Faye Kellerman

The gripping new crime novel in the Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman.Detective Peter Decker and his wife Rina Lazarus have moved from the chaos of L.A. to upstate New York, to a quiet town that is home to elite colleges and pensioners. Semi-retired and faced with mundane call-outs at the Greenbury Police Department, Decker is becoming bored of life. So when he is called about a potential break-in at the local cemetery, he jumps at the opportunity to investigate.The Bergman crypt contains four intricately designed stained glass windows, one for each season, two of which are confirmed as definitely fake. Along with young Harvard graduate, Tyler McAdams, Decker must solve the mystery of the forgeries. His search leads him to Manhattan, although perhaps he should look closer to home: when a co-ed is brutally murdered at a local colleges, Decker must put his search for the art thief on hold. But not for long

The gripping new crime novel in the Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman.They thought the murders were over.But now theres a new victimOn a crisp September morning in the woods of upstate New York, Rina Decker stumbles upon human remains. She calls her husband, Peter, a former detective lieutenant with LAPD. Within hours, the forest is transformed into a frenetic crime scene.As Decker and his partner, Tyler McAdams, further investigate, they realize theyre most likely dealing with a missing student from the Five Colleges of Upstate.And when more bodies are found in the same area, Decker and McAdams know this isnt just a one-off murder case. Now they must race to protect their community from a psychopathic killer still in the area and on the hunt for a fresh victim.

New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman delivers an electrifying crime novel of suspense as a young man''s obsessive 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.The more you know, the more there is to fear...Three years ago, fifteen-year-old Ellen Vicksburg went missing in the quiet town of River Remez, New Mexico. Ellen was kind, studious, and universally liked. Her younger brother, Ben, could imagine nothing worse than never knowing what happened to her--until, on the first anniversary of her death, he found her body in a shallow grave by the river''s edge.Ben, now seventeen, is relentlessly driven to find answers to Ellen''s homicide. Police believe she was the victim of a psychopath known as the Demon. But Ben''s analytical mind sees patterns that don''t fit, tiny threads and clues that are derived from other unsolved murders he has researched. Despite his all-consuming push for a real solution to the crime, Ben has hit a wall until he gains an unlikely ally - the school''s popular new girl, Ro Majors, who has secrets of her own. As the body count rises, a picture emerges of an adversary who is as cunning and methodical and deadlyl. And uncovering the truth may not be enough to keep Ben, Ro and their loved ones safe from a twisted and fixated killer who has nothing left to lose.

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?

La detective Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus are back for another riveting thriller follow-up to 2007's 'The Burnt House', from the bestselling Faye Kellerman The savage murder of beloved teacher Bennett Little shocked a community and baffled police. That his killer was never caught has haunted one of his pupils in particular, the gifted but shy Genoa Greeves. Eighteen years later, software billionaire Genoa reads of a similar carjacking and murder in Hollywood. Now able to wield enormous influence, she pressures the LAPD to direct Lieutenant Peter Decker to re-open the case and solve the homicides. With Decker facing nothing but cold trails and dead leads, he enlists the help of his daughter, Hollywood detective Cindy, as well as Rina, his wife. It's a decision he may come to regret as the line between cops and robbers gets dangerously blurred. Now Decker's cold case is re-awakening treacherous secrets in a city where the price of fame has no limits

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.

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.

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.

From the multi-million-copy bestselling author of Wicked comes a magical new twist on Alices Adventures in Wonderland, published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Lewiss Carrolls beloved classic.When Alice toppled down the rabbit-hole 150 years ago, she found a Wonderland as rife with inconsistent rules and abrasive egos as the world she left behind. But what of that world? How did 1860s Oxford react to Alices disappearance?In this brilliant work of fiction, Gregory Maguire turns his dazzling imagination to the question of underworlds, undergrounds, underpinningsand understandings old and new, offering an inventive spin on Carrolls enduring tale. Ada, a friend of Alices mentioned briefly in Alices Adventures in Wonderland, is off to visit her friend, but arrives a moment too lateand tumbles down the rabbit-hole herself.Ada brings to Wonderland her own imperfect apprehension of cause and effect as she embarks on an odyssey to find Alice and see her safely home from this surreal world below the world. If Eurydice can ever be returned to the arms of Orpheus, or Lazarus can be raised from the tomb, perhaps Alice can be returned to life. Either way, everything that happens next is After Alice.

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.

“Dicen que los muertos no hablan, pero, si uno escucha atentamente, claro que los oye hablar”.Por su rango en el Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles, el teniente detective de Homicidios Peter Deck

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

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

Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus face a familiar sociopath in this electrifying new tale of suspense from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman When LAPD Lieutenant Peter Decker reluctantly agrees to do a big favour for old friend Teresa McLaughlin, he knows that his involvement will bring her sociopathic husband, Chris Donatti, back into his life. But then Terry goes missing and Donatti disappears, leaving their 14-year-old son Gabe behind. Meanwhile Adrianna Blanc, a party-loving nurse, is found swinging from the rafters of a house in a wealthy suburban area. Her last phone call announced she was breaking up with her philandering boyfriend and Decker questions whether it was in fact suicide. With lives hanging in the balance, Decker and his team need to find answers fast. At home matters are just as precarious: while Decker and his wife Rina Lazarus want to look after young Gabe, with Donatti on the loose, no one is really ever safe!

The latest novel in the gripping Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series - published in the USA as GUN GAMES - from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman When fifteen-year-old Gregory Hesse is found dead, a single gunshot to his head, it appears to be a tragic suicide. But it's a verdict his mother refuses to accept and eventually her pleas for an inquiry are taken seriously. Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD knows only too well what secret lives teenagers live. He and his wife Rina have recently taken on the responsibility of raising Gabe Whitman, an enigmatic and gifted teen, after his parents abandoned him. A situation made more unnerving by Decker's realisation he knows nothing about the boy in his care. Just six weeks later a sixteen-year-old girl commits suicide. She was a student at the same high school as Gregory, an exclusive academy well known for being a playground for the rich. As Decker's probes into the lives of these privileged teenagers, he must follow a dark trail of twisted allegiances and unholy alliances. And with the return of Gabe's father, former hit-man Chris Donnatti, the case takes an even more sinister turn!