Wow. Alex Delaware 33. And I’ve read them all. Scary! Also shows how good this series is and what quality of writing and storytelling you get from it. I’ve given up on a lot of long running series but not this one because I enjoy the read every time. Obviously I have my favourites and I love some more than others, but none have been bad, or dull, or same old at all.

The main characters of Milo and Alex have been through a lot together over the years. The emotional cases, the difficult cases, the downright dangerous cases, these two take on them all. Their character development has been ever riveting, each new mystery fascinating and evocative and it is genuinely a series I would love to see run forever.

Night Moves then finds Alex helping Milo out when a random unidentified body turns up at a family home while they are out for dinner. Not something you’d want to find upon returning from an evening out. This family is at odds though and also just plain odd- so Alex will have his work cut out for him unravelling the psychological clues. Milo meanwhile will follow the physical clues, so off we go on yet another beautifully plotted crime thriller.

Jonathan Kellerman writes with a very gentle soothing style, using few words to give great meaning, generating a sense of place and time that is easy to fall into and it is a rhythm that I find highly engaging. A familiarity with the core character group means I can just get right into each new story without much effort at all and I always read them fast. I like too that each could easily be read as a standalone – so if you’ve not tried any yet just pick up any of them which has a blurb you find intriguing and dive right in.

Night Moves was great, they are all great.

Recommended. Both as a novel and a series.

Having been a fan of Doctor Delaware for many years have never failed to enjoy one of Mr Kellerman novels. This book is no exception and was full of intrigue and mystery.

Another bestseller in this book. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and loved all the twists and turns within it. Had me enthralled and wanting to finish it to find out the conclusion. Definitely recommended.

Jonathan Kellerman’s 33rd in the Alex Delaware series, features the dynamic duo Dr Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis. Milo, the Police Lieutenant in charge of the case and Alex the Criminal Psychologist consultant assisting by supplying his own special brand of insights. When the body of an unknown person is found inside a ‘well to do’ family home and is found with no hands or face, the work begins in earnest.

Tightly written with all the hallmarks of classic Kellerman this is a twisty turny intelligent thriller.

Thank-you to Netgalley for providing an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

It has been a while since I dipped into a Joanthan Kellerman Alex Delaware novel, so I was keen to find out what has been happening to Alex and his Lt sidekick Milo Sturgis in the meantime.

I’m happy to report that Alex hasn’t changed a bit – he is still that cool, calm and collected child psychologist and Milo, well, if anything, Milo has got even bigger as he eats his way through this complex murder case.

Called out late at night by Milo, Alex arrives at a crime scene to find a body with no hands and a severely destroyed face. The house is home to Felice and Chet Corvin and their two children, Chelsea and Brett. The family claim to have no idea who the victim is, but there’s something ‘off’ about them all and Milo wants Alex’s take on the situation.

It is soon clear that something is up in this suburb of L.A. but whether it’s the odd and reclusive punk artist next door, or further afield, it is not going to be too long before another dead body appears and a host of other characters begin to have connections to this murder, though the dark motive behind it will take longer to reveal.

There are nice layers of complexity to Kellerman’s books and this one is no exception. I like the way he draws his characters even when they are not required to be fully fleshed out, you catch glimpses of what drives each and every one, and Kellerman is extremely good at building in the human element to even the most psychopathic of his killers.

Milo has a great team around him and the characters of Petra Connor and Moses Reed are amongst the best of cops in the precinct.

Alex and Milo are constantly working through theories, seeing what best fits the knowledge they have and this enables them to find new angles to investigate and new characters to question.

In Night Moves, we meet a host of unsavoury, twisted and disappointed characters and each of their stories leads to a new angle to explore. In a series of twists and turns, this plot will lead up mountains, to the beach and back again to suburbia, until the final twist when all is revealed.

I really enjoyed meeting up with Dr Delaware and Milo Sturgis again. Kellerman has lost none of his storytelling magic and I look forward to more from this great friendship.

