Golem of Hollywood

Golem of Hollywood - Jonathan Kellerman/Jesse Kellerman
549 Pages


Johnathan Kellerman and son Jesse team up to write this mishmash of a police procedural/mystery/supernatural novel which doesn't really work very well.  Jacob Lev is a detective whose career is not proceeding well.  He drinks too much and dwells on his past.  He is suddenly contacted by this mysterious arm of the LAPD and told he will be investigating the death of this mysterious man.  Only his head has been found with a word written in Hebrew that says justice.  As the book proceeds he finds himself drawn into a supernatural mystery that has roots all the way back to Adam and Eve.

While the plot has aspects that are interesting, the characterization falls flat on most of the characters and the parts of the book that could really develop into an interesting story, only get cursory coverage.  I don't know if both Kellermans plan on collaborating again but fans of Jonathan will not care for this entry.