Capital Crimes [Paperback]

Jonathan & Faye Kellerman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2008

When progressive state representative Grayson is murdered, homicide detectives Barnes and Isis investigate and discover a labyrinth of dark secrets and bloody vengeance from which only way out may be death. Capital Crimes is a page-turning, psychologically resonant suspense, just what we've come to expect from two of the world's most successful crime writers

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Random House (2008)
• ASIN: B001I6IO62
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Jonathan Kellerman is one of the world's most popular authors. He has brought his expertise as a clinical psychologist to more than thirty bestselling crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, The Butcher's Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club, Twisted,and True Detectives. With his wife, the novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authored the bestsellers Double Homicide and Capital Crimes. He is the author of numerous essays, short stories, scientific articles, two children's books, and three volumes of psychology, including Savage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children, as well as the lavishly illustrated With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and has been nominated for a Shamus Award.

Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California and New Mexico. Their four children include the novelist Jesse Kellerman.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not up to snuff for either author, November 30, 2006

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Robert Busko (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Capital Crimes (Hardcover)

You would think that when you pair up two bestselling and award winning authors the likes of Jonathan and Faye Kellerman that the result would be a sure fire runnaway success. Capital Crimes, their long awaited collaborative book is a huge disappointment. Uninspired, and limp, the book provides two novellas that are among the most forgettable stories of 2006. Its almost as though they each provided a dull story so that their characters could shine. Trust me....it doesn't work.

Save your money and time and pass this one up.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not up to their usual standards, November 27, 2006

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Capital Crimes (Hardcover)

Jonathan and Faye Kellerman are novelists, and in Capital Crimes, they have teamed up to write together again. Their first team effort was Double Homicide.

Capital Crimes is really two suspense novellas set in two different cities and feature cameos of characters from their popular suspense novels.

My Sister's Keeper is set in Berkeley where Peter Decker makes an appearance. California state representative, Davida Grayson is a lesbian and activist. She has also been murdered. Grayson had been threatened for her support for stem-cell research. Was it her politics or her personal relationships that resulted in her death by a gunshot?

Music City Breakdown is set in Nashville and features Alex Delaware. Jack Jeffries is a rock legend who left retirement to perform for charity. His body was found in a ditch, his throat slashed. The detectives on the case have their own connection to the music industry and are determined to solve the murder.

This book is not up to the 'hype' the Kellermans normally receive when they have a novel published. It feels like they had an idea, 'slapped' it together and said, "It's a good little money maker." The stories don't have much of a plot, seem hurried and forced. Only true, die-hard fans will appreciate this book. Then again, maybe not.

Armchair Interviews says: If you've never read anything by the Kellermans, this is not the book to start with. You'll be disappointed.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A capital crime indeed, January 24, 2007

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Edith C. "ediereadie" (Newark, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Capital Crimes (Hardcover)

I am a great fan of Jonathan Kellerman, but have not read anything by his wife. This book overall was a great dissapointment to me. The stories seemed forced and pushed together with plot lines that just didn't seem to get there. Perhaps each writer realized that they didn't have enough for an entire book, so they conceptualized this idea. The poignant ending of "Music City Breakdown" would have been much better, I feel, integrated into the story. On the whole, a ho-hum read.