Review by Booklist Review
In their twenty-fourth outing, Rina Lazarus and her police-detective husband, Peter Decker, once again put their heads together to solve a crime. On a hike near their home in Upstate New York, Rina stumbles upon a skeletal hand. The hand is attached to a corpse that has been buried in the woods for years. Working from the estimated age of the body, Rina talks to an old friend at the Five Colleges of Upstate and learns of several missing students who might fit the bill. Assisting Decker in his official investigation is his young Ivy League partner, Tyler McAdams. Another solid procedural with a cast of characters who have come to feel like family to series fans. Peter and Rina's playful and supportive relationship will appeal to followers of other husband-and-wife crime-solving teams, including Stephen White's Alan Gregory and Lauren Crowder.--Keefe, Karen Copyright 2017 Booklist
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
In bestseller Kellerman's so-so 24th novel featuring Peter Decker, a retired LAPD homicide detective who now works for the Greenbury, N.Y., police, and his wife, Rina Lazarus (after 2015's The Theory of Death), a routine morning hike for Rina becomes the catalyst for the search for a serial killer after she accidentally steps on skeletal remains, which may belong to one of several students reported missing in recent years from the so-called Five Colleges of Upstate. Peter and his sidekick, Tyler McAdams, an affluent law student who's spending his summer with the police and has become a virtual family member, investigate; the pair eventually identify the victim, before more skeletons are unearthed in the area of the original find. Rina inserts herself into the case, despite her husband's fears for her safety. The plot line unfolds predictably, and there's no real emotional tension, despite a spat between Peter and Rina over watching TV. Series fans will be pleased to learn that the couple's twin grandsons, although only seven, are basketball prodigies at their Philadelphia school. (Feb.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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