“Victims,” by Jonathan Kellerman

FM's ratings:

1. Premise 10
2. Prose 9
3. Plot 9
4. Characters 10
5. Overall 9

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A fascinating premise, excellent chemistry between the dual protagonists, and superb dialog throughout make this another great, make-it-look-easy detective novel by Mr. Kellerman! Are there other novels about a serial killer that arranges his victims’ intestines in creative ways? Sure, probably. But this one does it so well it’s a fresh idea all over again. The real beauty of these detective mysteries is the added element of psychological insights into the murders in order to track down the killer. Teaming up a hard-nose detective with a brilliant psychiatric doctor makes for some profound reasoning and dialog. I may have to read them all!