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Summary: Excellent, unless you're a Christian
Review: All of Faye Kellerman's books are well written and great fun, except when she ridicules people who strive to have a personal relationship with Jesus. While being delightfully open minded about the good, bad and complex facets of many races, men, women, professions, etc., pure contempt is reserved for those who make Jesus an important part of their lives. We never get to be neutral, good, or complex -- we get to be kooks and delusional, at the best. While many of her books ignore religious Christians, this book does not. I would advise religious Christians to avoid insult, and avoid this book. But if you already feel contempt for Christians -- Enjoy! Faye Kellerman's a great writer.
Rating:
Summary: Predictable
Review: Faye Kellerman has certainly written some good books and I am a fan of hers. I read Justice first and still think that one is my favorites. I found this book to be a real disappointment. I found Cindy irritating, Rina morbidly self-consumed and the plot ridiculous. Peter, who was not interviewing some of the suspects, seemed to know things that he had no way of knowing before Marge, who was interviewing the suspects, told him. When the ring was found in the car, he asked Cindy all about it but neglected to ask her what color the stone was? The first half of the story never got out of the nursery where the baby was taken and nothing was going on but a lot of talking there. When I finished the book I was left with a feeling of why did I even bother to read the book. It was a struggle from beginning to end to get through it with no satifaction at any of the stages.
Rating:
Summary: Predictable
Review: Faye Kellerman has certainly written some good books and I am a fan of hers. I read Justice first and still think that one is my favorites. I found this book to be a real disappointment. I found Cindy irritating, Rina morbidly self-consumed and the plot ridiculous. Peter, who was not interviewing some of the suspects, seemed to know things that he had no way of knowing before Marge, who was interviewing the suspects, told him. When the ring was found in the car, he asked Cindy all about it but neglected to ask her what color the stone was? The first half of the story never got out of the nursery where the baby was taken and nothing was going on but a lot of talking there. When I finished the book I was left with a feeling of why did I even bother to read the book. It was a struggle from beginning to end to get through it with no satifaction at any of the stages.
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Summary: Grievous Sin deserves better reviews
Review: I found this book to be very disappointing.Too much dialogue and emotion...in the hospital waiting room especially. I can't believe the number of hours Cindy and Peter spent at the hospital. Also, the under-staffed nursery...(one of four nurseries) was too unrealistic to believe. The nurseries should have been consolidated...to match the number of nurses available. Unrealistic characters...especially Tandy. The word 'caring' is used to describe the motivation of nurses in excess. Makes you really wonder about the nursing profession...and their sanity. The baby's parents were stereotyped latino teenagers. I was frustrated starting at page one....all the way until the end.
Rating: 
Summary: tedious and frustrating
Review: I found this book to be very disappointing. Too much dialogue and emotion...in the hospital waiting room especially. I can't believe the number of hours Cindy and Peter spent at the hospital. Also, the under-staffed nursery...(one of four nurseries) was too unrealistic to believe. The nurseries should have been consolidated...to match the number of nurses available. Unrealistic characters...especially Tandy. The word 'caring' is used to describe the motivation of nurses in excess. Makes you really wonder about the nursing profession...and their sanity. The baby's parents were stereotyped latino teenagers. I was frustrated starting at page one....all the way until the end.
Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable reading
Review: I just finished this book, and enjoyed it as much as I have the earlier Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus books. Kellerman's characters are more substantial than those of many other mystery writers, and I enjoy watching them and their relationships grow over the series. I strongly disagree with the earlier reviewer who felt that the author was unfair to religious Christians. Only one character in the book fit this description, and by and large she was a sympathetic character - a good nurse, mentor and daughter. I particularly liked the interwoven relationships of the various characters, and I have to admit that the mystery itself kept me guessing to the end. I'm looking forward to reading more of Kellerman's books.
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Summary: Enjoyable reading
Review: I just finished this book, and enjoyed it as much as I have the earlier Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus books. Kellerman's characters are more substantial than those of many other mystery writers, and I enjoy watching them and their relationships grow over the series. I strongly disagree with the earlier reviewer who felt that the author was unfair to religious Christians. Only one character in the book fit this description, and by and large she was a sympathetic character - a good nurse, mentor and daughter. I particularly liked the interwoven relationships of the various characters, and I have to admit that the mystery itself kept me guessing to the end. I'm looking forward to reading more of Kellerman's books.
Rating: 
Summary: Good Characters/Fair Mystery
Review: I loved the characters and interpersonal relationships in this book -- especially Peter and Rina, Peter and Marge, Peter and Cindy. The mystery itself is pretty standard. The book is a fun read, but I didn't love it like SACRED AND PROFANE -- that one is my favorite of her books. (P.S. I agree with another one of the reviews about her seeming bias against Christianity. How come most of her villians are all warped and fanatic CHRISTIANS? How come no warped and fanatic JEWISH villians?!?!?! They exist, too, you know!!!!)
Rating:
Summary: Good Characters/Fair Mystery
Review: I loved the characters and interpersonal relationships in this book -- especially Peter and Rina, Peter and Marge, Peter and Cindy. The mystery itself is pretty standard. The book is a fun read, but I didn't love it like SACRED AND PROFANE -- that one is my favorite of her books. (P.S. I agree with another one of the reviews about her seeming bias against Christianity. How come most of her villians are all warped and fanatic CHRISTIANS? How come no warped and fanatic JEWISH villians?!?!?! They exist, too, you know!!!!)
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Summary: Grievous Sin deserves better reviews
Review: I thought this was a pretty good novel, despite all who protest that Grievous Sin was too slow and talky. I was interested in following the mystery of the enigmatic nurse, the missing baby, and the unidentified victim of a grisly murder. There were a few problems: I did not find the nursery nurses' behaviour believable--they were too negligent to be for real, one hopes--and Decker seemed to operate on zero sleep, which continues throughout the series to amaze me. I also didn't care for Cindy's character. As in Stalker, she just annoys me with her self destructive nosiness. But despite it all, I couldn't put Grievous Sin down, much like Decker never seems to be able to go to sleep.
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