Wow, this series is now on its 33rd book and it's still compelling reading. Yes, we have had moments where the series has provided weaker books and storylines but, on the whole, it's kept itself fresh rather nicely. I think that this is mostly down to the great partnership between Milo and Alex as they are both strong characters and, separately and together, manage to carry the books where the storyline isn't as strong. Obviously there is a lot of history, backstory and development of the main characters throughout the series so, as always, it is better to start from the beginning but. with 32 books to play catch up with, and the main story being self-contained within this volume, you could step right in and read this as a standalone.
So, in this book we dive straight in with Alex and Milo at the scene of a murder. A body has been found in the study of a house. Identification is hard due to certain mutilations that have occurred but, on first viewing, it is the body of a person who no one living in the house admits to knowing; it appeared when they were out eating a family meal.
And thus begins the start of a rather interesting investigation which has Milo and Alex traipsing all over the place as they try and cut through the noise, uncover the secrets, call out the lies and remove the layers of duplicity that all surround the case.
As with all the Delaware books we also have our stellar cast of minor characters, obviously Robin and Rick both feature here but it is Blanche, Alex's dog, who really steals the show on more than one occasion. We also have a health supply of meals shared and described so well that my mouth was often watering as I read!
The plot is really rather convoluted at times and for more than half the book I had so many thoughts and ideal floating round my head that I did get a bit dizzy and gave up trying to beat the duo to the truth and just let them get on with it; some of the speculations along the way had me reeling too!
Pacing is good, even with the dead ends, about turns and often frustration, it still went along at a fair lick. I'm always a bit wary when I read a long standing, trad published, series book as there's often a fair bit of padding included to get the word count up. Well, if there was in this book, I didn't notice it! Yes, we have a few scenes that are not as connected to the story as they might have been but they all have their place and stand to character series development enough to warrant inclusion.
All in all, a good addition to an already great series. My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.

I have read all the Alex Delaware novels but I don't think this is Jonathan Kellerman's finest effort. There seemed to be reams and reams of Alex and Milo coming up with "what if" scenarios....I got bored with them. The interaction is still there, food/eating is still plays a major part but this time there were far too many "who do you think did it now" discussions which took over the narrative enjoyment for me. That said - bring on Alex 34 please !

There is a great partnership between Alex and Milo and this is another great story. Full of twists and turns and red herrings this story keeps you involved to the end. I didn't work out who had done it till the dynamic duo told me!

It's been a while since I last read a Jonathan Kellerman Alex Delaware novel - The Murder Book. I found that one a bit outdated but Night Moves is right there in the present. I love the relationship between Milo and Alex - such an easy working relationship and they compliment each other perfectly. This book had plenty of drama and sub plots with lots of twists and turns that I didn't seen coming. Easy to read with plenty of dialogue and just enough descriptions to give you a feel of the plot and characters. Would have liked the character of Robin to have been a little bit more developed but maybe that will happen in a future book. Really enjoyed this.

Oh my god you have to read this book.

I have read all of Jonathan Kellermans previous books and I could not wait for this book.

It is gripping and nice to see Milo and Alex back together for another gripping book.

Another murder that Milo and Alex need to solve. Alex needs to help the children who have been traumatised by what has happened.

I love the friendship between these two, they work so well together and it makes for brilliant reading.

As soon as I started this book I did not want to put it down.

There are so many twists and turns and red herrings that you do not see coming. I also loved that you didn't know who was telling the truth, who was lying and who the killer is.

I love the description and plot ant the style of writing Jonathan Kellerman has written another brilliant book I can't wait for the next one.

I have read all of Jonathan Kellerman’s books and I must admit I haven’t been as enthralled by the latter ones. The earlier novels were gripping but I feel the recent ones have become formulaic.
Night Moves features psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis Kellerman’s usual protagonists.
An unidentified man is murdered and dumped in Chet Corvin’s House. Milo and Alex set out to discover who the man is and who murdered him.
Unfortunately this book did not really grip me, the characters were two dimensional and even Alex and Milo just seemed to go through the motions. There were a lot of characters and at some points I became rather confused.
Kellerman uses short sentences and a lot of dialogue to move the plot along but I really did not care what the characters were saying most of the time.
When the murderer was revealed I did not find it a big surprise although there were a few plot twists which I didn’t guess along the way.
I would say that this is not one of the author’s better books and I will probably think twice about reading Alex Delaware 34.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for my advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

I would like to thank Netgalley and Headline for an advance copy of Night Moves, the 33rd novel to feature psychologist Dr Alex Delaware and Lieutenant Milo Sturgis of the LAPD.

Alex gets a late night call from Milo to consult on another strange case. The Corvin family have returned from a family dinner to find a dead body in their den. Shot in the face and missing his hands the body is not easily identifiable and the Corvins swear they don't know who he is.

I thoroughly enjoyed Night Moves which is a compulsive read with plenty of twists and turns. I have been reading this series for more years than I care to count so there is not much that surprises me in it but I found the plot premise intriguing, innovative and unusual and it didn't disappoint when I read it as it takes several unexpected turns and becomes something much bigger than an unexplained body. Mr Kellerman writes to the loose formula of his characters following some false leads until they reach the correct path, speculating on motive as they go along. Night Moves is no different but I found some of their speculations so outlandish that I wondered if I'd wandered into a parody. Hence 4 rather than 5 stars.

Apart from that the novel is well paced plotted with some good twists. I particularly enjoyed the gradual unraveling of the Corvin family secrets which contain some crackers. The final solution is well hidden so I was clueless until the reveal. The plotting had me gripped from start to finish so I had to keep turning the pages to find out what was coming next.

Night Moves is a welcome addition to this long running series so I have no hesitation in recommending it as a good read.