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City of the Dead

City of the Dead

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Summary

The past comes back to haunt psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis when they investigate a grisly double homicide and uncover an even more unspeakable motive in this riveting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense。

Los Angeles is a city of sunlight， celebrity， and possibility。 The L。A。 often experienced by Homicide Lt。 Detective Milo Sturgis and psychologist Alex Delaware， is a city of the dead。

Early one morning， the two of them find themselves in a neighborhood of pretty houses， pretty cars， and pretty people。 The scene they encounter is anything but。 A naked young man lies dead in the street， the apparent victim of a collision with a moving van hurtling through suburbia in the darkness。 But any thoughts of accidental death vanish when a blood trail leads to a nearby home。

Inside， a young woman lies butchered。 The identity of the male victim and his role in the horror remain elusive， but that of the woman creates additional questions。 And adding to the shock， Alex has met her while working a convoluted child custody case。 Cordelia Gannett was a self-styled internet influencer who’d gotten into legal troubles by palming herself off as a psychologist。 Even after promising to desist， she’s found a loophole and has continued her online career， aiming to amass clicks and ads by cyber-coaching and cyber-counseling people plagued with relationship issues。

But upon closer examination， Alex and Milo discover that her own relationships are troublesome， including a tortured family history and a dubious personal past。 Has that come back to haunt her in the worst way？ Is the mystery man out in the street collateral damage or will he turn out to be the key to solving a grisly double homicide？ As the psychologist and the detective explore L。A。's meanest streets， they peel back layer after layer of secrets and encounter a savage， psychologically twisted， almost unthinkable motive for violence and bloodshed。

This is classic Delaware: Alex， a man Milo has come to see as irreplaceable， at his most insightful and brilliant。

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Reviews

Michael Burke ，

Well， this was a quick read， I finished it in two days without much effort。 I have read one other Jonathan Kellerman book that I could not wait for to be over。。。 but this Alex Delaware series has a huge following so I thought I would give it another shot。 The characters were solid and obviously well-defined after 36 previous episodes。 The mystery set up well， too。。。 I bought into it。 I just did not feel the road to the solution was satisfying。 There was no early foreshadowing-- I can not say muc Well， this was a quick read， I finished it in two days without much effort。 I have read one other Jonathan Kellerman book that I could not wait for to be over。。。 but this Alex Delaware series has a huge following so I thought I would give it another shot。 The characters were solid and obviously well-defined after 36 previous episodes。 The mystery set up well， too。。。 I bought into it。 I just did not feel the road to the solution was satisfying。 There was no early foreshadowing-- I can not say much more without risking a spoiler。 If you are getting onto an airplane and don't have anything disposable to read， pick this up at the gift shop。 It is done professionally and will not challenge your intellect at all。 Three out of five stars。 Thank you to Ballantine / Random House and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Bobbi Wagner ，

This is an author that I never hesitate to pick up。 I have loved his books from the first one I picked up。 His writing style as well as his attention to details make his stories realistic。 His characters are creative and bring the story to life。 This book is no different。 This is a series that is my favorite by this author and Alex Delware is such a great character that keeps me coming back for more。 I enjoy being pulled into the book from the beginning。 This is an engagaging， hard to put down s This is an author that I never hesitate to pick up。 I have loved his books from the first one I picked up。 His writing style as well as his attention to details make his stories realistic。 His characters are creative and bring the story to life。 This book is no different。 This is a series that is my favorite by this author and Alex Delware is such a great character that keeps me coming back for more。 I enjoy being pulled into the book from the beginning。 This is an engagaging， hard to put down story that is full of action and twists and turns。 Alex is back in another page turning story and of course you can't forget about Milo。 They get involved in another suspenseful， mystery， murder case that you don't want to miss。 I loved this book and found it to be fast paced and entertaining。 I highly recommend this book and this author。 。。。more

Sarah-Grace （Azrael865） ，

37 books in and this series is still going strong。 I started reading the Alex Delaware stories about 2 years ago， and am no where near caught up。 Luckily this series doesn't need to be read in order， to be enjoyed。 The mystery was intriguing。 There is enough to keep you guessing。 When I started chapter 35 I thought， "Wow！ Could that possibly be it？" The wrap up to the first murders in the story was a complete twist that I didn't see coming until then。 The answer hinted at and then revealed in th 37 books in and this series is still going strong。 I started reading the Alex Delaware stories about 2 years ago， and am no where near caught up。 Luckily this series doesn't need to be read in order， to be enjoyed。 The mystery was intriguing。 There is enough to keep you guessing。 When I started chapter 35 I thought， "Wow！ Could that possibly be it？" The wrap up to the first murders in the story was a complete twist that I didn't see coming until then。 The answer hinted at and then revealed in the last 10% of the story。 An amazing job， once again， by Jonathan Kellerman。 Thank you to Ballantine Books and Netgalley for the opportunity to enjoy this fast paced mystery e-ARC。 。。。more

