Books like Prayers for the Dead by Faye Kellerman
Tragedy strikes when Dr. Azor Sparks is brutally murdered behind a Los Angeles restaurant, sparking public outrage and a demand for justice. Lieutenant Peter Decker finds the case fraught with unanswered questions: why does the family react with more surprise than grief; how does a revered surgeon with strict fundamentalist beliefs become entwined with a gang of outlaw bikers; and what dark connection ties the Sparks family to Decker’s own life, involving a renegade Catholic priest and his wife, Rina Lazarus? As Decker delves deeper, he must confront personal secrets while pursuing the truth behind the murder.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Faye Kellerman
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