| Evidence: An Alex Delaware Novel |  | Author: Jonathan Kellerman
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 23,836
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Edition: Reprint
Pages: 448
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Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0345495195
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345495198
ASIN: 0345495195
Publication Date: February 23, 2010
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In a half-built mansion in Los Angeles, a watchman stumbles onto the bodies of a young couple—murdered and left in a gruesome postmortem embrace. Veteran homicide cop Milo Sturgis is shocked at the sight: a twisted crime that only Milo and psychologist Alex Delaware can hope to solve. While the female victim’s identity remains in question, her companion is ID’d as eco-friendly architect Desmond Backer, notorious for his power to seduce women. The deeper Milo and Alex dig for clues, the longer the list of suspects grows. But when the investigation veers suddenly in a startling direction, it’s the investigators who may wind up on the wrong end of a cornered predator’s final fury.
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 Such a disappointment July 22, 2010
myself... (Out here somewhere)
I love Alex Delaware novels. Wait, make that "loved." I rarely don't finish a book. I stopped reading this one 3/4 way through b/c it was such a chore. I just didn't care what happened.
 Book review July 19, 2010
Joyce Anne Laird (Los Angeles, CA)
It's Kellerman. It's Alex Delaware. How could it be anything but great? I love the way he intermingles the plot twists. Always a joy to read for any detective, mystery or police procedural fan. This is no exception.
 Light summer read July 16, 2010
Deb Schilling (usa)
Not as good as some Jonathan Kellerman - but entertaining light reading. Recieved VERY quickly for vacation.
 unbelievable plot loose ends left dangling July 7, 2010
marie curie (La Canada, CA)
This plot is basically unbelievable. He introduces new information at the end that should have been included earlier as clues. He leaves many story lines dangling so you;re left wondering "what happend to...?"
Very unsatisfying.
Jonathan Kellerman's "Evidence": A Review July 5, 2010
James L. Thane (Scottsdale, AZ)
A rent-a-cop watchman stumbles over a double homicide at an obscenely large L.A. mansion where construction has inexplicably stopped. Detective Milo Sturgis is assigned the case and asks his pal, psychologist Alex Delaware, to tag along because the case looks "interesting."
The male victim is quickly identified as the employee of a rather peculiar architectural firm. but it takes quite some time to identify the female victim who had been posed with him in a sexually suggestive manner. From that point on, things simply get stranger and stranger until Milo doggedly works out the solution to this and a number of other crimes.
But the strangest thing about this book is that it's billed as "An Alex Delaware Novel," when Alex is simply along for the ride, playing Dr. Watson while Milo does all the heavy lifting. There is no plausible reason whatsoever for Delaware to be anywhere near this case, and this is a very strange departure from the early books in this series in which Delaware's role as a consulting child psychologist was critical to each of the plots and in which Delaware was the central character.
In this case, he's so thoroughly unessential that the reader can go for long periods of time without even realizing that he's involved with the case. As a practical matter, Delaware serves only to narrate Milo's investigation; he makes no contribution of any significance at all.
As a police procedural, this is a pretty good read, even though by the end, the plot begins to strain credulity beyond usually acceptable limits. But as an Alex Delaware novel, it leaves a lot to be desired. Maybe it's time for Jonathan Kellerman to cut Alex loose and give Milo Sturgis his own series.
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