Part of Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, book 17
First published 2008
Lieutenant Peter Decker faces pressure from billionaire Genoa Greeves to reopen the fifteen year old murder of Bennett Little, her former teacher who died execution style. The case gains urgency when Hollywood music producer Primo Ekerling turns up dead in his Mercedes trunk, killed in strikingly similar fashion. Decker resents wealthy donors dictating police priorities until a retired detective who originally worked the Little case kills himself hours after speaking with Decker. The suicide transforms what seemed like coincidence into something far more dangerous. As Decker investigates connections between murders spanning fifteen years, he discovers a web of evil that threatens to consume him. His wife Rina Lazarus provides steady support and clear thinking while watching her husband move closer to mortal peril. The past refuses to stay buried as Decker pursues truth that powerful forces want to keep hidden.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: Hollywood
Period: 15 Years Ago
367 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow
Content warnings: death, murder, suicide