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Faye Kellerman's latest thriller Stalker features Cynthia Decker, daughter of Peter Decker, familiar to readers of the author's previous novels featuring the LA detective and his Orthodox Jewish wife Rina Lazarus. In Kellerman's earlier books, we've met Cynthia briefly as a difficult adolescent upset by her parents' divorce and later as an Ivy League college student with an interest in following her overly protective father into the family business: solving crimes. Now Cynthia's a young LA cop who's the subject of what at first seems like innocent-enough teasing from her colleagues. They think she's snooty and standoffish and riding on her father's reputation. Actually, she's all of those things, which makes for a somewhat less than sympathetic heroine:
Beaudry said, "Every time we start shooting the bull, talking about the day, you say things like, 'Yeah, my father once had a case like that.'"As the teasing escalates, Cindy's stalked, threatened and finally frightened, although it pains her to admit it. There's a killer on the loose, and even if she's not the best cop on the force, she knows enough to turn to her father for help. But first, she has a brief affair with one of the men under his command. It seems a little too obvious a ploy for Daddy's attention and hardly adds to her character--we already know she's immature and a bit of a bitch. But at least this manoeuvre brings Peter back on the scene, allowing Kellerman to hit her stride as she gets back to a character who holds the reader's interest because he's more than two-dimensional. Sadly, Cindy's not quite ready for prime time; perhaps she'll grow up in her next outing. Or better yet, Kellerman will bring us more adventures by Peter and Rina. --Jane Adams --This text refers to the Paperback edition."I'm trying to relate."
"It pisses people off. It makes them think that their experiences are nothin' special. Everyone wants to feel special. You already feel special because you've got all this college. You gotta remember that the average Joe on the force is a high school graduate, maybe a couple of years at a junior college like me. If you're real smart, okay, you do a four-year state, then enter the academy with the idea of doing the gold."
"Like my dad--"
"Stop mentioning your dad. He isn't a legend, Decker, he's a pencil pusher."
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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 a fellow officer with a streak of malice. But coincidences start piling up, connections to the kidnapping and murder of Crayton, a man she knew slightly from the gym, a kidnapping that may have a connection in turn to a series of car-jackings which have progressively escalated into violence against women. Cindy is an attractive flawed heroine--her determination not to go running to her father for help drifts towards foolhardiness and her piecing together of facts from separate ongoing investigations show real comprehension of the teamwork aspect of policing. Faye Kellerman also brings to this excellent thriller a real sense of place--the cliffs where Crayton died become more terrifying each time the plot takes us back there--and a cumulative suspense that comes not only from real jeopardy, but from characters about whom we care deeply. --Roz Kaveney
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Cindy Decker is a rookie cop who seems to be riding on her father's reputation as a long serving lieutenant.When scary things start happening to Cindy she doesn't want to report them for fear of looking like a wimp in front of her fellow cops. In deciding to go it alone she inadvertantly puts herself and her family in danger. It doesn't take long for her father to figure that there is something wrong and he sets about finding out exactly what is going on. it turns into a race against the clock for her father to save both Cindy and his family. This was the first Faye Kellerman book I read and I was gripped from start to finish, and what an absolutely blinding finish it was! The best book I have read for a long time, I'd definately recommend it
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was my first, and certainly not my last book, that I will read by this Author!!
Although, at times, things got a little confusing with the two main characters being known as Decker the book was very good. However much you think you know who the 'baddie' is you can never be too sure and it just means that you will just spend your whole weekend reading and not doing much else.
Roll on the next one!!!
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best book
I havent read her books before,but i couldnt put it down it was a great read will look out for her books again she is brill
Published on 16 Oct 2004
Gripping!
This is a really good book and there is a lot of suspense as almost everyone the main character knows is regarded as a possible suspect. Read more
Published on 11 Aug 2004 by Charlie
Very enjoyable
I initially read all the Jonathan Kellerman books and thought they were good. I was reading some reviews on Amazon and someone wrote that they thought Faye Kellerman was a... Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2001 by "chantals"
Liked it, but was not as expected
I have read all "Detective Decker" books by Faye Kellerman and was thrilled to get my hands on this new one. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2000
Upgraded an interesting character to centre stage
I had read some negative things about this book but as I have always liked Faye Kellerman's Peter Decker stories I gave it a chance and found it interesting on both the mystery and... Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2000
OK, not brilliant
As a devotee of Faye Kellerman's Peter Decker books, I must admit I was rather disappointed by this, her latest offering. Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2000
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