Hangman
A Decker/Lazarus Novel
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4.0 • 326 Ratings
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Publisher Description
“No one working in the crime genre is better.”
—Baltimore Sun
L.A.P.D. Homicide Detective Peter Decker and his wife Rina Lazarus are back on a case in Hangman—an electrifying new novel of suspense from Faye Kellerman, New York Times bestselling author of Blindman’s Bluff, The Mercedes Coffin, The Burnt House, and many other masterful thrillers. A stunning tale of crime and detection featuring the brutal death of a “party girl” health care worker, a mysterious disappearance, and the chilling return of an all-too-familiar sociopath, Hangman is Kellerman’s 21st bestseller to feature Decker and Lazarus, “Hands down, the most refreshing mystery couple around.” (People)
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Kellerman once again mixes mystery and soap opera in her 19th novel featuring Lt. Peter Decker of the LAPD and his wife, Rina Lazarus (after Blindman's Bluff). Terry McLaughlin, a doctor and battered wife, asks Decker, who's an old friend, to help mediate a meeting with her abusive husband. When McLaughlin disappears soon after the meeting, her 14-year-old son, Gabe, a gifted piano prodigy, is left on his own. Welcomed into the Decker/Lazarus household, Gabe is allowed to attend their youngest daughter's Jewish day school, even though he's Catholic. Meanwhile, Decker fears that an unidentified woman who's found hanged at a construction site may be Gabe's mother. Readers should be prepared for some unconvincing police procedure (members of Decker's team obliviously contaminate a crime scene) and some stilted prose ("Everything works out. Sometimes it works out good. And sometimes it works out bad. It's the bad that concerns me"), but series fans will cheer the serendipitous developments that lead to a better life for Gabe.
Customer Reviews
Decent
If you need something to read for a 3 hour flight this will do. Decker seems to be smart and then at the end she makes him out to be a boon with his police friends doing all the leg work.
I really enjoyed this book....
First off, lemme start by saying that I read a lot of books, and am quickly bored with your standard novel. Not this book. From beginning to end it kept me wondering what will happen. It really was like reading a movie, if that makes sense. The author did a great job with the pictorial language as well as keepiing the audience interested. I will definitely read more by FK.
The gUd1
Top Shelf ... Again
Hopefully not the last of the Series, this was a great addition to Kellerman's list of greats.
To those who don't know, you should be reading the Decker books in order.