Monster
   Jonathan Kellerman
   (Associate Reviewer-D. H. BROWN)
  1999 Random House NY USA
   ISBN: 067945960X


When reports of an inmate's incoherent ramblings begin to make frightening sense as predictions of slayings, Dr. Alex Delaware & Detective Milo Sturgis must penetrate the enigma to prevent anymore killings.

I enjoy Jonathan Kellerman's writings. He leads you step by step through his thrillers like finding bits of treasure clues through a very dark forest.

His writings aren't about Light; they're about that place of darkness that hovers on the edge of our peripheral vision which we really want to ignore but even the momentary glances, right or left, bring a slight shiver.

I really enjoy the relationship between Alex Delaware & Milo Sturgis. I like the freedom that Kellerman gives them each to be their own person. How they're allowed to think & be, only that, just be what they are.

Don't get me wrong! I fully recognise that Kellerman's books are formulaic. Rather than turning me off, as I read, I find some comfort in knowing that at least I have some small knowledge of where I'm going & that I will find resolution when I get there. Without knowing what it is.

Kellerman's one of the few writers that I still want to curl up & read all night.

I don't know why but it seems that a lot of books set in the L.A. basin make us touch a certain “I knew it!” nerve about that city of the Angels. Been to LA & I've heard the growl of the eternal beast at 2 am in the morning. The freeways that roar all night. Maybe it's just that we want to believe that such a place can be lit by hot sunshine during the day & slither on its belly by night.
(11/12/00)

David
A RebeccasReads.com Reviewer

Reviewer's Bio:
D. H. BROWN is the author of the critically acclaimed HONOR DUE and the Citizens Warrior Series. The son of missionary parents and with the help his Uncle Sam, he has touched base in more than 40 countries.  In 1986 he produced the independent children's film Lessie's Rainbow.  During the late 80s and early 90s, he wrote the book Common Sense and delivered the seminars of the same name for the Community Action Network of Seattle (CAN).  While doing his early Vietnam recovery work, he counseled Veterans and spoke widely to men's groups in Washington state, and was a founder of The Lodge of the Wolf.

D. H. BROWN has worked as a Logistics and Weapons Specialist in Viet Nam; day laborer; Director of Security; Armored Car Driver; Police Officer; Professional Hunting Guide; Trapper; Dog Sledder; Homesteader; Truck Driver; General Contractor; Minister; Editor; Writer; Speaker; Restaurateur; Movie Producer; Antique Restoration Specialist; Personal Care Worker; PC Repair Specialist; Computer Instructor; Webmaster and Web Designer. "I write about what I know."

He lives deep in the Pacific Northwest rainforest with his wife, author and editor Rebecca and Buddy Dog, working on his next book.
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