Compulsion
by Jonathan Kellerman
Published by Ballantine Books
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Reviewed by Peg Brantley
Only one thing links the disparate murders of an inebriated young woman on a lonely stretch of road, a retired schoolteacher killed in broad daylight and two women murdered in a small town, and luxury cars—not to mention other acts of evil.
Dr. Alex Delaware and LAPD detective Milo Sturgis begin with an odd bloodstain in a stolen Bentley sedan which may or may not mean anything. Together they begin the hunt for an unidentifiable killer who works in madness—without any discernable motive. From LA to NYC, commodities brokers to transvestite hookers, a picture of directed lunacy emerges from the shadows and the twisted secrets.
There’s a reason Kellerman is a #1 New York Times bestselling author. Added to an intriguing plot and characters that are true, he uses his background as a clinical psychologist to take us into the mind of a killer—a mind so far beyond belief it must be real.
Compulsion brings us back to the Jonathan Kellerman we first fell in love with twenty years ago. This is a read well worth getting your hands on and settling in with.
Armchair Interviews says: Highly recommended.
Author’s Web site: http://www.JonathanKellerman.com