Prayers for The Dead, Faye Kellerman
Prayers for The Dead, Faye Kellerman
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Prayers for The Dead
A Decker/Lazarus Novel

Author: Faye Kellerman

Narrator: Mitchell Greenberg

Unabridged: 13 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/17/2012


Synopsis

The brutal murder of Dr. Azor Sparks in an alley behind a restaurant is greeted with public outrage and a demand for swift, sure justice. But the investigation into the well-known surgeon’s death is raising too many questions and providing too few answers for homicide detective Lieutenant Peter Decker.Why, for example, would the family of a man so beloved respond to his slaying with more surprise than grief? And what linked a celebrated doctor with strict fundamentalist beliefs to a gang of outlaw bikers? But the most unsettling connection of all is the one that ties the tormented Sparks family to Peter Decker’s own—and the secrets shared by a renegade Catholic priest . . . and Decker’s wife, Rina Lazarus.

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 25, 2019

4.5 Stars and 2 thumbs up. A fairly good read, with lots of red herrings tossed in and some really shady characters to boot. Decker is now the Lieutenant overseeing a couple of different squads, but still wanting to keep his fingers deep in Homicide. Family politics rears its head in more ways than o......more

Goodreads review by Robin Loves on August 31, 2020

After several years away from the series, I was completely drawn into the Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series as Peter, a police lieutenant, is investigating the murder of a well-respected doctor. He had a large family, with several adult children, so as Peter begins his investigation, he looks at......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on February 15, 2021

So fun. These books are great, totally hold my interest and keep me wanting to read more.......more

Goodreads review by Darlene on July 12, 2009

I really enjoyed this entry in Kellerman's Peter Decker/Rina Lazerus series. The twists and turns of the story, how she interweaves the personal and professional lives of the detective and his family is very skillful. In this one she also manages to balance the intricacies of religion; the Deckers'......more

Goodreads review by Jennie on December 01, 2007

I had an English professor at Marshall University who brought a big box of books to class one day, told us all to pick one and write a paper about it. This is the one I ended up with. I started reading it in the middle of class and literally didn't stop reading until about 10pm that night, when I was......more