- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Warner Books (Oct 5 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0446532967
- ISBN-13: 978-0739447369
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 16.3 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 476 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,208,105 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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It's a two-for-one bonanza--two mystery novellas from a husband and wife whose separate writing careers have earned each a huge following. These stories, set at opposite ends of the country, give barely a hint as to who wrote what, providing a little tantalizing "real-life" mystery to the puzzlers on the page. "Double Homicide: Boston," the strongest of the pair, is also the grittier of the two. A city college basketball star is shot at a nightclub following a nasty incident on the court. The prime suspect is a loudmouth on the opposing team, but as detectives McCain and Breton find out, the crime isn't as straightforward as it seems. The backdrop of "Double Homicide: Santa Fe" is a tad more refined--though murder, after all, is still murder. A cutthroat art dealer is found dead, and there are plenty of suspects in his address book--including the ex-wife of one of the investigating cops. In both stories, the cops' personal lives add welcome texture to the fairly routine if still wholly entertaining plots. A diversion for the Kellermans but sure to be of interest to their respective fans. Stephanie Zvirin
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
Book Description
For the first time ever, bestselling novelists Jonathan Kellerman and Faye Kellerman team up to deliver the launch book in a thrilling new series of short crime novels! It’s a reader’s dream come true: a new series co-written by the royal couple of crime fiction—Jonathan and Faye Kellerman! Each book contains two novels jointly written by the duo, featuring different detectives solving crimes in different cities. “In the Land of the Giants” has Boston homicide detectives Michael MacCain and Doris Sylvestor investigating the suspicious death of a college basketball star. And in “Still Life,” the co-worker of a Santa Fe art gallery is murdered, forcing detectives Darryl Two Moons and Steve Katz to put aside holiday celebrations and set things right.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Change-Up Character-Exploring Novellas from the Kellermans,
By Donald Mitchell "Jesus Loves You!" (Thanks for Providing My Reviews over 112,000 Helpful Votes Globally) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (#1 HALL OF FAME)
This review is from: Double Homicide (Hardcover)
Before thinking about buying or reading this book, please realize three things:1. This book contains none of the Kellermans' usual characters. 2. There are two novellas involved rather than a novel. 3. The stories emphasize incident-revealing aspects of the characters of the police, the victims and the perpetrators rather than the "mystery," the "procedures," or the "backdrop." So if you want more of what you've loved before from the Kellermans, look elsewhere. However, if you love reading about interesting new characters and thought-provoking themes expressed in novellas, you will have a hard time finding better work. I thought that Santa Fe was the better of the two stories. The characters were more original and written with more love. The Boston characters were too hard-edged and cold to be fully appealing. For those who insist on having a mystery to their police procedurals, Boston will be the more appealing story. Although I clearly saw a blending of the two styles in the stories, Boston felt more like Ms. Kellerman and Santa Fe felt more like Dr. Kellerman. I'm glad that the Kellermans fought off what was probably a panicky reaction from their publisher when they proposed this work. Although many of their fans will hate it, I had fun. For me, the best part of the two stories came in the obvious morales about how we lead our lives. The victims contributed to their own deaths. Santa Fe's victim is a wealthy art dealer who treats others like objects to be manipulated. Boston's victim is a young college basketball star in the full flush of the glory following his greatest game. Pride was the sin for each. Like Icarus, each flew too close to the sun . . . and crashed to the earth in a fatal fall.
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2.6 out of 5 stars (45 customer reviews) 13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
DISAPPOINTED FAN,
By Linda Evans Joehlin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Double Homicide (Hardcover)
Jonathan and Faye Kellerman are two of my favorite authors ... have been for many years. I was looking forward to this collaboration. I received an advanced copy and could barely get through it. The characters were cardboard cut-outs, the plots plodded along, the endings were let-downs. Hope the Kellermans stick to what they do best in the future - - collaborate at home and work separately.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Short novellas disappoint -- we wanted Decker & Alex !!,
By Gerald M. Bull "Jerry Bull" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Double Homicide (Hardcover)
We were so excited to learn that two of our favorite authors -- Faye and Jonathan Kellerman (husband and wife as well) -- had teamed up to write "a novel" entitled Double Homicide. We were all set for a sparkling Alex Delaware (on one murder) meeting Peter Decker (on the other), and the twain happily and merrily collaborating to nail the bad guys. Alas, we and the publishers and authors were not seeing eye to eye; instead, we got two rather short novellas, one set in Boston, the other in Santa Fe, in which respective murders we generally could have cared less about are more or less solved by two new detective pairs in each location. Santa Fe is about an obnoxious art dealer who gets bumped off; the ending is so placid that it defies belief. Boston is about a college basketball player that dies in a shooting at a nightclub after a vicious game. The actual cause of death creates what little mystery is on hand.Admittedly, the physical packaging was clever, with the two stories upside down so that both book faces look like front covers. Some reviewers mistook the alternating author bylines to presume Faye wrote one story and Jon the other; rather, we suspect they drafted both and took turns writing chapters as the spirit moved. Unfortunately, neither of the stories do justice to the fine writing skills each displays in their longer novels. "Double" looks suspiciously like something due on contract for holiday sales fodder -- but if you must read it, wait for the paperback; and even that you might want to wait for a hand me down. We doubt we'll see any more of these joint efforts or these characters, and frankly, it's just as well if this is the best they can do. Now, what about Decker meets Delaware ?!?! 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
posey,
By Barbara Hendryson "posey" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Double Homicide (Hardcover)
The Kellerman's should be ashamed to have their names on this non-book. What a waste of their considerable talents and your time and money. The Arizona double homicide was probably written while the author (Jonathan I'm guessing) was yukking his way through all the three stooges movies, or possibly the Bullwinkle episodes we all did our homework to in the 60's. And I'm being kind. There seems to be no beginning to the story, and no resolving circumstances at the end, and a lot of What!? What!? and ho-hum in between. We then, if we're still awake, flip over to the Boston double murder which was probably written by the distaff side, Faye. After the first few pages of this uber lightweight tome, I fell asleep.It strikes me that this is one (or two) of those books written to pay for a.) a complete rehab of house and yards, b.) an extended vacation in the Bahamas, or c.) the family's dental work for the next millennium. Whatever the reason for its creation, it's all but turned me off the real, well written books by Jonathan. I am, hoping, tho, that with his next book, Twisted, he manages to redeem himself. Meanwhile, I'd like to hear a whole bunch of mea culpas from each of them. |
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