Jonathan Kellerman is fantastic author! The Wedding Guest is a great thriller that gripped me from The first chapter. Well written and great characters.

A long time fan, I enjoyed reacquainting myself with Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis as they attempted to find out the identity of the victim and why she was killed. They are so different and yet remain the best of friends. Nonetheless, I found that the plot lacked depth and momentum, and the characters were not as well developed as in Kellerman’s earlier works. An okay read, but nowhere near as enjoyable as previous books in this series.

Another great addition to this long running series. This time at a wedding where an uninvited guest shows up...dead!!! Loved it

Thank you for the ARC copy of this book. I have been a long time fan of Jonathan Kellerman and the Alex Delaware series so I was very excited to have an opportunity to read this book. Unlike most of the Alex Delaware novels I found this one to be very slow paced. The books can be read independently of each other in this series and if this is your first Alex Delaware novel I recommend you read earlier works, I think you will be happy you did!

Jonathan Kellerman knocks it out of the park!!!!!....AGAIN. The Wedding Guest is a master class in whodunit. Slow and steady with multiple possibilities. The relationship between Alex and Milo is better than ever, like a home-cooked meal on mismatched dishes...oh so satisfying, but with a hint of imperfection. In this book more than the others in the series, I feel like the settings and Southern California itself are the stars. Kellerman has a way of putting you right in a room, or car, or street without over-describing. If you love the series this will not disappoint!

An unexpected guest attends the Saints and Sinners themed wedding. Only this guest was not invited .... she's found strangled in a room that wasn't open to visitors .. and no one seems to know who she was.

The bride is understandably upset about someone having ruined HER day. The groom is trying to placate his new wife .. without a lot of success.

There are over 100 guests and Detective Milo Sturgis pulls Psychologist Alex Delaware with him while they are all being questioned. They must separate the sinners from the saints, the true from the false, and the secrets from those keeping them. The party’s over—and the hunt for whoever killed it is on.

Alex and Milo are back with their 34th adventure in crime solving. The characters are great, as always. The story premise is okay, but it seemed a trifle long and I really hate to say it ... a tad boring. I have read most, if not all, of the previous books in this series ... this one is not one of the best. I'm hoping this one is an anomaly .. and I still look forward to the next in this series.

Many thanks to the author / Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine / Netgalley for the digital copy of this crime fiction. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

Alex and Milo are back!

The story begins at the wedding reception of a young couple in a unconventional facility named "Saints and Sinners" a redesigned strip joint which became a church and now holds receptions, parties, bar mitzvah 's and probably anything else someone would want to hold there.
A body is found upstairs in a not very clean restroom and immediately halts the reception and has the bride and groom angry as well as upset. The parents of the bride are also very upset that the their daughter's wedding is ruined. There seems to be more anger than compassion that a human being has been found alone and lifeless lying above the party in a dirty restroom.
Milo sturgis is a top notch detective who calls his best friend Alex Delaware who is a psychologist and works with the police on many cases whenever they need some extra help solving cases (especially murders) giving his expertise on understanding the criminal mind.

I usually love all the Alex Delaware books but this book was just mediocre for me. I thought there was too much light banter between the two men for more than a third of the story and I never felt any real suspense. The story seemed more of an effort to read and I can't remember feeling this way about any of the other books in the series. I really enjoy being surprised about the "Who Done It" aspect of a book but this was rediculous! I don't want to give anything away, so I will just say I felt cheated and very disappointed with the ending and the quality of this novel in comparison to many of the previous novels.

I still recommend this book to others because these are my opinions and thoughts about this story and other readers may have very different ideas and feelings towards this book.

I want to thank Netgally and the publisher Ballantine Books and Random House Publishing for the opportunity to read this novel!

Another hit from Jonathan Kellerman.

A young woman is found dead at a wedding reception. No one at the wedding knows who she is or why she is there. Detective Milo Sturgis calls in child psychologist and police consultant Alex Delaware to assist with solving the case.

This book is a textbook police procedural and takes you through every aspect of a murder investigation. Full of well-developed characters and rich dialogue building to a surprise ending.

