The Lost Boys by Faye KellermanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Lost Boys (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus #26)
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4.5 Stars
I haven't read this author or this series in years sod I jumped at the chance to read this ARC. I remembered how much I loved the earlier books in this series. With this book, I swear I'm going to re-read the ones I own and buy the rest!
It is nice to see an author who has written 26 books in a series show that her characters age. So with this book, Peter is (I think) 70. His character has slowed down, but that doesn't mean the mysteries have become less complicated. I was amazed at how much went on in this book. It was more footwork and questioning and less action, but that is okay with me.
This book deals with one ten-year-old killing, one missing person case, and an issue with Peter and Rina's foster son and his mother.
I thought for sure that this would be the last book in this series, for reasons I won't go into because they would be spoilers. But the last few pages make me think this is not so, and this book actually ends on a bit of a cliffhanger. Because I've been away from this series for so long, this may be the norm for Ms.Kellerman now.
I really enjoyed this book, and as I said at the beginning of this review, I am now going to take the time to read the books I have and buy and read the ones I don't have.
I haven't read this author or this series in years sod I jumped at the chance to read this ARC. I remembered how much I loved the earlier books in this series. With this book, I swear I'm going to re-read the ones I own and buy the rest!
It is nice to see an author who has written 26 books in a series show that her characters age. So with this book, Peter is (I think) 70. His character has slowed down, but that doesn't mean the mysteries have become less complicated. I was amazed at how much went on in this book. It was more footwork and questioning and less action, but that is okay with me.
This book deals with one ten-year-old killing, one missing person case, and an issue with Peter and Rina's foster son and his mother.
I thought for sure that this would be the last book in this series, for reasons I won't go into because they would be spoilers. But the last few pages make me think this is not so, and this book actually ends on a bit of a cliffhanger. Because I've been away from this series for so long, this may be the norm for Ms.Kellerman now.
I really enjoyed this book, and as I said at the beginning of this review, I am now going to take the time to read the books I have and buy and read the ones I don't have.
SYNOPSIS: "Faye Kellerman returns with an atmospheric, face-paced mystery set in bucolic upstate New York, full of unexpected twists and turns that build to a shocking and surprising end—the latest thrilling entry in her New York Times bestseller Decker/Lazarus series.
When Bertram Telemann, a developmentally disabled man, goes missing from a local diner near Greenbury, the entire community of the small upstate New York town volunteers to search the surrounding woods in hopes of finding him. High functioning and independent, Bertram had been on a field trip with the staff and fellow residents of the Loving Care Home when he vanished.
When no trace of the man is found, the disappearance quickly becomes an official missing persons case and is assigned to detectives Peter Decker and his partner Tyler McAdams. As their investigation deepens, the seasoned Decker becomes convinced that Bertram hadn’t lost his way, but had left with someone he knew. Soon Decker discovers that Elsie Schulung, a recently fired nurse who had worked at the home, seemed to be especially interested in Bertram. But answers proves elusive when Elsie disappears and human blood is found in her kitchen.
But the complications are only beginning. While combing the woods, searchers discover the remains of one of three young men who had vanished during a camping trip. And for Decker, personal problems are adding pressure as well. After a ten-year absence, the biological mother of Decker’s and Rina’s foster son, Gabriel, has suddenly appeared in New York, children in tow, wreaking emotional havoc on the young man.
Juggling the personal and professional, a hot case and a cold case, Decker and McAdams race to find answers, sifting through cabinets of old files, a plethora of clues and evidence, and discouraging dead ends. As on-going searches for Bertram and the campers’ missing remains continue, the frustrated detectives begin to wonder if the woods will ever give up its dark secrets . . . and if these intertwining cases will be solved."
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