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Summary: 3rd Book in the Decker/lazarus Series
Review: It is late at night and Decker stumbles upon a small girl wondering the empty streets of suburbia. We know Decker has has found himself in the midst of another mystery when he discovers that young "Sally" is covered in dried blood.In addition to this mystery we learn that Rina has gone to New York to consider Peter's marriage proposal. When she returns she finds herself in a subplot invloving an old army buddy of Peter's with a death wish. Through it all Peter continues his serious and devoted study of Orthodox Judaism. A wonderful read!
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Summary: The land of Milk and Honey
Review: Pete Decker is on the case of a missing child, but he finds is much more disturbing then the blood of her PJ's. There is quite a lot of character development on Pete Decker in this novel and also a lot happening with his girlfriend Rina and it detracts from the mystery and tones down the nail biting thriller it could have been. But if you are in to the books for the series it is all worth it. Even though the book wasn't a thrill a minute I still read it in two days as it was relatively fast paced. The characters are deep and the mystery deeper. A very good read.
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Summary: Deepening relationship between Peter and Rina
Review: Peter Decker is studying the Jewish religion in an effort to become the man that Rina Lazarus wants in her life. Meanwhile she is living on the opposite coast from Peter and this is making him very lonely. As he is returning home from work one day, Peter discovers a wandering toddler who has no identification. He takes her under his wing and makes it his mission to find her family. Unfortunately when he does find them, they have been brutally murdered. Rina comes to visit him while he is immersed in investigating these murders. Their relationship deepens and then is threatened by the presence of one Peter's old army buddies who has been accused of rape and assault. Kellerman eventually unravels all of these different sub-plots but only after uncovering some unsavory family secrets. Parts of this book are overly graphic with descriptions of murder victims, and it is not as well-constructed as some of her other novels, but all in all, this is a good read.
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Summary: Deepening relationship between Peter and Rina
Review: Peter Decker is studying the Jewish religion in an effort to become the man that Rina Lazarus wants in her life. Meanwhile she is living on the opposite coast from Peter and this is making him very lonely. As he is returning home from work one day, Peter discovers a wandering toddler who has no identification. He takes her under his wing and makes it his mission to find her family. Unfortunately when he does find them, they have been brutally murdered. Rina comes to visit him while he is immersed in investigating these murders. Their relationship deepens and then is threatened by the presence of one Peter's old army buddies who has been accused of rape and assault. Kellerman eventually unravels all of these different sub-plots but only after uncovering some unsavory family secrets. Parts of this book are overly graphic with descriptions of murder victims, and it is not as well-constructed as some of her other novels, but all in all, this is a good read.
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Summary: inconsistent
Review: This book was good, however since Rina's Judaism is such a big part of these mysteries, I feel that Rina and Peter having sex before marriage was out of character (especially for Rina). She is so strict about dietary laws, her clothing and hair covering, keeping the Sabbath....but she sleeps with Peter before marriage? I can't believe it. It seems that in many of these books, Rina is more an accessory for Peter (she enhances his character) than a crime solver. I'd like to see Rina more involved with crime solving, like in Prayers for the Dead.
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Summary: One of MANY fine books
Review: This one was my first Faye Kellerman book, and have read them all since. You really get fooled at the start because it sort of eases along; a little family life with Peter and Rina, a little police work with Peter and Marge (his partner), then she lowers the boom. Great story. If you are new to her, go back and read from The Ritual Bath to here, and then on with the rest. You'll love the series.
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