Candy ，

Good book。 Lots of red herrings to work through。 Full resolution。

David Prestidge ，

This is another case for psychologist Professor Alex Delware and his buddy， LAPD cop Lieutenant Milo Sturgis。 As ever， the book is brimming with all the joys of Californication – fake lifestyle gurus， washed-up former pop stars， bent lawyers， damaged families and dead bodies – always plenty of dead bodies。 The first of these is of a young man， stark naked， who – in an apparent psychotic episode – runs out from a house in a smart district in the LA suburbs， at 4。00am – and straight into the side This is another case for psychologist Professor Alex Delware and his buddy， LAPD cop Lieutenant Milo Sturgis。 As ever， the book is brimming with all the joys of Californication – fake lifestyle gurus， washed-up former pop stars， bent lawyers， damaged families and dead bodies – always plenty of dead bodies。 The first of these is of a young man， stark naked， who – in an apparent psychotic episode – runs out from a house in a smart district in the LA suburbs， at 4。00am – and straight into the side of a moving truck。 Instant fatality。cotd013When the cops investigate the house from which the young man ran， they find the second corpse of the morning， with her throat slit。 She is – or rather was – Cordi Gannet。 She made a decent living producing lifestyle videos for YouTube， full of cod psychology and trite advice about life improvement strategies。 Her psychology degree was apparently bought mail-order from an on-line university， and when Alex Delaware gets to the scene with Milo， he remembers that he was once involved in a child custody case where Cordi Gannet was introduced as an expert witness – with disastrous consequences。They soon find that Cordi Gannet’s family background was suitably California Chaotic – no known father， a mother who scraped by waiting tables until she got lucky and married an affluent surgeon。 As for the young man， after much tail-chasing they learn that he was a harmless and affable young hairdresser who had something of a ‘gay-crush’ on Ms Gannet with all her pan flutes and whale songs， but had no obvious enemies。The investigation meanders， slows – and then grinds to a halt。 Delaware and Sturgis are sidetracked by another murder – the killing of a violent testosterone-fueled bodybuilder whose onetime business partner was a former adversary of Delaware’s in the family courts。 This one they manage to crack， but it is not until Delaware goes back to the day job and begins consultation sessions with another pair of warring parents – one of whom was a near neighbour of Cordi Gannet， that the breakthrough comes。Watching the Delaware-Sturgis partnership work on a case is fascinating。 Yes， by my reckoning this is the 37th in the series。 No， that’s not a typo。 Thirty seven since their debut in When The Bough Breaks （1985）。 1985。 Blimey。 Amongst other ground-breaking events in that year， I read that Playboy stopped stapling its centrefolds， the first episode of Eastenders was broadcast， and Freddie Mercury stole the show at Live Aid。 But I digress。There are no surprises in City of The Dead， at least in terms of the personal dynamics between the investigators。 Delaware is super-cool， Sturgis has zero dress sense and is inveterate fridge raider， and the pair never really get ‘down and dirty’ with the criminals they hunt。 In spite of the familiar formula， this is still a cracking read and cleverly plotted， with Kellerman （right） setting several snares for the unwary reader。 City of The Dead is published by Century， and will be available from 17th February。 。。。more

Marti ，

Just when I thought that Jonathan Kellerman couldn’t find another mystery to surprise me - HE DID and what a great twisted story City of the Dead was！！ This is the 37th book in the Alex Delaware series。 Dr Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis are once again trying to solve crimes in the book， City of the Dead。 Milo called in Alex when he found an unusual victim killed by being run over by a moving van。 Only the scenario is very unusual in the fact he is naked and only steps away from a rented house wh Just when I thought that Jonathan Kellerman couldn’t find another mystery to surprise me - HE DID and what a great twisted story City of the Dead was！！ This is the 37th book in the Alex Delaware series。 Dr Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis are once again trying to solve crimes in the book， City of the Dead。 Milo called in Alex when he found an unusual victim killed by being run over by a moving van。 Only the scenario is very unusual in the fact he is naked and only steps away from a rented house where a woman was killed by a knife。 Just to make everything more interesting， Alex recognizes her from a case earlier in his career。 The murder mystery is compounded by finding information about the victims。 Each step seems to be more unknown information and more dead ends to follow。 Luckily neither Milo or Alex give up。 Persistence starts to pay off but the answers lead to more questions。 City of the Dead by Jonathan Kellerman is a great thriller with lots of surprise twists。 。。。more

