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Stalker (Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus #12)
Faye Kellerman's new suspense thriller Stalker is as intelligent about police procedure as it is about family relationships. Cindy Decker is an ambitious young LA policewoman, mistrusted by her colleagues because her father is a senior lieutenant; when someone starts harassing her--following her car, moving things in her apartment--she is aware that it may be no more than...more
Mass Market Paperback, 442 pages
Published
July 2001
by Avon Books
(first published January 1st 2000)
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Aug 08, 2010
Burgendya
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5 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
to anyone. Including mysteries/crimesloving buff.
Recommended to Burgendya by:
My librarian friend Karen
The Stalker was an amazing story. Faye Kellerman writes this interesting cop mystery thrill that totally keep me on hooked thru out the whole story. It was a fast read for me since it was a real page turner. I know that Stalker is part of the Decker & Lazarus series, but this book centered on Decker's daughter Cindy. She is a brave, smart,strong confident & independent young woman. Also hard-headed too. She and her father share the same qualities. Their father/daughter relationship is ve...more
This novel is mostly about Cindy Decker, Peter’s daughter from his first marriage, who is now a rookie with the LAPD. Perhaps like any rookie, especially a woman, Cindy needs to learn how to behave and when to speak. Some of the men on the force aren’t above some hazing and male chauvinist behavior and the fact that she is the daughter of Peter also makes things hard for her. Cindy doesn’t want to worry her father, so she doesn’t tell him when she starts being followed, and when her apartment i...more
This book was incredible. I picked it up from Barnes & Noble for a book report for 7th grade and ending up loving it. This was my very first police procedural novel. The main character; Cindy Decker is fun and quirky and makes it impossible for you not to love her. I recommend this one to those of you who love a good thriller. And although it is so good, I recommend reading the other 11 books in the series first even though I hadn't at the time. (Only because I was unaware.) The first 11 hav...more
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This is the twelfth in the Decker series. Great series IMHO.
Back Cover Blurb:
It began with a policewoman's sixth sense. Someone is watching her. Then, after the break-in and the midnight car pursuit, she knows. Someone wants to frighten her. Someone wants to hurt her.
But why?
As an inexperienced policewoman, daughter of one of the force's veterans, admitting what's happening feels like a confession of weakness. There seems no option for Cindy Decker but to go it alone, keeping her colleagues and...more
Back Cover Blurb:
It began with a policewoman's sixth sense. Someone is watching her. Then, after the break-in and the midnight car pursuit, she knows. Someone wants to frighten her. Someone wants to hurt her.
But why?
As an inexperienced policewoman, daughter of one of the force's veterans, admitting what's happening feels like a confession of weakness. There seems no option for Cindy Decker but to go it alone, keeping her colleagues and...more
Faye Kellerman is a good, solid, smooth writer. Stalker was not my favorite book because I found Cindy as a rookie officer to be acting in ways that frustrated me. When someone knows you are being stalked and calls you three or four times, it really seems like you´d make more of an effort to call him and reassure him you are okay. Other aspects of the story were interesting and suspenseful. I think this is a little more police procedural than suspense - stalker, so maybe it was just personal dis...more
I am trying out a few good women mystery writers. This is my first Faye Kellerman. And likely my last.
Our lead character remarks early in the book that she is Jewish by way of explaining why she does not eat pork. I don’t read many books where I am aware of someone being Jewish so I was interested to see if that fact enters into the story. It does play a background role but does not tie in directly with the mystery.
This mystery series is titled “Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus.” I am reading book...more
Our lead character remarks early in the book that she is Jewish by way of explaining why she does not eat pork. I don’t read many books where I am aware of someone being Jewish so I was interested to see if that fact enters into the story. It does play a background role but does not tie in directly with the mystery.
This mystery series is titled “Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus.” I am reading book...more
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L.A. Homicide Detective Peter Decker never wanted the perils of his job to touch his family. But now his two worlds have collided.A first year rookie with the LAPD's Hollywood Division, Cynthia Decker became a cop against her father, Peter Decker's, wishes. But police work is in her blood, and she's determined to make it on her own -- even now, when her razor sharp instincts for danger are telling her that something is very wrong...The signs are impossible to ignore: things being moved around in...more
This Decker-Lazarus book focuses on Peter Decker's now-grown daughter, Cindy, who is now a rookie police officer. I enjoyed it, though I found her making stupid judgment calls annoying. They seemed rooted her relationship with her father, which seemed to remain somewhat adolescent. I thought it was a bit too much when she hid crucial facts because she didn't want to tell them to her detective father. That's why I gave it three stars and not four.
