Faye Kellerman

Guy Kaffey thought his wealth could acquire anything- including the best security money can buy. When his family are gunned to death on their vast Butterfly Ranch estate, its clear that he was tragically wrong.Lieutenant Peter Decker of the LAPD is given the task of piecing together what happened. From the start, he suspects an inside job and that the answer lies with Kaffeys fortune. The daunting scale of Kaffeys business empire produces no shortage of suspects: from members of his bodyguard, to business partners, rival tycoons, even family members.But as LAs ferocious street gangs hire themselves out to unknown paymasters in a cycle of revenge and death, Deckers own family is threatened. And if a billionaire like Kaffey cant protect his own, what hope does Decker have?

"Dizem que os mortos não falam, mas, se escutarmos atentamente, claro que os ouvimos falar."Enquanto inspetor-coordenador de homicídios no Departamento de Polícia de Los Angeles, Peter Decker não rec

O inspetor-coordenador do Departamento da Polícia de Los Ange-les, Decker e a esposa, Rina, acolheram na sua casa Gabriel Whitman, um adolescente de quinze anos, filho de uma amiga com problemas. Embora o enigmatico rapaz pareça estar a adaptar-se, Decker conhece bem os segredos que guardam os adolescentes, como confirma o tragi-co suicidio de outro adolescente, Gregory Hesse, um estudante do Bell and Wakefield, um dos colegios mais exclusivos da cidade.Wendy, a me de Gregory, nega-se a acreditar que o filho tenha dado um tiro nele proprio e convence Decker para que investigue mais. O que ele descobre inquieta-o. A pistola utilizada na tragedia era roubada, prova que o impulsiona a abrir uma investigaço mais aprofundada. Mas o caso complica-se com o suicidio de outro estu-dante do Bell and Wakefield, uma morte que os leva a descobrir um desagradavel grupo de estudantes ricos e privilegiados com um gos-to excessivo pelas armas e a violencia. Decker pensava que entendia os jovens e, no entanto, quanto mais se aproximam da verdade, a sua equipa e ele, mais se apercebe do pouco que sabe sobre eles, inclusi-ve sobre o rapaz que tem a seu cargo, Gabe. Filho de um mafioso e de uma me ausente, o rapaz levou uma vida com demasiado tempo livre, demasiadas ausencias injustificadas e muito pouca superviso adulta.Antes de terminar, o caso e as suas terrorificas repercusses le-varo Decker e os seus inspetores por um caminho escuro de leal-dades retorcidas e alianças infames, culminando num vertiginoso ponto de no retorno.

"Uma das melhores escritoras de mistério."Los Angeles"Sem dúvida, o par mais original de sabujos."People"Adoramos a habilidade com que Kellerman aborda as investigações policiais, a sabedoria talmúdi

Eine Serie von Frauenmorden versetzt München in Aufruhr. Ein vielschichtiger Thriller vor dem Hintergrund der nationalsozialistischen Machtergreifung.München 1929: In der von den Nazis aufgeheizten Atmosphäre wird im Englischen Garten eine Frauenleiche gefunden vergewaltigt und erdrosselt. Die Mordkommission um Inspektor Axel Berg hat das Opfer schnell identifiziert: Anna Gross, Ehefrau des reichen Juden Anton Gross. Bergs Vorgesetzten passt diese Spur allzu gut in die eigenen Aufstiegspläne. Berg soll den Ehemann wegen Mordes an seiner Frau verhaften. Doch Berg sträubt sich. Eine weitere Frauenleiche, in gleicher Art umgebracht, wird entdeckt und nährt den Verdacht, ein Lustmörder sei am Werk. Trotzdem soll Anton Gross als Mordverdächtiger verhaftet werden. Berg, der bei den Opfern inzwischen Hinweise auf einen geheimnisvollen Rodan gefunden hat, weigert sich zunächst, wird dann aber gezwungen, Annas Mann festzunehmen, dabei wird Gross von aufgebrachten jugendlichen NS-Anhängern15gelyncht, Berg verletzt.Aufgrund der Pogromstimmung fürchtet Berg um die Sicherheit seiner Geliebten Margot, einer Hure und Jüdin, die pikanterweise auch ein Verhältnis mit Bergs Chef Martin Volker hat. Die Zahl der ermordeten Frauen, darunter auch die Großmutter von Rina Lazarus, steigt, und das schürt den Antisemitismus. Auch das Stundenhotel Margots wird überfallen, sie selbst vergewaltigt. Kommissar Volker erscheint in letzter Minute, kann das Schlimmste verhindern. Doch dann findet Berg Margot erschossen im Treppenhaus. Als er völlig aufgelöst in seine Wohnung kommt, erwartet ihn der Mörder.01Faye Kellerman ist nicht nur eine erfolgreiche Schriftstellerin, sondern auch Zahnärztin, Musikerin und Gitarrenbauerin. Sie lebt zusammen mit ihrem Mann, dem Psychologen und Bestsellerautor Jonathan Kellerman, und ihren drei Kindern in Los Angeles.01Susanne Aeckerle, 1942 in Lindau/Bodensee geboren. 1975 Mitbegründerin des ersten deutschen Frauenbuchladens in München. Später Geschäftsführerin eines Schallplattenvertriebs und Herausgeberin einer Frauenmusikzeitschrift. Von 1981 bis 1990 Redakteurin und Chefin vom Dienst bei der Zeitschrift ''Emma''. Sie lebt heute als Übersetzerin, Herausgeberin und freie Lektorin in M&u

