The Hunt: A Decker/Lazarus Novel (Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Book 27)
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The Hunt: A Decker/Lazarus Novel (Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Book 27)

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“Faye Kellerman skillfully balances a familiar formula with a creative, original story... [Her] characters are still fresh, exciting, and full of surprises... Kellerman brings everything together in a well-crafted tale that is both fascinating and suspenseful.”xa0 -- The Nerd Daily on The Lost Boys "This twenty-sixth entry in the Decker-Lazarus series will be embraced by fans for its emphasis on the lead characters and the relationship between them, as the couple’s future takes a turn, and a cliff-hanger ending guarantees anticipation for their next outing." -- Booklist on The Lost Boys“Reading a good thriller is very much like taking a great vacation: half the fun is getting there. Faye Kellerman is one heck of a tour guide.” -- Detroit Free Press“Absolutely absorbing. . . . Kellerman is terrific.”xa0 -- Newsday (New York)“Kellerman does for the American cop what P. D. James has done for the British mystery, lifting it beyond its genre.”xa0 -- Richmond Times-Dispatch“Kellerman succeeds brilliantly in making the search for understanding as compelling as the search for the murderer.”xa0 -- Publishers Weekly --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. Faye Kellerman lives with her husband, New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman, in Los Angeles, California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

Features & Highlights

  • Detective Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus return to Los Angeles when a kidnapping hits close to home—in this breathtaking new thriller from
  • New York Times
  • bestselling author Faye Kellerman.
  • Peter and his partner, Detective Tyler McAdams, are thrown into an unsolved case and propelled into action when a body is found in the very woods where a man previously went missing in upstate New York.
  • But that’s not the only crisis that Peter has to deal with.
  • Teresa McLaughlin, the biological mother of Peter and his wife Rina’s foster son, Gabe, has fled to Los Angeles with her two children in tow, hoping to avoid a court injunction amid a messy divorce. But LA is no escape from her problems—she is found by ruthless men and beaten mercilessly. When she wakes, barely conscious, Teresa discovers that both of her children are gone and frantically calls Gabe for help.
  • With his mother on the verge of death, Gabe contacts Peter and Rina, as well as his biological father, the notorious Christopher Donatti, a former hit man from a known criminal family who’s now a millionaire in Nevada. By bringing Donatti into the fray, Gabe, Peter, and Rina know they have made a deal with the devil—but they may not be able to recover the kids without him.
  • As these unlikely allies rally to find the kidnappers before things end tragically, they race headlong toward an explosive confrontation from which no one will emerge unscathed...

Customer Reviews

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Most Helpful Reviews

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Very Disappointing

I'm not really sure how to even describe my response to this book, #27 in the Decker/Lazarus series. I have every one of the books in this series and up until #26, The Lost Boys, I've loved them all. I've read some of them multiple times, just to get my Peter and Rina "fix." The Lost Boys was disappointing, and this one, The Hunt, is not so much an exciting mystery as it is a story about a profoundly dysfunctional relationship with a bit of Rina and Peter tossed in now and again. To put it bluntly, the first one third of the book is physical abuse, rough sex (a.k.a. rape) and a sad example about how intelligent people just cannot seem to make a good decision... The delightful Peter and Rina may figure in more prominently somewhere in this book, but at the one-third mark it's just awful. If Amazon doesn't let me return the book I'll just consider this a lesson learned and move on.
35 people found this helpful
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Too Much Sexual Violence

This book was uninspiring. There was too much sexual violence between Chris and Terry, which seemed to glorify his abuse. The murder plot was not up to Faye Kellerman's usual high standards. In fact, I was bored with it and skimmed over several parts of the story.
Where she could have highlighted the good relationships from the previous books, Tyler/Decker and the
combined Decker/ Gabe family, the author spent most of the time showcasing Terry/Chris which I felt brought the book down. It was depressing. One other thing bothered me: I thought Jasmine, Gabe's fiancee was studying opera. How did she end up in medical school? Was I confused?
Other readers didn't like the ending. Actually, I thought that it was the best part of the book. I'm sorry that
Terry had to die so brutally and that Chris OD'd, but the ending felt inspired by a Shakespeare tragedy. This long term duo finally got to rest in peace.
Lastly, I'm glad Decker and Rina retired in Jerusalem, a fitting finale for them.
26 people found this helpful
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Very disappointing - didn't expect graphic descriptions of sexual violence

