Compulsion by Jonathan KellermanMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
It is rare for an author to keep a consistent level of excellence going for years. But, Jonathan Kellerman seems to have been able to do it so far through Alex Delaware #22, Compulsion. This was a very good Delaware. Milo, Robin and Alex are old friends and with newcomers, Petra Conner and Raul Biro, you really have quite the group.
In Compulsion, you get two mysteries for the price of one. The story begins with a Bentley being found with what appears to be a blood stain. But, the car was just borrowed and returned after being cleaned up. Soon, a young woman on the way home from a bar, runs out o gas and is picked up in a gorgeous, expensive car, driven by a rich older woman, only to never be seen again and like the Bentley the car is returned to where it was borrowed from. No damage, nothing strange.
It turns out that the cases are linked and take Alex from the high desert of California to the streets of Manhattan.
Things are not what they seem and it could be an old murder was the catalyst for all of it.
On the other hand, a convicted killer is trying to make a plea deal by saying he knows where the bodies of others are buried and the Chief orders Milo to help find out the truth. It's been 16 long years and a young man's parents are looking for closure on what happened to their son. Though not involved with the other case, it still is hair raising and will test Milo and Alex's belief in the human race.
Twists and turns abound and this is one of the really good ones in this series. So, glad I began reading them again and can't wait for #23.
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