Hangman
Book 19 of Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus
Language: English
California Decker Detective and Mystery Stories Fiction General Large type books Lazarus Los Angeles Los Angeles (Calif.) Missing Persons Mystery & Detective Mystery Fiction Peter (Fictitious character) Police Police - California - Los Angeles Police Procedural Police spouses Political Rina (Fictitious Character) Thrillers
Publisher: Harper
Published: Aug 3, 2010
Description:
High school senior Chris Whitman confessed to murdering his girlfriend to spare beautiful, vulnerable Terry McLaughlin from having to testify at his trial. Years later, when the truth set Chris free, he married Terry, changed his name to Donatti . . . and became a professional killer. Now Terry's missing, Donatti's disappeared--and their teenage son, Gabe, has no one to turn to except his mother's friend, LAPD Detective Peter Decker, and Decker's wife, Rina Lazarus.
The last thing Decker wants is Terry's sociopathic husband back in his world. And the hunt for Terry must share center stage with another case when a young nurse's body is found hanging from the rafters at a construction site. Caught between two troubling investigations and an increasingly precarious home life, Decker and Rina must make a difficult decision about sheltering Terry's son . . . even as the shadow of a serial killer falls across their own imperiled family.