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  <title><![CDATA[Prayers for the Dead (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, #9)]]></title>
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  <default-description>Dr. Azor Moses Sparks is an extremely esteemed heart surgeon, a devout fundamentalist Christian, a cyclist, a friend of biker gangs; a friend to all. Until he is found dead in an alley with his chest ripped open, that is. Where does one go to begin in the investigation of a man who had no enemies? Lt. Peter Decker starts with the man's family, which he discovers is large and filled with strife and unstable characters. He also finds some problems in his own affairs, mostly involving religious beliefs--his own, those of his Orthodox Jewish wife and those of a Roman Catholic priest who plays a prominent role in the multilayered thriller.</default-description>
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  <original-publication-year type="integer">1996</original-publication-year>
  <original-title>Prayers for the Dead (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, #9)</original-title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Faye Kellerman]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 28 00:00:00 -0800 2003</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[The ninth in the Decker/Lazarus series.<br/><br/>Back Cover Blurb:<br/>Dr Azor Sparks is a genius - and his genius saves lives.  A celebrated heart transplant surgeon, he's set to revolutionise his patients' survival chances.  He's also a pillar of the local evangelical church and a committed fam...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76822809">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Peter Decker is called upon to investigate the murder of a famed surgeon. He discovers that he is a big biker fan, and was involved in the development of a controversial new drug. The suspects come from the biker gang, and from the research team that was working on the drug, and from the surgeon's o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66637131">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sun Jul 12 12:16:08 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed this entry in Kellerman's Peter Decker/Rina Lazerus series. The twists and turns of the story, how she interweaves the personal and professional lives of the detective and his family is very skillful.  In this one she also manages to balance the intricacies of religion; the Deckers'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59987240">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Faye Kellerman, and her husband, Jonathan, are both super writers. I learn a lot from her series because the characters are orthodox jews. Good mysteries.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Dec 01 20:17:00 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had an English professor at Marshall University who brought a big box of books to class one day, told us all to pick one and write a paper about it.  This is the one I ended up with.<br/><br/>I started reading it in the middle of class and literally didn't stop reading until about 10pm that nigh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9825047">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Pretty good, mediocre read about the red hairded Jewish  Peter decitive married to ultra conservative Jewess Rina who is an amazing looker even though she covers her head and doesn't wear make up, but man, does she cook. Some nice detail about FDA trials and drug companies deceit, also juxtaposing o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17091913">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49329641">
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  <date_added>Sun Mar 15 07:41:25 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good thriller - not quite up there with some I've read but definitely recommended.]]></body>
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    <review id="32160300">
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was okay.  I found I didn't have a lot of time to read it from day to day so it seemed pretty chopped up.  That was entirely my own fault though.  I really enjoy this series, but this wasn't my favorite book in the group.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Though a basic mystery/crime genre, Ms. Kellerman weaves in the stresses/conflicts inherent of a marriage between an orthodox and converted person of Jewish faith. This is one of my favorite of her books.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great vacation read--quick, mindless, hard to put down.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good Book ]]></body>
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