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Justice

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With this eighth entry in her popular Decker/Lazarus series, Faye Kellerman finally reaches a pinnacle of writing. "Justice" is a compelling mystery and psychological thriller that puts Decker and especially Rina in supporting roles. The voice of this novel is student Terry McLaughlin, a virginal Catholic girl, who finds herself tutoring a stud muffin with a somewhat colorful and enigmatic past, which includes the murder of his abusive father, and ties to his Mafia-family. Chris Whitman is the boy, a handsome, charismatic youth who develops an obsession with Terry. Problem is Chris is the chief suspect in the murder of his trashy girl friend. When he confesses in order to protect Terry, Decker finds himself in an unusual kaleidoscope of inter-departmental intrigue and trying to justify Whitman's conviction. Another powerfl presence in the book is Wanda Bontemp, a black cop, whose own prejudices and misconceptions have been her own private demons.
The story is well written, and Kellerman's religious preferences don't dominate the novel.
A good book in this up and down series.

It's nice to see that someone has finally written a book about my life...

But it'd be nice to see some royalties.

This was the first book by Faye Kellerman that I had ever read. And I loved it. The plot keeps you wanting to read more and more unitl you finally find out what happens with chris and to see if he did it or not. I'm 16, and I don't read alot but this book made me want to read more of her books. Right now i'm reading Stalker. It's not as good as Justice, but it's pretty good.

Just when you think Faye Kellerman's writing is already at its best, she comes up with a brilliant book like "Justice". In this eighth book of the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus series, Kellerman concentrates on another character's point of view as much as she does on Decker's. She tells the story of Terry, a hard-working young high school girl whose father and step-mother expect her to keep house, babysit her younger sister, and maintain top grades. She is asked to tutor Chris Whitman, a young man who runs with the popular crowd and happens to be related to an important Mafia figure. She enters a world of lies and intrigue, where the only thing which remains somewhat constant is Chris's obsession with Terry. Despite this, he maintains sexual relations with other girls and treats Terry with the utmost respect. One of his sexual partners is killed, and Decker quickly closes in on Chris as the chief suspect. This book is loaded with twists and turns, and stories within stories. It deals with police politics, race relations, and gangland justice, and is a very satisfying read. Congratulations to Faye Kellerman who outdoes herself on this wonderful and complex book.

I couldn't put this book down read it from cover to cover in less then 24 hours!!
Book kept me second guessing from the start. Just when you "think" you have it figured out more evidence is found. Would love to see a sequal to this book. Can't wait to read more from Faye Kellerman! WOW what a Book!!!

The next person who reads this book should keep track of how many times the phrase "He blew out air" is used. . . This is my first Faye Kellerman and my last.

The final sentence of Justice gave me the chills! I would really like to see Terry and Chris pop up again in a future novel. I gobbled this novel up, ignoring my husband, the TV, the kitchen, and everything else until I was finished with it. And how sorry I was for the book to end! I was disappointed, though, by the loose ends concerning the murder of Cheryl Diggs--the supposed main focus of this mystery. The relation of her death to the other, black teenager's death was a super-lucky shot that only a fictitious detective could make. I just wasn't goodnatured enough to accept it with equanimity. However, on the whole I really enjoy following the lives of Peter Decker and his family, enough to forgive Ms. Kellerman for just about anything.

I just read Justice and thought it was a GREAT book-it is probably my new favorite. I think that the ending was disappointing though (how Chris and Terry ended up), and I wish that Chris and Terry had gotten back together. The entire story was very well written and never boring, not a typical murder story. I wish that Ms. Kellerman would write a sequel to Justice because the characters were interesting...and I want to know what happens! I think a sequel would be great also because the end of Justice was a huge cliffhanger, leaving me dying to find out what is going to happen! Again, this was an EXCELLENT book!!! It's too good to describe in words - you just have to read it!

I've read all of Faye Kellerman's books, and I think all of them are terrific. But I find this one especialy thrilling. This is the only book out of all the Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus books that shows another point of veiw. Terry was in a way telling Chris's side of the story. Even though i'm Jewish Faye Kellerman made me look at my religion with renewed faith. I hope that Faye Kellerman will continue the series so that we could all enjoy another wounderful book.

The characters were so interesting. What happens next? Please, Faye, don't leave us hanging. This is my first Faye Kellerman mystery and definately won't be the last. I plan to start at the beginning and read the whole series.