The Burnt House: A Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus Novel (Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus Novels)

The Burnt House: A Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus Novel (Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus Novels) | Faye Kellerman | Not as good as many others in the series

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	The Burnt House: A Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus Novel (Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus Novels) Faye Kellerman William Morrow, 2007 - 448 pages average customer review:based on 44 reviews view larger image
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Faye Kellerman does it again!

Faye Kellerman has done it again, in writing another excellent Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus novel. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Not as good as many others in the series

Having read the other books in this series and having waited almost 2 years for this book, I was really looking forward to this latest entry about Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus. Unfortunately, it was somewhat of a letdown. One of Faye Kellerman's strengths is weaving the home life of Peter and Rina in with Peter's professional life as an LAPD Lieutenant. Although some time has passed since the last book, Kellerman fails to fill us in fully on the family. Rina's boys are absent, Hannah's teenage angst is hinted at but never fully developed and Peter's daughter Cindy and her husband make quick appearances. Part of the charm of this series is the description of what it's like living in Peter and Rina's Orthodox Jewish home, but the explanation of customs is missing in this book. As to the mystery, it rests on some pretty far-fetched coincidences. The ending comes with a whimper, after a few red herrings, and is never fully resolved. Hopefully, the next book will be better.

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Someone shoot the writer of the blurb, please

I am constantly amazed at the disconnect between book cover blurbs and the contents of the books they are alleged to describe. This one is more over-the-top than most: "...the unidentified bodies of four extra travelers." Nope. No extra travelers, or their bodies. No "...mind-searing portrait of unimaginable evil ...". Just a middling good police procedural, with familiar characters, welcomed back as old friends. Worth the read for that, mind you, if you like Decker and Lazarus, but it's not one of the better stories in the series.

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