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Breakdown

di Jonathan Kellerman

Serie: Alex Delaware (31)

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Jonathan Kellerman has been universally hailed as the master of psychological suspense, and the blockbuster new thriller featuring Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis confirms his status as today’s preeminent practitioner of saber-sharp storytelling.
 
Psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware meets beautiful and emotionally fragile TV actress Zelda Chase when called upon to evaluate her five-year-old son, Ovid. Years later, Alex is unexpectedly reunited with Zelda when she is involuntarily committed after a bizarre psychotic episode. Shortly after Zelda’s release, an already sad situation turns tragic when she is discovered dead on the grounds of a palatial Bel Air estate. Having experienced more than enough of L.A.’s dark side to recognize the scent of evil, Alex turns to his friend LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis for help in finding out who ended Zelda’s broken life.
 
At the same time, Alex is caught up in another quest: the search for Zelda’s missing son. And when other victims vanish from the same upscale neighborhood, worry turns to terror.
 
As Alex struggles to piece together the brief rise and steep fall of a gorgeous, talented actress, he and Milo unveil shattered dreams, the corruption of a family, and a grotesque betrayal of innocence. With each devastating revelation and damning clue, Alex’s brilliant mind is challenged as never before—and his determination grows to see a killer caged and the truth set free.
Praise for Breakdown
 
“This is a book you should not miss. . . . A master craftsman at the top of his game . . . one of his best to date.”—Bookreporter
“Gripping . . . an exhilarating masterclass in the art of plotting, suspense, characterization and brilliant mind games.”—Blackpool Gazette
 
Praise for Jonathan Kellerman
 
“Jonathan Kellerman’s psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix.”—Los Angeles Times
 
“Kellerman doesn’t just write psychological thrillers—he owns the genre.”—Detroit Free Press.
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A new angle for the good doctor, and a strange set of circumstances. Satisfyingly fast-paced and twisty, as per usual, but this time Delaware's in the lead. ( )
  jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 |
Good main story line: Dr. Alex Delaware is the only connection to a crazy woman found on the grounds of a Bel Air mansion, because many years prior he had evaluated her son to see whether his then-eccentric TV actress mother was taking proper care of him. After a short period of evaluation, Alex gets her put back into a halfway house, and she dies from poison, in the same neighborhood. Alex is worried about what happened to her child, Ovid. Milo Sturgis and Alex investigate and find a series of missing housekeepers as well. While I found this latter plot to be a diversion, it was great to see Milo back in a more visible role. Alex is relentless, and eventually uses extraordinary resources to find skullduggery. ( )
  skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 |
Breakdown was the first book I read by Jonathan Kellerman. Interesting, it got my attention at the beginning, then it was meh, then it was good again towards the end. ( )
  xKayx | Dec 14, 2020 |
Brreakdown takes place in present day Los Angeles. The title of the book perfectly fits the characters in the story. It is a marvel as to how an author can come up with such a detailed story about homeless people, mentally ill people, murders and intrigue. Excellent story from page one to the conclusion. Highly recommended and thus rated with five stars. ( )
  lbswiener | Dec 2, 2020 |
This is a really good story and, for the most part, I really enjoyed it. Not sure if it was me or not but some parts seemed a little tedious and, for that reason, only gave it 3 stars. This is something I have encountered with Jonathan Kellerman. I love his details and specificity except the times is almost feels compulsive or excessive (haven't figured out which description fits me feelings). Those times they seem to almost disrupt the flow of the story and are a real let down.

Overall there were some interesting and unique situations however the principal baddie was a cardboard stereotype. This doesn't happen too often with Kellerman. Even when it does it seldom detracts from the overall story and this time the preps were almost completely secondary to the procedural aspects of the story and investigation. ( )
  can44okie | Aug 28, 2020 |
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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Jonathan Kellerman has been universally hailed as the master of psychological suspense, and the blockbuster new thriller featuring Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis confirms his status as today’s preeminent practitioner of saber-sharp storytelling.
 
Psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware meets beautiful and emotionally fragile TV actress Zelda Chase when called upon to evaluate her five-year-old son, Ovid. Years later, Alex is unexpectedly reunited with Zelda when she is involuntarily committed after a bizarre psychotic episode. Shortly after Zelda’s release, an already sad situation turns tragic when she is discovered dead on the grounds of a palatial Bel Air estate. Having experienced more than enough of L.A.’s dark side to recognize the scent of evil, Alex turns to his friend LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis for help in finding out who ended Zelda’s broken life.
 
At the same time, Alex is caught up in another quest: the search for Zelda’s missing son. And when other victims vanish from the same upscale neighborhood, worry turns to terror.
 
As Alex struggles to piece together the brief rise and steep fall of a gorgeous, talented actress, he and Milo unveil shattered dreams, the corruption of a family, and a grotesque betrayal of innocence. With each devastating revelation and damning clue, Alex’s brilliant mind is challenged as never before—and his determination grows to see a killer caged and the truth set free.
Praise for Breakdown
 
“This is a book you should not miss. . . . A master craftsman at the top of his game . . . one of his best to date.”—Bookreporter
“Gripping . . . an exhilarating masterclass in the art of plotting, suspense, characterization and brilliant mind games.”—Blackpool Gazette
 
Praise for Jonathan Kellerman
 
“Jonathan Kellerman’s psychology skills and dark imagination are a potent literary mix.”—Los Angeles Times
 
“Kellerman doesn’t just write psychological thrillers—he owns the genre.”—Detroit Free Press.

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