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Prayers for the Dead (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus #9)

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who are the characters?
StefanieFrei I had made a list for reading...the victim's family is huge

Peter Decker. LAPD Detective. Newly promoted to Lieutenant. Used to work for homicide, then…moreI had made a list for reading...the victim's family is huge

Peter Decker. LAPD Detective. Newly promoted to Lieutenant. Used to work for homicide, then Juvey Foothill substation, then back to Homicide. Used to be a lawyer. Has a farm with horses and dog. Tall, red-haired. Adopted like his younger brother. Divorced from Jan, one daugher with her Cynthia "Cindy“, Cindy’s at Columbia for university.

• Rina Lazarus, his wife (Pete is 12 years her senior) Was widowed with two young sons, Yaakov “Jake“ is 14 p 269 , Shmuel “Sammy“ should be 15 (was almost 15 in the last book). With Pete, she has Hannah, 2 1/2 years old p 269 (thus, about a half year after the last book).

the cops:
Marge Dunn
Scott Oliver
Farrell Gaynor – 2 years to go before retirement
Bert Martinez and Tom Webster
Strapp – the Captain.

The victim's family, the Sparks
widow Dolores, Dolly
Triplets 35, identical twins Abram „Bram“ + Paul; then, Luke
Eva
Michael
Maggie Magdeleine

the other doctors:
Reg Dr. Reginald Decameron
Dr. Myron Berger
Liz Dr. Elizabeth Fulton(less)
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