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Milk and Honey (Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus #3)
In the silent pre-dawn city hours -- alone with his thoughts about Rina Lazarus, the woman he loves, three thousand miles away in New York -- LAPD detective Peter Decker finds a small child, abandoned and covered in blood that is not hers. It is a sobering discovery, and a perplexing one, for nobody in the development where she was found steps forward to claim the little g...more
Paperback, 432 pages
Published
December 31st 2002
by Avon
(first published January 1st 1990)
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This was my first Faye Kellerman book. It was okay but I probably will not read any of her other books based upon this read.
Milk and Honey did not hold my interest as do many other mystery writers. To me, the characters were not believable and the plot trite. There were many incidents such as finding a lost child, officers being shot or injured, being attacked by swarms of bees and discovering multiple murders. However, none of these happenings really had much credibility.
I felt the ending was...more
Milk and Honey did not hold my interest as do many other mystery writers. To me, the characters were not believable and the plot trite. There were many incidents such as finding a lost child, officers being shot or injured, being attacked by swarms of bees and discovering multiple murders. However, none of these happenings really had much credibility.
I felt the ending was...more
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Did you ever hear of 'It's so bad it's good? This is one of those. Totally silly and stupid, and absolutely unintentionally a riot. AND it blissfully sneaks up on you. The pages and chapters move along seemingly within the normal universe, but then the accumulation of silly and emotionally wrong and the sense of 'Wait. That would never happen. No one would act like that. Hold on, that was too un...more
Did you ever hear of 'It's so bad it's good? This is one of those. Totally silly and stupid, and absolutely unintentionally a riot. AND it blissfully sneaks up on you. The pages and chapters move along seemingly within the normal universe, but then the accumulation of silly and emotionally wrong and the sense of 'Wait. That would never happen. No one would act like that. Hold on, that was too un...more
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This was much more than a detective/who-dun-it. Psychological issues of being part of the Vietnam War are addressed in blunt, straight-forward tones. We are shown a glimpse of what hell and dreams must be like for many of the vets.
Decker's soul-searching and fear of not becoming a better man for Rina and the boys rings true and has a feel of experience, that makes one wonder how many conversations Faye has with Jonathan that involve hypothetical situations.
For me, the four-murder plot amd wh...more
Decker's soul-searching and fear of not becoming a better man for Rina and the boys rings true and has a feel of experience, that makes one wonder how many conversations Faye has with Jonathan that involve hypothetical situations.
For me, the four-murder plot amd wh...more
This the third Faye Kellerman book that I have read. By this time I have discovered that the series is more about a man and a woman from two different cultures and with two different sets of emotional baggage who happen to love one another and are trying to build a life together than it is about "who done it?" Unlike like other stories that draw their energy from the heat of conflicting values and cultures, Faye Kellerman writes her stories about the couple's efforts to build an unique and power...more
This is an interesting series, because one learns a little about the Jewish faith. Peter Decker, a foster child now a police detective, learns that his birth mother was Jewish, and he is in the process of becoming a devout Jew in preparation for marriage to Rina Lazarus, a beautiful widow and mother of two young boys. She flies back to California to visit as he is faced with a lost toddler, leading to a gory four person homicide scene. Another plot line is that his crippled war buddy has been ac...more
So 3rd book today-not enough Rina in this one for me!! The whole Honey farm part was fascinating. Also, knowing the changes coming to that part of LA is sort of sad. Over the years, driving on the freeways and watching huge housing developments over taking the rural landscape, although I know it is necessary, still sad. Always enjoy the geographical LA parts, as I lived in LA at this time, the continuing Jewish parts and the mystery parts, make these books so fascinating for me. On to book numbe...more
Third in the series of these books. Wonderful reads.
Back Cover Blurb:
Sergeant Pete Decker is driving through a modern housing estate late one night when he discovers an abandoned toddler wearing blood-stained pygamas. No one claims the curly-haired girl and Decker and his partner, Marge Dunn, resolve to find her parents as soon as possible.
Noticing bee-stings all over the child's arm, they go on a hunt that takes them to a honey farm set in the barren scrubland surrounding Los Angeles. It's a to...more
Back Cover Blurb:
Sergeant Pete Decker is driving through a modern housing estate late one night when he discovers an abandoned toddler wearing blood-stained pygamas. No one claims the curly-haired girl and Decker and his partner, Marge Dunn, resolve to find her parents as soon as possible.
Noticing bee-stings all over the child's arm, they go on a hunt that takes them to a honey farm set in the barren scrubland surrounding Los Angeles. It's a to...more
An older Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus novel form before Peter and Rina get married. Peter discovers a toddler wandering alone at night and most of the book is taken up with finding her parents and then solving the murders of four of the family members. At the same time Peter is trying to help out an old war buddy who is suspected in attacking a hooker and he and Peter have their confrontations as they work out old memories from their time in Viet Nam and Peter has to come to grips with his own...more
A mystery with some substance on it. Three parallel stories are told here - 1) the case Peter Decker is working on - starting with finding a 2-year old in bloody pajamas on a swing in the middle of the night, to discovering a quadruple homicide 2)an old Viet Nam war buddy of Peter's shows up, and asks for Peter's help after he's accused of rape and assault, and 3) Peter's relationship with orthodox Jewish Rina, and Peter's conversion to Judaism.
The Faye Kellerman books are a new twist in the life of an LAPD Detective named Pete Decker; his wife Rina and the stories of his work and their lives. In this one Pete finds a little two year old wandering a subdivision; her pj's have blood on them but its not hers. Where are her parents and why can't he locate anyone that knows her? The story keeps you interested from the first few pages to the last.
