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 Monster byJonathan Kellerman Random House 396 pages, 1999 ISBN 067945960x Reviewed by Nancy Mehl Read our other review by PJ Nunn Monster. Serene in his suffering. His head rotated very slowly, lifted a bit, faced me. Something surfaced in his eyes that I hadn’t seen before. Sharpness, clarity of purpose. He nodded knowingly. As if the two of them shared something. Ardis Peake - nicknamed Monster. A madman locked away in an asylum. Non-verbal, non-responsive, seemingly non-violent. Yet twice he regains the power of speech long enough to predict two bizarre and violent deaths. What does this mean? And what is the connection between the murders and the monster? Peake’s horrendous crime occurred 15 years ago. The doctors at Starkweather State Hospital for the Criminally Insane swear there is no way that the "Monster" could get out. But Dr. Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis are certain that there’s a deadly link. The murders are too similar. Too distinct. The two partners are working overtime to untangle all the twists and turns that lead back to the small town of Treadway where the murderous legacy began. The trail is old and the town is gone, replaced by a retirement community. But the ghosts of Treadway are unquiet. Just like the Monster. Can Alex and Milo interpret the messages and end the Monster’s reign before someone else is horribly murdered? This is Jonathan Kellerman’s newest novel in the Dr. Alex Delaware series. The reader is thrown headlong into this complicated case right from the beginning. There is not much let-up until the startling conclusion. Kellerman fans who enjoy delving into the private lives of Dr. Delaware and Detective Sturgis will be disappointed. Fans who love a detailed and twisted psychological thriller will be overjoyed. |
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