Stalker: A Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Novel

LAPD detective Peter Decker, promoted to lieutenant after his heroics in Ju piter's Bones (1999), is overloaded with troubles in this outstanding, susp ense-packed mystery, the 12th in Kellerman's acclaimed series. As usual, a challenging case distracts Decker from his family, but this time there is o ne difference. Cindy, his smart, outspoken daughter from his first marriage , is now a cop, to the overprotective Decker's dismay. Meanwhile, Decker is faced with two different series of car-jackings. In one string, the thief targets young women carrying babies. The cops tie the other jackings to Arm and Crayton, a sleazy real estate developer who had supposedly died in a ca r crash a year earlier, after being kidnapped. Several women Crayton knew h ave been threatened, their cars stolen. When Drecker discovers that an anon ymous stalker has been harassing Cindy, he hits the roof. Is it one of her colleagues, or does trouble stem from her casual acquaintance with Crayton Kellerman is a fine writer, beautifully evoking the feel of Los Angeles an d creating scenes that would please Chandler and MacDonald. She deals reali stically with the problems women face in a male police world. Her developme nt of the tense father-daughter relationship is wise and honest: Decker is torn between his inability to accept Cindy as an independent adult and his pride in her accomplishments; meanwhile, Cindy respects and loves her fathe r but is distraught by his interference in her personal and professional li fe. The complex Cindy is a most welcome addition to Kellerman's cast.

Product Info

ISBN: 0380817691

ISBN-13: 9780380817696

Publisher: Avon

Year: 2001

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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