37th in series of the Alex Delaware series, Alex is called in to consult as a psychologist with LAPD detective Milo Sturgis. The story opens with a naked man hit by a van, and quickly a second body is discovered.

I really enjoyed this book, I love police procedural mysteries. I was quickly drawn in by the characters and storyline.

Thank you Netgalley and RandomHouse - as always a brilliant book, written by a brilliant author. I have been reading Jonathan's books for years and they never disappoint.
Highly recommend.

The easy flow of the narrative with the camaraderie between Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis always ensures the story moves along at a fast pace. Delawares psychological observations are always intriguing and I love the way the pieces of the puzzle are presented with the odd red herring thrown in. City of the dead is all about relationships, greed, jealousy and manipulation. With many villains in the story this is thought provoking and entertaining in one go.
The procedural element of the investigation is fascinating and serves to draw together the relevant information which balances the underlying psychological observations whish speak to motive.
A fast and addictive read that I read over a couple of sittings

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
I love the writing of Jonathan Kellerman but especially the relationship between Milo and Alex....both worldy and a bit worn around the edges but getting on with life best they can despite working on the most heinous of crime scenes.
I save any new installment until I know I want a complete distraction - Always a great read !

#CityoftheDead #NetGalley This is book 37 in the Alex Delaware series but is perfectly capable of being read as a standalone. I love the relationship between Alex and Milo and their banter. When the action happened, it was fast paced and exciting but, for me, this book contained too many pages of descriptions and background that I didn't enjoy it as much as the others. The story line was interesting but it all seemed a bit rushed in the last chapter or so to get to "who dunnit". Still a good read and I will look forward to further books in the series.

The City of the Dead is the 37th Alex Delaware novel by Jonathan Kellerman and it’s a good a read as all the previous novel sin this series. Detective Milo Sturgis calls out Alex to consult when a young naked man is hit hit by a truck, but rather strangely the driver only heard the impact as it appears the body hit side on. However a blood trail leads to another home along the same street where a young woman has been brutally murdered. The young woman is Cordi Gannett a young woman who misrepresented herself as a psychologist in a custody hearing Alex was involved in. Despite working out who the second victim is, it takes a while to work out who the young man is. Together Alex and Milo investigate the case each with their own special skills and insight.
These novels are a wonderful mix of psychological insight and police procedural and City of the Dead is just another wonderful read.

This is the latest book by the Author featuring Homicide Lt. Milo Sturgis and psychologist Alex Delaware .

The two find themselves called out to view the body of a naked man , apparently hit by a van in the early hours .
The notion of an accident is soon put to bed ...... following bloodstains from the scene a woman's naked , butchered body is found in a nearby house .
Alex is horrified to realise he recognises the woman , he had previously met her on a child custody case where her qualifications as a psychologist had been called into question .
Has the female victim's past troublesome past come back to haunt her , just what is her connection to the male victim ?
The cases will take many twists and turns before our duo make sense of just what is going on and bring a savage , psychopath to justice .

This is yet another enjoyable murder mystery from this entertaining Author

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

Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

An excellent read. As always Mr Kellerman lives up to the mark. Recommended.

I really enjoyed this latest installment in the Alex Delaware series and I feel as though this is what Kellerman writes best. A good story with an unexpected twist at the end.

Another Delaware / Sturgis story that has been churned out. These stories are certainly always easy reads and quick to read and that’s because if you’re familiar with this series there isn’t really much new to the plot lines, just a slightly different murder scenario and suspect pool. The characters work though and the writing style is good enough to enjoy, even if you can predict the plot from page 1

Have been a fan of Jonathan Kellerman and his characters Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgess once again a brilliant storey line that starts slowly and builds right through to a supprising end great read well recommended

Another great book in the Alex Delaware series although it can be read as a stand-alone, I really enjoy Jonathan Kellerman books and was not disappointed in this one, great characters and twists, I never manage to guess the who done it though, keeps you guessing.

Another great book by Jonathan Kellerman. This book is full of twists and turns, and surprises around every corner. The characters are skillfully drawn and remain quite memorable long after the unexpected conclusion.

Full disclosure; I’m a massive Jonathan Kellerman fan and I love the Alex Delaware and Milo series and this is another fabulous read - number 37 in the series.
In this book Alex (Psychologist) and Milo (Homicide Detective) are together on a bizarre case of a double murder.

