Flesh and Blood (Alex Delaware)
by Jonathan Kellerman

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Book Reviews of Flesh and Blood (Alex Delaware)

Book Review: A losing streak continues
Summary: 2 Stars

All the recent Delaware novels have followed the same pattern. Delaware is presented with a mystery, he goes from person to person talking to them with a minimal amount of action, and finally there is a scene which presents some danger to Delaware as the murderer is revealed. In this case, Delaware doesn't really even solve the mystery but instead stumbles onto the killer, a minor character who physically appears in less than ten pages before the end.

The big flaw is that Delaware has become a non-character, more of an observer than an actual personality. Even Kellerman's attempts to create a little personal tension in Delaware's love life fail because Robin is also a non-character. She basically has had walk-on roles in the past few books, and here her appearance isn't much greater (she hardly appears at all in the first half of the book).

Kellerman still has talent, as evidenced in Billy Straight, but here he fails. I suppose he could revamp Alex, but that may actually be rather jarring. It would probably be better to start a new series altogether. Kellerman has enough marketability that he could easily do this. In the meanwhile, if you must read a Kellerman book, read one of his wife's instead: her series is actually getting better with time.

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