This is the 34th book in the series but can be read as a stand-alone. I encourage you to read more from this series.

Highly recommend.

I'm always surprised that I have yet to get tired of Mr Kellerman. I've read every book and happily there isn't a ton of repatation in his novels

Ballantine Books and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of The Wedding Guest. I was under no obligation to review this book and my opinion is freely given.

Alex Delaware once again has teamed up with his best friend, Detective Milo Sturgis, to help solve the case of a dead woman at a wedding. The mystery is made more challenging by the fact that the uninvited guest is a complete unknown to the wedding party. As Milo and Alex attempt to untangle the delicate threads of the case, will they be able to figure out the woman's identity and the circumstances surrounding her death?

I used to be a big fan of the novels featuring Alex Delaware, especially when the books involved the character as a child psychologist. Lately, however, the cases have not really showcased Alex's talents. I am growing tired of the novels following the same formula, as nothing seems to change from book to book. Milo and Alex are stuck in a rut, so I hope that veteran author Jonathan Kellerman takes a step back and either retires the pair or shakes things up. As for the case, it went off in many directions and did not really come back together in a satisfying way. Readers who are new to the Alex Delaware novels should absolutely start from the beginning, as this is when the character truly shines.

I have read years and years of Alex Delaware novels. Alex and Milo feel like old friends. I love getting back together with them and their assortment of other people in their lives, both through the cases and their home lives. This novel is another Whodunit and will not disappoint. They are called to a wedding reception after a woman's body is discovered and their usual round of inquiry begins. As a team they are exceptional in their intelligence behind solving murders, and I especially like their partnership and the psychological aspect in the investigations. I've always loved Jonathan Kellerman's ability to recreate the feeling of Southern California through his descriptions of the area and food. These books are like going home and are always an experience of reconnecting with old friends. I'm sure I am biased but Alex and Milo are my go-to duo.

I highly recommend for any fans of thriller/mystery genre.

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I have enjoyed the Alex Delaware series but I didn't like this one as much as earlier ones. Even though I like this one as much as others I will read the next Alex and Milo adventure. The book was about a death at a wedding. The girl in red is what they called her since no one knew who she was. I want to thank netgalley for the opportunity to read this book for a honest opinion.

In the Wedding Guest, Alex Delaware and Milo are back in the 34th police procedural in their series.

A scantily clad woman is found garroted and posed on a toilet during a wedding reception. The venue is a seedy former strip club, which fits in with the reception’s theme of Saints and Sinners.

LAPD Lieutenant Milo calls his friend and LAPD consulting psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware to assist with interviewing the wedding party, guests and staff. The victim has no id and none of the wedding party or event staff recognize her. The bride seems more upset about ruining her special day that assisting the detectives. Assorted other weird family members from both sides of the wedding aisle are introduced. Could any of them have killed the victim? Or was she a former employee of the defunct strip club? Milo and Alex investigate.

As always, it is always pleasant to spend a few hours with Alex and Milo, along with their family and friends. My sole complaint was I missed the usual stories of Alex’s clinical patients. While not one of the best in the series, the Wedding Guest is still an enjoyable mystery well worth the reader’s time. 3 stars.

Thanks to Ballantine Books and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review.

