Books like Milk and honey by Faye Kellerman
At dawn in the silent streets of San Francisco, LAPD detective Peter Decker discovers a small, covered in blood child whose skin is not the girl's. Nobody in the apartment complex claims the child, and Decker is haunted by clues that point to a deeper mystery. His investigation leads him to a killing ground with four bodies and a tangled trail that forces him to confront his own emotions and the dangerous landscape surrounding Rina Lazarus, his partner back in New York. Determined to uncover the truth, Decker wrestles with hatred, passion, and murder in a world where sweetness lingers beside deadly sting.
First publish date: 1990
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Faye Kellerman
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