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A Cold Heart  (Alex Delaware, Bk 17)
A Cold Heart - Alex Delaware, Bk 17
Author: Jonathan Kellerman
"I've got a weird one, so naturally I thought of you," says Milo Sturgis, summoning his friend Alex to the trendy gallery where a promising young artist has been brutally garroted on the night of her first major showing. What makes it a weird one”is the lack of any obvious motive, and the luridly careful staging o...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780345452566
ISBN-10: 0345452569
Publication Date: 12/30/2003
Pages: 432
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 304 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Dove avatar reviewed A Cold Heart (Alex Delaware, Bk 17) on + 262 more book reviews
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Jonathon Kellerman's books are all enjoyable. This book was a little slower than some; but still a great read.
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I love this author and this series. Alex Delaware used to be a little on the dry side but the author is really starting to develop and explore his feelings and emotional depth. This installment moves things right along.
reviewed A Cold Heart (Alex Delaware, Bk 17) on + 143 more book reviews
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If you like the Alex Delaware series-you will really enjoy this one.
Kylee-CT-mom avatar reviewed A Cold Heart (Alex Delaware, Bk 17) on + 42 more book reviews
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I enjoyed this book. I like how the author integrated music into the plot. It was my first "Alex Delaware" novel, but not my last.
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A little hard to follow, but a good read nonetheless.
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hollielazor avatar reviewed A Cold Heart (Alex Delaware, Bk 17) on + 83 more book reviews
Milo Sturgis summons his old friend Alex Deleware to the trendy gallery where a promising young artist has been brutally garroted on the night of her first major showing. What makes it a "weird one" is the lack of any obvious motive, and the luridly careful staging of the murder scene-which immediately suggests to Alex not an impulsive crime of passion.. but the meticlulous and taunting modus operandi of a serial killer.
Tracking down the killer proves to be maddening, with the twistng trail leading from halfway houses to palatial mansions and from college campus to the last place Alex ever expected to end up: the doorstep of his ex-lover Robin Castagna.
Another great read from Kellerman.
romeo avatar reviewed A Cold Heart (Alex Delaware, Bk 17) on + 334 more book reviews
"I've got a weird one, so naturally I thought of you," says Milo Sturgis, summoning his friend Alex to the trendy gallery where a promising young artist has been brutally garroted on the night of her first major showing. What makes it "a weird One" is the lack of any obvious motive, and the luridly careful staging of the murder scene-which immediately suggests to Alex not an impulsive crime of passion...but the meticulous and taunting modus operandi of a serial killer. Alex's suspicion is bourne out when he compares notes with Milo's associate, Petra Conner, and her new partner, a strange, taciturn detective with a past of his own named Eric Stahl. The Hollywood cops are investigating the vicious death of a Baby Boy Lee, a noted blues guitarist, fatally stabbed after a late-night set at a local club. What links Baby Boy's murder with that of painter Juliet Kipper is the shadowy presence of an abrasive fanzine writer. This alias-shrouded critic's love-the-art/disdain-the-artist philosophy and his morbid fascination with the murders leads Alex and the detectives to suspect they're facing a new breed of celebrity stalker:one with a fetish for snuffing out rising stars. Tracking down the killer proves to be maddening, with the twisting trail leading from halfway houses to palatial mansions and from a college campus to the last place Alex ever expected to end up:the doorstep of his ex-lover Robin Castagna. Since their breakup Alex and Robin have been haunted by doubts and old longings, and now her business association with two of the vitims casts her as an unavoidable player in the unfolding case. And with the rising of Robin's own creative star, her role assumes a chilling new importance-as a prime target for the psycopath who's made cold-blooded murder his chosen art form.
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Another great Delaware novel. Keeps you on the edge of your seat.
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Another Alex Delaware, Milo nad Petra mystery. Easy read, thoroughly enjoyable
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The Alex Delaware novels are very interesting, both in the crime/thriller story and the personal knowledge of characters. I recommend any of J. Kellerman's books.
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LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis summons his friend, psychologist-sleuth Alex Delaware, to a trendy gallery where a promising young artist has been brutally garroted on the night of her first major showing. The details of the murder scene immediately suggest to Alex not an impulsive crime of passion, but the meticulous and taunting modus operandi of a serial killer. Delaware's suspicions are borne out when he and Milo find there's a link between the artist's death and the murder of a noted blues guitarist. The twisting trail leads from halfway houses to palatial mansions, and from a college campus to the last place Alex ever expected: the doorstep of his ex-lover Robin Castagna. AS more killings are discovered, unraveling the maddening puzzle assumes a chilling new importance-stopping a vicious psychopath who's made cold-blood murder his chosen art form.

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