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Dr. Death has helped many people end there sufferning with a peaceful death. Unfortuantely, his wasn't.
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Alex Delaware delves into the world of assisted suicide when a doctor they call "Doctor Death" is himself murdered. Lots of twists and turns and a deep look at a dysfunctional family.
I enjoyed this book. Kept me guessing until the end.
AN ALEX DELAWARE NOVEL. EXCELLENT
This is an exciting book that ask lots of questions about dying.
Another great John Kellerman book
NY Times bestseller, An Alex Delaware NOVEL, psychological suspense, terrifying voyage to the outer limits of madness, Enertainment Weekly says "gripping"....Brutalized corpse discovered in remote region of the Holly wood Hills pluges Alex Delaware into a landscape or rage and madness...
FANTASTIC READ.
A brutalized corpse discovered in a remote region of the Holywood Hills plunges psychologist-detective Alex Delaware into a landscape of rage and madness as he struggles to solve this most baffling of homicides.
This Paperback (not hardcover) novel is another Dr Alex Delaware, psychologist-detective, who-dunit. Eldon Mate was a former physician who assisted the terminally ill in dying and was known as Dr Death. When his mutilated body was found hooked up to his "killing machine", Alex is asked to aid his old friend, homicide cop Milo Sturgis, in the hunt for the death doctor's executioner. With page turning suspense and vivid portraits of L.A.'s darkest side, Kellerman's latest tale of psychopathology taken to the extreme delivers an unforgettable journey into the most sinister corners of the human mind.
Who killed The Killer? Somebody chose to "dispatch" the self-styled "Dr. Death" by hooking him up to the killing apparatus in his own van. Dr. Eldon Mate, Dr. Death, was responsible for a score of assisted suicides. Now he's the one who's lying lifeless. Join the cop and the psychologist who team up to find the murderer.
A brutalized corp discovered in a remote region of the Hollywood Hills plunges psychologist-detective Alex Delaware into a landscape of rage and madness as he strugles to solve this most baffling of homicides. Gripping tale, Dr. Death is a voyage to the outer limits of madness!
An Alex Deleaware mystery. This case involves Eldon Mate "a doctor of death" who becomes a victim of murder. Alex and Milo work together to solve the case.
A brutalized corpse discovered in a remote region of the Hollywood Hills plunges psychologist-detective Alex Delaware into a landscape of rage and madness as he struggles to solve this most baffling of homicides.
This is an awesome book!! I'm reluctant to part with it, as I've read 4 or 5 times now!!
This is an awesome book!! I'm reluctant to part with it, as I've read 4 or 5 times now!!
Alex Delaware and his friend Milo in a clever rollercoaster plot-gripping!
Alex Delaware is the kind of guy that you'd like to have as a friend.
This was my first Alex Delaware book. At first I was not expecting much, but it made me want to go back and read the others.
The exact details of this particular book, 14th in the Dr. Delaware series, are a bit sketchy for me now, a year or so after reading it. I can definitely say that it was a good read, classic Jonathan Kellerman and Dr. Delaware fans will enjoy it!
great read
A brutalized corpse is found in the Hollywood Hills and Alex Delaare is called in to help solve the crime. Good read
Elden Mate has assissted in many suicides. Now someone has turned him into a victim. Alex Delaware is asked to aid in finding the doctor's executioner. Very good book
A brutalized corpse is discovered. Alex Delaware a psychologist-detective struggles to solve this most baffling of homicides.
A brtualized corpse discovered in a remote region of the Hollywood Hills,plunges psychologist-detective Alex Delaware into a landscape of rage and madness as he struggles to solve this most baffling of homicides. To some Eldon Mate was evil personified. Others saw the former physician as a saint. But one thing was clear: Dr Death had snuffed out the lives of dozens of human beings and now someone had turned him into a victim.. Whne Mate is found mutilated in a rented van, harnessed to his own killing machine, Delaware is asked to aid his old friend homicide cop Milo Sturgis, in the hunt for the death doctor's executioner. But Alex harbors secrets of his own that threaten to derail the partners' friendship as well as the increasingly complex investigation. With page turning suspense and vivid potraits of LA darkest side, perennial bestseller Jonathan Kellerman's latest tale of psychopathology taken to the extreme delivers an unforgettable journey into the most sinister corners of the human mind
This was a real interesting mystery it kept you wondering who did it.
Jonathan Kellerman, in my opinion, doesn't just write psychological thrillers , he practically owns the genre. Anyone will get absorbed in this book.
Dr. Death has Dr. Delaware doing his finest work. Jonathan Kellerman is at his best writing about Alex Delaware -- this is a true psychological thriller. Delicious!
I liked this book. Kept you guessing has to 'who did it?' and the end was a surprise for me. Not too easy to put down!
This was not one of the better kellerman books
A brutilized corpse discovered in a remote region of Hollywood Hills plunges psychologist-detective Alex Delaware into a landscape of rage and madness as he struggles to solve this most baffling of homicides.
Good story just a little slow for me.
Good story just a little slow for me.
