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A review by qu33nofbookz
When the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman
4.0
A twisty crime drama that deals with sensitive issues without making light of them but yet not getting to bogged down by details and gore. Has humor in just the right places to keep from being depressing but still being serious about criminal acts of children. The author has done his research and the plot is believable as is the psychology.
Alex Delaware is a child psychologist who has recently retired from burn out after a particularly hard few months treating a group of victims from a daycare. When a police friend of his asks him for a favor talking to a child witness from a crime he reluctantly agrees. But the more he talks with the child and thinks about the crime she witnessed the more he sinks into the mystery of what really happened. Soon more and more related puzzles attach themselves and Alex digs deeper than he knows he should as the present links to the past, his past, and the case that caused him to retire.
Serious when it needs to be without being depressing, and with the right amount of humor at the right time to keep from getting bogged down. You can get a good picture and visualize what is going on without it being too gory or descriptive which is a rare balancing act. A cast of colorful but believable characters that keep you interested and wanting to know more about them and the roles they play. Lots of twists and turns that keep you guessing but not to confused you get annoyed. I will be earger to read more adventures of Alex Delaware.
Alex Delaware is a child psychologist who has recently retired from burn out after a particularly hard few months treating a group of victims from a daycare. When a police friend of his asks him for a favor talking to a child witness from a crime he reluctantly agrees. But the more he talks with the child and thinks about the crime she witnessed the more he sinks into the mystery of what really happened. Soon more and more related puzzles attach themselves and Alex digs deeper than he knows he should as the present links to the past, his past, and the case that caused him to retire.
Serious when it needs to be without being depressing, and with the right amount of humor at the right time to keep from getting bogged down. You can get a good picture and visualize what is going on without it being too gory or descriptive which is a rare balancing act. A cast of colorful but believable characters that keep you interested and wanting to know more about them and the roles they play. Lots of twists and turns that keep you guessing but not to confused you get annoyed. I will be earger to read more adventures of Alex Delaware.