The Murder Book

Bestseller Kellerman's 16th Alex Delaware novel is a hoot of a whodunit, a classic puzzler to keep the most staid traditionalist gleefully scratching his or her head until the wee hours. It's also a noir of gothic proportions , a descent into a California hell, in which Delaware shares the spotlight with his longtime friend and colleague, Det. Milo Sturgis. When somebody se nds Alex a three-ring binder full of grisly police photographs of crime sce nes with "The Murder Book" in gold letters on the front cover, Milo is stun ned to discover a picture of the mutilated body of Janie Ingalls, a Hollywo od High sophomore, whose vicious murder he investigated 20 years before. Mi lo was just a rookie detective then, partnered with a hard-nosed veteran, P ierce Schwinn. The pair made some progress with the case, but were pulled o ff it and split up because Schwinn stepped on some big toes. Milo suspects the book has come from Schwinn, an invitation to take up the old case that has haunted them both for years. He and Alex begin to follow a trail that w ill lead them high up the social ladder and down among the dregs of society . It is a step-by-step, clue-by-clue process beloved of mystery fans, and K ellerman handles it masterfully. By the end there are an awful lot of chara cters to keep track of, and the biff-boom-bang finale seems too much, but n o one's perfect. This may be the best Kellerman in years.

Product Info

ISBN: 0345413903

ISBN-13: 9780345413901

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Year: 2003

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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