Time Bomb

By: Jonathan Kellerman

Narrated by: Jeff Harding

Length: 17 hrs and 2 mins

Publisher's summary

A sniper opens fire on a crowded Californian schoolyard but is killed before any children are harmed. When the sniper’s identity is revealed, a media frenzy erupts – why would they want to take innocent lives? Psychologist Alex Delaware is brought in to help the kids cope with the ordeal but is quickly drawn into exploring the motives of the would-be assassin. Alex soon finds himself on a bloody and twisted trail into the world of political extremism from which there may be no way back…

©1990 Jonathan Kellerman (P)2009 Isis Publishing Ltd

Jonathan Kellerman meets Marvel Comics

80% of this book was classic Alex Delaware, but ...

When Alex gets himself in a life-threatening situation (NOT a spoiler, he always does), the situation and cast of characters get quite fantastical. I thought all of the bad guys had already been dealt with by Sergeant Fury, but no, they're still around.The fellows who save Alex don't wear masks like Batman and Robin, but they are otherwise from the same mold (as is their car).

Jeff Harding does a very good job. He may want to brush up on regional accents, especially southern. His Texas is located somewhere in Mississippi or Louisiana.

Good book, but not his best.

I'm a Kellerman fan and enjoyed this book. it wasn't his best though. it just seemed like he got to a point and wanted to wrap it up quickly; the end was rather rushed.
I wasn't thrilled with the narrator...maybe it was a regional thing, but he pronounced a lot of words much differently than I ever heard them. I'm from the area of the country where the action takes place and none of the characters would talk that way. it seems like he should figure out how to pronounce 'Pacoima' before attempting to read this book.

Very odd pronunciation by reader was distracting.

I always enjoy listening to the Alex Delaware books, but Spira Gyra isn't speara geera. Many other weirdnesses. Ficus as feecus. I will think twice before buying a book read by Jeff Harding again.

Such a terrible narrator

I love the Alex Delaware series. But the narrator is just awful. Mispronounces simple words. Awkward grating voice. Just so so bad. Which is unfortunate.

A reasonable ramble.

Initially I was drawn to this book by the narrator, Jeff Harding, who voices the Jack Reacher series among others. I see someone else didn’t like his style but I found him to be his usual laconic self.
The story itself is a fair enough yarn. Not good enough to be unable to be put down, but engaging enough for me to want to see the outcome.
Chewing gum for the ears.

Good book, excruciatingly awful reading.

What did you like best about Time Bomb? What did you like least?

Another good one by Kellerman. It's been years since i read it in print, but this narrator is so criminally bad that it's difficult to fairly judge the merits of the book itself. Milo often sounds like a vary bad imitation of Michael Keaton's "Betelgeuse," & the voices of other characters vary wildly. The women are cringeworthy. The only character who sounded 1/2way decent (the rabbi) was a minor one. The reader's voice often sounds so strained I kept getting a vision of him with fold of skin being twisted in a pair of vice-grips. VERY unfortunate that 'Alexander Adams' (a.k.a. Grover Gardner) didn't do all the Alex Delaware books.

What didn???t you like about Jeff Harding???s performance?

Anything, everything. His voice, accents, performance, timing, and characterizations seemed middle school level at best. I will in the future avoid this reader like the plague.

Worth the Credit- not the best Kellerman novel

What did you love best about Time Bomb?

Good suspense and interesting characters

What did you like best about this story?

It could happen

What about Jeff Harding’s performance did you like?

Good pronunciation and inflections

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It made me really think about what could happen today or any day

Any additional comments?

I didn't like the split of Alex and Robin. I believe in your in a relationship for life.

Not Kellermans best work, but fair

What did you like best about Time Bomb? What did you like least?

There were some irrational plot leaps and assumptions by the characters.

Would you be willing to try another book from Jonathan Kellerman? Why or why not?

Most of his stuff is very good 4-5 stars

Any additional comments?

Narrator was terrible. Mispronounced words, flat tone -not very professional

Narrator

I really did not care for the naration of this story. I did not like the verbal portrayal of Milo, and found it 'grated' on my nerves.

so-so story

rather mediocre story, I normally like the psych-cop partnership but this story is not believable and the characters caricatures, from the father to tye corrupt politicians via the national terrorist or even the black kid with a Jewish granf mother. it is all beyond suspension of disbelief, it just does not work.