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Now this is crime fiction!
Kellerman never misses. Yes, he’s written 28
Alex Delaware novels, but each one is different. And while Alex (and his
cohorts, to be fair) has his particular quirks, we see different facets of his
character each time.
This, Kellerman’s latest offering,
begins with an expectant mom who’s renovating her yard when she finds a blue
metal box in the soil. There’s a baby’s skeleton in it.
Alex and his partner, Los Angeles Police Lt. Milo Sturgis, begin to hunt for clues to the infant’s identity, but the bones of another baby emerge in a nearby park. Together with the corpse of a 20-something woman, killed by a gunshot.
The three must be related, but how and why? The detective and
psychologist delve sixty years into the past, to explore a former hospital with
a dangerous staff and reputation.
Expect the usual brisk
investigation, with the calm, cool and seldom-ruffled Alex bantering with the
grouchy, touchy, binge-eating Milo. Expect a series of tense and detailed
scenes and evocative dialogue. Expect the entrance of Hollywood and its own
dramas. And expect a case so heart-rending that brings even Alex to tears.
