Part of Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, book 19
First published 2010
LAPD Lieutenant Peter Decker agrees to help his old friend Teresa McLaughlin, knowing it means dealing with her sociopathic husband Chris Donatti again. When Teresa disappears and Donatti vanishes too, they leave behind fourteen-year-old Gabe. Decker and his wife Rina Lazarus take the boy in, but with Donatti loose, safety remains uncertain. Meanwhile, nurse Adrianna Blanc turns up dead, hanging in a house in an upscale neighborhood. Her final phone call revealed she was ending things with her cheating boyfriend. Decker suspects the apparent suicide might be murder. As his team races to solve both cases, Decker faces threats on multiple fronts. The missing persons case and the suspicious death intertwine while Donatti's presence looms over everything. With a vulnerable teenager in their care and a killer potentially on the loose, Decker must protect his family while pursuing justice.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, detective
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: LAPD, Los Angeles
Period: Contemporary
432 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: violence