Although I did enjoy the book, the constant questioning that Alex Delaware, the psychologist and main character, poses to the reader became monotonous at points. Sometimes I wanted to reach into the book and kick Delaware to see if I could get a rise from him… he seemed so cool and collected it bordered on creepy. ... please read the full review at: http://tipsyreader.com/books/reviews/book-review-obsession/

I had a feeling that Mr. Kellerman was slipping. Slipping into the eternal bog of rehashed plots and unmemorable characters and plot twists. Luckily,for me,I was incorrect! Although this one was not ...say a masterpiece(say of The Murder Book's quality),it is getting back on the right track. I made the abysmal choice of reading Gone for a book club of blogger friends.....what was worse it was our first choice. I was kind of embarrased by how bad that one was. Looks like J.Kellerman is turning the wheel 180 degrees and I,for one,could not be happier.

It's nice to have characters I can rely on. I know I can pick up an Alex Delaware novel and enjoy it. I might not always appreciate what he does with the characters, but I have grown to love them all no matter what. I was a little concerned and ready to be mad about what might be Milo's future. If you have read all the books like I have, then I recommend this book.

Jonathan Kellerman has finally disappointed me. I'm a huge fan of mysteries, but I find that often, a writer starts to reuse plots and after about three books, all the books read the same. Not so with Kellerman. However, this latest book--though it had a very good subplot introduced by the original mystery--was all over the place and never really made a clear connection with the lead suspect and the actual crimes committed. And I'm still unclear of the aunt's connection to all of the events. It was rather convoluted and disappointing.

In this installment of Kellerman's Alex Delaware series, a former patient of Alex's, Tanya, returns after her mother has died of cancer and revealed a partial secret. Tanya recruits Alex and Milo's help to uncover the whole secret. This quest leads them into a maze of murder, pornography and drugs. Petra Conner returns for this novel as well.

This is one of my favorite Kellerman novels. I wasn't able to accurately predict the ending, and there seemed to be a little less theorizing and more "detecting" than usual. I kept waiting for something entirely different to happen. I enjoy Petra's addition to the storyline; she works much better with Milo and Alex than Robin or Allison. I also really enjoyed the zinger Kellerman throws in at the end; that's a bit on the uncharacteristic side as well. Didn't see that coming at all. And Blanche is awesome! Luckily, with the return of Robin, there was no further conflict about Alex's involvement with Milo. She has a far less prominent role, and that's a good place for her - in the background.

I've misplaced this book, damn it.

Jonathan Kellerman needs to be nicer to my favorite character, Milo.