I pretty much read it in one sitting as this is an author whose style just grabs and doesn’t let go. There’s murder, an excellent storyline, great characters and the descriptions of people, places and feelings are, as always, detailed and interesting.

If you’ve not read any of this series, I so envy you as they’re fabulous. However, this, as all the books, can be read as a stand alone.

Loved, loved, loved it. 5 fabulous stars and a massive thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the opportunity to preview another great read.

When Detective Moses Reed is called to the seen of an accident he's sure that it will be a straightforward case. When he gets there though he discovers that the victim is stark naked and the damage on the vehicle that hit him doesn't seem to account for the severity of his injuries. Following a tip off from a neighbour he visits a nearby house and what he discovers there leads him to call his boss Lieutenant Milo Sturgis. A woman's body is discovered in the house; her throat has been cut and it appears she had been disturbed after going to bed. Sturgis calls on his psychologist friend Alex Delaware - he regularly consults on the "stranger" cases. Alex recognises the victim - she once appeared in court for a custody hearing at the same time as him, however the fact she was not a qualified psychologist was soon discovered and she was forced to leave. The investigation is far from straightforward and seems to link back to the custody case but the resolution comes unexpectedly to Alex while he's carrying out his "normal" day job.

This is the 37th instalment in the Alex Delaware series and once again is another great read.

Thanks to Netgalley, Random House UK and Jonathan Kellerman for the ARC of this book in return for an honest review.

City of the dead by Jonathan Kellerman.
An Alex Delaware thriller book 37.
At 5am in the upscale neighbourhood of Westwood Village, two removal men are making a routine pick-up when they make a fatal hit. It's a man - who appeared from nowhere - naked and with no means of identification.Not long after, a woman is found dead in a house nearby, which neighbours suspect to be a brothel. Could the man have come from there?When LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis calls brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware to the scene, the case gets even more complicated. Delaware has met the woman before. She's a psychologist too.
Are the two deaths linked? Or is there a darker force at work?
A really enjoyable read. Loved the story and characters. A great series. 5*.

My thanks to Random House U.K. Cornerstone for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘City of the Dead’
by Jonathan Kellerman in exchange for an honest review.

This is Book 37 in Kellerman’s series of police procedurals featuring psychologist Alex Delaware set in Los Angeles. I have only read a few books in the series and find that they work fine as stand-alones.

In this outing Dr. Delaware is brought onto a case by LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis, who is working a double homicide. It transpires that one of the victims is also a psychologist, though one with a controversial reputation, and is known to Alex.

While this was a perfectly fine police procedural, I didn’t particularly engage with the plot this time around. Still the banter between Dr. Alex and Milo remained great fun.

A complex and gripping thriller that kept me guessing and turning pages. Excellent storytelling, great characters, solid mystery.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Complex thriller for one of my favourite pair of slueths. Not a lot of clues for Milo to follow up and a great many twists and turns before all becomes clear. An engrossing read.

I’ve only dipped into Kellerman’s long running Alex Delaware series once before – it was quite some time ago and I recorded no reaction to the book other than the lonely three stars listed on my Goodreads record of the event. But I like crime fiction stories set in the City of Angels so it was about time I gave the series another try. In this, the latest book in the series, Delaware – a child psychologist - teams up with cop Milo Sturgis to investigate the strange death of a naked man hit by a removal truck in the dark early hours. It’s not obvious why Sturgis asks Alex to help him but I suppose the pair have made a habit of working cases together and if it ain’t broke why fix it.

Soon one body become two, as a woman is found to have been stabbed in a nearby house. So, what’s the link between the two – assuming there is a link? Did ‘Naked’ murder the woman and was he then unlucky enough to get run down by the truck? But if so, why was escaping the scene with no clothes on? The interaction between the psychologist and the cop is well handled, their discussions on point but always with an undertone of humour. I liked both characters, but Delaware is the star of the show. As L.A. crime solvers go, Kellerman has drawn him closer in character to Elvis Cole (Robert Crais) than the more hard-bitten Harry Bosch (Michael Connelly): he’s good looking, smooth and has an agile turn of phrase.

The story moves along at a reasonable pace with the requisite number of switches and twists arriving at timely intervals. The only thing I found slightly irritating is that on a couple occasions people of interest were identified and tracked down through what felt like little more than guesswork. But this aside the story knots together pretty well and builds to an intriguing conclusion. It’s an easy and enjoyable read and I now know that I’ll definitely return to this series again - and this time it'll be sooner rather than later.