To Milo’s sorrow, all he could see was “three dead people occup[ying] the rear seat, pressed close to one another, knees touching” (Kellerman 19). Who had sealed their fate? Nobody knew.
The title of the thriller is The Museum of Desire, written by the New York Bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman, and was published in 2020. It is a more young-adult genre, as it uses language and the plot is surrounding a murder. This book is not a series but prior to reading, you may need to have an attraction to thriller and crime-type media to be more invested in the storyline.
At the start of the novel, you meet two protagonists who work for the LAPD, Lieutenant Milo and the phycologist Dr. Alex, who get informed of a crime they never expected. A man was cleaning a mansion after a house party that had occurred the night before. When creeping towards the back of the house, he spots a white stretch limousine, and inside was a horrific scene. Four people including the driver were murdered with no major injures. But as the man looked towards the floor of the car, he noticed pools of red sticky blood. But this blood did not belong to any of the people murdered. As the novel continues on, Milo and Alex investigate the possible criminals surrounding the victims, trying to find a connection between them all and avenge the lives sacrificed from this murderous deed.
So far I am about 80 percent through this novel so I do not yet know the ending of this story. Personally, this novel was alright. The reason I say this is because while the author uses vivid language and compelling characters with interesting backstories, there is such a long period of time between when Milo and Dr. Alex start the crime to when they actually find the culprit. As I stated before, I have already read 80 percent of the book, but the crime has not even been solved yet. I have to say there are some good characters but there almost is no climax. Sometimes while reading I would get lost because there are so many names and so many people involved in the case, and some parts of the novel seemed like just pages and pages of text that didn’t add much to the plot. Maybe the novel was written to be portrayed like an actual crime scene where it can take months to solve a crime, but this novel just felt slow to me. But maybe the ending is worth the read. The beginning of the book was compelling and exciting I have to say, but other than the vivid language there isn’t something super special about this book.
My personal review of this novel would be that it was a nice book, but not something I would recommend to a peer unless they are very invested in the works of a crime. But my praise would be how beautifully described some of the characters were. I loved the characters who were portrayed to be innocent since you could really imagine what they looked like and their personalities. While I wished the plot came at a faster rate, and for me, it was an alright read.
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