Jonathan Kellerman’s Deception

I love spring. Not only is the weather warmer, the trees are budding and things are beginning to look green… But there are lots of new audiobooks from favorite authors just waiting to be taken outside and read in the sunshine!

Fiction:

Deception by Jonathan Kellerman, read by John Rubinstein. Have I mentioned how much I enjoy Kellerman’s Alex Delaware series? Probably, but let me just tell you again.

These psychological thrillers are fantastic. Delaware is a psychologist who works with the police on cases that need his special insight. The current case deals with the death of a woman who was repeatedly abused, apparently by teachers at an élite prep school. Delaware works with detective Milo Sturgis to investigate the dirty secrets hidden beneath the Ivy League exterior.

Yes, I will be buying this. Preferably today.

Solar by Ian McEwan, narrated by Roger Allam. I do love McEwan’s writing. Atonement was simply beautifully written. I am looking forward to reading Solar, the story of a Nobel Prize winning physicist who ceases to be productive, choosing instead to live off of his reputation. His personal life is also losing its luster as he discovers that his fifth wife is having an affair.

When his personal and professional lives begin to crash together, how will he deal with it? The human condition is always incredible to look at through McEwan’s eyes. I will be reading this… and you should too.

The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano, read by Luke Daniels. Italian writer Giordano takes the concept of prime numbers (numbers that can only be divided by themselves or one) and applies it to Alice and Mattia, two girls damaged by childhood tragedies. This sounds intriguing, and good character studies are always interesting. I’m in.

Silver Borne: Mercy Thompson Book 5 by Patricia Briggs, read by Lorelei King. The Mercy Thompson series is urban fantasy, and I’m told that Briggs is pretty much the master. Mercy is a shapeshifter who is trying to return a powerful book to where it will do no harm. Not my thing, but I know a lot of readers who love it.

Non-fiction

Cornflakes with John Lennon: And Other Tales from a Rock ‘n’ Roll Life written and read by Robert Hilburn. Hilburn, a rock music critic, has met some of the most amazing rock stars of our time. Johnny Cash, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, and Bruce Springsteen have all met with him and he recounts the experiences for the rest of us to read jealously. I’m thinking this one had better go on my list…

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