Prayers for the Dead -Faye Kellerman : Original post 5/3/2009

Prayers for the DeadBy Faye Kellerman





Summary :

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.

Original title: Prayers for the Dead
Original languages: English

• 1 : Ritual Bath (1986) by Faye Kellerman


• 2 : Sacred and Profane (1987) by Faye Kellerman


• 3 : Milk and Honey (1990) by Faye Kellerman


• 4 : Day of Atonement (1991) by Faye Kellerman


• 5 : False Prophet (1992) by Faye Kellerman


• 6 : Grievous Sin (1993) by Faye Kellerman


• 7 : Sanctuary (1994) by Faye Kellerman


• 8 : Justice (1995) by Faye Kellerman


• 9 : Prayers for the Dead (1996) by Faye Kellerman


• 10 : Serpent's Tooth (1997) by Faye Kellerman


• 11 : Jupiter's Bones (1999) by Faye Kellerman


• 12 : Stalker (2000) by Faye Kellerman


• 13 : Forgotten, the (2001) by Faye Kellerman


• 14 : Stone Kiss (2002) by Faye Kellerman


• 15 : Street Dreams (2003) by Faye Kellerman


• 16 : Burnt House, the (2007) by Faye Kellerman


• 17 : Mercedes Coffin, the (2008) by Faye Kellerman

Azor Sparks, a well known heart surgeon is found brutally murdered. Azors 6 adult children, his biker buddies and his research team are under suspicion. Twists and turns and a surprising end makes this a very entertaining story.
On a scale of 1-10 i would give this a 9. Due to some parts were a little drawn out but gave the story more depth.

Now onto: The Mephisto Club By Tess Gerritsen

Novels:

• Call After Midnight (1987)


• Under the Knife (1990)


• Whistleblower (1992)


• In Their Footsteps (1994)


• Keeper of the Bride (1996)


• Life Support (1997)


• Bloodstream (1998)


• Surgeon, the (2001)


• Apprentice, the (2002)


• Sinner, the (2003)


• Body Double (2004)


• Vanish (2005)


• Mephisto Club, the (2006)


• Bone Garden, the (2007)

Series:

• Jane Rizzoli & Maura Isles