Obsession

With his rough-hewn avuncular voice, John Rubinstein is an integral part of Jonathan Kellerman's series about psychologist Alex Delaware and his detective friend, Milo. OBSESSION is the usual mix of mystery with a little mirth, though there is little amusing about a young woman searching for answers after her adoptive mother's death. It soon becomes clear that she would have been better off in blissful ignorance. As always, Rubinstein plays the two main characters perfectly. To his credit, he plays Milo, a gay cop, with nuances that place the emphasis on his job, not his sexuality--as Kellerman clearly intends. M.S. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine