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Thirteen riveting crime/mystery short stories plus four bonus short works from bestselling author Faye Kellerman

About the Author

Faye Kellerman lives with her family in California and New Mexico. Her husband is the bestselling novelist Jonathan Kellerman.

Reviews

Kellerman, author of the best-selling Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series, demonstrates her command of the short story with this collection of 17 tales, nine of which were previously published. In "The Stalker," an abusive husband is his ex-wife's living nightmare. She can never get away-or can she? In the title story, Rina investigates a neighbor's death. With her son Jesse, Kellerman reinvents Jack the Ripper in "Mommy and Jack." Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Bestseller Kellerman's hardcore fans will welcome this eclectic volume, whose 17 selections include two new tales about her series husband-and-wife team, LAPD Lt. Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus; two stories with family themes, one coauthored with Kellerman's two daughters ("The Luck of the Draw"); and a pair of autobiographical essays, one a poignant tribute to her late father ("The Summer of My Womanhood"). Kellerman's short stories may lack the intricate plotting of her novels (Stone Kiss, etc.), but a typical effort like the title story, in which Decker notices some things out of place when a friend dies of an apparent heart attack, is never less than entertaining. Brief comments at the start of each entry provide context. (Aug.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.