The Deckers have been examples of family solidarity and observance of religious principles in a secular and sometimes violent world. The Hunt provides barely cameo appearances of Peter and Rina while the sexual violence of Chris Donati toward his ex-wife Teresa - with graphic descriptions of his rape of her - ruins what appears to be the final book in this series. I had come to expect far better plotting and dialogue from Faye Kellerman and finishing this book makes me feel that I had to wade through sewage on my way to Shabbat dinner.
26 people found this helpful
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So much sexual violence, and excuses for sex trafficking, Ddn't bother

I own every book by this author. Some have been mediocre, but none of them have been full of gratuitous descriptions of sexual violence. As Rina would likely say, " a shandeh." The alleged mystery story was filler for the violent sex scenes, and the normalizing depictions of the commercial sex trade, which I think appalled me more. I am a psychologist who has spent her 45 year career working with survivors and people who were trafficked - this book minimizes the horrors, and to what end? Oh yeah, and blames the rapist's actions his own childhood abuse history, perpetuating a myth that haunts the majority of male survivors who are decent men, not rapists and pimps. Faye, maybe donate your royalties from this book to centers for survivors and trafficked people, as a tshuvah.
19 people found this helpful
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Disgusting! The one star is just for the little bit about Peter and Rina.

I can hardly believe this is from the same author that I’ve loved reading for so long. The abuse and degradation from Chris to Terry was bad enough but I felt we were being encouraged to like him and excuse his behavior. I only got through about a fourth of the book. It was depressing and disappointing, especially as I had been looking forward to another Peter and Rina book.
Would love to have my money back for this one.
17 people found this helpful
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Violent, sexually graphic, with unlikable characters and a sad ending. Consider yourselves warned

I’ve read every book in this series and this is the first time I’ve wanted to write a bad review. I’m not a prude when it comes to violence or sex in books but there’s far too much of it here and not enough story. The characters and situations described aren’t terribly realistic or likable and the dialogue is even more stilted than usual. My mother had pre-ordered this book and returned it when I told her how bad it was, which would be my advice to everyone else.
14 people found this helpful
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So disappointing!!

I am an avid reader of English books (I am French). I was waiting for this book for a year or so, being a real fan of Peter , Rina, Gabe and all. And I am now sooo disappointed! I have not yet finished the book, my, my, my, it's such a disaster! Quite franckly it's hard to believe that Faye K wrote this. Sex (rough) at almost every page, how is THAT relevant ? At the end of the day, while I was very sad to learn this was the last book of the serie, I am now glad it is. Time for Faye to retire really...poor choice of scenario indeed.
13 people found this helpful
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Horrible!

This was an example of how to ruin a great series. It was full of violence, explicit porn, sexual abuse and, vile profanity. After the first episode, I went straight to the final few pages of the book to see how Peter and Rina ended up. Only worthwhile section of this book.
12 people found this helpful
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This book requires a warning label for abuse

This is not a typical F. Kellerman story. Anyone even familiar with the cycle of violence should be warned that reading this book sets off triggers. The editor should be ashamed for releasing this book. The content voids female characters of all agency and makes all men look like monsters. Kids are prey. Even my long time fiend, Peter Decker, is flat. The story is like Bella from Twilight, times 100.

I wish there was a way to unread this book. After reading every Faye Kellerman book, I will no longer be following the series. Complete disappointment. Someone should check to see if the author is ok. This story is almost too warped to be fiction.
11 people found this helpful
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Don't buy this book

If I could get my money back I would. The final chapter in the Decker/Lazarus series is mainly about a sadistic, evil character and a lot of really violent and ugly sex. Where is the family interaction with Rina and Peter and kids? They are background characters in a story featuring the Donetti mess. Characters that were never front and center in 27 books. Even their son Gabe is a background character in this disastrous final chapter. A sad ending to being a devoted follower and reader of all 26 previous books. I got 40% through the book and gave up. That has never happened to me in a Decker/Lazarus book before. It's pure porn.
10 people found this helpful

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