Grievous Sin, Faye Kellerman
Grievous Sin, Faye Kellerman
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Grievous Sin

Author: Faye Kellerman

Narrator: Mitchell Greenberg

Unabridged: 12 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: William Morrow

Published: 01/17/2012


Synopsis

The birth of their baby girl has filled Rina Lazarus and her husband, LAPD Homicide Detective Peter Decker, with joy mingled with sorrow, since complications have ensured that they can have no more children. But the situation is grim at the hospital, which has been devastated by severe budget cutbacks and staff shortages. And when a respected nurse vanishes along with a newborn from the nursery, Peter and Rina fear for the safety of their own precious child—especially when the missing nurse's car is found at the bottom of a cliff . . . with a corpse inside.A most grievous sin has been committed. In pursuit of justice, Decker—with the help of his tough-as-nails partner, Marge, and an able assist from his teenage daughter, Cindy—follows a twisted path that winds through a sinister maze of hospital politics, misplaced passions, and torturous mind games that can all too easily lead to murder.

About Faye Kellerman

Mystery author, Faye Kellerman, not only writes amazing, best-selling mysteries, but is married to famous author, Jonathan Kellerman. The pair of authors is the only married couple to have been on The New York Times best seller list at the same time. An awesome accomplishment for sure. And, to make it even better, their oldest child, Jesse Kellerman is a best-selling novelist and award winning playwright. Their youngest, a daughter, Aliza Kellerman, co-wrote Prism, a novel for young adults, with her mother. Keeping it in the family.

Faye Kellerman's early history is a very interesting one. She actually received a B.A. in mathematics, and then earned her Doctorate of Dental Surgery. Even though she fully intended to be a dentist, she never practiced even one day in the dental profession. She first became a housewife and mother, then developed her writing career.

Faye Kellerman has well over twenty million copies of her novels in circulation. The Decker/Lazarus thrillers are among her most successful works. They include such titles as: Sacred and Profane; Milk and Honey; Day of Atonement; Justice; Prayers for the Dead, and many others. She has also received awards for her collection of short stories. As if all that writing and creating were not enough, she also has hobbies of gardening, sewing, and jogging. She has four children, and lives in Los Angeles and Santa Fe.

Upon being asked how an educated Dentist becomes an accomplished, award winning author, she said it was... a desire for justice, a suspicious nature, an overactive imagination, and of course, a penchant for the bizarre.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Diane on January 10, 2019

This book was more like the first ones - like the storyline and the banter. This particular story deals with the birth of Decker and Lazarus baby girl, the maternity ward and the kidnapping of another new born, plus the horrible murder of a nurse. 4 solid stars and 2 thumbs up! From the blurb: The bir......more

Goodreads review by Tara on January 04, 2014

In Grievous Sin, Peter and Rina are at the hospital due to their baby's birth. The whole clan makes appearances throughout the novel. Cindy, Decker's oldest daughter, becomes very attached to her new sibling and spends time with her in the nursery. When a baby goes missing Peter and Cindy are pulled......more

Goodreads review by Arathi on May 11, 2017

loved the new investigator Cindy!......more

Goodreads review by Renée on May 11, 2025

Good stuff.......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on August 28, 2019

4.5 stars. I started this book off not quite sure where it was going. The first 15 - 20% were exclusively about the birth of Rina and Decker's child and was a bit boring. Once baby is born and the inciting incident occurs, the book picks up a bit and becomes slightly more exciting. At this point, I......more