Smooth and enjoyable as always…
Jonathan Kellerman’s Alex Delaware series is now forty books along, and although I came late to the series, I have very much enjoyed all but one of the recent books I’ve read. (See here and here and here.) And even the one I felt was a little “less” was still pretty good. Kellerman’s storytelling is exceptional, with sharp police-procedural-style plots featuring a cast of believable and likeable characters – except for the bad guys, of course – and settings that just work. (To be fair, I may be slightly biased on this last point, since I both attended and briefly worked for Delaware’s “U”, and still live not far away.) And Open Season is the latest example of Kellerman’s smooth writing and hard to put down plots.
The case starts with a dead body that has been dumped near a shady hospital. And at first glance, it seems to be a sad, although sadly not uncommon, date-rape that got out of control. But the rapist turns up dead shortly thereafter, killed in either a very professional or a very lucky hit. Which is very much NOT usual. Then a few more bodies turn up shot in the same way. And things get complicated very fast. I loved following along as Alex, Milo, and Milo’s team investigated, collecting facts, testing theories, even dealing with an ethical quandary or two. But eventually, combining all their effort and skills, they figure out what’s been going on – and how to deal with the extremely dangerous culprit.
All-in-all, Open Season is a treat of a procedural, perfect for a plane flight or a beach trip. And my thanks to Ballantine and NetGalley for my review copy!
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Open Season is $2.99 in the US and Canada right now. The links in the OP are still good…