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Murder Book (Hardcover)

by Jonathan Kellerman (Author)

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Hardcover: 480 pages
Publisher: Headline Hardbacks; First Edition edition (Nov 11 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0747267014
ISBN-13: 978-0747267010
Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.6 x 4.2 cm
Shipping Weight: 799 g

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (79 customer reviews)

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This is item 16 in The Jonathan Kellerman: Alex Delaware Series.

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When L.A. psychologist Alex Delaware receives an elaborate album filled with gruesome crime-scene police photos of a series of apparently unconnected killings, he's stymied. He's also in the midst of a personal crisis--Robin, his long-suffering partner, has made it clear that it's up to Alex to heal the breach in their relationship that's been caused by his over-involvement in criminal investigations. The pictures mean nothing to him, but one image gets his policeman pal Milo Sturgis's immediate attention--the victim was one of his rookie cases, and her murder was never solved, perhaps because someone much higher up in the department didn't want it to be. Was the anonymous mailer attempting to reach Milo through Alex? If so, the package has the desired effect, as the two men team up to find the connection between the cases highlighted in the murder book and whoever sent it. The trail leads to a retired cop, an old mentor of Alex's, and a wealthy, powerful family that will stop at nothing to keep its secrets and its victims buried forever. Kellerman pays more attention to Alex's midlife blues than he needs to, but his focus on Milo's experiences as a gay cop in a homophobic department fits seamlessly into both plot and narrative. --Jane Adams --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Bestseller Kellerman's 16th Alex Delaware novel is a hoot of a whodunit, a classic puzzler to keep the most staid traditionalist gleefully scratching his or her head until the wee hours. It's also a noir of gothic proportions, a descent into a California hell, in which Delaware shares the spotlight with his longtime friend and colleague, Det. Milo Sturgis. When somebody sends Alex a three-ring binder full of grisly police photographs of crime scenes with "The Murder Book" in gold letters on the front cover, Milo is stunned to discover a picture of the mutilated body of Janie Ingalls, a Hollywood High sophomore, whose vicious murder he investigated 20 years before. Milo was just a rookie detective then, partnered with a hard-nosed veteran, Pierce Schwinn. The pair made some progress with the case, but were pulled off it and split up because Schwinn stepped on some big toes. Milo suspects the book has come from Schwinn, an invitation to take up the old case that has haunted them both for years. He and Alex begin to follow a trail that will lead them high up the social ladder and down among the dregs of society. It is a step-by-step, clue-by-clue process beloved of mystery fans, and Kellerman handles it masterfully. By the end there are an awful lot of characters to keep track of, and the biff-boom-bang finale seems too much, but no one's perfect. This may be the best Kellerman in years.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Milo is in, Spike and Robin out., Jun 12 2004

By	AMC "scifiali" (Atlanta, Ga) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Murder Book (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed this Delaware story more than most of them, maybe because I'd quit reading them for a while. With Robin and Spike out of the picture, and the added focus on Milo Sturgis' early years as a police officer, The Murder Book offers new insight to this series.

The mystery itself is engaging --- a violent unsolved case, one of Milo's first homicide investigations, comes back to haunt the detective via The Murder Book. It all ends with a lot of drama and secrets revealed, just like a great book should.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Page Turner, TERRIFIC plotted whodoneit, May 1 2004

By	M. M. Sidwell "~westwindwalker" (Redding, CA, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Murder Book (Mass Market Paperback)

I sat up all night and read this one in a single 'sitting'. Could not put it down. Very well written. I am new to Mr. Kellerman's work, and have also read Cold Heart which I read in two sittings (had work to do -- smile), and am buying more of his work. As good as the Raymond Chandler and P.D. James books for sure. Enjoy!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, Feb 25 2004

By	bill runyon (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Murder Book (Mass Market Paperback)

Another Alex Delaware book, and that series continues to be
interesting and thought-provoking.
This time, a detailed book of gruesome photos shows up in Alex's
mailbox, and he is shocked to see such detailed crime-scene
photos, some stretching back many years, while others seem
recent. He puzzles over why anyone would send him such a book,
so he has to show it to his detective-friend, who suddenly recognizes one of the photos of his very first murder-victim.
And Milo has to admit that case was never solved, and he tells
about how he and his partner were transferred off the case very
soon, and how that case seemed to disappear from police concern.
Since that case is 20 yrs old, both men have a difficult time
figuring out what they are supposed to do, but both start thinking and questioning, and the further back they go trying to
unravel the mystery, the worse it becomes.
Milo's police career suddenly seems threatened, and both men are
warned off further investigation of the case of the young girl
who was murdered in brutal circumstances.
But they key to the mystery is far back in time, and they keep
uncovering some bizarre connections with moneyed businessmen
and their spoiled-brat children, and they can't quite drop their
inquiries.
Very entertaining, and the only bump in the minds of some readers will be the very liberal, always-forgiving nature of
these men, when some of their forgiveness seems so unlikely.
Real cops and real investigators of the truth would have a much
more difficult time forgiving and forgetting than Alex and Milo
do, so that attitude calls for some extra open-mindedness.

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