"Alex Delaware becomes embroiled in yet another murder mystery. Someone is offing up-and-coming artists, and Delaware's cop friend Milo Sturgis needs his help. This time, Delaware's former lover Robin Castagna is directly involved."
Treena, Resident Scholar
"Alex Delaware, by his friendship with Milo, the homicide detective, is drawn into exploring and finding a serial murderer who is killing creative artists who are about to make a comeback. A sub-plot is Alex's breakup with Robin and his beginnings of a relationship with Allison, another psychiatrist we met in an earlier book.
I actually found this book more interesting than the last few Kellerman "Alex Delaware" series. Breaking up with the ever present but not very interesting Robin, and introducing Petra, Eric, and Allison to the storyline has enriched the dialogue, the personalities, and they all work very well together. "
Mary LeLoo, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of A Cold Heart
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Plot
Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases - 30% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 70%
Special suspect?
- chronically deranged person
Murder of certain profession?
- artists
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Big focus on forensic evidence
Kind of investigator
- psychiatrist investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- feelings towards lover
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- psychiatrist
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
- a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- scholar
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
- jealousy
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- descript. of breasts
- descript. of other female areas
- descript. of male nudity
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
