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This book was recently left in my LFL. I rarely take books out, but this one looked good, & I'm really enjoying it. Thing is, it's book 37 of a series that apparently started in 1985. So, I'm wondering, if you've read any of these, would you recommend going back and starting from the beginning? Or should I just see which ones I can find at the local FotL (their paperbacks are $0.50) and read them out of order?

Going good, morning, chilling and reading. Murder mystery, Milo and Alex to the rescue.

Forgotten I had read Serpentine. Discovered after like two pages in lol. On to the next one, City of the Dead. Jonathan Kellerman, no one does it better.

There is something so comforting about revisiting well known characters. I genuinely like Alex Delaware and Milo Strugis.The familiar patterns of Alex‘s life: Robin, the Koi pond and the lovely dog, Daphne. Long standing series, (these began to appear in 1985) also run the risk of becoming formulaic. Unfortunately, this one falls into that category: horrific murders, unknown assailant until Alex figures it out. Maybe the next one will be better.

This is my first read by Jonathan Kellerman. I did not realize that this was a part of a long time series. I was a little lost at times, so I might want to go back and start at the beginning.
Anyone else read this series?

While I enjoyed this book, the solution depended far too much on one gigantic coincidence. I‘m still going to give it a pick despite that because it‘s nice to follow Alex and Milo again on an interesting case. I also always listen to these books because John Rubinstein is a great narrator and gives both characters distinct voices. That pink tree is outside the botanical gardens; this is the first year that I‘ve seen it bloom. #audiowalk

It was such a lovely day that I decided to go to Bellingrath Gardens. Not a lot is blooming right now except for the azaleas. It was still lovely. #audiowalk

I‘m really liking this book so far. There were a couple of Alex Delaware books that made me wonder if Kellerman had lost his touch but the last few have been good. This seems like it might be a good one. I have no idea what is tied to the tree in the top right pic. #audiowalk

I love the audiobooks of Jonathan Kellerman‘s Alex Delaware novels; John Rubinstein is such a great narrator. City of the Dead is my new walking book. It didn‘t rain while I was out, but it sure looked like it would. That patch of blue in the top right pic is all the blue I saw; everything else was dark grey. #audiowalk

A rather tame Alex Delaware installment, but with a surprising conclusion. Seemingly unsolvable murders, other seemingly related murders, lots of psychology, nothing really scary. It was a good read. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bailed on my other book and going to start this one instead.

Full disclosure, I started this not knowing it was 37th in a series…😆😳. Luckily I was able to glean enough not to feel totally lost. Alex Delaware is a psychologist who aids LA police when he‘s not busy with his own clients. This case revolves around a double homicide…a woman who has a media presence as a relationship expert and her hairdresser. It‘s a decent story with a neat twist at the end. But I did have some issues with it. The writing 🔻