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When the Bough Breaks [Large Print] (Hardcover)

by Jonathan Kellerman (Author)
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

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The first Alex Delaware novel describes the child psychologist's efforts to solve an increasingly complicated murder when the only witness is a 7-year-old girl. Alexander Adams presents the first-person narration of Delaware's educated, personable, and lively speeches most effectively. In some of the lengthy conversational scenes, however, Adams favors a pause-laden approach that impedes suspense and slackens pace. (The most sluggish are the mid-book scenes at a liberal arts college.) Both Kellerman and Adams have enough fans, of course, for them to overlook this one drawback. On the whole, the enjoyable, if slowish, reading succeeds at capturing Kellerman's distinctive strengths of storytelling and style. G.H. © AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


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In the first Alex Delaware novel, Dr.  Morton Handler practiced a strange brand of psychiatry.  Among his specialties were fraud, extortion, and  sexual manipulation. Handler paid for his sins when  he was brutally murdered in his luxurious Pacific  Palisades apartment. The police have no leads, but  they do have one possible witness: seven-year-old  Melody Quinn.

It's psychologist Dr. Alex  Delaware's job to try to unlock the terrible secret  buried in Melody's memory. But as the sinister  shadows in the girl's mind begin to take shape, Alex  discovers that the mystery touches a shocking  incident in his own past.

This connection is  only the beginning, a single link in a  forty-year-old conspiracy. And behind it lies an unspeakable  evil that Alex Delaware must expose before it  claims another innocent victim: Melody Quinn. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Sort of like Shag Carpet, Jan 28 2004
By J. Minkey (San Carlos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: When the Bough Breaks (Mass Market Paperback)
It's really sort of a trip back in time reading this book...so much of it probably worked pretty well in 1985 when this was written but the translation in 2004 doesn't quite make it. Trendy young Dr. Delaware, age 33, drives a Cadillac Seville and when it's disabled he rents a "boxy Japanese car". Lot's of amusing things crop up like that in this book which actually made me sort of nostalgic. I had to go listen to old Hall & Oates LP's to re-visit "Say It Isn't So" and "Maneater" again! It also has a central convention of the 80's that I'm currently sick to death of...struggling,impoverished minorities-Good Guys, White, affluent successful Christian Men who conspire-Bad Guys. Honestly, this formula is more stereotypical than "The Butler Did It" used to be. If you spot a successful white guy early in a story, especially if it's suggested that he's a Christian, he's probably the bad guy. If Kellerman wrote this book in 2004 it probably couldn't get published...it's way too formulaic! Consequenly a big part of my dislike of this book is because of this. It doesn't stop there however...many reviews here suggest that Jonathan Kellerman is a great writer. I think he's marginal at best. I think these characters are really pretty shallow and the whole idea of this psychologist single handedly solving crimes and beating up bad guys twice his size is goofy. Delaware points a gun at central villians on 2 separate occasions in the story and they admit to everything but their shoe size. Try to imagine Patrick Kenzie or Harry Bosch pointing a gun at a bad guy and having said bad guy collapse and outline every last element of the crime in great detail. It reminded me of those old Perry Mason shows where Perry always seems to get a witness to break down in open court and admit to his or her crime in front of a packed court room. Here's a suggestion: if you want to read a good mystery with child abuse as a theme read Dennis Lehane's "Gone Baby, Gone". Jonathan Kellerman should be writing scripts for TV detective shows...like Barnaby Jones
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3.0 out of 5 stars My first by this author....., Dec 31 2002
By pina3470 "pina3470" (Bronx, New York United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: When the Bough Breaks (Mass Market Paperback)
This is my first book by this author so I will have to be fair.. It is well written but very predictable.... It dragged on a bit in some areas, but I did manage to finish the book... I am still up in the air about trying another book of his... After reading several other reviews I notice that my complaint was very similiar to that of other reviewers.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Actually 3 1/2 stars...., Aug 24 2002
By Darren Jacks (North Hollywood, Ca) - See all my reviews
This review is from: When the Bough Breaks (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the first of the series and it is a decent read, but at times looks like a first novel. It drags a bit but like I have said before Kellerman is not capable of writing a bad book. His average one's are better than 50 percent of what is being published today!

Kellerman does a superb job of detailing a 7-year old who is the possible only witness to a crime and her down-and-out mother, who should take parenting classes. I won't give away much, but this shows enough to get u hooked on Kellerman, Delaware (the main character), and Milo (his friend). A worthy debut!

Kellerman exhibits charcterization, smooth storytelling, and fantastic plotting. The only draw-back is lengthy conversations and parts that are a little slow. Nothing to convince u NOT to PURCHASE the BOOK!

Good job, Jon!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Next Please
This guy is a good writer. I was completely into the first 80 pages of this book. His characters and relationships are well developed in the beginning and I was ready for... Read more
Published on Aug 16 2002 by djbrkns

4.0 out of 5 stars Introducing Dr. Alex Delaware.
Child psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware seems to have it all. A beautiful home, a loving woman, a luxurious car, and retirement in his early thirties. Read more
Published on Aug 11 2002 by Mary J. Alderdice

5.0 out of 5 stars Very impressive debut
This is my first book by Kellerman. And i was very impressed. It's a very good debut novel. The plotting is tight and the writing is sharp. Read more
Published on Jun 22 2002 by RachelWalker

4.0 out of 5 stars Can't Put it Down
I picked up this book on a whim at a flea market, and felt I was being a little morbid picking up a book about child abusers. I quickly fell in love with Dr. Read more
Published on May 9 2002 by Lori F.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
I thought that this book was one of the best that I have ever read. The author does a great job of making the beginning interesting, and it drew me in right away. Read more
Published on Feb 20 2002 by BOBBY BIGGS

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent buildup to a one-two punch ending
Kellerman spins a pretty good yarn in the inaugural novel to the "Alex Delware/Milo Sturgis series. Read more
Published on Jul 12 2001 by Eric M. Saczawa

5.0 out of 5 stars NEATLY WRAPPED PACKAGE
This mystery starts and ends as a very neatly tied bow on the package. There are no loose ends.

Psychologist Alex Delaware and his sidekick, Officer Milo Sturgis crack their... Read more

Published on Jan 30 2001 by BeatleBangs1964

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid start to the long running Delaware series
It only took fifteen years, but I finally got around to starting the Alex Delaware series. I'm sorry I waited so long. Read more
Published on Dec 26 2000 by Carol Peterson Hennekens

4.0 out of 5 stars Start With This One
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This is the first novel featuring Alex Delaware, child psychologist and it is a stunner. I don't know why I have resisted reading Jonathan Kellerman for so long, but I sure do... Read more
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