Jonathan Kellerman - COMPULSION
Ballantine Books - 2008
Psychologist Alex Delaware, his girlfriend Robin, their dog Blanche and Alex's friend, LAPD Detective Milo Sturgis are like family to me ... they're who I go visit when I need a vacation, a break ... when I need an escape to wander into another world filled with intrigue, mystery, death, drama and pyschological profilings ...
Compulsion was as good as any other of Kellerman's other books ... and I didn't start figuring out who really "done it" until Kellerman wanted (or needed) me to. Probably the main reason I keep returning to purchase his next offering ... though there's a formula at work here, I can still fool myself into believing that I'll figure it out before Alex Delaware does.
Kellerman has created a cast of characters that are credibly "real" ... and I end up caring as much about the storyline as I do about their relationships, toils & tribulations.
Other authors that I've read of the same genre - Grisham, Patterson to name but two - have become so predictable in their formula that reading their latest offering is like drinking weak tea ... not a pleasant escape at all, almost painful.
All in all, a great read ... a wonderful escape ... I'll be ready for his next.
