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Murder 101
Murder 101: A Decker/Lazarus Novel | Faye Kellerman
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New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman's beloved Decker and Lazarus embark on a new life in upstate New Yorkand find themselves entangled in deception, intrigue, and murder in an elite, picturesque college town As a detective lieutenant with the LAPD, Peter Decker witnessed enough ugliness and chaos for a lifetime. Now he and his spirited wife, Rina Lazarus, are ready to enjoy the quiet beauty of upstate New York, where they can be closer to their four adult children, grandchildren, and their foster son, Gabe. But working for the Greenbury Police Department isn't as fulfilling as Decker hoped. While Rina has adapted beautifully to their new surroundings, Decker is underwhelmed and frustrated by his new partner, Tyler McAdams, a former Harvard student and young buck with a bad attitude. Just when he thinks he's made a mistake, Decker is called to an actual crimea possible break-in at the local cemetery. The call seems like a false alarm until it's discovered that a mausoleum's stunning Tiffany panels have been replaced by forgeries. Soon the case escalates into murder: a co-ed at an exclusive consortium of liberal-arts colleges is brutally slaughtered. Poking into the hallowed halls of academia to find a killer, Decker and McAdams are drawn deep into a web of nasty secrets, cold-case crimes, international intrigue, and ruthless people who kill for sport. Suddenly Decker's job is anything but boring, and the case might be too much to handle for a sleepy town that hasn't seen a murder for nearly a quarter century. Decker will need to use every bit of his keen mind, his thirty years of experience as a homicide cop, and much-appreciated help from family and old friends to stop a callous killer and uncover a cabal so bizarre that it defies logic.
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mesquite
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I‘ve kind of worked my way backwards (thanks audiobook sales lol). Such a solid piece of work, an intermingled story of art and murder. Plus, the characters are very well written. Not a bad thing to say at all. 5 ⭐️

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Mshookquilts
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I found myself looking for excuses to listen to this audio book. I will miss the characters as I move on. Decker has been assigned a new partner, a brash kid with a Harvard Degree and an upper crust background. As they try to solve the theft of stained glass windows from a cemetery, they begin to wonder what they stepped into and could it even include international espionage?

FeatherV I love books like that! The ones you throw a tantrum when you have to put down, those are the best! 3y
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bookaholic1
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Good book

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Susanita
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At the end of the last book, Peter was contemplating a change of scenery. Several months later, he‘s gotten a change of scenery and a change of pace as well. In fact life is a little boring in the upstate New York college town where he relocated. That is, until a break-in at a cemetery leads to art theft, murder, and various sorts of intrigue. New York City is a setting for part of the action as well. #50states

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AmandaRae
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I enjoyed this mystery. I recommend it for light reading thought I actually listened to this particular book while driving. It opened my eyes to some new subjects to research as well. I have since learned it is part of a series but it read fine as a stand alone.