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There are few writers practising in the crime and thriller field with the assurance and skill of Kellerman, and this latest jumbo-sized outing is well up to par. While the plotting may be more diffuse than usual, the rich panoply of characters created here soon ensures a compelling read. When a young boy witnesses a murder, he finds himself pursued by both the police and the killer. The killing (of a beautiful young woman, Lisa Ramsey, in Los Angeles' Griffith Park) soon has Detective Petra Connor and her partner Stu Bishop involved. The principal suspect is her husband, TV star Cart Ramsey, who had beaten her up. And the echoes of the OJ Simpson case has the LAPD brass keen to avoid a repetition of history. Along with a gift for making a now-familiar locale seem fresh and unusual, Kellerman's ace in the hole has always been dialogue: rudimentary and lacking in any true-life resonance in so many thrillers, razor-sharp in Kellerman. With a cannily drawn heroine and a scarifying vision of the political blood-letting within a major us police force, this is a different kind of thriller to such earlier winners as Blood Test, but none the worse for that. Perhaps Kellerman is only just beginning to show us what he can do. --Barry Forshaw
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'Strong insights into the quirks of human and criminal behaviour' (Guardian )
'Filled with insight' (Stephen King )
'Coolly intelligent' (GQ )
'A sense of humanity and justice' (Publishers Weekly )
'An alert eye for detail' (New York Times )
'Filled with insight' (Stephen King )
'Coolly intelligent' (GQ )
'A sense of humanity and justice' (Publishers Weekly )
'An alert eye for detail' (New York Times )
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Being a Jonathan Kellerman fan and in particular an Alex Delaware fan I was curious to read this book. It is absolutely no disapointment! The heroine is really great, she makes you almost forget Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis. Fortunately they do make a guestappearance (sort of). I really hope that Jonathan Kellerman will continue writing books with Petra Connor as heroine. She is totally believable. The book itself... just read it and be prepared not to want to put it down until you have finished and then be disappointed because you have!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am new to Kellerman. It said on the cover the book was ingenious. I agree. The style of parallel storylines from Billy's viewpoint and similarly Petra Connor (the detective) and other characters perception you are effectively in the helicopter looking down on it all happening beneath you. I cannot praise this book too highly and I looked forward to reading chapters at every opportunity I had. This is a must buy book for all who like US based murder mysteries. Great mix of detection, nasty characters, good guys getting along, seedy life in Los Angeles, trailer trash, etc. An excellent murder story with hopefully potential for more in a series?
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I am always apprehensive reading a book by an author that is not part of the established series that started me reading the author: I refer of course to the Alex Delaware books, which I just love - but this time I needn't have worried. Alex does get a look in and Milo gets a mention, but this is Petra's own - although not the author's usual style, he has done a great job with the characters and unlike one review I read, I didn't think his 12 year old was "too intelligent". I liked the switching from one character to another's point of view - especially Billy's, to me he was being just a normal 12 year old although more compassionate and moral than what seems normal these days. A lovely little vignette of a character was Sam Ganzer - Billy had to find somebody who wasn't going to let him down! The suspense is built up cunningly: first you think you know who it is and then you don't and when the ending arrives, justice prevails in a very satisfying manner. Petra and her partner, Stu Bishop are written as real, credible people who you care about what happens to them - and all the way through you're worried for Billy and HAVE to know what happens next. In fact, one of the great Kellerman reads!! I hope Petra and Stu come back to visit again
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One of Kellerman's best
This isn't your usual Jonathan Kellerman, not least because it isn't a Delaware/Sturgis thriller. Having read about half of Kellerman's current output, however, I would say that it... Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2009 by JHP
A First Rate Page Turner from Jonathan Kellerman
When the ex-wife of TV star Cart Ramsey is found stabbed to death in the parking lot of Griffith Park, Detective Petra Conner is called on to investigate the case. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2008 by Laurel Whitehead
So boring I litterally threw it away!
After reading Jonathan's magnificent novel The Butcher's Theatre, I could hardly wait to start this one. But what a disappointment! Read more
Published on 2 April 2002 by zxqz
Absolutely fantastic! Really gripping!
I have read every single book by Kellerman and at first I was doubtful because he had strayed off the familiar Dr Delaware track. Read more
Published on 1 April 2000
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