
Hangman
A Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Novel
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Narrated by:
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Mitchell Greenberg
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Faye Kellerman
Murder, a missing woman, and a sociopath from the past sweep Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus into a labyrinth of mystery and danger in this electrifying new tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman. . . .
Fifteen years ago, high school senior Chris Whitman went to jail for murdering his girlfriend, Cheryl Diggs. Propelled by a misguided sense of chivalry, he confessed, determined to save another classmate, the beautiful and vulnerable Terry McLaughlin, from having to testify at his trial. When the truth came out, Chris was released from prison, married Terry - pregnant with his child - and changed his last name to Donatti. He also became a professional killer.
Peter Decker was the detective on the case, and over the years, he and Terry kept in touch. Now his friend is in L.A. and asking for a favor. Though Decker knows full well that getting involved will bring Terry's sociopathic husband back into his life, the obsessive and duty-bound LAPD lieutenant reluctantly agrees. The favor soon becomes complicated when Terry goes missing and Donatti disappears, leaving their fourteen-year-old son, Gabe, with no one to turn to except Decker and his wife, Rina Lazarus.
But Peter's search for Terry must share center stage with a gruesome murder. Adrianna Blanc, a neonatal nurse at St. Timothy's Hospital, had signed off her night shift at eight a.m. Six hours later, a foreman supervising the construction of a house in a nearby suburb discovered her body swinging from the rafters, a cable wire around her neck. Her car was found where she had parked it the night before, with no signs of foul play.
A dedicated and conscientious professional, Adrianna had a circle of close friends. Yet as Decker and his able team soon learn, the young woman also had her share of detractors. A party-hearty girl, she enjoyed booze, kinky sex, and revenge-cheating on her boyfriend, Garth Hammerling, another nurse at St. Tim's. Suspicions heat up when Decker and his team find that one of Adrianna's last phone calls was a provocative and disturbing message to her vacationing boyfriend, who himself has vanished without a trace. Was Adrianna's death something personal because of her carefree lifestyle? Or was this unusually cruel and very dramatic murder the first signs of a serial killer? With lives hanging in the balance, Decker and his colleagues, Sergeant Marge Dunn and Detective Scott Oliver, need to find answers and fast.
As if juggling two investigations weren't enough for the lieutenant (not to mention turning sixty!), things are becoming even more dangerous with his precarious home life. Ever the concerned parent, Decker wants to look after Terry's son, Gabe. Yet who will protect his own family? Because if there's one thing he knows for sure, with a sociopath like Donatti on the loose, no one is ever really safe.
Solve another case with Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus.©2010 Plot Line, Inc. (P)2010 HarperCollins PublishersListeners also enjoyed...




















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Now I cant wait to read the next one! Hangman
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Hangman
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It was great and there was enough movement in the background story of the “Deckers at Home” that I dove into Book 20 right away.
FINALY a great chapter in the series!
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Enjoyable mystery
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all around great read
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If you're a Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus fan, then there is no reason to miss this book - especially with the return of Chris Donatti. No, the book is not perfect, nor is it my favorite of the series, but it is still a good read. I will not discuss any details of the story as some other reviewers did, thus ruining part of my experience with the book. There are definitely parts of the story that I wish were written a bit differently - action rather than narrative. However, the journey was still excellent. It was wonderful to revisit the Decker/Lazarus family, and Decker's wonderful detectives. I love the characters, so I loved the story. The narrator is not my favorite, but, again, the characters are so great that it was still well worth my time.
If you've never read Faye Kellerman before, then start with an earlier book, so you can get familiar with her great characters. It's not really a good idea to start at the end of a series anyways.
Cheers, and happy listening!
A book for Decker/Lazarus fans
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As always Kellerman keeps you stumped
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Great book
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Wonderful Rena.
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Felt as if she ran out of time
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