- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow & Company; 1 edition (Aug 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0688156142
- ISBN-13: 978-0688156145
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.5 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,877,954 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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LA homicide detective Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus, his Orthodox Jewish wife, return in The Forgotten, a new entry in Faye Kellerman's popular series. Kellerman can be counted on to deliver emotional complexity along with suspense, and it comes from the relationship between Peter and Jacob, Rina's troubled teenage son. Jacob has a personal connection to the event that sets off this intricately plotted novel, the defacing of Rina's synagogue by one of his classmates. Ernesto Golding can't explain why he vandalised the synagogue, but when he and his therapists are murdered months after the incident, Peter realises that something the teenager told him when admitting his guilt may hold the key to the killings: Ernesto's belief that his grandfather may have been a Nazi who posed as a Jew to escape to South America after the war. Investigating Ernesto's story gives Rina a strand of the plot to tease out; meanwhile, Peter concentrates on another motive for the therapist murders that involves computer fraud, the College Board exams and the high cost exacted by parents who pressure their teenagers to succeed.
Kellerman skilfully keeps the dramatic tension going as she pulls all the pieces of her complex plot together, but what makes this novel her best yet is her acutely revealing portrait of Jacob, struggling with the existential angst of adolescence as he attempts to reconcile his devotion to Judaism with the temptations of contemporary life, from drugs to sex. She brilliantly describes his search for identity, intimacy and independence even as he redefines his relationship to Peter and Rina, in a scenario that resounds with psychological truth. The Forgotten is a memorable addition to the Kellerman oeuvre. --Jane Adams, Amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'...seamlessly weaves her themes of religious belief and familial respect into a multilayered thriller, with finely realized characters and a tangible sense of place.' (Publisher's Weekly )
'Kellerman blends family and police procedural dramas to great effect, creating a powerful and absorbing plot with realistic and engaging characters' (Waterstone's Books Quarterly ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
'Kellerman blends family and police procedural dramas to great effect, creating a powerful and absorbing plot with realistic and engaging characters' (Waterstone's Books Quarterly ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Reading Faye Kellerman is like catching up with an old friend: one of the most engaging aspects of her writing is the development of the key characters from one novel to the next. This is no exception, and it is both pleasing and satisfying to re-encounter the Decker family and Peter's police colleagues.
The plot of The Forgotten is tightly drawn and, as always, neatly tied up at the end. Fans of Kellerman certainly won't be disappointed. I'd recommend, however, that new readers start a little earlier in the series to avoid frustration and confusion resulting from allusions to previously constructed scenarios and characters. On the whole, this is a worthwhile read - not in the ranks of the best of Jonathan Kellerman or Patricia Cornwell, but rewarding nonetheless.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Detecitve Pete Decker is back. Once again Faye Kellerman intertwines his family and proffessional life superbly. The vandalism of Pete and his wife Rina's synagogue allows the author to explore the outrage and hurt felt by the whole family. But there is a puzzle to be solved, a baddy to be hunted down and Pete Decker is on the case. There are numerous tiwsts and yet even when all seems to be revealed there is still a race aginst the clock. How many lives wll be damaged? This book is an exploration of the evil acts that a human can perpatrate aginst another - never excusing, yet offering some insight into how a damaged child can become a hateful adult. Pete's limitations as a husband and father are highlighted as he races to solve the crime and tries to protect his youngest step-son from the perils of growing up. Whilst Pete's family are an important part of the plot, this is also an excellent police procedural and all the old faces are there! Don't worry if you haven't read Faye Kellermans other novels - this will ensure you'll read the rest!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The first thing that attracted me to 'The Forgotten' was it's cover (on occasion, and without God's help, we can all feel lost). Set on a sea front: it's like an isolation play from the dark hills of Brownsville; or, a fourth quarter 'quick-play' from the machine that was the Utah Jazz's 'pick-and-roll' offense. This slow moving, but steady-pounding, and, relentlessly grinding and meandering 'slow-mo' novel WILL, in due time, wear you down. With the long-standing folmula of the classic 'who-dun-it'; which at worst, will leave you wanting more; and, near it's best, will leave you weak at the knees, it remains a job well done. Make no mistakes about Kellerman's professionalism; this is a gritty 'drag-it-out; whatever' thriller. It left me thinking - 'There is always ONE nutter out there that has the brain to mess it up for the rest of us'.
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Brilliant!
I find all Faye Kellerman,s books an excellent read, this is no exception. I love the plot, the characters and the flow of the book the ending was not quite what I was expecting... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. Margaret A. Jones
Secrets from the Past Haunt the Present
When Rina Decker's Orthodox synagogue is obscenely and viciously vandalised, complete with Nazi graffiti and pictures of Holocaust victims, she calls in her husband, L.A. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2007 by Faith Donovan
Really enjoyable but slightly disappointing ending!
I really enjoyed the story for the most part. Decker's relationship with his step-son develops well, but I would like to have seen his daughter Cindy somehow involved in the plot. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 2001 by Gary Aizen (garyorient@hotmail.com)
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