Kate’s 2¢: “Half Moon Bay” by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

” by Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   I found this story to be confusing. There were so many characters connected with the two searches by the coroner, not to mention the people in his own family. I liked following the progress of his infant daughter’s development. One could see how he related to the other parents’s plight.

   While many of the loose ends were tied at the end of the story, the ending  didn’t feel like a good ending.

   I like the thought that father and son worked on this together. Dennis Boutsikaris did a good job of reading this book, even though the NLS listed MaryBeth as the reader.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jonathan Seth Kellerman (born August 9, 1949) is an American novelist, psychologist, and Edgar- and Anthony Award–winning author best known for his popular mystery novels featuring the character Alex Delaware, a child psychologist who consults for the Los Angeles Police Department.[1]

Born on the Lower East Side of New York City, his family relocated to Los Angeles when Jonathan was nine years old.[2]

Kellerman graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with a Ph.D in Psychology in 1974 and began working as a staff psychologist at the University of Southern California School of Medicine where he eventually became a full clinical professor of pediatrics.[2] He opened a private practice in the early 1980s while writing novels in his garage at night.[3]

His first published novel, When the Bough Breaks appeared in 1985, many years after writing and having works rejected. He then wrote five best selling novels while still a practicing psychologist. In 1990 he quit his private practice to write full-time. He has written more than 40 crime novels as well as non-fiction works and children’s

Jesse Oren Kellerman (b. September 1, 1978) is an American novelist and playwright.[1] He is the author of the novels Sunstroke (2006), Trouble (2007), The Genius (2008), The Executor (2010), Potboiler (2012), and has co-authored numerous books with his father Jonathan Kellerman, including The Golem of Hollywood (2014).

Kellerman was born in Los Angeles, California, the oldest child and only son of the bestselling mystery novelists Faye Kellerman and Jonathan Kellerman. His first published title coauthored with his father was their 1994 book of children’s poetry, Daddy, Daddy, Can You Touch the Sky?

Kellerman studied psychology at Harvard and playwriting at Brandeis University. For a time he served as lead guitarist for the L.A.-based indie rock band Don’t Shoot the Dog.

His 2004 play Things Beyond Our Control was honored with a Princess Grace Award, which recognizes emerging talent in theater, dance, and film in the US. Kellerman is also recipient of the Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle.

His essay “Let My People Go to the Buffet” was chosen for Penguin’s annual anthology The Best American Spiritual Writing in 2011.[2]His 2012 book Potboiler was nominated for that year’s Edgar Award for Best Novel.

Kellerman is an Orthodox Jew, as are his parents, and resides in Berkeley, California, with his wife, Gabriella Sarah (Rosen),[1] and their three children.

Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris (born December 21, 1952) is an American character actor who has won the Obie Award twice. He is also a narrator of audiobooks and for which he has won an Audie Award Early life and education.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Half Moon Bay DB100241

Kellerman, Jonathan; Kellerman, Jesse. Reading time not available.

Read by MaryBeth Wise.

Suspense Fiction

Mystery and Detective Stories

Workers demolishing a local park have made a haunting discovery: the decades-old skeleton of a child. But whose? And how did it get there? No sooner has Clay Edison begun to investigate than he receives a call from a local businessman, wondering if the body could belong to his sister. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2020.

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