Killing Season: A Thriller

I normally love Faye Kellerman books. But I checked to see if it is from the young adult section. The mystery was great. But it was dragged down by too much teenage romance. Many times I was tempted to give up, but once I start a mystery I want to see it through.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would recommend to other mature well read women. I am an avid reader of all types of mysteries, have read all of both Kellerman’s books along with all the regulars-Childs, Connelly, Deaver, Block, Coben, others of that ilk. I was hesitant about this one after reading the reviews. Young Adult romance has not been one of my genres for a long time. But, along with the fact that this was a real page-turning thriller, the romance was a pleasure to follow. The characters had depth and will stay with me for while. Faye, I really like Peter and Rina, but I could read more like this. Makes me less cynical and more romantic.

I would never suspect that this book was written by the same author who writes such introspective, endearing, real, flawed characters in the Decker/Lazarus series. I am not good at stopping a book once I start, but this was an unsatisfying novel. Many things, large and small, from a school dance being held on Christmas to a 17yo renting a car to a police detective sharing key evidence with a victim’s sibling, require suspension of all reality. None of the characters are likable and most resemble sad, disjointed stereotypes. I really cannot understand why Faye Kellerman chose to write this book, nor why anyone chose to publish it. She is a much better author than this book makes her appear.

Always liked her books. This was AWFUL. Seemed more like a teenage romance with a gratuitous serial killer thrown in. Did not like anything about it. As a matter of fact, I couldn't finish it. Went to the last chapter to see if there was some spectacular ending. Nope.

Gag-inducing book about teenage angst posing as a "thriller." The "detective" work going on, which was sketchy, at best, wasn't convincing at all. Neither was the insight that the 17 and younger kids in the story seemed to have. Got this from the library in the adult mystery section. Should have been in the teenage section.

Did Faye Kellerman even write this book? The dialogue was stilted and unrealistic....when 14 year olds speak it is so formal, it is unbelievable. The story line is contrived. Wow. What a disappointment.

The story is okay. The writing is okay. The problem is that it does not sound like Faye Kellerman at all. She's written interesting teen romances before in her Decker series. I'm not sure why this one is so off. It really reads like it was written by another writer. Last criticism, seriously, no book needs to be 700 pages. She could have dropped entire chapters and no one would have noticed.

Intermitable. This novel should have been cut in half but the characters with all their annoying teenaged angst would still have been insufferable. Are we sure Faye Kellerman is actually the author?!

I have never been disappointed by Faye Kellerman and this book was no exception. It was, as always, thrilling. A three part series, I enjoyed every minute of it and just wished there was more to come. Hint hint.

Had a leisurely read through preview. As one reader referenced, I quite find that I am missing the amazingly but compellingly dysfunctional Donatti-McGlaughlin family. Ms. Kellerman wrote, in the course of the happenings of the family, of young people also--the prodigy Gabriel, the delightful Lazarus-Decker children, not without their trials, whom he met as a foster child. The characters seemed more vivid somehow. I fear we may never see the Donatti McGlaughlin Whitman motif and the Persian Girl again.
Perhaps others did not enjoy them as we did, or had had their fill.