Jonathan Kellerman

TRUE DETECTIVES

Ballantine Books (2009)

CONDITION:  VERY GOOD, both book and jacket.

Book includes ISBN but also #1271192 on back cover.  Book club edition?  I don't know; you tell me!

Moses Reed and Aaron Fox have the same mother; their respective fathers were cops, friends, and partners. And despite their shared calling, their turbulent family history has set them at odds. Moses is a no-frills LAPD detective; Aaron is a smooth-talking private eye. Usually they go their separate ways, but the disappearance of straight-A student Caitlin Frostig isn’t usual. Reluctantly tag-teaming to crack a cold case that won’t die, Moses and Aaron descend into the sinister underside of the City of Angels. Surrounded by twisted millionaire moguls, tarnished trophy wives, and famous faces with hellish secrets, they pull no punches as they penetrate the strange, seductive world of glamour, wealth, and power to keep L.A.’s dark dreamland from claiming another lost soul.

{Comment by me:  this is not a true “Alex Delaware/Milo Sturgis” novel, although they are minor characters!}

COMMENTARIES ON LINE:

Even though this is not a primary book in the Alex Delaware series, it was another excellent mystery showcasing the beginning of Moe Reed’s detective skills and his relationship with his brother Aaron Fox, former detective turned private eye. A love-hate relationship between the brothers unites them in a common goal as they search for a missing woman which leads them down an unexpected path of destruction from fortune and fame.

Interesting interaction between the main characters. They have a long history but don't trust each other, let alone really like each other. Read it, I don't think you'll be sorry.

Finished this, it's as good as the first book they were featured in, Bones.   I did appreciate a surprise ending that I did not expect. Worth the effort!

This books keeps you interested and second guessing until the very end. The brothers are a great addition to Kellerman's arsenal of crime fighters.

A lot of readers didn't like this book because Milo Sturgis and Alex Delaware were peripheral. But I really enjoyed the character development between the brothers, and thought their exchanges were fabulous.   It did move slower than the Delaware novels, but not that much slower, and the third person narration was a nice change.

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