The museum of desire by Jonathan Kellerman.
An Alex Delaware Novel: 35.
LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis has solved a lot of murder cases. On many of them--the ones he calls "different"--he taps the brain of brilliant psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware. But neither Alex nor Milo are prepared for what they find on an early morning call to a deserted mansion in Bel Air. This one's beyond different. This is predation, premeditation, and cruelty on a whole new level.
A really enjoyable read. Great story and characters. 4*.

Thank you NetGalley and Random House for the ARC of this book

It's been a while since I've read a Jonathan Kellerman book and I wish I hadn't left it so long.

It was great to revisit Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis book and a real welcome return to the series.

I love the way Jonathan writes - it really keeps me interested. The characters were great, the storyline had a great pace to. I love anything to do with psychological profiling so I need more.
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Been a while since I read an Alex Delaware/Milo Sturgis book by Jonathan Kellerman and it was a welcome return to the series for me. I love the snappy descriptions that Kellerman gives of each character. The pace was good and the plot intriguing with a great combination between police work and psychological profiling by the dr.

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this book

to be honest i struggled with this one...i like milo and the doc but this story for me dragged a bit sorry to say

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book. I have read all the adventures of Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis and think they are all great. This story is a bit off the wall and the old team are at their sparing best. A car found containing four victims each with their own back story makes for an entertaining Who Dunnit.
Another in a great series.

This is the latest Dr Alex Delaware and Lieutenant Milo Sturgis murder mystery by this entertaining Author .

Milo has regularly called on his friend Alex when a case has thrown up a need for his expertise .
This latest case is particularly horrific - called to a massacre at an empty Bel Air mansion they find the four bloody bodies inside a stretch limousine , each killed in an horrific manner .
What is the connection between the victims , if any ; who are they ; just what murderous soul are they trying to apprehend ?
There are more questions than answers in this complicated investigation but our duo are up to the task - hopefully !

Another excellent book in this series , full of twists and turns with an high adrenaline finish .

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own

Well, Jonathan Kellerman has long been one of my favourite authors, and I really love the dynamic between Alex and Milo so I was looking forward to this book.

While I didn't think this was the best book in the series I loved how challenging it was for Alex and Milo to solve the mystery.

Lots of twists and still an enjoyable read - looking forward to my next Alex / Milo fix.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House UK, Cornerstone for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

*I requested this book on behalf of my mother so all opinions are hers*

Jonathan Kellerman is by far one of my favourite authors of all time, his books are so interesting and gripping and this was no exception, I can't wait to see what he brings out next.

This was my first Jonathan Kellerman book and I thoroughly enjoyed.
It's gripping, fast paced and action packed.
I loved the well thought and interesting MCs and the tightly knitted plot kept me hooked till the end.
Can't wait to read another book by this author.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

The formatting of the review book made this a really hard slog to read but I have to say I really enjoyed it. It’s my first Jonathan Kellerman book in several years and I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed reading about the characters again. Was like meeting up with old friends. I enjoyed the storyline it kept me engaged and interested in the story. A solid 4 star read.

#TheMuseumofDesire #NetGalley I love this author and the characters of Milo and Alex. I did find this one a hard book to get into though. It seemed much slower than previous and there was, in my opinion, a lot of repetition. I can normally finish a book that 'grabs me' in one or two days but this took nearly 3 weeks!. The story line was good though and when the action happened, it was fast paced and exciting. The kindle copy I had though was very poor, which made it very difficult to follow and quite confusing in parts. I tried hard not to let this influence my overall opinion of the book but I think it id contribute to me not rushing to pick the book up. I am still looking forward to the next in the series because I really do enjoy it.

Lieutenant Milo Sturgis & Dr Alex Delaware are back on a new case this one is sicker than normal. But what do the victims have in common how do they know each other? This case will lead them down some dark alleys and into the sick games of the rich. Will they be able to find the killers before even more victims are found? Another great read. Did find this one a little hard to get into but I did enjoy it though. I was lucky enough to receive a copy from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

Alex and Milo are back and continue to deliver! Kellerman has been writing with these characters for a long time but they never seem to get old and stale. The writing style is so impressive - not a word is wasted but still the reader gets a full picture of what is going on. The dialogue is great and you can really feel the depth of affection Milo and Alex have for one another.

The usual fare for a Delaware/ Sturgis whodunnit but a little too much going on or too many forgettable characters but the dark and twisted murder scene sets the premise for what could be an amazing book but this is too convoluted and has far too many moving pieces.
If you’re already invested in the Alex and Milo series then it’s enjoyable and certainly not the worst of them

This is the 35th book in the Dr Alex Delaware and Lieutenant Milo Sturgis series. Milo uses Alex, a psychologist, to help him solve the difficult cases that come up in his precinct, giving him an extremely high solve rate.

In this book, several bodies are discovered in a limousine at a party venue. The problem is that none of the victims seem to be related in any way. Milo and Alex have to work very hard to solve this case where the more that is discovered, the stranger the case becomes!

