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Hangman - Decker/Lazarus, Bk 19
Author: Faye Kellerman

Fifteen years ago, high school senior Chris Whitman went to jail for murdering his girlfriend, Cheryl Diggs. Propelled by a misguided sense of chivalry, he confessed, determined to save another classmate, the beautiful and vulnerable Terry McLaughlin, from having to testify at his trial. When the truth came out, Chris was released from prison, m... more »arried Terry—pregnant with his child—and changed his last name to Donatti. He also became a professional killer.

Peter Decker was the detective on the case, and over the years, he and Terry kept in touch. Now his friend is in L.A. and asking for a favor. Though Decker knows full well that getting involved will bring Terry's sociopathic husband back into his life, the obsessive and duty-bound LAPD lieutenant reluctantly agrees. The favor soon becomes complicated when Terry goes missing and Donatti disappears, leaving their fourteen-year-old son, Gabe, with no one to turn to except Decker and his wife, Rina Lazarus.

But Peter's search for Terry must share center stage with a gruesome murder. Adrianna Blanc, a neonatal nurse at St. Timothy's Hospital, had signed off her night shift at eight a.m. Six hours later, a foreman supervising the construction of a house in a nearby suburb discovered her body swinging from the rafters, a cable wire around her neck. Her car was found where she had parked it the night before, with no signs of foul play.

A dedicated and conscientious professional, Adrianna had a circle of close friends. Yet as Decker and his able team soon learn, the young woman also had her share of detractors. A party-hearty girl, she enjoyed booze, kinky sex, and revenge-cheating on her boyfriend, Garth Hammerling, another nurse at St. Tim's. Suspicions heat up when Decker and his team find that one of Adrianna's last phone calls was a provocative and disturbing message to her vacationing boyfriend—who himself has vanished without a trace. Was Adrianna's death something personal because of her carefree lifestyle? Or was this unusually cruel and very dramatic murder the first signs of a serial killer? With lives hanging in the balance, Decker and his colleagues, Sergeant Marge Dunn and Detective Scott Oliver, need to find answers and fast.

As if juggling two investigations weren't enough for the lieutenant (not to mention turning sixty!), things are becoming even more dangerous with his precarious home life. Ever the concerned parent, Decker wants to look after Terry's son, Gabe. Yet who will protect his own family? Because if there's one thing he knows for sure, with a sociopath like Donatti on the loose, no one is ever really safe.

ISBN-13: 9780061702617
ISBN-10: 0061702617
Publication Date: 9/1/2011
Pages: 384
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Currently 4.1/5 Stars.

4.1 stars, based on 50 ratings

Publisher: Harper
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Judy B. (jdyinva) - , reviewed Hangman (Decker/Lazarus, Bk 19) on 8/14/2010 + 408 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

Another excellent book by Faye Kellerman. Of some concern - Decker celebrates his 60th birthday and ponders retirement at certain points along the way to solving multiple murders. A surprise from Cindy, Rina's usual calm during the storm and the whole family gathers to honor Dad. Good from beginning to end. I sure don't want Decker to run out of steam - I enjoy the books too much.

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Lori H. (pretzel-lady) reviewed Hangman (Decker/Lazarus, Bk 19) on 4/5/2012

It was one of Kellerman's best books yet. I can't wait to continue reading about Peter and Rina, they are almost like family!

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Donna C. (g-ma) reviewed Hangman (Decker/Lazarus, Bk 19) on 11/16/2015 + 3152 more book reviews

I liked the writing style and thought the story was fairly good until about page 300, by that time I would want a story to have more facts put into it and on the way to being close to the end, so for me this book was about 100 pages too long and I lost interest, about page 250 I knew it was starting to drag but by page 300 it was just dragging along with too much unnecessary stuff and that makes me lose interest quick

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Patricia R. reviewed Hangman (Decker/Lazarus, Bk 19) on 9/1/2011 + 47 more book reviews

Love all her books. She's a better writer, and her themes in he books are more interesting than her husband Jonathan Kellerman.

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