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Murder 101
by Faye Kellerman
I won this from Goodreads which in no way influenced my review. I’ve read this series in spurts and fits and definitely out of order over the years and I’m always leery when a detective has ‘retired’ but the author keeps telling his/her story. This one, however, didn’t need any worrying over. It was very good. Peter Decker and his wife Rina have moved to New York to be closer to their kids (of which there are several from previous marriages and adoptions etc). He has retired from the LAPD and is now working in a small upstate police force. Peter has been saddled with a newbie, Tyler McAdams who is a Harvard grad that is supposed to be going to Harvard law but joined the force to tick off his very wealthy, very unpleasant father. Tyler is an obnoxious elitist at best.
They get what seems like their normal small town crimes, stained glass windows, actual Tiffany glass, being stolen from a wealthy mausoleum. As they start investigating it, with the help of a family member (a son in law who owns a jewelry/antique store in the city and is very versed in Tiffany), they realize that the panes weren’t just stolen but also faked and replaced which leads them to the nearby five sister colleges one of which is an art school.
Soon, one art student is dead along with her partner and Decker isn’t sure that a couple panes of glass are worth killing over. As he pulls on the threads of the case, and slowly gets Tyler to act more like a human being, he learns that there might be a link to Soviet Russia and stolen art. Tyler begins to shape up as a detective just about the time things go sideways and he and Decker (along with Rina) are in serious trouble.
As long as it is, it’s still a quick and enjoyable read. The characters are fully fleshed and it’s nice to see Jewish characters involved in their faith without it being stereotypes or there merely to make a point about anti-Semitism. I have mixed feelings about the end though. However, it’s a good mystery and an enjoyable series.
They get what seems like their normal small town crimes, stained glass windows, actual Tiffany glass, being stolen from a wealthy mausoleum. As they start investigating it, with the help of a family member (a son in law who owns a jewelry/antique store in the city and is very versed in Tiffany), they realize that the panes weren’t just stolen but also faked and replaced which leads them to the nearby five sister colleges one of which is an art school.
Soon, one art student is dead along with her partner and Decker isn’t sure that a couple panes of glass are worth killing over. As he pulls on the threads of the case, and slowly gets Tyler to act more like a human being, he learns that there might be a link to Soviet Russia and stolen art. Tyler begins to shape up as a detective just about the time things go sideways and he and Decker (along with Rina) are in serious trouble.
As long as it is, it’s still a quick and enjoyable read. The characters are fully fleshed and it’s nice to see Jewish characters involved in their faith without it being stereotypes or there merely to make a point about anti-Semitism. I have mixed feelings about the end though. However, it’s a good mystery and an enjoyable series.