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The LAPD is, to put it mildly, stony broke. Their equipment is antiquated and subject to breakdown. Genoa Greeves, a once-unhappy teenager whose computer skills have made her rich offers to make a huge investment in the department if they put their best minds onto the unsolved murder of her former schoolteacher, Dr Bennett Little, a teacher at Genoa‛s old high school. And so Peter Decker is set to look into a murder that occurred nearly twenty years ago. The victim was, in Genoa‛s eyes, the only person who had been kind to her during her school years. The recent murder of Primo Ekerling murder is very similar to the cold case, even down to the type of vehicle that was car-jacked, and Genoa wants Pete Decker to find out why. As Pete investigates, he discovers that there appears to be no rhyme nor reason to Bennett‛s execution (for such it seems.) The teacher seems to have been a paragon of excellence, beloved by all. Still, someone found it expedient to put him in the boot of his car and shoot him. Eighteen years is not a long time to elapse when people are young at the outset, thus most of the original cast are still alive. Little‛s widow in particular is thriving and seems to know more than a once grieving widow might be expected to know about the original case. Despite his orders to remain with the cold case, Decker soon discovers that there are possible links between the death of Little and that of Primo Ekerling. Faye Kellerman‛s books have always intrigued me. In the past, she has included much that is of interest about her religion. In this outing, she has not done so, apart from throw-away references to Shabbos. A shame, since I think lots of readers might be interested in that aspect of her books. Kellerman almost invariably creates fascinating mysteries and credible characters. Regrettably, the original body in this case, the too-good-to-be-true Bennet Little, is an exception to that rule. It's good to see Decker‛s old side-kick, Marge, featuring once more, although her character doesn‛t hold the stage for quite as long as usual this time around. I must admit, that, unfortunately, for whatever reason, the plot didn‛t grab me as much as Kellerman‛s novels usually do. I felt that it was somewhat lacking in suspense. Regardless, the book is still entertaining, and despite my reservations, I shall anticipate future novels from this author with pleasure.
Reviewed by Denise Pickles, August 2008
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