From Publishers Weekly
A series of well-publicized gentle deaths are the work of self-appointed angel of mercy Dr. Eldon Mate, who attends to the terminally ill in cheap hotel rooms or in the back of his van. Now Mate himself is dead, carved up and found by two joggers and their dog on a high road above Los Angeles. Like Kellerman's previous bestsellers, this title features psychologist Alex Delaware, whose self-righteous pomposity blends neatly, as it has before, into a narrative liberally dosed with psycho-angles and agreeably warped murder motives. This time out, Delaware works with cop Milo Sturgis and counsels Stacy and Eric Doss, two teenage children getting over their mother Joanne's death, which Dr. Mate seemingly helped to hasten. In his dual role, Delaware encounters a rogue FBI agent tracking a killer obsessed with Mate; Mate's disturbed son; and Richard Doss, the kids' father, who by slipping cash to a shady character in a dark bar is marked as a prime murder suspect. Joanne's illness too proves mysterious. But Kellerman isn't in top form here. Most annoyingly, the FBI guy does the bulk of the sleuthing legwork, while Delaware spends much of the book either making love or pontificating on motivations for characters all very similarly flawed. The ending is agreeably tricky, but by then great gobs of Delaware have either delighted Kellerman's faithful or else turned readers' stomachs in a way that serial deaths, gentle or otherwise, may have somehow failed to do. Kellerman's rep and the book's strong, geometric cover will send this one on to the lists.
A series of well-publicized gentle deaths are the work of self-appointed angel of mercy Dr. Eldon Mate, who attends to the terminally ill in cheap hotel rooms or in the back of his van. Now Mate himself is dead, carved up and found by two joggers and their dog on a high road above Los Angeles. Like Kellerman's previous bestsellers, this title features psychologist Alex Delaware, whose self-righteous pomposity blends neatly, as it has before, into a narrative liberally dosed with psycho-angles and agreeably warped murder motives. This time out, Delaware works with cop Milo Sturgis and counsels Stacy and Eric Doss, two teenage children getting over their mother Joanne's death, which Dr. Mate seemingly helped to hasten. In his dual role, Delaware encounters a rogue FBI agent tracking a killer obsessed with Mate; Mate's disturbed son; and Richard Doss, the kids' father, who by slipping cash to a shady character in a dark bar is marked as a prime murder suspect. Joanne's illness too proves mysterious. But Kellerman isn't in top form here. Most annoyingly, the FBI guy does the bulk of the sleuthing legwork, while Delaware spends much of the book either making love or pontificating on motivations for characters all very similarly flawed. The ending is agreeably tricky, but by then great gobs of Delaware have either delighted Kellerman's faithful or else turned readers' stomachs in a way that serial deaths, gentle or otherwise, may have somehow failed to do. Kellerman's rep and the book's strong, geometric cover will send this one on to the lists.
Another one of my husband's favorite authors: Jonathan Kellerman. Enjoy :)
I love the Dr. Delaware and Milo Sturgis series.
A 2000 and the sixteenth of many Alex Delaware mysteries by Kellerman. I read this book a couple years ago, during my Jonathan Kellerman phase, I forgot most of it.
A brutalized corpse discovered in a remote region of the Hollywood Hills plunges psychologist-detective Alex Delaware into a landscape of rage and madness as he struggles to solve this most baffling of homicides.
To some, Eldon Mate was evil personified. Others saw the former physician as a saint. But one thing was clear: Dr. Death had snuffed out the lives of dozens of human beings and now someone had turned him into a vcitim. When Mate is found mutiliated in a rented van, harnessed to his own killing machine, Delaware is asked to aid his old friend, homicide cop Milo Sturgis, in the hunt for the death doctor's executioner. But Alex harbors secrets of his own that threaten to derail the partners' friendship as well as the increasingly complex investigation. With page-turninig suspense and vivid portraits of LA's darkest side, perennial bestseler Jonathan Kellerman's latest tale of psychopathology taken to the extreme delivers an unforgettable journey into the most sinister corners of the human mind.
To some, Eldon Mate was evil personified. Others saw the former physician as a saint. But one thing was clear: Dr. Death had snuffed out the lives of dozens of human beings and now someone had turned him into a vcitim. When Mate is found mutiliated in a rented van, harnessed to his own killing machine, Delaware is asked to aid his old friend, homicide cop Milo Sturgis, in the hunt for the death doctor's executioner. But Alex harbors secrets of his own that threaten to derail the partners' friendship as well as the increasingly complex investigation. With page-turninig suspense and vivid portraits of LA's darkest side, perennial bestseler Jonathan Kellerman's latest tale of psychopathology taken to the extreme delivers an unforgettable journey into the most sinister corners of the human mind.
No one does psychological suspense as well as Jonathan Kellerman.
Not my favorite Alex Delaware novel, but still a great read.
A brutalized corpse discovered in a remote region of the Hollywood Hills plunges psychologist-detective Alex Delaware into a landscape of rage and madness as he struggles to solve this most baffling of homicides.
One of his best!
Very well done murder mystery set in L.A. Kellerman weaves a complicated cast of characters and circumstances to a satisfying conclusion.
Jonathan Kellerman's latest tale of psychopathology taken to the extreme delivers an unforgettable journey into the most sinister corners of the human mind.
good condition. minor shelf wear.
When Dr. Eldon Mate, a passionate advocate of physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia, is found dead, murdered by one of his own death machines, LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis and his friend Dr. Alex Delaware are on the case.
As always, Jonathan Kellermans books are page turners. Tightly plotted with lots of twists. Love Alex Delaware.
