by: Jonathan Kellermanpublished by: Ballantine Books
publish date: August 18, 2015
A brilliant, deeply dedicated psychologist, Grace Blades has a gift for treating troubled souls and tormented psyches—perhaps because she bears her own invisible scars: Only five years old when she witnessed her parents’ deaths in a bloody murder-suicide, Grace took refuge in her fierce intellect and found comfort in the loving couple who adopted her. But even as an adult with an accomplished professional life, Grace still has a dark, secret side. When her two worlds shockingly converge, Grace’s harrowing past returns with a vengeance.
Jonathan Kellerman finally wrote a stand alone novel. A non-Alex Delaware novel at that! Don't get me wrong, I used to really like the Alex Delaware books, but once a series gets into like 20 something books I'm usually done with it. How much story is there left really? So, I was really interested to see what this new book was all about.
Grace Blades had a terrible childhood. Grace's mother murdered her father and then killed herself right in front of her as a small child. She bounced around from foster home to foster home until she was finally adopted as a teenager. However, her genius-level intelligence ensured that she got an excellent education and became a clinical psychologist. None of that could stop her past from coming back to haunt her.
This was a good story. I liked the Grace Blades character. I kind of kept expecting Alex Delaware to make a cameo somewhere in the story, but he didn't. It really wouldn't surprise me if this became a new series. It would be a good one. She has a lot of "stuff going on." If you haven't read Jonathan Kellerman in awhile, I would suggest trying this one out. It was a nice breath of fresh air.
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I love when authors take a break from their long running series. Karin Slaughter and John Sandford have both released interesting standalone novels this year as well. Thanks for this great review!
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