The Web

by Jonathan Kellerman

Book Overview

Psychologist-detective Dr. Alex Delaware finds terror in the heart of paradise in this relentlessly sinister novel by America's premier writer of psychological suspense, the author of ten successive... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553089218
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.0" x 6.5"

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Another great book!

Dr. Alex Delaware's new house still isn't finished yet and the lease is up for the little beach house in Malibu, so Alex, his girlfriend Robin and their pooch Spike are about to be out on the street. That's why Dr. Moreland's invitation for Alex to come stay a few months in a tropical paradise to help the old man organize his notes is a very tempting proposition. And since Robin is under doctor's orders to give her wrist a rest so her tendonitis can heal, why not take a little vacation to the tiny island of Aruk? Thus begins a very tangled web indeed. Alex is really sucked into this one, though. He doesn't even have a choice when it comes to snooping because nothing is as it seems in paradise and Dr. Moreland is fond of games. When murder and mayhem invade the island, Alex's LAPD Detective pal Milo can help only so much from thousands of miles away (but he does try), and it soon becomes clear that Dr. Moreland had ulterior motives for inviting Alex - motives that do not include organizing his notes. The danger becomes very real, though, and Alex does something ... Agh, I don't want to give anything away, but he is forced to do something he is definitely not proud of and he does it in front of Robin, which only makes it worse. MAJOR Angst! Great, creepy story.

Wow

This book was twisted, confusing, misleading, and I loved it. Kellerman went to the other ends with this one. This book took on a direction that was completely baffling; yet, that was the beauty of it.

Kellermans paradise vacation goes SAVAGE!

I couldn't put this novel down. Alex Delaware is a marvel dealing with the eccentric Dr. Moreland and his protege. The widowed and estrange daughter of Dr. Moreland and his exotic collection thats kept under lock and key. The cannibalistic murders of two locals. The sighting of an evil being within the forest separating the military and its reclusive leader from the declining natives. The unraveling treachery between politics and big business. A must read for those who dare.

A tropic ocean, a beautiful woman, an ugly dog, and death.

Kellerman, a psychologist and author, provides recreation therapy for everyone in this well written thriller. Alex Delaware has it all - a comfortable life style; a warm and beautiful woman; and a professional reputation which earns him an all expense paid holiday in Paradise. At least it was Paradise, before the U.S. military moved in and left a legacy of death, despair, and destruction which has been hidden for years. Knowing what's expected of him, Kellerman blends suspense, humor, and just enough scientific facts to make it all seem chillingly possible. If you believe the stories about psychogenic drug testing on unsuspecting college students, this one just might seem too real to be fiction