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Gun Games
by Faye Kellerman
The police generally don't investigate suicides, but after Gregory Hesse's mother insists that her son would never have killed himself, Peter Decker decides to look into it a little. All signs still point to suicide (as opposed to murder or an accidental shooting) but then, a few weeks later, another student at the same school kills herself. The police can't find a connection, but then both of the dead teens have their laptops stolen from their respective homes. Meanwhile, Gabe is still living with the Deckers and is doing fairly well, despite the general angst of being dumped on strangers by his parents. And then he meets Yasmine, who's a year younger than he is. They fall for each other very quickly, despite having to sneak around (She's Persian and Jewish and her parents would not approve of her dating a boy who is neither of those things.)
I wasn't a fan of the Gabriel/Yasmine story (Yasmine is every awful teenage girl, ever, and while yes, she's young, still. Plus, it felt a little icky because he's an old 15 and she's a young 14. A very, VERY young 14. Apparently she could pass for 12) but I loved the suicide/potential homicide? story.
Obviously, nobody wants to admit that their child would commit suicide, but I I really respect Wendy Hesse (Gregory's mom) for being such an advocate for her son. The immediate reaction from most people would be to sort of roll their eyes and be like, "Sure, lady. Sure your son didn't kill himself," but she wouldn't let herself be pushed aside. (Well, in that first meeting; she did sort of lose the courage of her conviction later. But even so.)
And, of course, it's always lovely to spend time with Peter and Rina. In this book, Hannah's off in Israel and the boys are back East (I miss them!) but we did get to see Cindy and her new family. I think that's really my favorite part of this series. After so many years, the characters feel like old friends. The reunion was very nice (even though I just read Hangman, so it's not like I had a huge gap between books). I also love their commitment to their faith and through these books, I have learned so much about Jewish culture. (Really, I think I just love everything about the Deckers.)
This is one of my favorite series. Highly recommended.
I wasn't a fan of the Gabriel/Yasmine story (Yasmine is every awful teenage girl, ever, and while yes, she's young, still. Plus, it felt a little icky because he's an old 15 and she's a young 14. A very, VERY young 14. Apparently she could pass for 12) but I loved the suicide/potential homicide? story.
Obviously, nobody wants to admit that their child would commit suicide, but I I really respect Wendy Hesse (Gregory's mom) for being such an advocate for her son. The immediate reaction from most people would be to sort of roll their eyes and be like, "Sure, lady. Sure your son didn't kill himself," but she wouldn't let herself be pushed aside. (Well, in that first meeting; she did sort of lose the courage of her conviction later. But even so.)
And, of course, it's always lovely to spend time with Peter and Rina. In this book, Hannah's off in Israel and the boys are back East (I miss them!) but we did get to see Cindy and her new family. I think that's really my favorite part of this series. After so many years, the characters feel like old friends. The reunion was very nice (even though I just read Hangman, so it's not like I had a huge gap between books). I also love their commitment to their faith and through these books, I have learned so much about Jewish culture. (Really, I think I just love everything about the Deckers.)
This is one of my favorite series. Highly recommended.