Joanie Hinton ，

Psychologist Alex Delaware is again working with Detective Milo Sturgis on a murder case; double murder case。 The murdered woman turns out to be someone Alex met briefly in the past。 While investigating the case， the main murder suspect is also found murdered so the case stalls。 Alex continues with his regular job of evaluating in child custody cases and while doing that comes across information that puts Milo back on the murderer's trail。 Psychologist Alex Delaware is again working with Detective Milo Sturgis on a murder case; double murder case。 The murdered woman turns out to be someone Alex met briefly in the past。 While investigating the case， the main murder suspect is also found murdered so the case stalls。 Alex continues with his regular job of evaluating in child custody cases and while doing that comes across information that puts Milo back on the murderer's trail。 。。。more

Aimee Dars ，

A moving van drives through an expensive neighborhood before dawn， the movers hoping for an early start until a disturbing collision halts their progress。 They expect to find they’ve hit an animal， not the naked young man dead before them。 At first， the detective believes he’s at the scene of a tragic accident， until a blood trail leads to a nearby home。 Inside， the police find a beautiful woman whose throat had been cut。 Milo calls in Dr。 Alex Delaware who is rattled to recognize the victim， Co A moving van drives through an expensive neighborhood before dawn， the movers hoping for an early start until a disturbing collision halts their progress。 They expect to find they’ve hit an animal， not the naked young man dead before them。 At first， the detective believes he’s at the scene of a tragic accident， until a blood trail leads to a nearby home。 Inside， the police find a beautiful woman whose throat had been cut。 Milo calls in Dr。 Alex Delaware who is rattled to recognize the victim， Cordelia Gannett， who he’d encountered when she was impersonal a doctor on a child custody case。 Though censured for her fraud， since then， she reinvented herself as a relationship expert with a heavy social media presence。 With two victims， questions abound， from the relationship between the two to the true target， not to mention the identity of the man。 As Alex and Milo probe the past for answers， they uncover surprising connections and a depraved motive behind the crime。The why of this crime was completely surprising and why Milo needs a consulting psychologist。 Their banter is always amusing to me！It’s amazing to me that even thirty-seven books into the series Kellerman keeps the cases fresh and interesting with a continued high bar for quality writing。 My least favorite part of the series is time spent on Alex’s relationship， and I was pleased that Robin appeared very little in the book。 （However， I always love Blanche， the French Bull Dog！）Mysteries and thrillers are my comfort reads， with the Alex Delaware series one of my go-to series， and I’m pleased that this did not disappoint。 Though this is well into the series， it’s definitely possible to jump in here or read as a stand-alone。Read if you like police procedurals， detective-civilian partnerships， or mysteries that focus on the psychological element of the crime！Thanks to NetGalley and Ballantine Books for providing an advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Lizz Axnick ，

Holy moly what a ride this book was。 I am not a big fan of the subplots though， I think one of them was actually completely unnecessary。 A woman who claims to be a "doctor" turns up dead in West Hollywood， discovered when her friend is tossed at a moving van that is well， moving。 Pursuit of a killer ensues。 As with most Kellerman books， red herrings abound as to whodunit。 As I mentioned above， this one felt like overkill， pun fully intended。 While there is a lot of banter between Alex and Milo， Holy moly what a ride this book was。 I am not a big fan of the subplots though， I think one of them was actually completely unnecessary。 A woman who claims to be a "doctor" turns up dead in West Hollywood， discovered when her friend is tossed at a moving van that is well， moving。 Pursuit of a killer ensues。 As with most Kellerman books， red herrings abound as to whodunit。 As I mentioned above， this one felt like overkill， pun fully intended。 While there is a lot of banter between Alex and Milo， it lacks the usual warmth and laugh out loud qualities I have come to expect of Milo。 This was more Milo's on his case and Alex is doing his shrink thing and occasionally this overlaps。 For all my complaints I was quite swept up in the plot（s） of this book。 Kellerman never fails to deliver on an ending and he certainly does in this book too。 All I can say is yikes。 I know people think Stephen King has a wild mind with some of the horror he concocts but the human psyche and Kellerman's baddies sure beat any fiction King dreams up。 While this wasn't the best book in the Delaware series， devoted readers will enjoy。 If you're just starting the series， don't start with this one。 。。。more

Terry ~ Huntress of Erudition ，

I have read Jonathan Kellerman for years and always enjoyed his police procedure novels， but this one I just could not get into。 The characters were stereotypical and the dialogue seemed dated - does everyone involved in police work actually speak like an old "Law & Order" episode？ I have read Jonathan Kellerman for years and always enjoyed his police procedure novels， but this one I just could not get into。 The characters were stereotypical and the dialogue seemed dated - does everyone involved in police work actually speak like an old "Law & Order" episode？ 。。。more

Read All About It ，

It’s been a long time since I’ve read anything by this author。A great murder mystery。 Everyone seems to be hiding something。So many people intent on burying the past。 All those abandoned identities moldering in psychological graves。 The real city of the dead。This long time partnership between Milo Sturges and Alex Delaware is still going strong even after 37 books。This was a very enjoyable quick read。