New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman delivers an electrifying novel of suspense as a young man's investigation into his sister's death draws him into the path of a sadistic serial killer. He went searching for the truth. Now a killer has found him. Three years ago, fifteen-year-old Ellen Vicksburg went missing in a quiet town in New Mexico. On the first anniversary of her death, her brother Ben found her body in a shallow grave by the river's edge. The police believe she was the victim of a known psychopath. But Ben continues to pore over the evidence and finds patterns that link Ellen's case to similar unsolved murders. Soon, a picture emerges of a ruthless killer, and Ben's obsession marks him as a threat. Will he uncover the truth in time to keep him and those he loves safe?

The twentieth book in the hugely popular Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman

Now living in upstate New York, former LAPD lieutenant Peter Decker is plunged into a bizarre web involving academia, underworld crime, and calculating killers in this compulsive novel in New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman''s beloved Decker and Lazarus series.Former LAPD lieutenant Peter Decker is relishing the quiet and slow pace of his new job with the Greenbury police department. The work is low stress and engaging, and its been almost a year since the last murder in this sleepy upstate New York town.Then the body of a nude man is found deep within the woods, shattering Deckers peace. The death appears to be a suicidea single shot to the head, the gun by his side. But until the coroners ruling, the scene must be treated as a suspicious crime. Without any personal effects near the body, Decker must dig to uncover his identity, a task made difficult by the departments tight budget and limited personnel. Luckily, Decker gets some unexpected help when his friend and former Greenbury colleague Tyler McAdams calls, looking for a quiet place to study for his law finals.The investigation takes Decker and McAdams to Kneed Loft College, where they must penetrate the indecipherable upper echelons of mathematics and mathematical prodigies. Beneath the schools rarified atmosphere they discover a sphere of scheming academics, hidden cyphersand most dangerous of alla realm of underworld crime that transforms harmless nerds into cold, calculating evil geniuses. It will take all of Deckers experience and McAdamss brains to penetrate enigmatic formulas and codes and solve a dark, twisted crime devised by some brilliant and depraved masterminds.

New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman delivers an electrifying novel of suspense as a young man's investigation into his sister's death draws him into the path of a sadistic serial killer. He went searching for the truth. Now a killer has found him. Four years ago, fifteen-year-old Ellen Vicksburg went missing in the quiet town of River Remez, New Mexico. On the first anniversary of her death, her brother Ben found her body in a shallow grave by the river's edge. The police believe she was the victim of a known psychopath but Ben continues to pore over the evidence, gaining an unlikely ally in new girl at school, Ro Majors. In his sister's files, they see patterns that don't fit - tiny threads that link Ellen's case to similar unsolved murders. As the body count rises, a picture emerges of a killer who is as cunning as he is twisted. It's only a matter of time before Ben's obsession marks him as a threat, and uncovering the truth may not be enough to keep him and those he loves safe.

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The gripping new crime novel in the Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman. It has been almost a year since Greenbury's last murder. Detective Peter Decker has enjoyed the slower pace of his new job with the upstate police department. Then he receives a phone call from his captain. A male body has been found in the local woods. It appears to be a suicide - single shot to the head, gun by his side - but until the coroner makes the final determination, Decker and his partner Tyler McAdams must treat the scene as a suspicious crime. Identifying the body takes Decker and McAdams into the indecipherable upper echelons of mathematics at Kneed Loft College - a sphere of scheming academics, hidden cyphers and most dangerous of all, a realm of underworld crime where even the most conscientious students can become cold and calculating. It will take all of Decker's wits and McAdams's brains to penetrate enigmatic formulas and codes to solve a dark, twisted tale created by depraved masterminds.

