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Rage
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11 hrs and 19 mins
Audible Release Date
05-20-05
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3.69 based on 180 ratings
 

Publisher's Summary

In a host of consecutive best sellers, Jonathan Kellerman has kept readers spellbound with the intense, psychologically acute adventures of Dr. Alex Delaware. Rage offers a powerful new case in point, as Delaware and LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis revisit a horrifying crime from the past that has taken on shocking and deadly new dimensions.

Troy Turner and Rand Duchay were barely teenagers when they kidnapped and murdered a younger child. Troy, a remorseless sociopath, died violently behind bars. But the hulking, slow-witted Rand managed to survive his stretch. Now, at age 21, he's emerged a haunted, rootless young man with a pressing need: to talk, once again, with psychologist Alex Delaware. But when the young killer comes to a brutal end, that conversation is silenced forever.

As Delaware and Sturgis retrace their steps through a grisly murder case that devastated a community, they discover a chilling legacy of madness, suicide, and multiple killings left in its wake, and even uglier truths waiting to be unearthed. And the nearer they come to understanding an unspeakable crime, the more harrowingly close they get to unmasking a monster hiding in plain sight.

Rage finds Jonathan Kellerman in phenomenal form, orchestrating a relentlessly suspenseful, devilishly unpredictable plot to a finale as stunning and thought-provoking as it is satisfying.

©2005 Jonathan Kellerman; (P)2005 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a divsion of Random House, Inc.

What the Critics Say

  • 2005 Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award, Mystery/Thriller

"An impressive piece of detection, and readers who enjoy watching the delicate untangling of a Gordian knot-like plot will find this one a winner." (Publishers Weekly)

From AudioFile

Narrator John Rubinstein's timing is spot-on as psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware and LAPD Homicide Detective Milo Sturgis exchange theories and banter in Kellerman's latest psychological thriller. Eight years ago two teenagers, Troy Turner and Rand Duchay, confessed to the murder of a 2-year-old girl and were sent to a camp for juvenile offenders. Troy was murdered there, and now Rand is being released. He calls Alex, claiming to have information about the case, but is killed before Alex can reach him. As Kellerman's plot burrows deep into the horrors of the past, Rubinstein's performance handles the horrific brutality and revelations with masterful detachment, while still drawing listeners into the grisly details. Shameful secrets, unthinkable violence, a riveting conclusion, and Rubinstein's reading make for sensational listening. © AudioFile 2005

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Rating 4.0Rating 4.0Rating 4.0Rating 4.0Rating 4.0 "Good read, great reader"
By: Pl (Sacramento, CA, USA)
February 18, 2007
I Had a bit of a hard time in the beginning of the book, but kept listening. It got much better and I also came to really appreciate the reader as he helped to keep the characters seperate by his differing voices. I thought the ending dropped off a little as well, not all characters were wrapped up, but still I thought it was quite an enjoyable read.
Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0Rating 1.0 "Please, Dr. Kellerman . . ."
By: Richard (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
May 10, 2006
Please, Dr. Kellerman, stop, pause, get your writing steam back before attacking your next book. Rage was pitiful. The entire story takes place in the first quarter of the book. Then it is talk, talk, talk. I have read here that this talk cleverly reveals two bright criminologists, Alex and Milo, working their way to a solution of the case. Sorry, but no!

Three quarters of the book is little more than repetitive conversations going over and over and over the minimal facts that actually exist in this tissue-thin plot.

And then Dr. Kellerman's editor called just before his dinner reservation was coming up, so -- he ended the book.

Thank God for John Rubenstein and his magnificent reading. Almost as great a master, in his own way, as his dad.
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Rating 2.0Rating 2.0Rating 2.0Rating 2.0Rating 2.0 "Oops! It ended?"
By: Steve (Charlotte, NC, USA)
November 26, 2005
Not bad until the ending which was so abrupt it came as a total surprise. Alex and Milo never caught the bad folks, one of whom apparently was killed by the other two. At that point Milo goes on vacation. Huge loose end. Not even sure that the guy killed in the end was the murderer, though he was definately a bad guy. I guess that Kellerman must have had something else to do which made him end this as he did.
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Rating 2.0Rating 2.0Rating 2.0Rating 2.0Rating 2.0 "Rage is "
By: Joey (Manchester, WA, USA)
October 11, 2005
I'm somewhat tepid on this book......I found my mind wandering when I had to listen to the long drawn out descriptive conversations between Delaware and Milo. I hung on for the ending and it was a disappointment at best. This isn't Kellermans best.
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Rating 4.0Rating 4.0Rating 4.0Rating 4.0Rating 4.0 "Disgusting? I don't think so..."
By: Eileen (Tinley Park, IL, USA)
August 23, 2005
Kellerman has written many novels that deal with psychological issues, and sometimes this causes the stories to be graphic and intense. It's actually what I really like about his writing.

That being said, as far as the Alex Delaware novels go, this one isn't my favorite, but it's DEFINITELY worth a listen. If you're a fan of the Delaware novels, you can't miss it. If you're just being introduced, it's not a bad start. Open your mind a bit and take the ride. You won't be disappointed.
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