| Family business can be deadly， as Peter Decker discovers in Kellerman slatest thriller starring the L.A. police lieutenant and his wife， Rina Lazarus.Decker s half-brother Jonathan， a New York rabbi， asks for help when his wife sbrother Ephraim Leiber is slain execution-style in a seedy New York hotel room，and the victim s teenage niece Shayndie， who may have witnessed her uncle smurder， disappears. But it soon becomes apparent that not everyone is as eagerfor Decker s assistance as Jonathan--not the New York City cops， not the missinggirl s parents， and not the police chief in the upstate town of Quinton， wherethe Liebers live in a tightly knit Orthodox Jewish enclave. Despite theseroadblocks， the ever resourceful Decker manages to locate Shayndie in the lastplace one might expect to find a devout， gently raised 15-year old girl--theheavily guarded Manhattan apartment of Chris Donatti， a Mob-connected criminalwith whom Peter has a complicated history. But when Shayndie runs away fromDonatti s loft and turns up dead a few days later， Decker s search for herkiller uncovers a deadly family secret that puts his life--and Rina s--injeopardy. As usual in this outstanding series， Kellerman s pacing is flawless，her plotting ingenious， and her deep understanding of human nature reconfirmed.--Jane Adams |
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