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Book Preview “The key to a good potato kugel is good potatoes,” Sarah Libba shouted over the noise of the blow dryer. “The key to a great potato kugel is the amount of oil. You have to use just enough oil to make the batter moist, plus a little excess to leak out around the … Read more

Book Preview As I see the first hint of sunlight, the death march begins. We advance toward the Terriero do Paco — the great city square adjacent to the Royal Palace on the seafront. Leading the processional is Don Henrique — the Inquisitor General of Portugal by appointment of his older brother, His Royal Highness … Read more

Book Preview “This is a team effort, Grace. You know that.” Even through morphine-laden stupor, Grace knew that. From her hospital bed, she looked up at her doctor’s face — a study in strength. Good, solid features. A well-boned forehead, Roman nose and a pronounced chin, midnight blue eyes that burned fire, tar-black hair streaked … Read more

Book Preview For Jonathan, Mom, and the children: Special thanks to Phillip Roland, Community Partnership Coordinator, Sharon Masada, Senior Law Enforcement Official, and Detective Sergeant William Keeton (Ret.) of the LVMPD for their invaluable help, and for being so generous with their time. Any inaccuracies in place and procedure are mine, not theirs. Read the full book by downloading … Read more

Book Preview The flutter of movement was so slight that had Decker not been a pro, he would have missed it. He yanked the wheel to the left and braked. The brown unmarked screeched, bucked, then rebelliously reversed directions in the middle of the empty intersection. Decker began to cruise down the vacant street, hoping … Read more

Book Preview TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, they were called nerds. Today, they’re called billionaires. Even among outcasts, Genoa Greeves suffered more than most. Saddled with a weird name — her parents’ love for Italy produced two other children, Pisa and Roma — and a gawky frame, Genoa spent her adolescence in retreat. She talked if spoken … Read more

Book Preview He saw the flash before he heard the pop. The percussive ppffft that almost drowned out the moan. The head snapped back, lolling from side to side, then finally found a resting place slumped over the right shoulder. As blood dripped from between the eyes, he wondered if the bastard had ever felt … Read more

Book Preview Contents Chapter One THE PICTURES HAD photographed her swollen, battered, and bruised—a puffy… Chapter Two STRAIGHT OUT OF a Diego Rivera painting, he showed up… Chapter Three AS LONG AS Decker was in the city—about twenty miles… Chapter Four THE CAR WAS quiet on the way home, the boy… Chapter Five AT TWO … Read more

Book Preview Chapter One It was bad news walking through the door. They were coming his way: five of them—three guys, two girls—all of them looking older than him by a couple of years but probably still in high school. The guys had some muscle, but none of them was steroidal, meaning he could take … Read more

Book Preview Her first sound was more bleat than wail, but she had ten fingers and ten toes, and that was all Decker cared about. Wrinkled and red, her skin covered with something akin to cold cream, she seemed perturbed by the world rather than scared by it. Decker watched as Georgina, the labor nurse, … Read more

Book Preview The Garden of  Eden “The Garden of Eden” is an original Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus tale written specifically for this anthology. It combines my love of gardening with my love of mystery writing. I gave my protagonist, Rina, gardening as a hobby because she’s a nurturing person, and planting a garden is a way … Read more

Book Preview The call was from the police. Not from Rina’s lieutenant husband, but from the police police. She listened as the man spoke, and when she heard that it had nothing to do with Peter or the children, she felt a “Thank you, God” wave of instant relief. After discovering the reason behind the … Read more

Book Preview Working off duty meant doing the same job without pay. But since the call’s location was only twelve blocks away and the case would wind up in his detail anyway, Decker figured he might as well jump the uniforms. Cordon off the scene before the blues could trample evidence, making his on-duty tasks … Read more

Book Preview BOOKS BY JONATHAN KELLERMAN FICTION Therapy The Conspiracy Club A Cold Heart The Murder Book Flesh and Blood Dr. Death Monster Billy Straight Survival of the Fittest The Clinic The Web Self-defense Bad Love Devil’s Waltz Private Eyes Time Bomb Silent Partner The Butcher’s Theater Over the Edge Blood Test When the Bough … Read more

Book Preview He wrote down the name Hank Stewart. Stared at it for a while and decided it was a good start. He wrote Dr. Hank Stewart. Then: Hank Stewart, M.D. But hell, doctors were nothing special. Matter of fact, they were assholes, all puffed up and full of themselves. So he wrote Hank Stewart, … Read more

Book Preview ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR MY SISTER’S KEEPER Special thanks to Chief Douglas N. Hambleton and Officer Joseph E. Okies, Jr., of the Berkeley Police Department; Detective Jesse Grant of the Oakland Police Department; and Dr. Mordecai and Rena Rosen. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR MY SISTER’S KEEPER Special thanks to Chief Douglas N. Hambleton and Officer Joseph E. … Read more

Book Preview AT EIGHT-FIFTEEN IN the morning on a balmy Los Angeles winter’s day, a 282 Lucent Industry Aircraft, better known as WestAir flight 1324, took off from Burbank Airport holding forty-seven commuters. The ETA to its final destination, San Jose, California, was one hour and six minutes and the ride was expected to be … Read more