John McKenna ，

City of the Dead， （Ballantine， $28。99， 336 pages， ISBN 978-0-525-61858-4）， by Jonathan Kellerman is his 37th book featuring the duo of LAPD consulting psychologist Alex Delaware and Los Angeles Police Department Detective Milo Sturgis—now a Lieutenant， and an openly gay homicide investigator—whose solve rate is “close to 100 percent。” The novel opens with the body of a naked and very dead man who’s been hit by a moving van in the Westwood section of the city near the UCLA campus。 Then， just as t City of the Dead， （Ballantine， $28。99， 336 pages， ISBN 978-0-525-61858-4）， by Jonathan Kellerman is his 37th book featuring the duo of LAPD consulting psychologist Alex Delaware and Los Angeles Police Department Detective Milo Sturgis—now a Lieutenant， and an openly gay homicide investigator—whose solve rate is “close to 100 percent。” The novel opens with the body of a naked and very dead man who’s been hit by a moving van in the Westwood section of the city near the UCLA campus。 Then， just as the reader begins to focus on the mystery of the naked man， the first of a series of plot twists 。 。 。 and a trail of blood droplets 。 。 。 lead the cops to a second body in a nearby house; it’s a woman named Cordelia Gannett， who’s been stabbed to death， whom Delaware recognizes from a child custody case he testified in two years previous。 Gannett claimed to be a psychologist， but was exposed as a fraud。 Now， she’s been selling herself on the web as a “relationship expert。” As Lt。 Sturgis and Alex Delaware try to identify the nude man and look into Gannett’s activities， a number of other crimes and fascinating characters begin to emerge in this entertaining whodunnit。 The insights of Mr。 Kellerman， who’s an actual trained psychologist， are always spot-on， educational and enlightening as he digs into the minds of his interesting， but damaged human beings。 Reading this novel however， was like slipping into an old flannel shirt and a comfortable chair， then spending the evening conversing with two old friends。 Interesting and familiar 。 。 。 but not much in the way of drama and excitement。 。。。more

Barbara ，

In this 37th book in the 'Alex Delaware' series， the psychologist helps LAPD detective Milo Sturgis investigate a tricky case。 The book can be read as a standalone， but familiarity with the characters is a plus。*****A moving van has almost reached its destination in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood near UCLA when it hits a young man who seems to appear out of nowhere。 The victim is dead。。。。and naked。 When the police arrive a crotchety old man who lives on the block suggests the deceased came In this 37th book in the 'Alex Delaware' series， the psychologist helps LAPD detective Milo Sturgis investigate a tricky case。 The book can be read as a standalone， but familiarity with the characters is a plus。*****A moving van has almost reached its destination in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood near UCLA when it hits a young man who seems to appear out of nowhere。 The victim is dead。。。。and naked。 When the police arrive a crotchety old man who lives on the block suggests the deceased came from a house down the street， that 'gets a lot of visitors。' The cops approach the house in question， see some drops of blood， and enter to find the dead body of homeowner Cordelia Gannett。 LAPD homicide detective Lt。 Milo Sturgis gets the case， and as always in unusual situations。。。。。。。。。。。calls his friend Dr。 Alex Delaware， a psychologist who consults for the Los Angeles Police Department。It turns out Dr。 Delaware is acquainted with deceased Cordelia Gannett， a beautiful blonde with a checkered past。 When Alex was doing a child-custody evaluation for the court a couple of years ago， Cordelia Gannett showed up to testify for the husband， claiming to be a child psychologist。 Cordelia， who barely finished high school， was exposed as a fraud and charged with misrepresentation。 Afterwards， Cordelia reinvented herself as a sort of life coach， a profession that doesn't require a license or credentials。Milo and Alex conclude that the dead man was Cordelia's houseguest， and he may have killed her， panicked， and ran into the street。 On the other hand， someone else may have killed them both and thrown the nude man into the moving van to confuse the authorities。The naked victim can't be identified because his wallet is gone， his face is crushed， and his fingerprints aren't in the system。 Thus an early order of business is to find out his name。 The investigators also learn that a lawyer loosely connected to Cordelia was murdered， and things get even murkier。Milo and Alex spend a lot of time driving around Los Angeles to interview people， including Cordelia's mother， stepfather， half-brother， clients， and acquaintances。 When the naked corpse is identified， Milo and Alex speak to the people who knew him as well。 It turns out both Cordelia and the naked man had difficult childhoods and broke away from their families to better themselves as adults。Meanwhile， Alex is also working on a child custody evaluation for a divorcing couple。 Alex meets with the parents separately， and learns the mother wants to take the couple's daughter to Kentucky， where her rich horse-breeding family lives。。。。。。。。。。and the father opposes the plan。The manipulations of both parents， and the shenanigans of a snooty devious lawyer， add interest （and a touch of fun） to the story。As always in this series， Alex hobnobs with his girlfriend Robin and their cute French bulldog Blanche; and Milo eats enormous amounts of food， including a monumental burrito and a huge steak。I like police procedurals and I enjoyed the book。 My major quibble is that the solution to the murders doesn't come from clues accumulated by the investigators but is more of a deus ex machina。 Armchair detectives would have to be clairvoyant to suss out the killer， and I felt a bit cheated。 Still， I'd recommend the book to fans of the series。 Thanks to Netgalley， Jonathan Kellerman， and Ballantine Books for a copy of the book。You can follow my reviews at https://reviewsbybarbsaffer。blogspot。com 。。。more