I have read all of Kellerman’s Alex Delaware books, and this is about as good as the rest. I think the success of this series lies with the two main characters, Alex Delaware and Milo Sturgis, who work together solving the crimes. They really compliment each other well, and their interplay throughout is usually well done. In this book, a wedding guest is found dead at a couple’s wedding in a somewhat seedy venue. The bride appears to be more interested in herself than anyone else or anything else, to include her groom. The groom is a sort of country bumpkin, coming from a family of lesser-knowns. I wondered how they ever got together, but I do often wonder that about other couples, so I guess this is not unusual. His father is a large animal vet. His mother enjoys jumping right in the middle everything, whether she is wanted or not. His sister is a very eccentric college student, who comes across as thinking no one is as good or smart as she. As for the bride’s family, her father, who fancies himself quite the stud/dandy, has big ideas about everything and runs the family agency, servicing known celebrities, with her mother. Her sister and brother-in-law, who really do not play a big part in the story, are just average doctors, going about their daily lives and parenting their three young boys. The big problem comes at the start. No one knows who the dead woman is. The bride’s side thinks she must be part of the groom’s side and vice versa. Thus, Milo and Alex immediately face the seemingly impossible task of identifying the dead guest, murdered by who knows and why, as well as figuring out why she was even at the wedding. As the story progresses, the duo diligently plods through many and varied clues, many of which are red herrings, to determine who the victim is and why she was murdered. Their journey follows a myriad of twists and turns, some expected and some not, as is generally the case when this pair works together to solve a crime. I think one of the things I like about the book (and probably one of the things that keeps the books so popular) is the way Alex and Milo playoff each other throughout any investigation. What one does not think of, the other does, and vice versa. When one voices and idea or theory, they act on it and generally find out more about the case or even come closer to solving it. This book is no different.

I thoroughly enjoyed spending some time with two of my favorite fictional characters. In this book, the author does devote a bit more time to Alex and his lovely lady, focusing a bit more on them and their relationship, though not detracting from the story line. I think it added to it. Milo is Milo—he never changes. However, both have matured into their roles, Alex as the consultant doctor who adds or brings up fascinating and helpful ideas, and Milo as the hard-working detective who plods along from one clue to the next, figuring out what is what and what is going on or has happened. If you have enjoyed the other books in the series, I think you will enjoy this one. For someone who has not read any of the books in the series, I recommend you try this one (or any other for that matter). It may just hook you. I received this from NetGalley to read and review.

I love the Alex Delaware series and this was no exception. The discovery of a dead woman at a wedding reception leads Alex and Milo on a search for her identity, her killer, and the connection that links them all. With a multitude of red herrings obscuring their investigation they find the answers they are searching for in unexpected places. Another great mystery in the Kellerman library.

During a wedding reception a woman is killed in a bathroom stall. No identification is found on the victim. And assigned to the case is Milo and Alex. Since there is no id on her they have to question all of the guests to find out her identity, but they are left with still no name. Loads of investigating is left for them.
It seemed to start a little slow but then it picked up and I was pulled in.

I love Kellerman, and books like these are the reason why. Milo Sturgis and Alex Cross team up again to solve the mystery of a beautiful woman in a tight red dress found dead on the floor in a filthy bathroom located in a run-down venue chosen for a post-wedding party. The problem is... no one in either the bride's or groom's family or group of friends knows the identity of the woman. As with any endeavor undertaken by Sturgis and Cross, the investigation focuses not only on the crime scene and clues found there, but on the psychological profiles of family members and guests as well. Another out-of-the-park hit for Kellerman, and highly recommended.

** I thank the publisher and/or author for allowing me to read this novel as an ARC, without recompense, in exchange for my honest review. **

“The Wedding Guest” by Jonathan Kellerman is the 34th book in the Alex Delaware series. Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis dive right into another case when a wedding suddenly becomes a murder scene. The victim, a guest that nobody seems to know.
I love the Alex Delaware series and have been a fan for many years. This book fits right in with the rest of the series. There are definitely some repetitive aspects however that makes it great as a standalone. Overall, I really enjoyed this one.
*I received an eARC copy of this book from NetGalley and the publishers in exchange of an honest review.*

A Alex Delaware novel. Number 34 in the series, this features Doctor Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis investigating a murder of a wedding guest.

As usual, Jonathan Kellerman doesn't disappoint in keeping the reader of this novel or any of the Delaware series enthralled to the very last page.

A highly recommended read.
5 stars !!
I received this ARC from Netgalley for a honest review.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher!!! I have been reading the Alex Delaware series since the beginning and have thoroughly enjoyed each and every one - #34 was no exception. This book was fast paced, kept me guessing and honestly I feel it is the best one yet!! Catching up with Alex and Milo is almost like binge watching Law & Order!!