Reviews for The Hunt

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Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus 27th outing is also their last.Peter, whos already retired from LAPD Homicide, doesnt want to step down from the Greenbury, New York, police until hes closed one last case: the murder of Pauline Corbett, found in the woods not far from where disabled Loving Care client Bertram Lanz disappeared three weeks earlier along with his caretaker, Elsie Schulung, who was Paulines lover. But this assignment is upstaged by a crisis closer to home even though its taken place in California. Emergency room physician Teresa McLaughlin, the mother of Peter and Rinas foster son, Gabe Whitman, has been attacked and seriously wounded by villains whove kidnapped her 5-year-old boy, Sanjay. The obvious suspects are Terrys estranged husband, Devek, a cardiac surgeon whose gambling has left him owing $2.5 million to the mob, and Deveks impatient creditors. When Terrys transcontinental phone call to Gabe ends in a cliffhanger, Peter advises him to call his father, Christopher Donatti, who's not a nice guy but whos still in love with Terry even though she left him 10 years ago. Donatti swoops down in his private jet, carries Terry off to his Nevada superbrothel, showers her in gifts and amorous declarations, and rapes her repeatedly. Kellerman cuts conscientiously back and forth between the two stories, but Peters murder case, which is never all that mysterious, cant hold a candle to Terrys even less mysterious but shockingly toxic tango with her abusive ex, and Rina is left standing on the sidelines with nothing to do but hug her children.Come for the promise of mystery, stay for the long goodbye. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.


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Copyright © Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus’ 27th outing is also their last. Peter, who’s already retired from LAPD Homicide, doesn’t want to step down from the Greenbury, New York, police until he’s closed one last case: the murder of Pauline Corbett, found in the woods not far from where disabled Loving Care client Bertram Lanz disappeared three weeks earlier along with his caretaker, Elsie Schulung, who was Pauline’s lover. But this assignment is upstaged by a crisis closer to home even though it’s taken place in California. Emergency room physician Teresa McLaughlin, the mother of Peter and Rina’s foster son, Gabe Whitman, has been attacked and seriously wounded by villains who’ve kidnapped her 5-year-old boy, Sanjay. The obvious suspects are Terry’s estranged husband, Devek, a cardiac surgeon whose gambling has left him owing $2.5 million to the mob, and Devek’s impatient creditors. When Terry’s transcontinental phone call to Gabe ends in a cliffhanger, Peter advises him to call his father, Christopher Donatti, who's not a nice guy but who’s still in love with Terry even though she left him 10 years ago. Donatti swoops down in his private jet, carries Terry off to his Nevada superbrothel, showers her in gifts and amorous declarations, and rapes her repeatedly. Kellerman cuts conscientiously back and forth between the two stories, but Peter’s murder case, which is never all that mysterious, can’t hold a candle to Terry’s even less mysterious but shockingly toxic tango with her abusive ex, and Rina is left standing on the sidelines with nothing to do but hug her children. Come for the promise of mystery, stay for the long goodbye. Copyright © Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

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