Open Season

I just finished reading Open Season, the latest Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman. Kellerman is a psychologist, and his character, Alex Delaware, is a child psychologist who consults with the Los Angels Police Department. Years ago, I read a couple of these novels but stopped because the plots seemed to revolve around disturbed children, which did not really grab me. But after reading a new Kellerman novel from a different series featuring a character named Clay Edison, and liking it, I decided to give this latest Alex Delaware novel a try. And liked it. Open Season is much more of a police procedural than I remember from Kellerman's earlier books and starts out with Homicide Detective Milo Sturgis asking Delaware to help in the investigation of an aspiring actress found dead and dumped at the entrance to a hospital. While it turns out the woman died of a drug overdose, the suspect who they believed dumped her is found shot to death in his apartment, and ballistics shows that the rifle that was used to kill him is linked to several other murders. Soon Sturgis and Delaware are on the trail of a serial killer. I really enjoyed reading this book. It was exciting, fast paced, and kept my attention to the end. I definitely recommend picking up a copy from your local library.