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Blood Test: An Alex Delaware Novel
  

Blood Test: An Alex Delaware Novel [Large Print] (Hardcover)

de Jonathan Kellerman (Author)
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Dr. Alexander Davenport, a child psychologist in Los Angeles, is called in to evaluate the case of a leukemia patient whose parents want to discontinue chemotherapy. When the boy disappears from the hospital and his parents are found dead, the only leads are the boy's sensual older sister and a holistic-meditative cult called The Touch. Davenport's search for the child takes him to a small town near the Mexican border where he finally unearths the dark secrets kept by the boy's family and the townspeople. He also uncovers drugs and group sex in the commune and survives a few harrowing attempts on his life. (Particularly well-drawn is a failed assassination at the tale's end, which has intriguing mythic echoes.) As in his praised first novel, When the Bough Breaks, Kellerman draws on his experience as a clinical psychologist to enrich and broaden his considerable storytelling talents. Imbued with a vivid sense of place and featuring a strong supporting cast, including Milo Sturgis, Davenport's burly gay detective friend, this second adventure points happily toward an Alex Davenport series. Paperback rights to NAL.
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It is a case unlike any psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware has ever encountered. Five-year-old Woody Swope is ill, but the real problem is his parents. They refuse to agree to the one treatment that could save this boy's life.

Alex sets out to convince Mr. and Mrs. Swope--only to find that the parents have left the hospital and taken their son with them. Worse, the sleazy motel room where the Swopes were staying is empty--except for the ominous bloodstain. The Swopes and their son have vanished into the sordid shadows of the city.

Now Alex and his friend, homocide detective Milo Sturgis, have no choice but to push the law to the breaking point. They've entered an amoral underworld where drugs, dreams, and sex are all for sale...where fantasies are fulfilled at any price--even at the cost of a young boy's life. --Ce texte provient de la Mass Market Paperback édition.

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3.0étoiles sur 5 ALEX DELAWARE DOES CHINATOWN, Nov. 7 2001
Par Brooser Bear (City of New York) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Blood Test (Mass Market Paperback)
This is Kellerman's interpretation of the California Hardboiled Detective novel as pioneered by Dashiell Hammett. All of the usual elements from that style ranging from a MESSED UP CHICK to a DARK FAMILY SECRET to GANDIOSE DESIGNS are dutifully included in this episode, plus the usual elements of Kellerman's writings. Kellerman's ghoulies aside, he fails to offer any fresh insights or do anything interesting with the new types of charcaters that this genre brings. This would have been more enjoyable if he made major events less dramatic and more probable.
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3.0étoiles sur 5 Still practicing, Oct. 18 2001
Par Peter Werner "peterwerner4" (Essingen, Germany) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Blood Test (Mass Market Paperback)
You immediately realize that this is an early Delaware novel. It seems as if Kellerman was still practicing then. He did not create the convincing characters we can find in his later novels when he wrote this book. And the plot is a little heavy, too. The climax is somewhat forced and improbable and comes before the actual ending, which is too transparent and obvious. We know exactly what is coming. Nevertheless, the book is quite a good read, a simple thriller, not too demanding, and it cannot cope with later novels by Kellerman.
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2.0étoiles sur 5 Religious Cult Again, Jui 6 2004
Par W. H. Maxedon (Hayward, CA USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Blood Test (Mass Market Paperback)
If I am not mistaken,this is Jonathan Kellerman's third book involving a suspect religious cult. It gets a little tiresome. The plot was not as suspenseful as his books usually are. But it is easy reading, and the writing is entertaining enough to read if you are a Jonathan Kellerman fan.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Vintage Kellerman!!!!!
Kellerman is a master of mystery and suspense; he just cannot write a bad book!!!

In this edition of the series, it is a case psychologist Dr Alex Delaware has never encountered... Read more

Publié le Nov. 27 2002 par Darren Jacks

5.0étoiles sur 5 Second novel test
Kellerman takes it, and passes it with ease.

The book is original and ingenious. The solution is very clever and very shocking. Read more

Publié le Aoû 12 2002 par RachelWalker

3.0étoiles sur 5 Not as satisfying as one would hope, but still an ok read.
In this second novel by Jonathan Kellerman featuring Dr. Alex Delaware, the good doctor finds himself drawn into the midst of a mystery involving a horribly sick child, a... Read more
Publié le Aoû 11 2002 par Mary J. Alderdice

5.0étoiles sur 5 FRUITFUL VENTURE
Dr. Alex Delaware is still on a high from having successfully solved a series of interlocking mysteries from "As The Bough Breaks. Read more
Publié le Janv. 29 2002 par BeatleBangs1964

3.0étoiles sur 5 Reasonably good mystery
Jonathan Kellerman, Blood Test (Signet, 1986)

I spent most of this book waiting for that proverbial other shoe. Read more

Publié le Déc 5 2001 par Robert P. Beveridge

4.0étoiles sur 5 After a slow start, a good read
There are many good things about this novel, the second book in the Alex Delaware series. For starters, the reader really gets to know Alex better in this book and he's beginning... Read more
Publié le Avril 23 2001 par Carol Peterson Hennekens

4.0étoiles sur 5 Starts out slow...but finishes with a bang
This is my first exposure to JK...I am going to go back and start from the beginning of the Alex Delaware series. Read more
Publié le Avril 11 2001 par Rochelle

4.0étoiles sur 5 Another good one
I think that this book has less of a psychological aspect. I like mysteries/suspense that deal with positive relationships. I missed Robin in this book. Read more
Publié le Mars 16 2001 par kmiller75

4.0étoiles sur 5 An Interesting, Quick Read
Blood Test, while a quick read, was an interesting and well-developed book. The plot centers upon a young boy whose parents refuse cancer treatment. Dr. Read more
Publié le Janv. 3 2001 par K. Fromal

3.0étoiles sur 5 An okay but disappointing book
This was my second Kellerman novel. I bought it after reading the more recent Billy Straight, which I really enjoyed. And I was disappointed. Read more
Publié le Mars 19 2000

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