I'm now on to the latest Decker/Lazarus novel by Faye Kellerman. This series is one of my favorite. Peter Decker is an LAPD lieutenant and Rina Lazarus is his wife who just happens to be Jewish (he converted when they got together). This is the 17th in the series and I'm never disappointed with the twists and turn that send the reader through the investigation. This one is a 15-year old cold murder case. The victim is a beloved guidance counselor at a local high school. He was found murdered execution style and found in the trunk of his Mercedes. The case comes back into light when Genoa Greeves, a wealthy computer mogul with fond memories of the victim as a counselor, offers the LAPD a seven-figure charitable donation to reopen the case. I started this last night and didn't want to put it down to go to sleep. I'm sure it'll be a quick, delicious read. I'll let you know.
Update: Well, I finished The Mercedes Coffin by Faye Kellerman. I really liked this book but had a couple of beefs about it. First of all, a preface: the main characters are LAPD homicide officers, always working to solve a case. Now, the way that Kellerman has this occur throughout her novels - aside from unearthing your typical evidence and through typical police investigation - is by having the characters run through scenarios. My beef is that this particular novel seemed overrun with said scenarios. There were so many "well maybe this happened" and "what ifs" that I often became confused and felt as though I was running circles (you know, not going anywhere). Regardless, the novel was entertaining and all in all a good "who done it" but not my favorite Lazarus/Decker novel.
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