Sometimes Kellerman gets lost in the demons he conjures up. As a reader I need to care at least a little about the victims or give me a bad guy that's charismatic so I can at least enjoy the ride. Rage is dark from beginning to end. Creepy and dark.

The Devil's waltz was creepy and dark but had a intriguing villain and plot. Rage's plot is completely crushed under all the weight of the bad and disgusting things that are revealed. This is too much reality intruding in my murder mystery for me. I have a high threshold but enough is enough. I don't mind open ended conclusion or if the bad characters get away with it. I love Minette Walters the queen of the weird endings and bad guys getting away with it for me. I mind when things don't make sense in the end.

For me, the novel jumped the shark when Alex and Milo discover that the bad guy gets the young girls he has in foster care pregnant and gets them to an abortion clinic and gets off on it. This is my limit. For Delaware and Milo to do nothing was out of character. In the end you have no idea why the creep had the young girl murdered by the two boys. Because she was his and he couldn't stand that? It's all theories and conjunctures. Even the execution of the bad guy is botched up in a way because it's again all conjunctures about the motivations of the executioners.

Don't get me started on Robin. I mean, please, no. I like Allison. Robin gets on my nerves with oh, I have this new man in my life but I still want you Alex. At least Allison is honest about her desires and what she wants. I'm a bit miffed that Kellerman is having Robin back in Alex's life. A little miffed.

This one was wild though I felt a little at loose ends when it finished.

3.5 stars. Slightly better than average Delaware book. At least the killer didn't turn out to be some unscrupulous landlord. But I am getting tired of Alex sabotaging his relationships. You're a grown-ass man, Alex. Decide already.

I tried two Kellermans. I don't like his writing at all.