All too often, books marketed as psychological thrillers hinge on some obscure syndrome that an author has picked up from a conversation with a psychologist — or has simply imagined into existence. Jonathan Kellerman writes psychological thrillers grounded in his decades of professional experience as a child psychologist. And he sticks close to home: his hero, Alex Delaware, is also a child psychologist.An out-of-the-ordinary investigatorAlex is not your average sleuth. Still in his 30s, he’s re...

This book is part of the Alex Delaware series but can be read as a stand alone novel. In this one, Alex sees an old girlfriend and she would like to get together and talk. Later, she commits suicide and Alex would like to know why.At first, I liked the whole mystery aspect of the novel and was really interested in the book. But then the mystery aspect became too complicated and convoluted. I believe it was the excess of characters and at times I felt like I should be taking notes to keep track o...

I am a Jonathan Kellerman fan and enjoy the Alex Delaware books - it is this reason that I decided to go back to the very beginning and read the Alex D series from the start.I have read later Alex D books so I thought it would be interesting to start from the beginning and see the character develop, the relationships, etc. I've read the first 4 books now and I'm going to have to take a break. These early Alex D books do not read as easily as the later books. It's obvious, to me, that Kellerman m...

3...It took awhile for this one to get going...at first, I was so very bored...After it picked up it was amazing! IF YOU are an AUDIO listener, this one can be a bit hard to follow!!!! The ending was absolutely spot on...When this book was first published it was before it's time...

Very good, almost five stars. I've re-read some of the earlier books so many times but not when I was reviewing, so had to fix that otherwise they get confused in my head. I meant to read and review a lot of these this year, but am just starting with this one – procrastination may as well be my middle name. Milo is more in the background with this one, but this is totally Alex's story since it involves his past clashing with his present. There are so many twists with this one that I guarantee ev...

It was hard to read and follow. First there was one girl, then two, then three. One was misformed at birth, two were adopted, after the mother was killed, and then separated because one was crazy and one wasn't. Then in the end the crazy one, I think, killed herself but it was assumed the sane one had committed suicide, but then maybe she didn't. At the end, if the sane one was still alive she went crazy. And then a police officer and an ex-cop was disgraced for some reasons, that were explained...

Look, I like Jonathan Kellerman. Generally, the mystery itself keeps me turning the pages quickly, and the characters have at least one interesting/unique quality that I am curious to understand better. There are a few good descriptions thrown in, too. Not high-class fine literature by any stretch of the imagination, but certainly well done, addictive, and enjoyable.However, to be fair, this last read was more than a little tasteless. The plot was quite far-fetched, and the scenes between Dr. De...

Oh my God, was that ever HEAVY.I've read other Alex Delaware novels and to some extent they're all sleazy. Dr. Delaware is a child psychologist who often gets pulled into criminal investigations involving former patients one way or another. In this one, Alex runs into his old college flame at a party - the one who got into his head before breaking his heart. With his relationship with Robin on the rocks, Sharon Ransom's sudden reappearance is like a long sip of slow poison. Alex wisely turns dow...

Child psychologist Alex Delaware was feeling in need of a comforting shoulder himself – with partner Robyn and himself struggling in their relationship, when she announced she was going away for business, he was both sad and relieved. And at the party which he hadn’t been going to attend, but did at the last minute, seeing a previous love set his emotions running all over the place. Sharon Ransom was as beautiful as she was when he was head over heels in love with her as a student. Even though a...

REVIEW OF AUDIOBOOK; FEBRUARY 22, 2017Narrator: Alexander AdamsRating: 2 stars I wasn't enjoying it yet found myself riveted. It's not the type of thriller I like (dated plotlines, for me) yet I couldn't stop. I was tempted to abort many times as I was getting tired of the many sexual reminiscences (and more explicit than is usual for this genre) but, to my disgust, kept listening.This was not (to my disappointment) a thriller in the same vein as a police procedural and the plot wasn't centered

Other than educating me on psychotherapy, the book stretched out so long that the mystery was not appreciated. A thought while reading: therapists seem to draw issue out to a point were, well, "Our time is up, see you next time". And the client/reader stumbles out the door, bewildered.

Silent Partner by Jonathan Kellerman is the 4th book in the Alex Delaware Mystery series. At a party, psychologist Alex Delaware meets a former lover who hints at problems and then the next day commits suicide, and Alex becomes drawn into the investigation of her death. A rather convoluted and complex story making it difficult to follow and sounding rather far-fetched. Rather different to his usual cases and we are missing Robyn and Milo for most of the exceedingly long and drawn out book.

Alex and Robin are on a break- when Alex reluctantly attends a party for a former colleague and runs into a former girlfriend. Sharon is as sexy as ever, but due to her former head games, Alex avoids her. When she is found dead the next day, he is racked with guilt and investigates. When I originally read this years ago, I laughed at the *spoiler* triplet twist (really?!) that he uncovers. In this book, Alex is more vulnerable than usual and is messed up by the revelation, so he doesn't reconcil...