Quince años atrás, Chris Whitman, en su último curso de instituto, fue a prisión por asesinar a su novia, Cheryl Diggs. Impulsado por un equivocado sentido de la caballerosidad, confesó, decidido a librar a otra compañera de clase, la hermosa y vulnerable Terry McLaughlin, de tener que testificar en su juicio. Cuando la verdad salio a la luz, Chris salio de prision, se caso con Terry, que estaba embarazada de el, y se cambio el apellido por el de Donatti. Peter Decker fue el detective encargado del caso y, a lo largo de los años, mantuvo el contacto con Terry. Ahora su amiga estaba en Los Çngeles y le pedia un favor, pero el favor no tardo en complicarse cuando Terry y Donatti desaparecieron, dejando a Gabe, su hijo de catorce años, sin nadie a quien recurrir salvo a Decker y a su esposa, Rina Lazarus.Pero Decker tuvo que compaginar la busqueda de Terry con un truculento asesinato. La enfermera Adrianna Blanc habia terminado su turno a las ocho de la mañana. Seis horas mas tarde, un capataz que supervisaba la construccion de una casa en una urbanizacion cercana, descubrio su cuerpo colgado de las vigas con un cable electrico alrededor del cuello. Adrianna, una profesional concienzuda y entregada, disfrutaba tambien de las fiestas, del alcohol, del sexo fetich

In this thrilling chapter in Faye Kellermans bestselling series, Rina Lazarus makes a shocking discovery in the woods of her upstate New York community that leads her husband, police detective Peter Decker, through a series of gruesome, decades old, unsolved murders, pointing to a diabolical, serial killer whos been hiding in plain sight.On a bright and crisp September morning, while walking a bucolic woodland trail, Rina Decker stumbles upon human remains once buried deep beneath the forest grounds. Immediately, she calls her husband, Peter, a former detective lieutenant with LAPD, now working for the local Greenbury Police. Within hours, a vista of beauty and tranquility is transformed into a frenetic crime scene. The body has been interred for years and there is scant physical evidence at the gravesite: a youthful skeleton, a skull wound and long dark strands of hair surrounding the bony frame. As Decker and his partner, Tyler McAdams, further investigate, they realize that theyre most likely dealing with a missing student from the nearby Five Colleges of Upstatea well-known and well-respected consortium of higher learning where Rina works.And when more human remains are found in the same area, Decker and McAdams know this isnt just a one-off murder case. Short-staffed and with no convenient entry into the colleges, Decker enlists Rinas help to act as the eyes and ears of campus gossip. Winding their way through a dangerous labyrinth of steely suspects and untouchable academics, Decker, McAdams, and Rina race to protect their community from a psychopathic killer still in the areaand on the hunt for a fresh victim.

On a bright and crisp September morning, while walking a bucolic woodland trail, Rina Decker stumbles upon human remains once buried deep beneath the forest grounds. Immediately, she calls her husband, Peter, a former detective lieutenant with LAPD, now working for the local Greenbury Police.Within hours, a vista of beauty and tranquility is transformed into a frenetic crime scene. The body has been interred for years and there is scant physical evidence at gravesite: a youthful skeleton, a skull wound and long dark strands of hair surrounding the bony frame. As Decker and his partner, Tyler McAdams, further investigate, they realize that they're most likely dealing with a missing student from the nearby the Five Colleges of Upstate - a well-known and well-respected consortium of higher learning where Rina works. And when more human remains are found in the same area, Decker and McAdams know this isn't just a one-off murder case. Short-staffed and with no convenient entry into the colleges, Decker enlists Rina's help to act as the eyes and ears of campus gossip. Winding their way through a dangerous labyrinth of steely suspects and untouchable academics, Decker, McAdams and Rina race to protect their community from a psychopathic killer still in the area - and on the hunt for a fresh victim.

A murderOn a quiet suburban street in upstate New York, a body is discovered. Twenty-six-year-old Brady Neil lived a simple lifehis murder seems senseless. But then Detective Peter Decker discovers Bradys father was convicted of murder many years ago.A disappearanceDecker begins to suspect Bradys death may be connected to his fathers crimes. Then one of Bradys closest friends vanishes; a pool of blood the only clue to his fate.A ruthless killer who must be stoppedWho would savagely kill two innocent men? With a little help from his wife Rina, Decker must use all his skill to put the pieces of this deadly puzzle togetherbefore the murderer strikes again.

On a quiet suburban street in upstate Greenbury, New York, the brutally beaten body of a young man is discovered in the woods adjacent to an empty vacation home. Twenty-six-year-old Brady Neil a resident of the neighboring town of Hamilton, had no criminal record, few friends, worked full-time, and attended community college. But as Detective Peter Decker learns, the clean-cut kid is linked to the criminal world. When Brady was a baby, his father, Brandon Gratz, was convicted of robbing and killing the owners of a local jewelry store. While Gratz and his partner, Kyle Masterson, admitted to the robbery, they swore they left the owners, Glen and Lydia Levine, very much alive.

Deux villes, deux meurtres. Dans une boîte de nuit bostonienne, des coups de feu : al star de l''équipe de basket locale reçoit une balle perdue. A Santa Fe, un galeriste reconnu est trouvé mort troi