LAPD detective Peter Decker finds a small child abandoned and covered with blood that is not hers. Decker is determined to follow the few clues that may lead to an answer. However his investigation leads him to a killing ground where four bodies lay.
The murders take place on a farm that keeps bees and collects honey. It was interesting to read about bee farming.
The murders take place on a farm that keeps bees and collects honey. It was interesting to read about bee farming.
This is one of my least favourite Peter Decker books - although I still liked it. I just found a bit long-winded (compared to first novel The Ritual Bath) and the crime scene particularly grizzly. Still a very enjoyable read though and very interesting to follow the development of Peter.
Another good one from Faye Kellerman. It didn't hold my attention as well as the second one, probably because it didn't pay as much attention to Orthodoxy, which I find fascinating. I also felt a little let down by the "who" in the whodunnit. Still, I am enjoying this series and will read on.
I am really getting hooked on this series. Although the books can be read as stand alones, they are much better when read in sequence. This is the third in the series and the quality improves as they go along. The characters are genuine and quite likeable.
Faye Kellerman's books make great listening! This is the second book (completely out of order -- she's quite prolific) in the Peter Decker series that I have listened to while driving. Her characters are well-developed and interesting. Much of this may be due to the excellent narration by the actor involved. I suggest listening to this series in order however because the life story of the main characters is an integral part of the stories.
I really liked this book ! I feel sad now because I read it so fast -- I wanted it to go on... Must read more of this author. Interesting story, loved the bits of interesting facts on Orthodox Judaism included in the course of the book too.
This is another Decker/Lazarus novel although it is mostly about Decker. Detective Decker finds a baby alone in a subdivision about 1a.m. When he tries to find the parents on the baby, he discovers a murder scene involving her parents. He also is investigating the rape and slashing of a hooker, who has accused an old army buddy. Rina makes an appearance for part of the book
Finished the book this morning. I did enjoy her writing and the story. Definitley had me wanting to know what happened next. I did have a problem with the stereotyping bikers as all criminals but many people have this belief.
Well, okay. So it was interesting. I don't regret picking it up. But here are some things I did not like about it:
1) It was extremely graphic and the crime was really vicious, which of course, can be argued as truthful, seeing as these things do unfortunately happen. In this case, though, it struck me as intentionally and unrealistically gory for the sake of thrill. I mean, come on- quadruple homicide? Give me a break.
2) The ending just fell apart, as if Faye Kellerman had a deadline to finish t...more
1) It was extremely graphic and the crime was really vicious, which of course, can be argued as truthful, seeing as these things do unfortunately happen. In this case, though, it struck me as intentionally and unrealistically gory for the sake of thrill. I mean, come on- quadruple homicide? Give me a break.
2) The ending just fell apart, as if Faye Kellerman had a deadline to finish t...more
I am reading this before the food + Wine challenge.
Faye Kellerman's books are always to fascinating to me. I know very little about Judaism and her books really delve into it.
The mystery was not much of a who-dun-it, but the back story was interesting.
Faye Kellerman's books are always to fascinating to me. I know very little about Judaism and her books really delve into it.
The mystery was not much of a who-dun-it, but the back story was interesting.
Ditto from the first of this series..."Predictable, mindless, wondered why I was reading it until the end." Also, being predictable, I downloaded the third of the series. What are vacations for, right?
I like the characters that Faye Kellerman develops. Very human. This book was only okay. I never felt the tension of doom about to happen or complexity in this one that I have on the other two of hers that I've read. And the solution was pretty contrived. That said, it was readable, and a good choice if you have nothing more interesting on your shelf.
I'm a Faye Kellerman fan and the character of Peter Decker is always interesting. This book had twists and turns with some unexpected (of course!) happenings/discoveries. I enjoyed it a lot.
Haven't read a Kellerman book, Jonathan OR Faye for a long time buy found this for two bucks on Book Bub. Really good summer read. Perfect who done it for the lawn chair and a sunny day.
The series is best enjoyed in chronological order.
Decker finds a small toddler in a suburb, and they discover the kid is covered with bee stings. So Pete and Marge try to find the parents... this one is longer than the earlier two books in the series.
Everything in the right place. Decker and Rina seem so familiar already. Feels like cheating to have read a few out of order already (of the latest ones).
Nice police thriller with mostly everything in place correctly.
Hmm- did Abe's left prosthetic...more
Decker finds a small toddler in a suburb, and they discover the kid is covered with bee stings. So Pete and Marge try to find the parents... this one is longer than the earlier two books in the series.
Everything in the right place. Decker and Rina seem so familiar already. Feels like cheating to have read a few out of order already (of the latest ones).
Nice police thriller with mostly everything in place correctly.
Hmm- did Abe's left prosthetic...more
This book too was part of a series. I thought the two main characters involvement a little strange. But I did like the who done it and the action involved with resolving it.
After reading a medieval mystery by this author, I tried a contemporary one, and liked it only a little bit more. Barely. I am not drawn to the characters.
Been around awhile, but a good whodunit from an excellent crime writer. This sweet little Jewish girl can really dream up some grisly murders!
I am enjoying rereading in order the Decker/Lazarus novels. This is book 3...loved it...and am now waiting for book 4 from the library.
Yep, I read book #3 right away. Here we learn more about Dect. Decker's past when he helps an old army buddy from 'Nam accused of a crime he said he didn't commit. And things move along for Decker and his Orthodox babe, Rina--although, if I were Rina, I'd start having second and third thoughts about him: last book he'd showed up on her doorstep drunk and horny and another time with an infected bite on his arm from a hooker, and now he has a scuzzy friend and goes a little bit 'Nam on her, not to...more
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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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