False Prophet audiobook

So, Peter and Rina are married. Things are looking up. of course there seems to be a little friction with Peter's older daughter who has become a bit distant since Rina became pregnant. Still this is probably just something to do with dad having another baby and will be worked out. All is looking great.Then (of course) Peter gets called in on the rape assault of the daughter of a well know, golden age screen star. The victim herself is well known and runs a popular spa. She's had numerous "suitors", romantic liaisons and marriages. She's beautiful, desired...eccentric and has decided she wants Peter.Sigh.Life can be tough for us desirable men.Anyway this book has a bit more of the mystery flavor than the last as John puts convoluted clues together to figure out what's going on.Again a good book where characters work with plot and neither outweighs the other. These are good books and I plan to follow the series.Recommended, enjoy.

For some weird reason, I didn't remember the plot of this one, even though I did remember the name of he victim and the fact that det. Scott Oliver made his first appearance in the series. In any case, one of the best in the series. What stars out as a case of rape turns into a case of very difficult and complex, twisted and cruel family dynamics, murder and secrets that would shatter worlds. A very convoluted, complex and twisted case, with a deliciously demented cast of characters- something Kellerman's excels at. Five stars.(On a personal note, re-reading the series proves to be a fantastic choice, though I do need to pick up the pace a bit).

I love her books - old or new! It is intellectual, riveting and quite simply fun. I don't feel bad about indulging in a book for pleasure when it is a Kellerman novel.

Great characters, relationships, story and not predictable.

Peter Decker, pursued by a crime victim used to having everything she wants, involved in Hollywood stardom, kamikaze horses,and the most dysfunctional of families digs into the crime and the background with lots of help from Marge. Scott Oliver has a cameo appearance in this story, with crimes spanning 3 different jurisdictions. The crime related characters are mostly (intentionally) thoroughly unlikable, but Decker still focuses on solving the crimes. The ending was unsatisfying, but a good reminder that things don't always wrap up neatly in real life.

I came upon two novels in Faye Kellerman’s Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus series that I somehow had missed. Having read all of the other novels, I was delighted. The first of these two I tackled was False Prophet, a book written in 1992 and the fifth in the series. Peter and Rina have only been married a few years and Rina is pregnant and at times, quite irritable. Enter Lilah Brecht, the daughter of a legendary movie star, who is raped and beaten. Lilah is a temptress who claims to be a prophetess as well. And she latches onto Peter. The course of Peter’s investigation leads us to some incredibly colorful characters and leads Rina to offer her usual observations and advice, most of which is valid, as Rina has always proven to be quite the detective herself. The plot takes us on a wild chase with the movie star— much like Gloria Swanson’s character in the film Sunset Boulevard, her array of offspring—all doctors except Lilah, and an assortment of quirky characters surrounding Lilah. One of them proves to have a back story that is totally unexpected. Along the way, Peter deals with his new sons, Rina’s two boys from her previous marriage, his own teenage daughter who is on the cusp of womanhood and feeling the growing pains, and, of course, the impending birth of his newest child who will have to fit into this blended family. I really enjoyed all that for it filled me in on how the family formed in the early days. After all, now, in the books, Rina and Peter are empty-nesters, so it was great to look back and see how their family evolved. Kellerman, as always, writes beautifully. Her research is spot-on, and she makes her police characters very authentic-sounding, indeed. It is a pleasure to discover this early novel.

First there was a rape and robbery with a clingy and needy 'victim' fixated on Decker obviously with her own agenda... then there were her three half~brothers (though one was supposed to be adopted), all doctors... all with different fathers ~ two hated each other and one was just indifferent... their mother was an actress and one of the most disgusting characters that I have ever come across in the series. Her name was Davida Eversong... a manipulative blackmailing, narcissistic septuagenarian and was well~preserved with the aid of the latest on plastic surgery and performed by the best plastic surgeons... she was not also above using sexual favors, both doling and receiving, as part of her blackmail package especially on her male victims... for if not for her secrets and meddling, the deaths that had the Police involved would have been avoided. An extremely dysfunctional family. Another entertaining read.

Having grown up in LA, and subsequently lived elsewhere for the next 45 years, I really enjoy reading books set in places I recognize .. The Kellermans .. all 3 .. not only provide place, are also terrific story tellers. My third time dipping back into this series, this time beginning with the 1st and moving forward ... The Fairfax district of the 50s, 60s, early 70s are full of rich memories .. As a non Jew, I so appreciate the depth of faith I encounter in the Orthodox community here, even while wincing .. even blanching .. at the starkness of Detective Deckers Vice police work ... On my way to re-read them all again ....

As usual I find The Faye Kellerman books very satisfying! They have a great narrative, likable and sympathetic heroes, a plot with twists and turn that are logical and neither too steep nor too abrupt and I close the book with the satisfaction of an interesting read! I will surely read it and enjoy it again! I also like the progression of the heroes in her books that are not tormented and the average person can identify with them. Thanks for another great book!

3.8 stars. A good detective story about a very troubled family. There as always are a lot of things going on in Peter and Rina's life and this is also part of every book. A new marriage, stepsons, a daughter from Peter's previous marriage and their life together. It all starts when Peter gets a call and answers it since he is close and we meet a very disfunctional family.

I continue to be engaged by this series. Rina seemed a little less involved in the case -- she's busy being pregnant -- but her level-headed perspective helped. The Rabbi was less involved as well, and while the Judaistic details remained present, they too were in the background of this intriguing story. I will keep on, and hope Rina gets back in the game.