Stone Kiss

Review My reader is hooked ― Bookseller[Kellerman] slings the testosterone-filled verbiage with the best of her male counterparts ― Who WeeklyNo doubt about it, Faye Kellerman writes a neat story - sharp dialogue, nice way of dealing with the characters ― Weekend AustralianVintage Kellerman ― Australian Jewish NewsSTONE KISS, as with much of the best mystery fiction, deals with family secrets and theirdestructive power ― Observer Product Description 'It was the stunned, pale look of bad news'The call is brief. There's been a murder in the family of Lieutenant Decker's half brother, Rabbi Jonathan Levine. Ephraim Lieber, a Hassidic Jew with a catalogue of problems in his past, was found dead in a seedy Manhattan hotel, a single gunshot wound to his head. And his niece, fifteen-year-old Shaynda, is missing.In a desperate bid to track down the missing girl, Decker finds himself in an alien city and a maze of deceit and danger, on a twisted journey that takes him from the darkened slums of New Jersey and the deserted industrial streets of New York, to the hidden meeting places of Hassidic outcasts... Book Description In an unfamiliar world divided mercilessly into killers and victims, Pete Decker must decide which he is in this dramatic fourteenth thriller of the series About the Author Faye Kellerman was born in St Louis, Missouri. She began her career as a dentist but turned to writing after the birth of her eldest child in 1978. As well as the highly popular Peter Decker series she has also written one historical mystery. In between writing, she tries to find the time to enjoy her two favourite hobbies, gardening and music. She has four children and lives with them and her husband, novelist and psychologist Jonathan Kellerman, in Los Angeles.