Obsession is a story about obsessive compulsive behavior and how it controls people's lives. Starting from nothing Milo and Alex are able to figure out who was killed and by whom. The Alex Delaware books are good stories and this one is no exception. Four stars were given in this review. ( )

I've enjoyed the Alex Delaware series for years. Great characters, fast-paced and surprisingly twisting plots, with plenty of intrigue, banter, and intelligence, as well as a healthy dose of criminal psychology. I think most of the ones I've read have been 4-4.5 star reads for me. This one, in comparison, fell a little bit below Kellerman's standard. It was fine as thrillers go, and his characters were just as engaging as always. The plot just felt a bit more scattered and messy, the case overall a little bit less urgent and immediate. As an escape read, it was just fine, but I suspect it's one that will be seen as lower than the normal bar when it comes to this series. ( )

Tanya Bigelow era una niña solemne cuando el dr. Alex Delaware trató con éxito sus síntomas obsesivo-compulsivos. Ahora, a los diecinueve años, todavía parece mayor que su edad, pero sus problemas van más allá de la hipermadurez. Patty Bigelow, la tía y madre adoptiva de Tanya, hizo una confesión de asesinato en el lecho de muerte e instó a la joven a buscar la ayuda de Delaware. El médico recuerda a Patty como una enfermera de urgencias desinteresada que lucha por criar a un niño sola, una mujer aparentemente incapaz de la "cosa terrible" que ha admitido. Pero para la tranquilidad de Tanya, Delaware acepta investigar y recluta al detective de LAPD, Milo Sturgis, en la búsqueda de la víctima fantasma de un crimen que quizás nunca ocurrió.

A former patient, Tanya Bigelow, wants his help in contacting Milo to get some help in checking out what seems to be a death-bed confession from her adopted mother, Patty, a highly regarded ER nurse. Alex correctly points out that there may be no crime at all, but Tanya wants to know. Tanya becomes Alex's patient again as her obsessive-compulsive tendencies resurface in the wake of becoming an orphan for the second time.

If you have not read any of this series, I would encourage you to avoid this one. Many of the early ones in the series are outstanding. This one is just mediocre. I gave it three stars because I like Blanche, the dog. ( )

Not one of Kellerman's better books. Very convoluted. ( )