Having started "Rage" by Jonathan Kellerman a few days ago, sundaysalon ideas for a Sunday read fit my time schedule well. Sunday Salon began today with Debra Hamel being the creator. Superlative concept! Join us today!
Taking a couple of hours away from the ol' football scene, I finished "Rage" and savored the quiet time with a fiction book! Jonathan Kellerman has been a favorite of mine for several years and this Dr. Delaware novel does not disappoint.
Two teenagers are accused of murdering a child and Dr. Delaware has to interview both to determine their mental state. Both young men are convicted of the heinous crime and are sent to prison. Troy, the youngest and a sociopath himself, is killed in prison. Rand, a slow-witted imposing young man, survives his eight years in prison and emerges with a pressing need: to talk again with psychologist Alex Delaware.
Milo Sturgis, LAPD homicide detective, and Dr. Delaware have to revisit the past crime that has now taken on some lethal and stupefying proportions. They find Rand dead after calling Dr. Delaware and every clue points to the child's father, Barnett Malley. Pursuing evidence leads Milo and Alex to uncover other murder's in addition to Rand's that are related to the death of Mr. Malley's daughter. There are unimaginable transgressions committed which must be answered for as well.
Both Alex and Milo seem to develop a certain cynicism during the novel, but this plays into the complexity of the storyline. Milo seems to want "glory", but Dr. Delaware wins the prize!
"Rage" is a scintillating, addictive work which I believe rates among the best for Jonathan Kellerman. A great Sunday Salon read!
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3 comments:
Glad you enjoyed your Salon reading, Joe! I've never read anything by this Kellerman. I did read one by Jesse Kellerman, which was so-so. Quite a family.
Hi Joe, thanks for your comment over at Petrona. Unlike Debra I have read all the books by Kellerman pere, some by Kellerman mere and none by Kellerman fils, though I do own Jesse K's first book and will get around to it.
I quite liked Rage -- slightly better than the last couple in the series. Not a patch on the first few Alex Delawares, though, which I found really new, fresh and edgy. I fear they relapsed into formula by about book 6. I agree, though, that Rage is a good relaxing read.
Hi Joe, wasn't able to join in this Sunday's Salon very much but shall make a point of doing so in future. I've not read any Kellermans at all - but it looks like I should from what you've written here. I am trying to read more thrillers because I want to find out what makes a book thrilling.
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