Double Homicide - Hardcover

Kellerman, Jonathan; Kellerman, Faye

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0755324544 ISBN 13: 9780755324545

Publisher: Headline, 2004

Synopsis

Two masters of the thriller genre break new ground with their first collaboration, introducing two different sets of cops in two different cities, faced with two very different murders. In Santa Fe, Darrel Two Moons and Steve Katz are working the 4pm-2am Special Investigation shift when they're called to the scene of a blunt-force homicide. The victim: a wealthy art dealer with a shady reputation, very few friends and an awful lot of enemies who're not sorry to see him dead. Did he stumble on a burglar stealing a priceless painting, or did someone whose life he'd ruined finally seek revenge? Dorothy Breton and her partner McCain are called to downtown Boston the same night Dorothy found a revolver in her teenage son's backpack. Now her elder son is a witness to the killing of a promising athlete in a shoot-out. At least the evidence is stacked against the obvious culprit - until the autopsy shows the young man didn't die of gunshot wounds, and Dorothy has to dig a lot deeper to find the shocking truth.

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Review:

Two short novels by a couple who've each gone it alone very successfully in their previous literary efforts make for a double treat for fans of both authors--Faye, whose mysteries feature a similarly uxorious couple in Rina and Peter Decker, and Jonathan, whose Alex Delaware novels starring a thoughtful child psychologist who's luckier in crime-busting than in love are even more popular. Not as satisfying as each author's full-length efforts, Double Homicide nonetheless offers a tasty side dish for their fans, and their protagonists venture beyond Los Angeles to tread new geographical territory, too. In Boston, a popular college athlete is slain in a busy nightclub, but what seems like an open-and-shut case turns out to hinge on forensic evidence that points to a very different conclusion. Detectives Michael McCain and Doris Breton unravel the mystery in Beantown, while two other new characters, Darryl Two Moons and his partner Steve Katz, discover that gallery owner Larry Olafson's brutal slaying has repercussions that resonate far beyond Santa Fe's trendy Canyon Road. Neither of these novellas makes the most of either author's gifts at character development, which lend themselves to a longer format, but that won't stop their dedicated readers from snapping them up and savoring them until the Deckers or Dr. Delaware turn up in their next adventures. --Jane Adams

About the Author:

Faye Kellerman is the author of the hugely successful Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus thrillers, as well as a non-series thriller, MOON MUSIC, and a historical novel, THE QUALITY OF MERCY. Jonathan Kellerman has written numerous bestselling tales of suspense including the Alex Delaware novels, as well as non-series books including THE CONSPIRACY CLUB. Faye and Jonathan Kellerman live in Los Angeles; they have four children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0755324544
• ISBN 13: 9780755324545
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304