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LAPD detective Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus confront their most shocking case when they investigate the murder of Father Jupiter, leader of a notorious cult, the order of the Rings of God.

Detective Peter Decker and his wife Rina Lazarus have moved from the chaos of LA to the quiet beauty of upstate New York. But Decker's new job is not exactly fulfilling, and his arrogant young partner is getting on his nerves. Just when he thinks he's made a mistake, Decker is called to a break-in at the local cemetery. Then, a student at one of the exclusive local colleges is brutally murdered. The investigation draws Decker deep into a web of dark secrets, long-buried crimes and ruthless killers. Suddenly, the job is anything but boring, and Decker will have to draw on his vast experience to bring the truth to light.

Throughout his years with the LAPD, Peter Decker has handled a number of tough cases and strange killers. But few of his previous assignments compare to his latest case. When Hobart Penny is found dead in his apartment, the cops think that his pet cat—an adult female tiger—attacked the reclusive elderly billionaire. But it soon becomes clear that the beast that killed the eccentric inventor is all too human. Digging into the victim's life, Decker and his colleagues discover that Penny was an exceptionally peculiar man with exotic tastes, including kinky sex with call girls. Following a trail of clues that leads from a wildlife sanctuary in the San Bernardino Mountains to the wild nightlife of Las Vegas, the LAPD detectives are left juggling too many suspects and too few answers. To break open the case, Decker wrestles with a difficult choice: turning to Chris Donatti, the dangerous man who also happens to be the father of Decker's foster son, Gabriel Whitman. As their work and intimate worlds collide, Decker and his wife, Rina, find themselves facing tough questions. And when all these shocking truths comes out, exactly how well will Decker and Rina cope, and survive?

When blonde promiscuous Californian high-school student Cheryl Diggs is murdered, the obvious suspect is her fellow student, Chris Whitman.

The twenty-third book in the hugely popular Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman

Pete Decker must penetrate a web of family feuds and secrets to resolve his sixth compelling mystery

A diamond dealer and his entire family have mysteriously disappeared from their sprawling Las Angeles manor, leaving the estate undisturbed and their valuables untouched. Investigating detective Decker is stumped--faced with a perplexing case riddled with dead ends. Then a second dealer is found murdered in Manhatten, catapulting Decker and his wife, Rina, into a heartstopping maze of murder and intrigue that spans the globe...only to touch down dangerously in their own backyard.