Compulsion (Alex Delaware, No. 22)

I have read quite a few Jonathan Kellerman books and have never been disappointed. This one is no exception ! Fast paced thrilling reading. The characters are wonderful. A must for thriller/suspense readers.

Kellerman's Character Alex Delaware is awesome, I can't put the book down until I have read the entire book, so I wait until Friday night and start reading until Saturday... When I read it is like a movie for me, everything else goes away,,, great book

Alex Delaware is great, but then anything by Jonathan Kellerman is always a good read.

Book is well written and intriguing. I love that you don't always know what the next turn is going to be but that following it is relatively simple. The people are well described, even though I have read all the Alex Delaware books, I don't think you need that to get a feel for the characters.

Alex Delaware and his homely, bulldog detective, pal Milo Sturgis have been around for a long time and Mr. Kellerman is to be applauded for how he's developed these characters, especially Milo, who is much more acceptable today, then he was way back when he was first introduced. The fact that Kellerman has been able to keep him alive all this time is a testament to his craft. I have to confess that when a new Alex Delaware book comes out a whole day is trashed for me, because I'll spend all night reading, then spend the following day in sort of a sleep fog, reliving the story and this one, was no exception, Delaware is better than ever here, even if he's a little more acceptable to Milo's bosses by now. It's dark out and Katrina Shonsky has run out of gas. The auto club won't come, because she hasn't renewed her membership. The battery in her cellphone dies. We know Kat's in trouble deep when a black Bentley stops and a woman gets out to offer aid. Milo is asked to investigate a small blood stain in a black Bentley. The car had been stolen, but was found right away and not far away from where it was supposed to be. How did the blood get there? Other women die and black luxury cars are spotted by the crime scenes. Are they connected? We find out early on they are and we know who the killer is, well if we've every read a mystery before, we do. What makes this book is how Kellerman takes us along with Alex and Milo as they solve the crime. Like all the Delaware books, the relationship, the banter and dialogue between these two keeps the reader glued to the story and propels the book along. I can't imagine a year without Alex and Milo in it. Well, actually I can, because a few years back when Mr. Kellerman released the thriller The Conspiracy Club a fine stand alone, I thought he was finished with Delaware and crew, that he had killed them off, but fortunately I was wrong. However, I have to admit there is one character I'm kind of tired of and who dragged the book down just a bit in my opinion and that's Alex's on again, off again girlfriend Robin. She needs to go. Hey, I've got an idea for the next Delaware book, how about if it opens with Robin running out of gas on a dark night.