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Day of Atonement (Decker/Lazarus, Bk 4)
Day of Atonement - Decker/Lazarus, Bk 4
Author: Faye Kellerman
Peter Decker of the L.A.P.D. never dreamed he'd be spending his honeymoon with his new wife, Rina Lazarus, in an Orthodox Jewish enclave in Brooklyn, New York - or that a terrible event would end it so abruptly. But a boy has vanished from the midst of this close-knit religious community, a troubled youth fleeing the tight bonds and strictur...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780060554897
ISBN-10: 0060554894
Publication Date: 1/1/2004
Pages: 400
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 106 ratings
Publisher: HarperTorch
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Cycle304 avatar reviewed Day of Atonement (Decker/Lazarus, Bk 4) on + 135 more book reviews
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Very good book! Keeping the story line going in the series, Peter and Rina are visiting family friends in NY. While there Peter is in for the shock of his life and also has to cut his honeymoon short to work the case of a missing boy belonging to the family. He and Rina fly back home to LA after the missing boy not knowing just how much danger the boy is in. Keeps you guessing.
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jdyinva avatar reviewed Day of Atonement (Decker/Lazarus, Bk 4) on + 408 more book reviews
Love all of her books about this couple. This is really one of the best.
reviewed Day of Atonement (Decker/Lazarus, Bk 4) on + 103 more book reviews
From the book cover, "L.A. detective Peter Decker and his Jewish bride, Rina Lazarus, are spending their honeymoon in the unlikely locale of Brooklyn, celebrating the Jewish High Holidays. But the festivities are shattered when Noam, an Orthodox teenager, runs away from his family and his cloistered community.

Finding runaways is Decker's specialty. But it's tough getting anyone to open up about a missing kid nobody likes, especially in a close-knit Orthodox society where Decker is clearly an outsider. Then he discovers a line to the outside world that could be the hook he needs to reel in the kid and his companion - a dangerous psychopath with nothing to lose..."
reviewed Day of Atonement (Decker/Lazarus, Bk 4) on + 62 more book reviews
Excellent book. Couldn't put it down!!
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Ms Kellerman always does a good job with Peter Decker. This was no exception!
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Peter and Rina are on their honeymoon in Brooklyn, not exactly what Peter would have planned. He also would not have planned meeting his birth mother or becoming involved in a family problem concerning a teenage son who has disappeared.

This book was not an easy read for me. The story was compelling as were the side stories. Kellerman showed what strains are probably going to happen between Peter and Rina when it comes to his work and her desire to "help". However, the antagonist of the book was just a bit too crazy and brutal for me. I found myself skipping past the bits describing the murders or their aftermath. Maybe, I just wasn't in the right mindset as I was reading......I don't know. I do know that Kellerman does a good job of giving a word picture of a psychotic killer and his mindset.

We'll see how the next one goes.
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Police detective meets devout Jewish woman & marries her. In this book they are on their honeymoon in NY visiting her in-laws from her first husband who is died. Not the best place for a honeymoon. However, they manage to get themselves involved in a search for a missing teenaged boy.


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