When an author has a series as extensive as Faye
Kellerman's "Decker/Lazarus" novels, it could be a little
difficult for a first time reader to step into novel number
nineteen and be able to pick up on the gist of the story.
With HANGMAN, I, as a first time reader, had no
problem whatsoever in diving right into the family of Pete
Decker and Rina Lazarus and know exactly who, when, where
and what was going on. Now that's the sign of a great
writer!
L.A.P.D. Lieutenant Pete Decker is a busy man with two
pressing cases on his hands. The first involves the strange
death of Adrianna Blanc, a nurse who was found hanging at a
building construction site. While questioning her family
and friends, Decker picks up on a series of coincidences
and unexplained murders that leads him and his crew on a
merry chase to find a killer before another young woman
loses her life.
Decker's second case hits a little closer to home. When
long-time acquaintance Terry McLaughlin asks Decker to
supervise a visit from her somewhat volatile husband, Chris
Donatti, Decker helps her to negotiate what appears to be a
peaceful separation. But when Terry's 14-year-old son,
Gabriel, calls to report his mother is missing and his
father is not returning phone calls, Decker has a feeling
all is not as it seemed. He invites Gabe to stay with his
family while the search for his parents is on. The shy young
music prodigy soon adapts to the rowdy, rambunctious
Decker/Lazarus family's ways. Good thing, since his stay
seems to becoming more permanent by the day.
Fans of Kellerman's family-oriented detective series will
love catching up with the family, friends and colleagues of
Pete Decker and his lovely wife, Rina Lazarus. Kellerman
incorporates a lively and fascinating story of family life
wrapped with Judaic customs with a fast-paced, spellbinding
police mystery that keeps readers on the edge of their
seats to the very last page. Although I was a bit
embarrassed to admit I had not read Faye Kellerman's work
before HANGMAN, suffice it to say that it is a problem I
fully intend to remedy. Soon I will be starting at the very
beginning.
Even as LAPD detective Peter Decker investigates the
suspicious death of neonatal nurse Adrianna Blanc, his
friend Terry and her over-the-edge husband go missing
(separately), leaving Decker and wife Rina Lazarus tending
their son.
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