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The Butcher's Theater (1988)

di Jonathan Kellerman

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
 
They call the ancient hills of Jerusalem the butcher??s theater. Here, upon this bloodstained stage, a faceless killer performs his violent specialty. The first to die brutally is a girl. She is drained of blood, then carefully bathed and shrouded in white. Precisely one week later, a second victim is found.
 
??Crisp . . . suspenseful . . . intense.???The New York Times Book Review
 
From the sacred Wailing Wall to monasteries where dark secrets are cloistered, from black-clad Bedouin enclaves to labyrinthine midnight alleys, veteran police inspector Daniel Sharavi and his crack team plunge deep into a city simmering with religious and political passions to hunt for a murderer whose insatiable taste for bloodshed could destroy the delicate balance on which Jerusalem??s very survival depends.

BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Jonathan Kellerman's
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  dgmathis | Mar 15, 2023 |
Jerusalén: en la más sagrada de las ciudades comienza a actuar un asesino sin rostro. La primera víctima la descubre un anciano que ronda por las escarpaduras del Monte de los Olivos de Jerusalén: una chica de quince años, con el cuerpo mutilado, desangrada, lavada luego cuidadosamente y amortajada de blanco. Exactamente una semana después se halla la segunda víctima.
En tanto que los peródicos publican la noticia, el inspector Daniel Sharavi, condecorado veterano de guerra y meticulosos policía, se enfrenta con su caso más complejo. Sólo en una ocasión Jerusalén ha sido víctima de un asesino en serie, un evasivo psicópata conocido como El Hombre Gris, al que nunca se llegó a capturar: sus crímenes simplemente se interrumpieron. Esta vez, un sexto sentido la advierte a Sharavi que no será tan afortunado. Sus remotas esperanzas de tener éxito estrivan en conducir al asesino a cometer un error...
  Natt90 | Nov 15, 2022 |
I've read and loved a number of Kellerman's Alex Delaware novels, among other works he's written, so the first thing I must say here is that I'm simply glad this wasn't my introduction to his work. If it had been, early novel or not, I don't think I'd be seeking out more. So, starting with that....

This is probably what I would consider to be the definition of a pulp novel. Heavy on action and needless heat; over the top in so many scenes and moments, over and over again; twisty-turny (sometimes for the better, sometimes not); full of stock characters with just enough quirks to keep them interesting; overwritten; rife with moments that feel like they were included for shock value... there were so many moments when it occurred to me that I could simply not finish the book, but I kept going mostly because of the fast pace and because I've so enjoyed Kellerman's work in the past.

If some of the shock-value passages and moments were removed, and some of the 'butchery' taken down from the level of grotesque gore to a level that was slightly more believable in a given moment, I probably would have enjoyed this quite a bit more. As it was, I too often cringed away from what felt like needless gore and shock-value offense--and I saw this as someone who really enjoys slashers and horror novels, too. On top of that, the book is so full of needless sexism and offensive language (much of which would have been offensive even when the book was published in the 80s), the book felt as if it were begging to be labeled as pulp literature in a way that I've rarely seen happen.

Maybe Kellerman just wanted to go as over the top as possible, or maybe his early writing was, in general, just this overboard in terms of language and horror, but one way or another, I can't say I enjoyed this. Was the plotting smart? Sure. Were the characters sympathetic? Mostly. Did the writing move fast and keep me engaged? Yes. But did I enjoy it or feel like the book deserved nearly as many pages as it took up? Not remotely.

I can't recommend this one unless you want a pulpy, over-the-top thriller that delivers plenty of shock value as a thriller written in the spirit of a slasher horror film. ( )
  whitewavedarling | Apr 13, 2022 |
Another Kellerman success!
The storyline was great and the description ... WOW! ... don't read this if you have a weak stomach LOL!

Adrianne ( )
  Adrianne_p | Nov 3, 2017 |
This was my first thriller by Kellerman. And the meeting went VERY well: fireworks right from the start.

Oh my goodness, what a book!! Every now and then I had goose bumps and shivers all over, even when reading it for the ....time. Usually, when I already know what is coming, it is disturbing my reading joy . I knew, but nevertheless I was taken away by the book again and again.
The different story lines and the characters are so intriguing, that I don't care if I've read it already. I just find something new every time. Or rediscover.

I really wish Kellerman would write more books like this one. ( )
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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
 
They call the ancient hills of Jerusalem the butcher??s theater. Here, upon this bloodstained stage, a faceless killer performs his violent specialty. The first to die brutally is a girl. She is drained of blood, then carefully bathed and shrouded in white. Precisely one week later, a second victim is found.
 
??Crisp . . . suspenseful . . . intense.???The New York Times Book Review
 
From the sacred Wailing Wall to monasteries where dark secrets are cloistered, from black-clad Bedouin enclaves to labyrinthine midnight alleys, veteran police inspector Daniel Sharavi and his crack team plunge deep into a city simmering with religious and political passions to hunt for a murderer whose insatiable taste for bloodshed could destroy the delicate balance on which Jerusalem??s very survival depends.

BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Jonathan Kellerman's

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