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Sanctuary (1994)

by Faye Kellerman

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Series: Decker & Lazarus (7)

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A diamond dealer and his entire family have mysteriously disappeared from their sprawling Los Angeles manor, leaving the estate undisturbed and their valuables untouched. Investigating detective Peter Decker is stumped - faced with a perplexing case riddled with dead ends. Then a second dealer is found murdered in Manhattan, catapulting Decker and his wife, Rina, into a twisted maze of murder and intrigue that spans the globe...only to touch down dangerously in their own backyard.

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Couldn't finish it.

It just got too boring to read about all the jewish stuff, as everything had to be explained and most of it did not add anything to the story.

Look, I knew quite a bit about the stuff anyway, so that made the whole explanations even worse! It ruined the flow. ( )
  cwebb | Nov 4, 2024 |
mystery/police proc. Fair Peter Decker-Rina Lazarus
  derailer | Jan 25, 2024 |
Sanctuary is a very good story that explores a lot of different themes. There is the Jewish marriage get and what happens if husband does not want to get divorced. What choices are there for the wife in a very Jewish society? Also discussed was greed. Having a lot of money is not enough for some people. What will a woman do to achieve more power? What kind of power does one have over another if he or she exposes the other one? All of these topics were woven into the story along with other topics creating a very good thriller story. Five stars were awarded to this book because of the many difficult topics that the characters faced. ( )
  lbswiener | Jan 22, 2023 |
Der Diamantenhändler Arik Yalom und seine gesamte Familie verschwinden spurlos aus ihrer Villa in Los Angeles. Nichts im Haus deutet auf Gewaltanwendung hin. Trotzdem kann sich Detective Peter Decker von der Mordkommission Los Angeles des Gefühls nicht erwehren, daß irgend etwas nicht stimmt. Erste unverständliche Spuren tauchen auf. Dann verschwindet ein weiterer Diamantenhändler, diesmal in New York, und wird kurz darauf tot aufgefunden. Das Opfer ist der Ehemann von Rina Lazarus' Freundin Honey Klein, die soeben überraschend zu Besuch gekommen ist. Honey ist offensichtlich sehr verstört, weigert sich aber, über ihre Probleme zu sprechen. Bevor Decker seinem Hausgast die schreckliche Nachricht aus New York überbringen kann, findet man Honeys Wagen verlassen am Straßenrand vor. Was als Fall von vermißten Familien beginnt, wird für Peter Decker und Rina Lazarus eine Mörderjagd durch die Dreh- und Angelpunkte einer milliardenschweren Edelsteinindustrie, die sie bis nach Israel führt. Erst als sich dort die düsteren Schatten der Vergangenheit lichten, kann Decker einen der raffiniertesten Mordfälle seiner Karriere klären. (Klappentext)
  Fredo68 | May 14, 2020 |
Israeli diamond dealers disappear
2 mysteries — okay

A diamond dealer and his entire family have mysteriously disappeared from their sprawling Los Angeles manor, leaving the estate undisturbed and their valuables untouched. Investigating detective Decker is stumped--faced with a perplexing case riddled with dead ends. Then a second dealer is found murdered in Manhattan, catapulting Decker and his wife, Rina, into a heart-stopping maze of murder and intrigue that spans the globe...only to touch down dangerously in their own backyard.
  christinejoseph | Mar 22, 2016 |
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Faye Kellermanprimary authorall editionscalculated
Aulicino, RobertCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Batcheller, KeithCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Chevannes, PaulDesignersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Exley, JonathanAuthor photosecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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