In the silent pre-dawn city hours -- alone with his thoughts about Rina Lazarus, the woman he loves, three thousand miles away in New York -- LAPD detective Peter Decker finds a small child, abandoned and covered in blood that is not hers. It is a sobering discovery, and a perplexing one, for nobody in the development where she was found steps forward to claim the little girl. Obsessed more deeply by this case than he imagined possible, Decker is determined to follow the scant clues to an answer. But his trail is leading him to a killing ground where four bodies lie still and lifeless. And by the time Rina returns, Peter Decker is already held fast in a sticky mass of hatred, passion, and murder -- in a world where intense sweetness is accompanied by a deadly sting.
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"Yep, I read book #3 right away. Here we learn more about Dect. Decker's past when he helps an old army buddy from 'Nam accused of a crime he said he didn't commit. And things move along for Decker and his Orthodox babe, Rina--although, if I were Rina, I'd start having second and third thoughts about him: last book he'd showed up on her doorstep drunk and horny and another time with an infected bite on his arm from a hooker, and now he has a scuzzy friend and goes a little bit 'Nam on her, not to mention he works long hours and is tight-lipped about his job. What a prize! But we, oops, I mean she loves him so." — Jen (4 out of 5 stars)
"Yep, I read book #3 right away. Here we learn more about Dect. Decker's past when he helps an old army buddy from 'Nam accused of a crime he said he didn't commit. And things move along for Decker and his Orthodox babe, Rina--although, if I were Rina, I'd start having second and third thoughts about him: last book he'd showed up on her doorstep drunk and horny and another time with an infected bite on his arm from a hooker, and now he has a scuzzy friend and goes a little bit 'Nam on her, not to mention he works long hours and is tight-lipped about his job. What a prize! But we, oops, I mean she loves him so."
“Faye Kellerman’s best novel to date: deeper, richer, more emotionally complex.”
“Stunning…Unforgettable.”
“Hits all its targets dead-on.”
“A believable, intricate mystery in which series hero Decker is revealed as even more complex, interesting and sympathetic than in earlier appearances.”
" I enjoy the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus. Faye Kellerman using a lot of detail in her writing and many references to Judaism. "
" I am really getting hooked on this series. Although the books can be read as stand alones, they are much better when read in sequence. This is the third in the series and the quality improves as they go along. The characters are genuine and quite likeable. "
" Excellent... Kept me enthralled enough to finish it in less than 24 hours! Enjoy! "
" Been around awhile, but a good whodunit from an excellent crime writer. This sweet little Jewish girl can really dream up some grisly murders! "
" The early Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus novels are still the best of the lot. This one was a very tangled, very good mystery to work through, as well as getting to see the tension rachetting up between Peter and Rina in their ongoing, rather troubled, courtship. "
" Somewhat predictable at times although enjoyable "
" Finished the book this morning. I did enjoy her writing and the story. Definitley had me wanting to know what happened next. I did have a problem with the stereotyping bikers as all criminals but many people have this belief. "
" Not one of Faye Kellerman's finest. "
" This book too was part of a series. I thought the two main characters involvement a little strange. But I did like the who done it and the action involved with resolving it. "
" My secret indulgence is mystery books. I discovered Faye Kellerman awhile ago and enjoy her books. She has a few books written with the same characters, which is fun. A quick read and just enough plot and mystery to keep me turning pages! "
" Rereading this series...forgot how good the early ones were! "
" She wrote another perfect book! "
" Good, easy read. Makes me want to read the rest in the series. Interesting couple. But the synopsis on the cover makes you think they are working the case together and that wasn't the way it really was. "
" Another good Faye Kellerman book, I am really enjoying all of the books in her series. Good characters, good stories, good education in Orthodox Judaism. "
" 3rd book in the series.Shaping up into a good series. "
" On to the next book. :) "
" I like the weave of this series. "
" This is a murder mystery that kept me guessing. "
" Brought back memories of growing up on a bee farm. Some inaccuracies there but nothing major. Great story. Believable main characters. "
" Another fine book in the seroes, adding to Peter's character a great deal, Rina's not so much. Kind of saw the ending coming, but the writing is good enough that I didn't mind. Can easily be read out of order, but doesn't have a lot of filler going back to previous books to to bog down the story. "
" Just started this book Wednesday...definitely got my attention. Love Fay Kellerman, and Peter Decker & Rina. Read some of their more recent stories and the came back to the ones I missed. "
" Ditto from the first of this series..."Predictable, mindless, wondered why I was reading it until the end." Also, being predictable, I downloaded the third of the series. What are vacations for, right? "
" I really liked this book ! I feel sad now because I read it so fast -- I wanted it to go on... Must read more of this author. Interesting story, loved the bits of interesting facts on Orthodox Judaism included in the course of the book too. "
" Another good one from Faye Kellerman. It didn't hold my attention as well as the second one, probably because it didn't pay as much attention to Orthodoxy, which I find fascinating. I also felt a little let down by the "who" in the whodunnit. Still, I am enjoying this series and will read on. "
" One of her first ones so I discovered how the characters got together. Entertaining. "
" I am reading this before the food + Wine challenge.Faye Kellerman's books are always to fascinating to me. I know very little about Judaism and her books really delve into it. The mystery was not much of a who-dun-it, but the back story was interesting. "
" interesting...and the plot was really good....the crime was almost perfect... "
" My first read of Faye's books. I love the portrayal of the detective and his love for his wife, conversion to Judaism. Creepy but believabler setting and characters. "
" After reading a medieval mystery by this author, I tried a contemporary one, and liked it only a little bit more. Barely. I am not drawn to the characters. "
Faye Kellerman is the New York Times bestselling author of the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus novels, as well as historical thrillers and a short-story anthology. She has won the Macavity Award and has been nominated for a Shamus Award.
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