I don't think I'll read more Kellerman. Language is just too coarse for my taste. Strangely, the author seems enamored of the word "sweat" as it seems to get a mention once ever other page. I did find the storyline believable and it did hold my interest, despite entire chapters of nothing but dialogue. I fact the vast majority of the book seemed dialogue with only occasional action interspersed, but this did appear to be the author's strength.
I enjoyed this book very much. Like all the others in the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus series.
Rina is such an amazing character; lots of strength and insight.
I also learn a lot about the Jewish religion and lifestyle. All types of people, customs, etc. fascinate me. I love learning new things. Through the many books I have read I have learned so much.
Rina is such an amazing character; lots of strength and insight.
I also learn a lot about the Jewish religion and lifestyle. All types of people, customs, etc. fascinate me. I love learning new things. Through the many books I have read I have learned so much.
I liked this book. Pacing was excellent. Kellerman's writing style made easy to identify with the characters. The mystery was very involving. I did not guess the ending but I'm not really good at guessing anyway so you might not want to use that as a determinant for complexity of plot. I must have read a Decker mystery before but can't remember which one.
This actually follows Cindy Decker, Pete's daughter. She's having a few difficulties integrating into the LAPD, and then appears to have really pissed someone off big-time, enough for them to try to injure or kill her. She just can't quite figure out who's after her, or why. It has to do with carjackings.
Cindy is not a very likeable person as an adult character. I found it tiresome that she behaved like a 14 year old when her father was clearly worried about her. I suppose she has to be that way to lend some interest to the book. I generally like Faye K's books, but this one fell a bit short.
Apr 19, 2009
Alena
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
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Another novel in Faye Kellerman's Peter Decker series.
Less emphasis on family life in this one, but his oldest daughter, Cindy, is part of the plot this time as she falls victim to a stalker.
Fast paced and emotional novel, Cindy's panic to being stalked translates very well to the pages, as does one of the main themes of the book, women in the police force. You know, I don't think I could stand having to battle the boys network everyday.
Good read that kept me to the edge of the seat up until the...more
Less emphasis on family life in this one, but his oldest daughter, Cindy, is part of the plot this time as she falls victim to a stalker.
Fast paced and emotional novel, Cindy's panic to being stalked translates very well to the pages, as does one of the main themes of the book, women in the police force. You know, I don't think I could stand having to battle the boys network everyday.
Good read that kept me to the edge of the seat up until the...more
Another good mystery by Kellerman. This one features Decker's daughter Cindy, who is a rookie cop. I enjoy getting a glimpse of the Jewish culture in this series.
One of her good ones! I'm a sucker for the combination of a strong (but wounded) female character, a loving (but dysfunctional) family, and a thoughtful mystery.
A fun beach read. Haven't read many of these mass market mysteries, but I should every once in a while. It's sort of like watching an episode of Law and Order. Fun!
Faye Kellerman's books are quick, easy reads - great for traveling. She isn't the fantastic writer that her husband Jonathan Kellerman is, but he is hard to beat.
Really enjoyed this easy to read thriller. . I love the characters and the relationships between them. Lots of tension and a satisfying ending
A good read but because I was looking forward to a couple of books I still wanted to read, I found it longer than it needed to be.
Predictable and not in keeping with the characters we have come to know an love. A real disappointment.
pretty good but author has boring, unlikely characters and too much religion
this is a 1.5
On and on about Decker's brillaint adult cop daughter
On and on about Decker's brillaint adult cop daughter
Despite an irritating lead character, it kept me page turning.
Kept me entertained before classes started back up!!
Good story, but don't need the religious sub-theme.
Not too exciting. I feel as though the characters lack some substance, but maybe I've started on the wrong book. It is entertaining though.
If you like Faye Kellerman, you will like this one.
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Faye Kellerman was born in St. Louis, Missouri and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. She earned a BA in mathematics and a doctorate in dentistry at UCLA., and conducted research in oral biology. Kellerman's groundbreaking first novel, THE RITUAL BATH, was published in 1986 to wide critical and commercial acclaim. The winner of the Macavity Award for the Best First Novel from the Mystery Readers...more
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