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The Web (Hardcover)

by Jonathan Kellerman (Author)
2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

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Just out in paperback, Kellerman's latest bestseller continues the adventures of Dr. Alex Delaware, psychologist and solver of crimes. This time out, everything starts off smoothly when Delaware gets an invitation he can't refuse to a free vacation in paradise -- in this case the tropical island of Aruk, where a Schweitzerish scientist wants him to help edit his papers. Guess what? Not everything is what it seems, and people start dying as they usually do around Alex. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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His 11th adventure takes Southern California psychologist/sleuth Alex Delaware to a remote Pacific island where hidden evils of the past and present are gradually, harrowingly, brought to light. While his L.A. house is being renovated, Alex, his guitar-making lover, Robin Castagna, and their doted-upon French bulldog, Spike, depart Malibu (home base in the most recent Self-Defense) for a four-month stay on the island of Aruk, where Alex has agreed to help Bill Moreland, a doctor who has lived and worked there since the end of WWII, organize his decades' worth of notes. Aruk, not far from the Bikini atoll, has only the look of paradise. While sorting through Moreland's files, which are stored near the eccentric doctor's extensive spider "zoo," Alex learns of the recent mutilation death of a young local woman, with its suggestions of cannibalistic ritual. Another Moreland guest dies while flying over the island's off-limits U.S. Navy base; a sleazy U.S. senator, once in the service with Moreland, visits the island on a base-closing mission. Then a second local woman is gruesomely murdered, and a member of Moreland's staff is charged with the crime. Adroitly blending arachnophilia and psychological suspense, Kellerman leads Alex and Robin through a maze of coded messages before they finally unearth Moreland's island secrets and the political wrongdoings linked to them. Series fans may miss LAPD detective Milo Sturgis as Alex abandons his beloved koi for reef-dwelling tropical fish, but loyal familiars and Kellerman newcomers alike will turn these pages compulsively. Major ad/promo.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good But should have been better, Jun 2 2004
By alicia (santa barbara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Web (Mass Market Paperback)
Of all the books that I have read of Kellerman this is the one that didn't interest me like the other one. It has some suspense in it but not as much as the others. But how Kellerman can keep something so well kept until it is the right time to say it is amazing. how in the end everything just comes together.
From day one Moreland seemed like he had many secrets and he liked to play games with using quotes which at the time didn't make sense. But once Alex confronts Moreland that's when it all just makes sense. What Moreland does is just awkward. But he means to do good even when it affects him, physically and mentally. overall it was a good book
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4.0 out of 5 stars Spiders and Deceit, Jan 24 2007
By Craobh Rua "Craobh Rua" (N. Ireland) - See all my reviews
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"The Web" is Jonathon Kellerman's eleventh Alex Delaware novel wnd was first published in 1996. Delaware is a psychologist based in LA who earns his living as a consultant - largely working with the courts and the police. However, the action in this book largely takes place on a small island called Aruk.

Alex and his girlfriend, Robin, have been invited to Aruk by Dr Bill Moreland. Moreland, who has gathered a great deal of clinical data in his time on the island, wrote to Alex requesting his assistance in organising and analysing it. Moreland proposes working on the biological aspects of it, with Alex focusing on the psychological aspects. The benefits to Alex include a very nice salary for the duration of the research and, hopefully, joint authorship of a number of journal articles - or possibly even a book.

Aruk is officially part of the Mariana Commonwealth and a self-governing US territory. It is also a very divided island. Moreland lives on the island's leeward side, near Aruk town - the windward side is home to Stanton, a US naval base. The Navy has also blocked the southern beach road, after sailors were blamed by some for the murder of a local girl. This has caused some ill-feeling on the island and has also had a damaging effect on the island's economy. Unfortunately for the Aruk, it's not the last suspicious death the locals will see...

Moreland lives on a 700-acre estate which was originally built by the Japanese and used as their official headquarters when they controlled the island. McArthur forced them out during WW2 and established an American presence. Moreland bought the estate from the government when he left the Navy in 1963 - he had been stationed at Stanton himself. In fact, his former CO is now an influential senator and a possible presidential candidate. Part of the estate now includes Moreland's own `zoo' : the exhibits include a large collection of very unappealing arachnids and a ridiculously large and dangerous centipede. There is also a Banyan forest nearby, which was apparently laid with mines by the Japanese during the war. Alex and Robin aren't the only guests around the house; the others include Jo and Lyman Picker, both scientists. Jo, who works for the defense department, is the reason for their presence - she is on the island to study wind patterns. Lyman, a botanist who works for a wildlife organisation, is a bitter, arrogant and obnoxious man. Moreland's daughter, Pam, is also living there - she has only recently returned from Philadelphia following her divorce.

