Day of Atonement

What a "Honeymoon", there doesn't seem anything that doesn't happen to the New Mr. & Mrs. Decker. Wonderful fast read, great insight on the Jewish Orthodox community. Peter is confronted by his on heritage & Rina is a true fiesty heroine with a mind of her own. Sadly this book shows no one is immune to the trouble of your society & it touches even the most protected children.

After reading one Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus novel almost by accident, I was immediately hooked on this series. Peter, Rina, and their family and colleagues are characters of depth, endearingly human, honest, and appealing. Every novel in this series is a winner, and I especially liked Day of Atonement. Not only is it an engrossing, gritty, edge-of-the-seat detective novel, it is also a heartfelt story of complex emotional... Read Full Review

The forth book in Fay Kellerman's Decker/Lazarus series, "Day of Atonement," takes them to Brooklyn, New York on their honeymoon. "Not the honeymoon Decker had imagined." It's not he best of all situations. He's staying in the crowded home of the parents of Rina's late husband. It's Rosh Hashanah which makes the situation more difficult. The spirit and holiness of the holidays is shattered when Noam, Rina's cousin, runs... Read Full Review

VERY ENGROSSING , CONTINUES JEWISH CONSERVADOX BASIS OF MAIN CHARACTERS AS IN PREVIOUS BOOKS ,PROVIDES INTERESTING PSYCHOLOGICAL INSIGHT INTO PSYCHOTIC BASED JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PERHAPS DUE TO AUTHORS SPOUSE THE PSYCOLOGIST & AUTHOR , JOHNATHAN