Marion Jones ，

Lying in the middle of the street is the body of a naked man。 Where did he come from， and what happened to his clothes？ After checking houses close by， another dead body turns up。 Are the deaths related？ Milo knows who to call and reaches out to his trusted friend Dr。 Alex Delaware， who recognizes the female victim found in the house。 Now it’s a matter of trying to determine if， or how the deaths are related and who killed who。 City of the Dead is intriguing as Milo and Delaware journey forward Lying in the middle of the street is the body of a naked man。 Where did he come from， and what happened to his clothes？ After checking houses close by， another dead body turns up。 Are the deaths related？ Milo knows who to call and reaches out to his trusted friend Dr。 Alex Delaware， who recognizes the female victim found in the house。 Now it’s a matter of trying to determine if， or how the deaths are related and who killed who。 City of the Dead is intriguing as Milo and Delaware journey forward thru twists and turns to figure out what’s what。 This is an enjoyable and entertaining read that you will be glad you picked up。 I know I am。 Thank you to NetGalley， the author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book。 。。。more

Annette ，

This was my first book in this series and probably be my last。 I thought it started off good but then I don’t know what happened。 I felt like it wandered around and around。I know that they’re many who will really like this book。Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the early copy

Cheryl ，

What an amazing， enduring seriesThis is the 37th book in the Alex Delaware series and the 37th book in the series that I've read。 There's not a lot of series out there that I've followed as long as this one or that has kept my interest as long。This is another winner。 Alex Delaware is a child psychologist in his day job but he does consultation work for the LAPD and his good friend， Homicide Ltd。。 Detective Milo Sturgis。Milo asks Alex to come consult when a moving van hits a naked man in the earl What an amazing， enduring seriesThis is the 37th book in the Alex Delaware series and the 37th book in the series that I've read。 There's not a lot of series out there that I've followed as long as this one or that has kept my interest as long。This is another winner。 Alex Delaware is a child psychologist in his day job but he does consultation work for the LAPD and his good friend， Homicide Ltd。。 Detective Milo Sturgis。Milo asks Alex to come consult when a moving van hits a naked man in the early morning hours and， when investigating， Milo and Alex find a murdered woman - one that Alex had met previously in a child custody case。The Alex Delaware books fit kind of a formula most of the time but that's okay because the formula works for me。 I enjoy reading about Delaware and his wife， about， Sturgis and his partner， about Blanche， the French bulldog， about Los Angeles， the murder cases， the child psychology cases， and all that has made up these 37 books。 Keep them coming。Highly recommended。I received this book from Random House through Net Galley in the hopes that I would read it and leave an unbiased review。 。。。more

Casey Wheeler ，

his book continues the Alex Delaware series where he assists his friend Milo Sturgis solve a double murder。 This is a quick engaging read that takes time to figure out who done it unlike many others of this genre。 In the process of solving the double homicide another unrelated murder is also solved。I received a free Kindle copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher with the understanding that I would post a review on Net Galley， Goodreads， Amazon and my nonfiction book review blog his book continues the Alex Delaware series where he assists his friend Milo Sturgis solve a double murder。 This is a quick engaging read that takes time to figure out who done it unlike many others of this genre。 In the process of solving the double homicide another unrelated murder is also solved。I received a free Kindle copy of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher with the understanding that I would post a review on Net Galley， Goodreads， Amazon and my nonfiction book review blog。 。。。more

Jason Frasca ，

Well written！ I have not read any of Kellerman's work， and I was missing out！ Not only quite a thriller， with mixed legal， crime， and psychological aspects， but I was quite impressed with the author's prose。 He clearly is a wordsmith with skill to describe detailed scenes like no other in this genre of book。Read this！ Well written！ I have not read any of Kellerman's work， and I was missing out！ Not only quite a thriller， with mixed legal， crime， and psychological aspects， but I was quite impressed with the author's prose。 He clearly is a wordsmith with skill to describe detailed scenes like no other in this genre of book。Read this！ 。。。more

