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jimbowen0306's review against another edition
2.0
Compulsion, by Jonathan Kellerman today is one of the worst books that I have read in a long time.
It focuses on Detective Milo Sturgis and his best friend-cum-psychologist-cum-confidante, Alex Delaware. It sees them investigate a guy who seems to "borrow" high end luxury cars (Bentleys, Rolls Royces, Lexuses and the like) to commit murder. One he's used them, he returns them to their owners, who often have no idea what's gone on inside them. It's the clue that's left in a "borrowed" Bentley on their patch that sees Sturgis and Delaware being called in.
The problem is that the reasoning the psychopath uses to borrow the cars and commit the murders is so far beyond belief that it's gone so far beyond the "belief horizon" that it's come up behind you. In addition, it's more than a little tacky if I'm honest. I won't go into details, but I actually felt a little dirty for reading it, which isn't something that happens to me that often!
It focuses on Detective Milo Sturgis and his best friend-cum-psychologist-cum-confidante, Alex Delaware. It sees them investigate a guy who seems to "borrow" high end luxury cars (Bentleys, Rolls Royces, Lexuses and the like) to commit murder. One he's used them, he returns them to their owners, who often have no idea what's gone on inside them. It's the clue that's left in a "borrowed" Bentley on their patch that sees Sturgis and Delaware being called in.
The problem is that the reasoning the psychopath uses to borrow the cars and commit the murders is so far beyond belief that it's gone so far beyond the "belief horizon" that it's come up behind you. In addition, it's more than a little tacky if I'm honest. I won't go into details, but I actually felt a little dirty for reading it, which isn't something that happens to me that often!
stricker's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
traceyanneg's review against another edition
3.0
I realized a couple of chapters in that this was a re-read for me. I was hooked through the first half, but as the plot unfolded I began to lose interest. The book is about a murder of a girl who disappeared from a night club that Dr. Delaware and Milo need to solve.
jimmacsyr's review against another edition
3.0
Fun read. The book on tape actor is excellent. His reading of an agitated Milo always brings a laugh. Book is actually two mysteries, one small mystery bookending the main story.
emjay24's review against another edition
4.0
This is the 22nd Alex Delaware/Milo Sturgis book, but I'll admit, I haven't been reading them in order, or all of them. They've just been going on for so many years, that I get confused which I've read and which I haven't. What I hate the most about this series are the women that Alex dates. Robin, Allison, not sure if there were more. They totally annoy me. Rick, Milo's partner, he's fine, he hardly features in the book at all, seems like a solid guy, but there's always such drama with Alex and his girlfriends. Luckily, this book hardly featured Alex's outside life at all, and focused mainly on the mystery. Lots of Milo (my fav character), lots of detective work, and of course, some psychology. It wasn't as emotionally charged on the psychology front as usual...murders involving luxury cars and such, but good book, I'd recommend it. And because of the mystery-centric focus of this one, it is a good standalone book if you haven't read the rest of the series.
bethanyhyde's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
lazwright's review against another edition
3.0
Alex and Robin are still together which makes him much more bearable than in previous overs. There is a lot of plot buildup to make you second guess assumptions =for the most part, you can work out where the plot will go.
marsetta's review against another edition
2.0
Found it a bit confusing at times, there were two many stories going on at the one time.
cat_barker's review against another edition
4.0
I like these books with Alex Delaware. It doesn't take much concentration to follow the storyline, so easy to read at bedtime without robbing too much sleep. :)