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

Just Finished : Original post 4/26/2009

Justice by Faye Kellerman

Justice (1995) [Novel]
by Faye Kellerman

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Series: Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus
Part: 8

Summary :
The cruel and bizarre slaying of a beautiful teen leads Detective Decker into the dark heart of an exotic subculture: the seamy, sometimes violent world of Southern California's rootless, affluent youth. But even the confession of a disturbed kid with cold "killer eyes" cannot soothe Decker's inner torment. For he knows in his gut this crime goes much deeper and higher than anyone expects -- and that true justice, brutal and complete, has yet to be done.

• 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

I really enjoyed te love story between Chris and Terry. As always , Kellerman does a terrific job with details and she must do alot of research . Rina didn't play a huge part in this one, just the loving doting wife of an overworked, dedicated detective.

So on a scale of 1-10 , 1 being the worst and 10 awesome, i would give this one a 9. So next up is Prayers for the Dead!

Currently Reading: April 18, 2009 : Original post 4/22/2009

Currently Reading April 18, 2009

mood: calm

SStalker by Faye Kellerman

Series: Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Part: 12

Summary :


L.A. Homicide Detective Peter Decker never wanted the perils of his job to touch his family. But now his two worlds have collided.

A first year rookie with the LAPD's Hollywood Division, Cynthia Decker became a cop against her father, Peter Decker's, wishes. But police work is in her blood, and she's determined to make it on her own -- even now, when her razor sharp instincts for danger are telling her that something is very wrong...

The signs are impossible to ignore: things being moved around in her apartment, the destruction of personal effects. But it's a harrowing trip down a dark canyon road that confirms Cindy's worst fears. Someone fiendishly relentless, and with decidedly evil intentions, is stalking her. And with Peter Decker isolated from her troubles by his own investigation into a disturbing series of car-jackings, it's up to Cindy alone to find out who in her personal and/or professional life wants her frightened or harmed...or dead.

Peter Decker- Rina Lazarus Series

• 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

Finished on April 21, 2009.

Started out a little slow but it ended up with alot of action. Would put this one on a scale of 1-10, 1 being bad, 10 being awesome at about a 7.

Currently Reading: Original Post 4/16/2008

I haven't posted for so long! Heres my current reading:

Last:
I just finished a Faye Kellerman book called Serpents Tooth. I really enjoy her books. Lots of Jewish culture since the main characters are Jewish which i find very interesting.

From Amazon:
The New York Times Book Review,
Serpent’s Tooth is something of a surprise because Faye Kellerman’s mysteries are usually so upfront and personal…. here she deviates from her formula by putting Decker in charge of a mass murder at a fashionable L.A. eatery. The scope of the investigation is broad and the moralizing is kept to a minimum, giving Decker a rare chance to do some solid police work
Faye Kellerman

Next Up on the list:

Me Talk Pretty One Day By David Sedaris

From Amazon:

David Sedaris became a star autobiographer on public radio, onstage in New York, and on bestseller lists, mostly on the strength of “SantaLand Diaries,” a scathing, hilarious account of his stint as a Christmas elf at Macy’s. (It’s in two separate collections, both worth owning, Barrel Fever and the Christmas-themed Holidays on Ice.) Sedaris’s caustic gift has not deserted him in his fourth book, which mines poignant comedy from his peculiar childhood in North Carolina, his bizarre career path, and his move with his lover to France. Though his anarchic inclination to digress is his glory, Sedaris does have a theme in these reminiscences: the inability of humans to communicate. The title is his rendition in transliterated English of how he and his fellow students of French in Paris mangle the Gallic language. In the essay “Jesus Shaves,” he and his classmates from many nations try to convey the concept of Easter to a Moroccan Muslim. “It is a party for the little boy of God,” says one. “Then he be die one day on two… morsels of… lumber,” says another. Sedaris muses on the disputes between his Protestant mother and his father, a Greek Orthodox guy whose Easter fell on a different day. Other essays explicate his deep kinship with his eccentric mom and absurd alienation from his IBM-exec dad: “To me, the greatest mystery of science continues to be that a man could father six children who shared absolutely none of his interests.”

Every glimpse we get of Sedaris’s family and acquaintances delivers laughs and insights. He thwarts his North Carolina speech therapist (”for whom the word pen had two syllables”) by cleverly avoiding all words with s sounds, which reveal the lisp she sought to correct. His midget guitar teacher, Mister Mancini, is unaware that Sedaris doesn’t share his obsession with breasts, and sings “Light My Fire” all wrong–”as if he were a Webelo scout demanding a match.” As a remarkably unqualified teacher at the Art Institute of Chicago, Sedaris had his class watch soap operas and assign “guessays” on what would happen in the next day’s episode.

It all adds up to the most distinctively skewed autobiography since Spalding Gray’s Swimming to Cambodia. The only possible reason not to read this book is if you’d rather hear the author’s intrinsically funny speaking voice narrating his story.
David Sedaris