True Detectives is a spinoff of Jonathan Kellerman’s
popular Alex Delaware/ Milo Sturgis series.
Lead characters, Moses Reed and Aaron Fox are half-brothers but other
than both being investigators, they could not be
more different. Moses is an ambitious
LAPD homicide detective and Aaron is a high-end private detective. Moses is down to earth, analytical, structured
and disciplined… a rule follower whereas Aaron is more intuitive, impulsive,
even flamboyant… a right brain thinker.
Consequently, they don’t get along at all but coincidently end up
working the same case.
Caitlin
Frostig, a Pepperdine college student has disappeared without a trace. Moses has been assigned to the case for
months but even with the help of his mentor, Lt. Milo Sturgis has developed no
concrete leads. Then, Caitlin’s father’s
employer hires Aaron to find the young woman.
The rivalry between the brothers injects new life into the
investigation. Working independently and
gradually building trust in one another, Moses and Aaron uncover some
disturbing connections from Caitlin to another girl’s murder and to a dark
Hollywood style underworld. Caitlin’s
seemingly straight arrow boyfriend has some suspicious associations to the
entertainment industry and the seedy parasites that prey on its popular players.
Could the boyfriend have led his
wholesome sweetheart over the edge to the dark side? Could these associates of the boyfriend be
involved in several other sinister crimes?
Moses Reed
and Aaron Fox are welcome additions to Kellerman’s cast of characters. Because these protagonists are fresh, Kellerman
rightly devotes more effort to character development than in most of his more
seasoned Delaware/ Sturgis novels. But
he maintains that feeling… that tension… that something very evil and
disturbing is about to be discovered… the anticipation is excruciating. This keeps Kellerman well positioned in my
power rotation.
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