entity, there is no mistaking the in-your-face coincidence. It makes for a more interesting story, but it's kind of a cheap shot, at least in this reviewer's eyes. Nevertheless, the murder gets solved in the end, with all the customary twists and turns along the way--even though Delaware severely strains his relationship with his significant other, the lovely artist Robin. I won't stop reading Kellerman after finishing this book, but I do not expect a true mind-bending mystery either. Like I said--the book is lighweight. But fun.
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Summary: A Chilling Psychological Thriller
Review: Dr. Delaware is contacted by the mother of Lauren Teague, a girl, he had seen years earlier for a couple sessions as a teenager. Lauren has disappeared and her mother is concerned. Alex remembers the girl well. Not only did see her as a teenager, he saw her years later at a bachelor party where she was a stripper. Both found themselves a little shamefaced. Later she'd gone by his office and told him that she was now studying psychology herself and was paying her way through school by stripping. Conversation turned to her family and after a heated discussion, she stormed out of his office.
Alex doesn't find Lauren for her mother, the police do as she turns up dead, the victim of a gangland-style killing. How did Lauren's body end up in a dumpster, apparently murdered execution style? As Alex and Milo begin to investigate, they find themselves led into the underworld of the sex industry, where nothing is what it seems. It seems like Lauren's death is tied with the brutal deaths of some of her former friends, work associates. To say nothing of the mysterious disappearance of her ex-roommate. Once again Jonathon Kellerman has written a chilling psychological thriller with a story that winds through the world of prostitution, psychological experimentation and big money. He is one of the best storytellers around today. He puts believable dialogue into the mouths of believable characters, he delivers non-stop suspense and usually, as with "Flesh and Blood", he gives you more twists and turns than a curvy mountain road. You won't be able to put this one down.
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Summary: Entertaining read
Review: I read most of his Alex Delaware books and this one is one of the best. I always liked this character but his girlfried always got on my nerves and I wish he would dump her already.
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Summary: WHAT????
Review: I was so disappointed in this book. I found it very hard to believe that Jonathan Kellerman actually wrote this book. I found it downright corny the way Alex Delaware was playing ace detective and kept just happening to be at the right place at the right time. The book seemed to have no "story" to it, as his always do. I got very bored reading one and a half pages of descriptions of what people were wearing, how their hair looked and on and on. I always enjoyed Kellerman's breif descriptions of people and places, but once again, this became downright corny. I'm glad this was not my first Kellerman book, as I probably wouldn't try another one. I'm a dedicated reader of his and hope that this was just a fluke. Everyone's entitled to one bad book. Hope that was his first and last.
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Summary: Story great, tired of selfish women
Review: I'll tell you honestly, I love the mystery/psychology side of Kellerman's books, but these selfish women that inhabit the lives of the major characters in all the books, just defy realism. Robin is so self centered, so needy, even with her own business, that it's a major sidetrack from the real story. I wish Kellerman would get over this "woman" thing and find Alex a gal that appreciates all he does. Women are not all like the Robin character. I've noticed that this seems to be the case with all mystery/psych writers. The women are so self centered and egotistical, that they're fighting for the limelight. It really gets disgusting. Most women support their partners. There's no support in a great number of these writers' novels by the "modern day" women. Other than that, the stories are great and I enjoy every one of them.
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Summary: entertaining
Review: I'm not a big fan of detective novels or murder mysteries, but Jonathan Kellerman does a great job. He keeps the pages turning and I have fun trying to figure out "who done it". I really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read more in the Alex Delaware series.
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Summary: Just Average
Review: In the most recent installment of the Alex Delaware series, the upstanding psychologist is again paired up with his friend, gay detective Milo Sturgis, in Flesh and Blood. Alex only saw Lauren Teague twice as a patient, before her father terminated her sessions. He ran into her again, several years later, when she performed as a stripper at a friend's bachelor party. This attenuated relationship, however, doesn't stop him from being concerned when her mother informs him she's been missing. Lauren isn't missing for long - she soon shows up, murdered and left in a dumpster to be found by the police. Alex helps Milo investigate, and realizes that Lauren lived in a complex world. A straight-A psychology student at the University by day, Lauren continued to work in the sex trade. But, did that get her killed? Or was someone else responsible? Ultimately, the resolution of this novel seemed unbelievable - as if it was pulled from thin air. I've been a big fan of Jonathan Kellerman, both the Alex Delaware novels and others. However, Flesh and Blood did little to rise above mediocre. Kellerman has produced fantastic mysteries in the past, but I wouldn't recommend this one to any reader but a follower of the series.
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Summary: An enjoyable, fast -paced who-done-it!
Review: It's been a long time since I read a Jonathan Kellerman novel but it certainly does not seem like he's lost his edge! This was a fast-paced , hard-to-put down mystery and I had fun reading it. This is another story about Alex Delaware, the child psychologist turned criminal investigator, his long-time girlfriend Robin and his friend, LAPD detective Milo Sturgis. This time Alex is dealing with a blast from his past when a patient, Lauren Teague, who he treated 2-3 times many years before turns up in a dumpster after being murdered. Her involvement in prostitution and stripping thickens the plot and leads Alex and the reader to some fascinating conclusions. This book kept me guessing until the end and has re-awakened me to Jonathan Kellerman's writing.
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