Nicki ，

I stopped by to catch up with Alex and Milo。 What a team！ A beginning that caught my attention。 It was strange for a naked man to hit the side of a truck。。。although it still dark outside。 But a second body？ Milo has his hands full with this one。 The twists and turns start showing up and it looks like it will be an unsolved。 No one is who they pretended to be。 Alex has a custody case to handle for the courts。 What should be separate from Milo has potential to be part of his case。 Or is it？Great e I stopped by to catch up with Alex and Milo。 What a team！ A beginning that caught my attention。 It was strange for a naked man to hit the side of a truck。。。although it still dark outside。 But a second body？ Milo has his hands full with this one。 The twists and turns start showing up and it looks like it will be an unsolved。 No one is who they pretended to be。 Alex has a custody case to handle for the courts。 What should be separate from Milo has potential to be part of his case。 Or is it？Great ending。 Loved the twists and turns。 As always， I enjoyed reading Jonathan Kellerman。 He does keep me flipping the pages。 。。。more

Ann ，

City of the Dead is the latest Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman。 City of the Dead is a stand only story but does contain some characters from previous novels。 Mr Kellerman holds the reader's interest by continuing to have Alex and his police friend， Milo， discuss the current cases and throw out theories to each other。 Fascinating reading。 I want to thank NetGalley and Ballantine Books for an early copy to review。 City of the Dead is the latest Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman。 City of the Dead is a stand only story but does contain some characters from previous novels。 Mr Kellerman holds the reader's interest by continuing to have Alex and his police friend， Milo， discuss the current cases and throw out theories to each other。 Fascinating reading。 I want to thank NetGalley and Ballantine Books for an early copy to review。 。。。more

Julie Carlson ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Jonathan Kellerman is a dependable writer who writes dependable mysteries。 A reader can count on Dr。 Alex Delaware and Det。 Milo Sturgis to solve the case in this， the 37th book in the series。 I have read them all， but that isn't a requirement to enjoy this latest offering。。 I don't know LA at all， but Kellerman does a great job of describing the neighborhoods， the traffic and the people。 A one quarrel with City of the Dead is the identity of the killer。 In a English class I took in college， I l Jonathan Kellerman is a dependable writer who writes dependable mysteries。 A reader can count on Dr。 Alex Delaware and Det。 Milo Sturgis to solve the case in this， the 37th book in the series。 I have read them all， but that isn't a requirement to enjoy this latest offering。。 I don't know LA at all， but Kellerman does a great job of describing the neighborhoods， the traffic and the people。 A one quarrel with City of the Dead is the identity of the killer。 In a English class I took in college， I learned that an author should always give the reader a fighting chance to determine the villain。 That was impossible in this book。 For that reason， I rated this book a 3 star instead of a 4 star。 （I also was bothered by some typos in my electronic ARC。 I hope these were corrected before publication。 They were distracting）。Thank you Random House and NetGalley for the ARC。 The book releases Feb。 8。 。。。more

John ，

The story begins with individuals moving furniture and before their last stop， they get into an accident。 In this event a naked individual wound up being hit by the moving van。 As the investigation proceeds， the initial detective after talking to neighbors decides to check a specific house。 When he approached it， he discovered blood and once he was inside， he discovered a scene which needed him to contact his boss， Milo。 Once Milo arrived on the scene he contacted Alex， a friend， who was also a The story begins with individuals moving furniture and before their last stop， they get into an accident。 In this event a naked individual wound up being hit by the moving van。 As the investigation proceeds， the initial detective after talking to neighbors decides to check a specific house。 When he approached it， he discovered blood and once he was inside， he discovered a scene which needed him to contact his boss， Milo。 Once Milo arrived on the scene he contacted Alex， a friend， who was also a police consultant。 After he arrived a viewed the scene， he discovered that he knew the victim。As Milo and Alex began looking into the case， another event happened that wound up being related to this case。 Eventually they were able to solve the last case， but still left them wondering who was responsible for the double killing earlier。 Following leads， they finally narrowed it down and made an arrest。To discover how Alex knew the victim， how all of the killings eem to be associated and who the killer was and what other situations were also cleared up， then you need to read this book。I received this book through "NetGalley" and I am leaving an honest review。 。。。more