Whilst I really enjoyed the story the ARC was so badly formatted, with repetitions of parts of sentences almost on every page - and sometimes 2 or 3 times on a page, it was almost impossible to read, which marred my enjoyment of the book itself.

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I am a huge fan of Johnathan Kellerman but I feel this book wasn’t up to his usual calibre.

The story starts with the discovery of four dead bodies in a limousine at a palatial property used as a party venue. Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis ‘ partnership in this book is not of the quality I have come to expect from Johnathan Kellerman.

The story involves too many characters and led to confusion. The structure of the story is strong but then it’s let down by the content , due to it being unclear in places.
I really wanted to enjoy this story , but I was disappointed and I felt that it was a haphazard story, and the conclusion was less than satisfying The book contains twists and turns but I felt they didn’t add to the book.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK, Cornerstone for this arc copy .

Four bodies are discovered in a limo, after a party held at a ritzy Beverly Hills estate. The victims are seemingly unrelated to each other, and have all been killed in a different way. At first glance, the only similarity is that the victims were all in the same place at the same time.When Lieutenant Milo Sturgis and psychiatrist Alex Delaware take on the grisly case, they realize that something more intricate may be behind the murders, but who is responsible? Going into this novel unfamiliar with Kellerman’s work (and with this series of novels in particular) I had few expectations. The good thing about The Museum of Desire is I didn’t really need to have read any of the other Sturgis/Delaware novels to be able to keep pace. Milo and Alex work well together, and any significant parts of their back story were quickly covered. Readers will enjoy the detective-psychologist relationship these two characters had going, and they were both immediately likable and charming.The crime itself is complex, and the investigation leads down many different paths. There are many, many players involved, and readers will have to pay attention to keep track of who-knew-who and who-did-what. The story starts going down one path, then immediately turns down another with no warning.Overall, fans of police procedurals will feel right at home here, as Sturgis and his team investigate a brutal murder of four seemingly unrelated people. The ending itself is somewhat startling and definitely unpredictable, however there are many different routes that the plot takes (indigent and homeless, Nazi sympathizers, art dealers) and the ending seems to loosely connect them all, forged together weakly.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. I really enjoy this authors books and this was no exception, fantastic storyline, great characters. Loved it will have you hooked to the end.

This is the 35th book in the Alex Delaware series and after a party at a Beverley Hills mansion four bodies are found the next day- another case for Alex and Milo. I have read all the books in this series and absolutely love them. I love the relationship between Alex and Milo and here in book 35 it feels like being in the company of old friends. I love the setting and Kellerman's unique writing style. This is probably not the best in the series but it's still part of one of the best series out there and I would recommend it.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a digital ARC

Jonathan Kellerman’s long-running Alex Delaware series is a whopping thirty-five books old and, for readers who are familiar with the series, reading the latest one is like meeting a set of good, old friends. I am grateful to the author and the publisher, and NetGalley for the digital ARC of The Museum of Desire in exchange for my unbiased review.

The Museum of Desire starts off with the discovery of four dead bodies inside a luxury car at a Beverly Hills party venue by a cleaner. Homicide Lieutenant Milo Sturgis wastes no time in summoning his friend, psychologist and police consultant Alex Delaware, as the theatrical display of the bodies appears to be a sick psychopath’s idea of an art installation. The victims appear totally unconnected to each other, and there is no reasonable motive for any one of them to be killed. Milo and his team of hardworking detectives—with the help of Alex and a few others—plod through the investigation chasing non-existent leads, adding and discarding potential suspects and motives as new facts—and more bodies—continue to emerge. After a lot of perseverance, the investigators catch some lucky breaks and the complete story comes to light in all its complexity.

Milo and Alex are great characters and it is always a pleasure to get together with them. They share a fabulous rapport, both with each other and with others working alongside. The Museum of Desire also has a few interesting secondary characters that I enjoyed. The plot of this novel starts with a bang and races along pretty nicely as it gets more and more convoluted. It is a gripping tale with many unpredictable twists and a shocking, unexpected ending.

As much as I liked reading it, I was disappointed with the role Alex has to play in this novel. Unlike the early novels in the series, he does not get to practice his trade—the one which made his character unique and famous—much. There are just a few instances in this book where the author has tried to make his expertise useful, but those feel like only half-hearted efforts. Without his ‘psychologist’ hat on, Alex is like any other amateur detective, and that diminishes the fun by a good measure. Also, the case itself is a bit too complex, with the motivations of the killer(s) unclear and unconvincing. The denouement is quite abrupt without much in the way of confirming the assumptions made by the investigators about the killer(s). The overload of information about peoples’ appearances and food tends to annoy the reader at times.

As a thriller and police procedural, The Museum of Desire, is an engaging read with a fine plot and some entertaining characters. However, it would have been a lot better if Alex had been given a meatier role apropos of his specialty. I would rate it 3.5 out of 5 stars rounded up to 4.