Petey's Fiction Review

Rage

by Jonathan Kellerman

When psychologist Alex Delaware gets a telephone call from a young man who's just been released from prison, he's compelled to revisit an 8-year old case in which toddler Kristal Malley was brutally murdered. He agrees to meet with the caller, Rand Duchay, but Rand doesn't show. A short time later, Rand, one of Kristal's convicted killers, is found brutally murdered.

Is it coincidence? Is it revenge? Or is it something more sinister? Alex joins his friend, LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis, in reinvestigating Kristal Malley's murder even as they investigate more recent murders that seem intended to cover up the original crime.

The rage of those who would identify and stop a psychopathic killer is no less intense than the killer's rage to escape detection. At some point, the paths of prey and predator will converge—with stunning results.

Rage, a cleverly contrived whodunit, rages toward an unconventional, but strangely satisfying, conclusion. Once readers start turning pages, they'll be reluctant to stop.

A real-life clinical psychologist, Jonathan Kellerman is the author of the popular Alex Delaware novels and other works of fiction, including The Conspiracy Club, Twisted, Therapy, The Murder Book and The Clinic. He's also written numerous articles, essays and short stories, three psychology volumes and two children's books. Kellerman, father of four, is married to novelist Faye Kellerman. He lives in California.

Visit Jonathan's Web site at www.jonathankellerman.com

Review by Phil Hanson

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