V ，

The Alex Delaware series is one I've always wanted to read， just never had enough time。 That said， I did not feel lost reading #37 as a standalone。The setting is L。A。 and the book title is aptly descriptive of all the lost souls there。 People go to L。A。 and reinvent themselves， change names， persue new careers or pretend to have expertise they did not earn。 This complicates solving two possibly related cases when Lieutenant Milo Sturgis arrives at the scene of moving van vs naked man。 No clothes The Alex Delaware series is one I've always wanted to read， just never had enough time。 That said， I did not feel lost reading #37 as a standalone。The setting is L。A。 and the book title is aptly descriptive of all the lost souls there。 People go to L。A。 and reinvent themselves， change names， persue new careers or pretend to have expertise they did not earn。 This complicates solving two possibly related cases when Lieutenant Milo Sturgis arrives at the scene of moving van vs naked man。 No clothes， no ID， cannot do facial recognition， fingerprints not in any database。 While canvassing the neighborhood， a woman is discovered in her home， brutally murdered。 Now the investigation will have to determine if her murder has any connection to the naked man。 In identifying the woman known as Cordi or "Cordelia。” Gannett， （real name Carol or Carrie）， Dr。 Alex Delaware， a  psychologist， finds he knew her in a prior court proceeding。 Milo and Alex have worked on cases together previously and are friends。Alex often does evaluations in family court for child custody dispute cases。 He discovers his path had actually crossed with several names in this investigation。 Milo seeks his assistance and takes Alex along on some interviews。 I questioned the client confidentiality ethics at times but， mostly overlooked that aspect。It was easy to get a sense of Alex's character， his personal life and professional standards。 The banter with his girlfriend， Robin Castagna， was lively。 Milo was not as relatable and I didn't find his character fully developed。 Perhaps his history is in previous books in the series。 Cordi's complicated family dynamics were very emotionally charged。 Her mother， Renata， was a hot mess。There are crimes and murders from the past that resurface。 The plot is twisted and there are new discoveries which constantly changed who I thought the guilty party was。This is a series I wish I had started reading years ago and I enjoyed the author。Many thanks to NetGalley for the advance digital copy of "City of the Dead" by Jonathan Kellerman and to Ballantine Books。 These are my personal thoughts and opinions given voluntarily。 。。。more

Jo Ann ，

I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley。I always enjoy following Milo and Alex in Kellerman's excellent series。 This edition brings them both up to top form as they investigate several mysterious murders。 At the beginning， a truck hits a naked man on the street。 Who could this be？ A woman is found dead。 Is there a connection？ The reader is kept guessing throughout this police procedural。 I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley。I always enjoy following Milo and Alex in Kellerman's excellent series。 This edition brings them both up to top form as they investigate several mysterious murders。 At the beginning， a truck hits a naked man on the street。 Who could this be？ A woman is found dead。 Is there a connection？ The reader is kept guessing throughout this police procedural。 。。。more

Tonya with an "O" ，

Alex and Milo are back in peak form in the latest Delaware novel。 I didn't really enjoy the last several books， and I worried that the author was beginning to suffer from Patterson syndrome。 I needn't have fretted， because Jonathan Kellerman just casually brought back his best in this book。 Honestly， this could be book 7， not 37， that's how refreshing it feels。 I don't classify this series as thriller， but I saw that in the description。 It is suspenseful and mysterious， but it's still a Procedur Alex and Milo are back in peak form in the latest Delaware novel。 I didn't really enjoy the last several books， and I worried that the author was beginning to suffer from Patterson syndrome。 I needn't have fretted， because Jonathan Kellerman just casually brought back his best in this book。 Honestly， this could be book 7， not 37， that's how refreshing it feels。 I don't classify this series as thriller， but I saw that in the description。 It is suspenseful and mysterious， but it's still a Procedural。 I don't think I need to go over the synopsis。 I will tell you that it's the most intriguing， convoluted case our intrepid duo have investigated in many moons。 There is some graphic violence depicted， so just be aware if you're sensitive to that。 One of my favorite things about City of the Dead was the history and details we learned about the detectives on Milo's squad。 Moe， Sean， and Alicia are practically family， but I didn't feel very connected to them。 That changed， a little， with this book。 As always， the city of Los Angeles itself is a major character in the novel。 The L。A。 in this book has myriad faces， many of them hideous and disfigured， but some so beautiful it moves you to tears。 I have never been to Los Angeles， myself， but it comes alive for me in this book。 Jonathan Kellerman recaptures that old time magic here。 City of the Dead is a compelling puzzle that you just can't wait to solve， a brilliant novel of suspense。 4。5 stars Thank you to Netgalley and Ballantine Books for the chance to review this advance copy。 。。。more

Paulette ，

Books by Jonathan Kellerman featuring child psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis are like a well oiled machine。 They work well together and this book by the author works well as great entertainment。 Tasked with solving a crime that makes no sense Detective Milo calls on help from Alex。 Nothing is as it seems and with some unexpected twists， Alex is drawn even further in helping to solve this crime。Thanks to NetGalley， publisher， Random House/Ballantine Books for a pre-release of Books by Jonathan Kellerman featuring child psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis are like a well oiled machine。 They work well together and this book by the author works well as great entertainment。 Tasked with solving a crime that makes no sense Detective Milo calls on help from Alex。 Nothing is as it seems and with some unexpected twists， Alex is drawn even further in helping to solve this crime。Thanks to NetGalley， publisher， Random House/Ballantine Books for a pre-release of #37 in this solid series。This review is my own opinion。 。。。more

