Several years ago, Peter retired after thirty-five years with the LAPD. A body turns up, and jurisdictional disputes ensue Cindy is a sergeant on the Philadelphia Police Force. Walking Shadows (Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus #25) by Faye Kellerman (2018) 432 pages (4 out of 5)Īpparently, Rina and Peter now have several children and grandchildren, although only one daughter is named in Walking Shadows. By contrast, Judaism was central to The Ritual Bath and to its immediate sequels, which are full of detail about the practices of the yeshiva where Rina was a teacher. But, at least in Walking Shadows, there’s no other sign of how religion might be dominant in their lives. Shabbos dinner is a warmly welcomed weekly ritual. He had long ago converted to Orthodox Judaism, and the couple meticulously observe the Sabbath. We don’t know Peter’s age, but he appears to be in his late sixties or seventies. Now, Peter and Rina live in a small upscale college town in upstate New York called Greenbury. Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus are all grown up now

The two principal characters are entirely recognizable, but their lives have changed dramatically. Now, more than thirty years later, comes Walking Shadows, the twenty-fifth book in the series. Faye Kellerman launched the Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series in 1986 with the publication of The Ritual Bath. One of the pleasures of reading novels in a long-running series is the opportunity to watch the protagonists’ growth.

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