They were well paid, but was one of them deranged enough to come back and murder the man who, if only for a brief hour, had enabled them to act out their fantasies?ĭelaware and Sturgis are convinced that the murder of Klement is connected with the street people he brought into his studio, and when one of them – a deaf mute woman called Jangles – is found strangled, it begins to look as if they are right. He recruited several homeless down-and-outs, dressed them in exotic and fantastical costumes,and photographed them.

His most recent project was called The Wishers. Donny was the latest progeny, but he had several half-siblings.īy all accounts, Donny was gentle, talented, but rather naive. He marries, fathers a child, and then moves on. His father Viktor is an elusive and secretive billionaire businessman, so careful to escape publicity that not a single photograph of him exists. Donny is a member of a very unusual family. Three bullets to the chest, bang, bang bang – a concise equilateral triangle. He is a Los Angeles forensic psychologist, his live-in girlfriend is a builder/restorer of high end guitars and stringed instruments, and he is involved in crime due to his friendship with Detective Milo Sturgis who is gay, very smart, and a man who, if eating were an Olympic event, would be a multiple gold medal winner.Īdonis ‘Donny’ Klement, an artist who specialises in photography, has been found shot dead in his converted warehouse studio. of Dr Alex Delaware (who first appeared in 1985, so he is one of those characters for whom time stands still). With that heartfelt (not) apology out of the way, here’s my take on the latest Alex Delaware novel from Jonathan Kellerman, Unnatural History. But why not? When time is not on one’s side, what is the point of enduring the pain of breaking in new shoes? Other metaphors are available, but here are a few of my favourite series by authors who are still with us. Yes, I know the analogies – comfortable slippers, well-worn cardigan and all the rest. I have no intention of troubling the funeral director just yet, but I am nearly six years over my biblically allotted span and I will take every opportunity to enjoy my reading on my terms, and I do love a good series. Guilty pleasures? At my time of life, there should be no guilt involved.

Unnatural history by jonathan kellerman