I am now reading Faye Kellerman's most recent book, The Burnt House. I have read the first chapter only but after reading Book of the Dead, it was a relief to pick this book up and be engrossed immediately. This is Kellerman's 16th novel staring Peter Decker and his wife Rina Lazarus. He's a cop, she is a Jewish (orthodox) stay-at-home mom. Her role is trying to keep her second marriage to a man also married to his job together and on steady ground. He is a man trying to maintain order in a disorderly city - L.A. - while trying to be a good father, Jew (converted) and partner/friend. I look forward to losing myself in it. I don't doubt that it will be a great read.
Update: So I finished reading The Burnt House by Faye Kellerman and as usual, she didn't disappoint. She always writes a well-thought out book with a good plot and suspenseful story all the while, refraining from succumbing to the expected tidy endings. Her characters are "real" people with real lives. Characters that don't always do and say the right things. She has great dialogue and includes the "mundane" conversations between her recurring characters that make them seem like people you know or at least would want to know. A definite recommendation.
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