Obsession (Alex Delaware, No. 21)
by Jonathan Kellerman
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Book Reviews of Obsession (Alex Delaware, No. 21)
Book Review: So So
Summary: 2 Stars
This is a Ho Hum one from J. Kellerman. The setup in the first pages is interesting and contains the obscure premise for the remainder of the effort. The story proceeds like a scavenger hunt/charades game. Lots of meetings between various main and axillary characters and tidbits revealed each time. Finally a big climax. Then there is a gratuitous after thought in the last few pages.
As another commenter mentioned, Robin continues to be an irritant.
Book Review: My first and last Kellerman read
Summary: 1 Stars
I needed something to read. This had been given to me and sat on the shelf for several months. I finaly grabbed it. Wish I had not.What a bore. It was also uncredible with the dying mother saying she had done something so terrible. The police launch a full investigation (yeah sure). Multiple bad guys keep getting invented at random. I thought I was going to indulge myself into some fun pulp fiction entertainment. No entertainment here at ALL!Book Review: Good But Not Great
Summary: 3 Stars
THE MAJORITY OF THE BOOK WAS CLASSIC ALEX DELAWARE, COLORFUL CHARACTERS, IT ALSO HAD A GOOD CROSSOVER WITH PETRA MAKING AN APPEARANCE ... UNFORTUANETLY FOR ME, TOWARDS THE END THE "WOW" FACTOR WAS MISSING. IT ALMOST FELT LIKE JONATHAN WASN'T SURE HOW TO END IT & IT FELT FORCED OR RUSHED. WE NEVER GOT TO SEE THE PSYCOLOGICAL INTERACTION BETWEEN ALEX & THE VILLAIN.
BUT DON'T BE TOO DISCOURAGED...IT'S STILL ALEX & MILO!!
Book Review: Short But Sweet: I'm Over Alex Delaware
Summary: 3 Stars
The latest in the series is pedestrian and maddeningly slow moving. I just finished it yesterday and I can't tell you the plot; not a great reflection on the story telling involved.
Maybe it is time for Kellerman to abandon the Delaware character and spend some time on books featuring Milo Sturgis? Originally a throw-away part of the Alex Delaware contributing cast, he is a far more interesting character these days.
Book Review: Too Much Theorizing and Talk
Summary: 3 Stars
I've been a fan of Jonathan Kellerman and his Alex Delaware novels for twenty years. "Obsession" works in a convoluted plot of porn stars, dope addicts, and college students. What I missed in this novel was any tension or newness in Alex's relationship with Robin. So this was more straight procedural and less emotional than other works by Kellerman. "Billy Straight" (not a Delaware) and "Bad Blood" were better.