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While on routine patrol, LAPD Officer Cindy Decker rescues a newborn abandoned in an alley dumpster. But she can't call it a night until she sees the infant safe in a hospital. Now, the hunt is on for the mother, more than likely a desperate girl in need of medical attention. Armed with advice from her overworked detective father, Cindy searches through inner-city Hollywood, following a treacherous trail filled with drug lords. But with each new lead, the twisted journey gets darker, battering Cindy's complex personal relationships--and endangering her very life. When Decker and Decker join forces, can this edgy duo put personal issues aside to catch a vicious culprit before he strikes again?
Faye Kellerman's most recent novel, Stone Kiss, was published in Warner hardcover in 7/02. It was a New York Times bestseller with over 260,000 copies in print and it will be published in Warner mass market in 7/03.
Eight of Kellerman's books have been New York Times bestsellers and there are over 15 million copies of her books in print internationally.
- Cindy Decker was the lead character in the New York Times bestseller Stalker (William Morrow, 2000), which also hit the Publishers Weekly and Washington Post bestseller lists and sold 160,000 hardcover copies.
There are 14 previously published Decker/Lazarus novels. The first novel in the series, Ritual Bath (Arbor House, 1986), was the groundbreaking introduction of Orthodox Jew Rina Lazarus and the secular Peter Decker.
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x Faye Kellerman's most recent novel, Stone Kiss, was published in Warner hardcover in 7/02. It was a New York Times bestseller with over 260,000 copies in print and it will be published in Warner mass market in 7/03.
x Eight of Kellerman's books have been New York Times bestsellers and there are over 15 million copies of her books in print internationally.
x Cindy Decker was the lead character in the New York Times bestseller Stalker (William Morrow, 2000), which also hit the Publishers Weekly and Washington Post bestseller lists and sold 160,000 hardcover copies.
x There are 14 previously published Decker/Lazarus novels. The first novel in the series, Ritual Bath (Arbor House, 1986), was the groundbreaking introduction of Orthodox Jew Rina Lazarus and the secular Peter Decker.
x Also available as a Time Warner AudioBook(TM) and in a Large Print Edition.
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Detective Peter Decker teams up with his wife and daughter to solve a crime rooted in both the past and present. While on routine patrol, LAPD officer Cindy Decker rescues a newborn abandoned in an alley dumpster. Cindy searches for the mother in inner -city Hollywood, following a treacherous trail filled with drug lords. But with each new lead, the twisted journey gets darker--and endangering her very life. When Decker and Decker join forces, can this edgy duo put personal issues aside to catch a vicious culprit before he strikes again? "Included in Bestseller and Full Standing Order Plans
Synopsis
An Abandoned Baby. A Missing Mother. But Innocence has a Fighting Chance. While on routine patrol, LAPD Officer Cindy Decker rescues a newborn from an alley Dumpster. But she can't call it a night until she sees the infant safe in a hospital, cared for by a professional-in this case a male nurse with soulful eyes and lots of charm. Now the hunt is on for the mother. Armed with advice from her overworked father, Detective Peter Decker, Cindy plunges into her inner-city Hollywood district, a world of helpless people and violent gangs. Pursuing each new lead batters her complex relationships and endangers her life. On one side: Decker and Decker, a brilliant but combative pair. On the other: a vicious killer ready to strike again.
About the Author
FAYE KELLERMAN is the author of the bestselling Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus novels, as well as a thriller, Moon Music, and a historical novel, The Quality of Mercy. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Jonathan Kellerman, and their children.