The Burning

by Jonathan Kellerman

Series: Clay Edison (4)

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Things get personal for Deputy Coroner Clay Edison when a murder hits close to home in this riveting, emotional thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write �??brilliant, page-turning fiction�?� (Stephen King). A raging wildfire. A massive blackout. A wealthy man shot to death in his palatial hilltop home. For Clay Edison, it�??s all in a day�??s work. As a deputy coroner, caring for the dead, he speaks for those who cannot speak for themselves. He prides himself on an unflinching commitment to the truth. Even when it gets him into trouble. Then, while working the murder scene, Clay is horrified to discover a link to his brother, Luke. Horrified. But not surprised. Luke is fresh out of prison and struggling to stay on the straight and narrow. And now he�??s gone AWOL. The race is on for Clay to find him before anyone else can. Confronted with Luke�??s legacy of violence, Clay is forced to reckon with his own suspicions, resentments, and loyalties. Is his brother a killer? Or could he be the victim in all of this, too? This is Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman at their most affecting and page-turning�??a harrowing collision of family,… (more)

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An exciting read with a very likeable protagonist. Contrived ending worked but was a bit of a let-down.

Bookish59 | Feb 5, 2022 |

Readable mystery. Nothing special. Lots of repetition. Read it to get a sampling of Kellerman books. Competent writers, OK beach book but that's about it. (

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librarygeek33 | Nov 8, 2021 |

The Burning is a story about twin brothers. One brother has a history of drugs, prison and trouble. The other brother is a police officer who discovers his brother's special prized car in the garage of a murdered man. The search of the brother to find out, "why" is the essence of the story. The search takes place during a terrible fire storm in northern California. It is a murder mystery that received four stars in this review. (

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lbswiener | Nov 1, 2021 |

Clay Edison, coroner is called to the scene of a murder of a very wealthy man. In the garage of the victim he finds his brother's classic Mustang. His brother, Luke, is no where to be found. (

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phoenixcomet | Sep 27, 2021 |

I would definitely recommend this book to those who love the male Kellerman's writing. But, unfortunately, it just wasn't my cup of coffee!

I have only read one or two books by Mr. Kellerman, but I do love his wife's writing, so I thought I would take a chance with this new series by him and his son.

It was an interesting premise and very up-to-date, what with all the wildfires burning out west right this minute.

I did not have a problem with not having read the previous novels in this series. However, I did have several issues with this particular book. One of them is that the storyline is extremely similar to a book by David Baldacci. A missing brother who had been in jail...The other issue I have is that the twist was so out in the left-field that I just couldn't believe it. No matter how I tried to suspend my disbelief, I just couldn't make it work.

Most of the characters are unlikeable for various reasons, and that just didn't add to my reading pleasure at all.

Again as I said with the first line in this review--I would definitely recommend this book to those who love the male Kellerman's writing.

*ARC supplied by the publisher, the authors, and NetGalley. (

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Cats57 | Aug 16, 2021 |

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. Thriller. HTML:Things get personal for Deputy Coroner Clay Edison when a murder hits close to home in this riveting, emotional thriller from the bestselling father-son team who write �??brilliant, page-turning fiction�?� (Stephen King).

A raging wildfire. A massive blackout. A wealthy man shot to death in his palatial hilltop home.

For Clay Edison, it�??s all in a day�??s work. As a deputy coroner, caring for the dead, he speaks for those who cannot speak for themselves. He prides himself on an unflinching commitment to the truth. Even when it gets him into trouble.

Then, while working the murder scene, Clay is horrified to discover a link to his brother, Luke. Horrified. But not surprised. Luke is fresh out of prison and struggling to stay on the straight and narrow.

And now he�??s gone AWOL.

The race is on for Clay to find him before anyone else can. Confronted with Luke�??s legacy of violence, Clay is forced to reckon with his own suspicions, resentments, and loyalties. Is his brother a killer? Or could he be the victim in all of this, too?

This is Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman at their most affecting and page-turning�??a harrowing collision of family,

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