| Compulsion: An Alex Delaware Novel (Alex Delaware) | 
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Category: Book
Author: Jonathan Kellerman
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Studio: Ballantine Books
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
Label: Ballantine Books
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 034546527X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780345465276
ASIN: 034546527X
Publication Date: March 25, 2008
Release Date: March 25, 2008
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Product Description
Once again, the depths of the criminal mind and the darkest side of a glittering city fuel #1 New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman’s brilliant storytelling. And no one conducts a more harrowing and suspenseful manhunt than the modern Sherlock Holmes of the psyche, Dr. Alex Delaware.
A tipsy young woman seeking aid on a desolate highway disappears into the inky black night. A retired schoolteacher is stabbed to death in broad daylight. Two women are butchered after closing time in a small-town beauty parlor. These and other bizarre acts of cruelty and psychopathology are linked only by the killer’s use of luxury vehicles and a baffling lack of motive. The ultimate whodunits, these crimes demand the attention of LAPD detective Milo Sturgis and his collaborator on the crime beat, psychologist Alex Delaware.
What begins with a solitary bloodstain in a stolen sedan quickly spirals outward in odd and unexpected directions, leading Delaware and Sturgis from the well-heeled center of L.A. society to its desperate edges; across the paths of commodities brokers and transvestite hookers; and as far away as New York City, where the search thaws out a long-cold case and exposes a grotesque homicidal crusade. The killer proves to be a fleeting shape-shifter, defying identification, leaving behind dazed witnesses and death–and compelling Alex and Milo to confront the true face of murderous madness.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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 Another really good Alex Delaware novel July 2, 2008
As usual, this latest installation of the Alex Delaware novels co-starring stalwart Detective Milo Sturgis, is a page turner from beginning to end.
Making the streets of Los Angeles come alive with his description of the ordinary denziens, we watch Delaware and Sturgis pull together all of the pieces of the mysterious killer without a face.
Great summer read.
 POOR, POOR, POOR June 30, 2008
I have read all of Kellerman's Novels.I love Alex Delaware--however, I really think that it's time to retire him and Milo. They seem to have run there course. I found this book to be a total bore and did not even finish it.
 Just words June 26, 2008
This is one of the most disappointing books of Kellerman. The story line was flimsy and you didn't really understand or buy the progression of the "bad guy" in the book. He just sort of developed out of no where and most importantly - you didn't even care. I didn't care about any of the characters, or the fact that Robin was back and Milo, always interesting, was just a shell of himself. Nothing inspired me to keep reading, nothing intrigued and I only finished because I always finish a book once I start it no matter how bad.
I always enjoy his books June 26, 2008
Not his best but it still got me and held my attention. There is also a new kid in town to watch, who echos some of his greatness. Try the book Refraction. There are some good parallels in the psychology that the authors hooks us with. I always love to read books with good twists and turns that I don't see coming.
 Compulsion June 14, 2008
Love Alex Delaware and this novel was classic Delaware. If you are a reader of the series then you will be glad that you read it! If you are new to the series start at the beginning of the series so that you can appreciate the characters more.
I would have liked to have seen more in depth character presentation. I didnt feel as connected to the characters as I have in previous novels. I did feel more of a connection to Detective Milo Sturgis but I would have liked to have heard the characters thoughts more clearly.
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