Amber Boos ，

I have been reading Jonathan Kellerman for over 30 years。 My favorite series is the Alex Delaware/Milo Sturgis books。 This is one of those。 I have read them all and this one is definitely a worthy entry！ You do not have to have read the others to get behind this one， but PLEASE do at least afterwards！ You will not be sorry！Thanks to #NetGalley #JonathanKellerman and Random House-Ballentine Books for this ARC。

Christy Martin ，

Dr。 Alex Delaware a psychologist frequently on loan to law enforcement and his friend， Detective Milo have their hands full of murder mystery in this new thriller from Jonathan Kellerman， "City of the Dead"。 In this new book， two furniture movers run over a young naked man and the questions begin。 While on the search of the secrets of this mystery， another body is found， another， and yet another。 Meanwhile， Dr。 Delaware continues his practice of assisting the courts in custody cases and finds hi Dr。 Alex Delaware a psychologist frequently on loan to law enforcement and his friend， Detective Milo have their hands full of murder mystery in this new thriller from Jonathan Kellerman， "City of the Dead"。 In this new book， two furniture movers run over a young naked man and the questions begin。 While on the search of the secrets of this mystery， another body is found， another， and yet another。 Meanwhile， Dr。 Delaware continues his practice of assisting the courts in custody cases and finds himself in his own world of mystery and intrigue。 While trying to solve the murder mystery， he and Milo interview many subjects， and eventually some questions are answered but they lead to more questions。 While they unravel the lives of the deceased in order to solve the murders even more entangled lives are exposed。 Eventually， all the threads are untangled in the surprising ending to several complicated murders。 This is an excellent book for lovers of mystery， murder， and thrills。 Thanks to #CityoftheDead#NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book。。 。 。。。more

Melanie ，

Thank you to NetGalley for providing a complementary copy of this book。 Receiving this ARC did not affect my review in any way。This is a long-running series that has stood the test of time。 "City of the Dead" is number 37 in the series。 I can't be sure that I have read all of these but I have definitely read the majority。 There are many series that I started when I was younger that I can't stand to read now because the same thing happens in each book or the characters have become unlikeable。 The Thank you to NetGalley for providing a complementary copy of this book。 Receiving this ARC did not affect my review in any way。This is a long-running series that has stood the test of time。 "City of the Dead" is number 37 in the series。 I can't be sure that I have read all of these but I have definitely read the majority。 There are many series that I started when I was younger that I can't stand to read now because the same thing happens in each book or the characters have become unlikeable。 The Alex Delaware series is still interesting and fresh。 Although you are familiar with the characters they have not become annoying or overly predictable。 Instead it's like visiting comfortable old friends。 The plot in this book was exciting and different。 The ending was an interesting surprise that I wasn't expecting。 If you like mystery stories， police procedurals or the Alex Delaware series I would recommend this book。 It is helpful if you have read others in the series but not completely necessary。 （less） 。。。more

Debbie ，

How can a furniture van near the UCLA campus that strikes a naked man in the street not pique your curiosity？ And that’s just what happened。 This story had my attention。Though I used to read the Alex Delaware series， it’s been several years since I’ve picked one up。 Not because I stopped liking them， but because it just didn’t happen。 So when I got the opportunity to review Kellerman’s 37th novel in this series， I was thrilled。 And as I mentioned the start of this book had me interested。 However How can a furniture van near the UCLA campus that strikes a naked man in the street not pique your curiosity？ And that’s just what happened。 This story had my attention。Though I used to read the Alex Delaware series， it’s been several years since I’ve picked one up。 Not because I stopped liking them， but because it just didn’t happen。 So when I got the opportunity to review Kellerman’s 37th novel in this series， I was thrilled。 And as I mentioned the start of this book had me interested。 However， it wasn’t long before I was struggling。 I began to lose interest as it seemed to go from here to there。 Was it a lack of character interaction？ Plot？ It all stopped working for me。As always the writing felt well constructed， but this particular story didn’t click。。 ConcernsWhile an interesting premise， the plot unfolded so slowly that I had trouble wanting to keep turning pages。Final ThoughtsI think with any series there will be some books that meet expectations better than others。 I do like the Milo and Alex duo， but this police procedural wasn’t my cup of tea。 If you aren’t familiar with this series， it might be a good idea to start with a few at the beginning。 It might be helpful to have a better knowledge of the characters before starting the City of the Dead。 Though it is a standalone book。For sure give this book a try。 Or at least go back and start with some earlier ones， since it’s a very good series。My thanks to the publisher， and NetGalley for the ability to review this book。 The opinions expressed are completely my own。 。。。more

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