"The Web" is only the second book by Kellerman I've read - the other being "Flesh and Blood" - and I found this one much better and more credible. However, I wouldn't say it's perfect either. Delaware himself has a tendency to jump to conclusions, desperately clutching at straws in a bid to justify his position. His relationship with Robin is hard to take at times - they make an extremely cheesy couple and some of their conversations can be a little over-dramatic. There's also an occasional bout of pretension, with scientists apparently trying to sound intelligent in front of their peers. However, while I wouldn't call it a classic, it is an easily read and largely enjoyable read.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Overstepping his experience, Jun 28 2004
By Erika Mitchell (E. Calais, VT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Web (Audio Cassette)
This is a crime story featuring Alex Delaware. In this story, Alex answers a request to help an old doctor in the South Seas organize some medical records for publication. Once Delaware arrives on the doctor's island, people start to die, and it's up to Delaware to pull together the clues of what's been happening and put an end to the deaths.

I found the story to be exceptionally preposterous as a murder/crime story. Kellerman seems to be writing from far beyond his experience, making up details and descriptions from his imagination rather than from fact or experience. One glaring example is when he has his main characters put on swim fins on the beach and then wander into the surf- -if you've ever tried this yourself, you probably still have the bruises to show for it, and won't forget to wait until you're well into the water to put the fins on next time you go snorkeling. Kellerman also manages to place McArthur at the battle of Saipan during World War II, among other gaffes. But worst is the entire premise of Delaware's trip to the island. Supposedly, Delaware, a psychologist who is notable enough to have stories printed about him in the popular press, receives a request to collaborate on a research and writing project with an unknown medical doctor who has lived on an obscure island in the South Pacific for years. The M.D. doesn't have any particular theories or hypotheses in mind that he is working on. Instead, he has some 40-50 years of unorganized records (from patients whom he has never sought consent to involve or use their records in a research project), and he expects Delaware to come out to the island and sort through the records on the off chance that there might be something worth publishing. This is the strangest notion I have ever read of how scientific collaboration operates- -obviously, Kellerman has never discussed scientific collaboration with any researcher friends that he might have. Much of the rest of the book runs at about the same level of quality and plausibility. The story itself takes a while to get laid out, but then picks up a bit through the second half and may hold the attention of determined readers.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good but others better
Of all the books that I have read of Kellerman this is the one that didn't interest me like the other one. It has some suspense in it but not as much as the others. Read more
Published on Jun 2 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes you walk into webs when not expecting to
This is a worthwhile read to fill in time on a plane or somewhere. It is not a forget what's on TV, can't put down till the last page book but is a good read. Read more
Published on Dec 28 2003 by James N Simpson

2.0 out of 5 stars Slow but not without interest
This is an extremely quiet, moody book that builds interesting characters in an interesting setting, but doesn't allow much to happen to them. Read more
Published on Dec 24 2002 by Richard A. Lovett

3.0 out of 5 stars NOT HIS BEST< BUT STILL WORTHY OF READING!
This is not Kellerman's grand mastrpiece he was aiming for, but still a decent and enjoyable read! The premise is really original and could have been developed better, but hey cut... Read more
Published on Aug 23 2002 by Darren Jacks

2.0 out of 5 stars Oh man!
After reading Jonathon Kellerman's "Priviate Eyes" I got a good taste of what kind of wounderful books this man writes. But give me a break! Read more
Published on Dec 3 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Up To His Usual
Having just finished Over The Edge, I can't believe the same author wrote The Web. This book lacks the intensity and drive I've come to expect from Kellerman. Read more
Published on Nov 25 2001 by Anna Klein

1.0 out of 5 stars Stink!
This book was absurd. There was no '0' or that's what I would have given it! A silly premise and an equally silly ending - totally low-rent and beneath the author. Read more
Published on Jun 24 2000 by vraiblonde

3.0 out of 5 stars Smooth Reading
I was leary of starting this book after reading the reviews on this web-site but I sailed right threw it. I found it a relaxing easy read. Read more
Published on Aug 24 1999

1.0 out of 5 stars His worst book yet
I have been an avid reader of Kellerman's books. However, this one was the worst. In an attempt to be unpredictable and exciting, Kellerman writes an ending that makes no sense... Read more
Published on Aug 5 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars A weird abberation
What happened here? After reading "Time Bomb" and "The Clinic" (Both excellent) I happened upon this... Read more
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