Delaware working almost entirely without Milo was an interesting twist in the series.
It got a little rushed near the end, leaving me with alot more questions than answers, which is not typical for this series.

The second half I felt like I was reading an Agent Pendergast novel at times.
I think Delaware and Pendergast would work well together and I'd like to see that someday ;-) ( )

When I first saw some of the ratings on this book thought it would be not just so so but might be really be bad. Well the first couple of chapters did not do much to disagree with some of the negative reviews. However as the story built it improved. Admittedly this is not the typical Jonathan Kellerman book or story but I enjoyed it for what it is; an interesting yarn by a psychologist who stepped outside of his normal comfort zone. ( )

In this tenth Dr. Alex Delaware book, he and Robin leave Los Angles, where his home is still being repaired for an all expenses paid work vacation on the Pacific island of Aruk, by Dr. Woodrow Mooreland, a scientist, and philanthropist who needs help with his many case files to ready them for publication.

But things are not as they seem. A couple, one a botanist, the other a meteorologist studying weather patterns in the area are to go on a plane ride over the jungle where no one goes because of the land mines left by the Japanese during World War II. They get in a fight before the flight and he goes alone and the plane crashes into the jungle. The Navy base on the other side of the island, which is blocked off by a large iron gate, that went up after the villagers protested the death and mutilation of a local girl who was known to hand around sailors.

The other cases the doctor shares with him besides that of the girl is one of a man who suffered radiation poisoning when the Bikini Islands were bombed and the air shifted and drifted over some of the Pacific Islands, causing death and cancer. The people were compensated monetarily, but in the doctor's opinion, that was not enough. The people of Aruk receive government checks each month because of their poverty, which does not encourage them to try to revive the island's economy and while Dr. Mooreland has the money to help, he does not.

There are also two strange American men on the island who seem to want to drink all day and harass the local women. But they are not the only odd thing on the island. A man who is running for the Senate seat of Washington State, and known for his environmental policies back stateside, is perhaps not so eco-friendly concerning the island. A big business is interested in the island and all the land the doctor owns, which is considerable.

But that is not the biggest secret being kept. The good Dr. Mooreland waits until the end to show and tell his story to Alex and Robin one stormy night. A story that may get them all killed. This book's ending will come as a complete shock. As all of the secrets kept by the various players unravel, a horrendous revelation and a shocking request made by Dr. Mooreland to Alex and Robin could quite possibly end in tragedy for them all. ( )

Alex Delaware novel — @ vacation on island with Research Dr. — victims of study of medicines — good

Dr. Woodrew Moreland, a respected scientist, has invited Alex Delaware, psychologist/detective, to his home on a tiny Pacific island to help him organize his papers for publication. It's a light workload leaving plenty of time for Alex and his girlfriend, Robin, to relax. Quickly, however, secretive houseguests and unexplained visitors dim the pleasures of deep blue water and white sands. Alex can't help wondering why Dr. Moreland really invited him to the island. When he probes, Alex discovers a sour and unwelcome truth. But truth it is, and its discovery comes just in time to save Alex and Robin from the violence that threatens them.

Psychologist Alex Delaware and girlfriend Robin Casta gnarly go to Micronesia to help am aging doctor with his cases. What ensues is a weird mystery unlike no other Kellerman novel. This one has all the usual grit and grime but more weirdness than exoected. And, if you don't like bugs, you may want to skip this one. ( )