Part of Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, book 7
First published 1995
Detective Decker stares at an empty mansion in Los Angeles. A diamond dealer and his family have vanished completely. Their house stands untouched. Their valuables remain in place. No signs of struggle. No clues to follow. Decker hits one dead end after another. Then news arrives from Manhattan. Another diamond dealer turns up murdered. The case suddenly explodes beyond Los Angeles city limits. Decker and his wife Rina find themselves pulled into a deadly investigation that stretches across continents. They chase leads through a dangerous world of diamond trading and international crime. The investigation grows more personal as threats close in around them. What started as a local missing persons case becomes a race for survival. Decker must solve the mystery before the killers target his own family. The answers lie somewhere in the shadowy networks of the diamond trade, where fortunes disappear as easily as people.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chase, race-for-survival, threats
Setting: Los Angeles, Manhattan
432 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Avon