You've no doubt seen the commercials promoting George Clooney's new movie, "Monument Men", so you probably have a pretty good idea what it is about. A team of seven men attached to the US Army in Europe following the Normandy Invasion on D-Day are assigned the task of rescuing works of art that have been stolen by the Nazis during the course of the war. The German Army has orders that in the event that Hitler dies or Germany surrenders, all of this artwork is to be destroyed.
The race against time to find and save these art treasures is the story of the movie. Clooney proves to be a man for all seasons here. Not only does he star in the movie, but he directed it and co-wrote the screenplay. It is also a terrific cast - Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Bob Balaban, and the guy from "The Artist" and Lord Grantham for Downton Abbey.
Very good movie, and highly recommended.
In this one, Alex is called upon by a Judge to consult in a child custody battle being waged by two sisters. What follows is a threat upon Alex's life, a murder, a disappearance, and the involvement of a long ago patient of Alex', now a serious gang-banger in Los Angeles.
I will resort to that hoary old cliche - once I started reading this, I couldn't stop. Finished it in two days. If you're a fan of Kellerman/Delaware, I know you will read this. If you are unfamiliar with the series, you can pretty much start with any one of the novels; it is not necessary to read them all in order, so "Killer" would be as good as any to begin with.
No one writes better dialog than Kellerman. The conversations within any of these books are examples of really terrific writing.
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