Self-Defense is a good story from beginning to end. With no clues at all, old murders are solved. Four stars were given to this short review. It's a good story. ( )

This felt a little jumpy at times, like an assumption needed to be made but you had to go back to figure out what the assumption was.
But overall another good whodunit. ( )

El Dr. Alex Delaware ya no atiende a muchos pacientes privados, pero la joven llamada Lucy es una excepción. Lucy Lowell es referida a Alex por el detective de la policía de Los Ángeles, Milo Sturgis. Lucy, miembro del jurado en el agonizante juicio de un asesino en serie, sobrevivió al trauma solo para ser atormentada por una pesadilla recurrente: una niña pequeña en el bosque por la noche, observando un acto extraño y furtivo.
Ahora, el sueño de Lucy está empezando a trastornar su vida despierta, y Alex está preocupado. El poder del sueño, su control sobre las emociones de Lucy, le sugiere que puede ser más que una pesadilla. Puede ser el recuerdo infantil reprimido de algo muy real. Algo así como un asesinato.

Kellerman lost my faith in him massively in this book. He is not a thriller writer of the traditional ilk. He is a keen observer and a great describer. He is at his best when he reveals the details of people and their habitats.

But the things he is good at are bad for the thriller genre. This bulky collection could have been a wonderful showcase of his talents and in a way they are. But Kellerman cannot make his victims count.

He can show violence brilliantly, but cannot reveal the tragedy behind the violence. Whenever he succeeds at this though, it is at the expense of interest, suspense, pacing, and development. ( )

As usual, Jonathan Kellerman writes a potent tale with his lead detective/psychologist sleuth team. Alex Delaware, renowned retired psychologist, is enlisted by his best friend, detective Milo Sturgis, to help recover a potentially hidden murder from the memory of Lucy Lowell. It's nice to see Delaware in personal clinical setting again, delving into intense emotional sessions to uncover a morbid mystery. Suspense is here as always, and some of the characters such as Lucy's father, are unearthly revolting. All of Kellerman's books featuring Alex Delaware have indepth characterization and intelligent dialogue that seems genuine.

One of the better parts of the books, especially if you've been a fan of the series, is that the witness/juror Lucy has a crush on Milo. I loved this awkward situation! Perfect! Alex shows a little more humor than he used to, although he still manages to get into hot water as much as ever. Twists abound and the ending will leave you gasping, impossible to guess in advance. I dropped this one a half star since it wasn't as captivating as some of his other novels, but still brilliant. If you haven't read Kellerman yet, what are you waiting for? ( )