Prayers for The Dead Audiobook 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.
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Prayers for The Dead Audiobook Narrator
Mitchell Greenberg is the narrator of Prayers for The Dead audiobook that was written by Faye Kellerman
Faye Kellerman lives with her husband, New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman, in Los Angeles, California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
About the Author(s) of Prayers for The Dead
Faye Kellerman is the author of Prayers for The Dead
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Prayers for The Dead Full Details
Narrator | Mitchell Greenberg |
Length | 13 hours 5 minutes |
Author | Faye Kellerman |
Category | |
Publisher | HarperAudio |
Release date | January 17, 2012 |
ISBN | 9780062192806 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Prayers for The Dead is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Fiction, General, Mystery & Detective
Additional info
The publisher of the Prayers for The Dead is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062192806.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
Goodreads Reviews
Diane
January 25, 2019
4.5 Stars and 2 thumbs up.A fairly good read, with lots of red herrings tossed in and some really shady characters to boot. Decker is now the Lieutenant overseeing a couple of different squads, but still wanting to keep his fingers deep in Homicide. Family politics rears its head in more ways than one just to keep the reader on their toes! From the blurb: 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.
Robin Loves
August 31, 2020
After several years away from the series, I was completely drawn into the Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series as Peter, a police lieutenant, is investigating the murder of a well-respected doctor. He had a large family, with several adult children, so as Peter begins his investigation, he looks at each of them as possible suspects.One of them, Bram, a priest, has a connection with Rina, Peter's wife, that rather disturbs him and has the potential to affect his ability to investigate without prejudice. I loved this book and am more than eager to catch up with the rest of this series.
Shannon
February 15, 2021
So fun. These books are great, totally hold my interest and keep me wanting to read more.
Darlene
July 12, 2009
I really enjoyed this entry in Kellerman's Peter Decker/Rina Lazerus series. The twists and turns of the story, how she interweaves the personal and professional lives of the detective and his family is very skillful. In this one she also manages to balance the intricacies of religion; the Deckers' Orthodox Judaism, the victim and his family's Fundamentalist Christianity and one of the victim's son's Catholicism without missing a beat. The complexities of the plot in this one centers on the complexities of relationships. Very well done and very entertaining.
Jennie
December 01, 2007
I had an English professor at Marshall University who brought a big box of books to class one day, told us all to pick one and write a paper about it. This is the one I ended up with.I started reading it in the middle of class and literally didn't stop reading until about 10pm that night, when I was finished. VERY good whodunit. The ending made me groan just a little bit, kind of lame, but all in all, an excellent way to spend an evening.
Margo
July 16, 2014
Excellent read, interesting because wife Rina was more of a part of the main plot than she usually is, and also because it involved a lot of non Jewish religious practices. Some good twists near the end.
Sheila
May 24, 2017
Another suspenseful novel by Faye Kellerman. Not only do I enjoy the main story about Peter Decker tracking down the criminals, I also enjoy reading about the family interactions.
Julia
May 18, 2014
Best one yet. Lots of plot twists, Catholic and Jewish, motorcycle gangs, heart transplants, and more.
Tara
August 25, 2014
I am not sure how Rina continues to get entangled in Peter's investigations, but it really does keep me coming back to read more!
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