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Great Read!
One of the best mystery/crime novels I have read. I think it would make a wonderful movie too.
Publié le Mai 19 2004
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WRITER'S ARTHRITIS?
After her last two books, I expected much more than JUPITER'S BONES delivers. While the book focuses on one of those Jonestown cults, Kellerman wastes no time in assuming that anything outside the Jewish realm is fair game to the typical barbs and jokes. While in this case, the barbs are justified, Kellerman's continued use of religious stereotypes and obvious religious...
Publié le Nov. 16 2003 par Michael Butts
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Great Read!, Mai 19 2004
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One of the best mystery/crime novels I have read. I think it would make a wonderful movie too.
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Lots of Suspects, Including a Gaggle of Gurus, Mars 8 2004
L.A. Police Lieutenant Pete Decker is called in to investigate the death of a cult leader, the charismatic Father Jupiter of the Order of the Rings of God, the former famous astromoner, Dr. Emil Ganz.There are suspects galore. Ganz had made a lot of enemies when he was a scientist and his leadership of the cult was coveted by some of his followers. Added to that are the relatives of people who have been lured into the cult. The police probably wouldn't even have been notified of Ganz's death, which had already been called a suicide by the other cult leaders, if someone hadn't told his estranged daughter. She, in turn, called the police. Getting into the compound and getting cooperation from the members is difficult enough for Decker, but it's complicated by a struggle for power by the four privileged attendants, who are; Pluto, Venus, Nova and Bob. Brother Pluto is livid with anger because of the invasion of the police into their sacred sanctuary. In addition to Jupiter's death, the police learn that two of the cult members, one a child, are missing. Pluto shifts between accusing the police and a cult deprogrammer of stealing these two from their happy home. And as usual in a Faye Kellerman novel, there's problems on the home front. It appears that Decker's younger stepson, Jacob, is smoking pot and messing around with his girlfriend. For many parents that might seem like a teenage phase, but for Orthodox Jews it's a big deal. Kellerman knows how to write a fast-moving, suspenseful story involving people the reader learns to care about. She also manges to educate the reader about her religion without seeming to preach. Somehow she does it, without it getting in the way of the story. All and all, a very good read.
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WRITER'S ARTHRITIS?, Nov. 16 2003
After her last two books, I expected much more than JUPITER'S BONES delivers. While the book focuses on one of those Jonestown cults, Kellerman wastes no time in assuming that anything outside the Jewish realm is fair game to the typical barbs and jokes. While in this case, the barbs are justified, Kellerman's continued use of religious stereotypes and obvious religious prejudice, I still think Kellerman should focus more on her mysteries than her religious predilections.
In Ms. Kellerman's favor, she continues to develop her supporting characters, particularly Tom Webster, who is becoming one of my favorite characters as he is smart, witty, and intensely human. Marge's character gets more attention, and although her actions regarding Vega are just too Pollyannish, she remains an enigmatic figure. Why does she have trouble in her relationships? Hmmm..the focus on Sammy and Jacob's problems is a nice touch, but they don't seem like real teenagers at all in Kellerman's hands. They always do the right thing and when they start wandering away from their religious background, Rina harnesses them back in, not all that convincingly either.
Kellerman has remarkably good skills in her writing; this one's too formulaic to be one of her best, but it has moments of real brilliance.
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Fine Writing, Great Entertainment, Oct. 8 2003
Faye Kellerman is a very talented writer on many levels, and "Jupiter's Bones" shows her skills in no small way.When the leader of a local cult is found dead in his "cell" of an apparent suicide, Peter Decker finds himself reluctantly on the case--only because at one time, "Father Jupiter" had been a world-renowned scientist. It looks like a cut-and-dried suicide, and only the man's former prestige requires a pro forma police presence to verify the fact. But of course nothing is as it seems. What seems to be the suicide of an aging patriarch, albeit a cult leader, turns out to be much, much more. And the disciples in this particular cult, most notably Venus, Pluto and Bob (yes, Bob!), are not exactly the godly unworldly beings they appear to be before their followers. Amid the white robes, robot-like followers, and spartan cells exists an undercurrent of intense evil that threatens to boil over at any moment. Kellerman freely borrows some of her plot from real-life cult situations like Jonestown, and says so (as Peter Decker frequently compares various situations within the cult to others from the past), so there is no attempt on her part to con the reader, something I greatly appreciated. While Decker tiptoes around the increasingly volatile cult situation, there is also a situation at home, one I found annoying because it had no resolution. The younger son, Jacob, is straining against the bonds of his very orthodox religion, and is starting to rebel. The way Decker and Rina handle this situation went against the grain with me--I find the two boys too good for the real world, and it bothers me as a reader. Rina's religion is a given, and makes her what she is, but it is also completely rigid where her boys are concerned. This is probably true to life, but does not make for a good plot line, because it is very hard to understand unless one lives within the world of the very religious. The worst part, though, is that the situation, which is very grave, is solved in one sentence at the very end of the book, or at least seems to be solved. Because of that, I took a point off what should have been a five-star story. On the other hand, the last 50 pages of this book had me completely mesmerized, unable to turn the pages fast enough. The ending was masterful, and left this reader, at least, questioning just how human the human race is. This is a good, solid read and I recommend it highly.
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Peter deals with a religious cult, Jui 13 2003
Police Lieutenant Peter Decker is called in on the death of a charismatic leader of a religious cult called the Order of the Rings. The deceased was a well-known astophysicist named Emil Ganz who had disappeared and then surfaced as Father Jupiter, the leader of the cult. His death is reported to the police by his daughter, Europa, who is not involved with the cult but who had followed her father's footsteps into his occupation. When Decker and the LAPD try to investigate the death, Jupiter's four lieutenants try to stonewall their efforts. Soon there is another death, and some disappearances from the compound where the cult lives. Decker and his cohorts are horrified as they uncover the secrets of the Order of the Rings. Peter's longtime partner Marge plays a pivotal role in an exciting rescue attempt at the end of the book where the action really peaks. Peter also discovers some long-hidden secrets about his stepsons, but as usual, his homelife takes second place to his professional one. This is another good entry to the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus Series from the gifted writer, Faye Kellerman.
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Good, but.., Janv. 13 2002
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..too much stuff in it! Just the mystery itself would have been fine. Now, all of a sudden, we have to deal with the problems of a blended family, religious conflicts, teenagers and sex, drug use, child abuse, and parenting styles. The average reader is confused by all the Orthodox Jewish references...However, it is very interesting and will hold your attention, definitely worth reading.
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Way too sick and twisted, Jui 15 2001
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I usually like Faye Kellerman's books and am fan of mysteries. This book is just too twisted. It's awful. She introduces child abuse of recurring characters that supposedly happened several books ago and has nothing to do with the plot of this book; total dismemberment of a body; graphic description of cutting the heads off chickens; mass murder of infants and toddlers; pedophelia; and mass suicide by explosion. Plus, there is no mystery - we find out who the bad guys are early on. This is a disgusting attempt at some sort of twisted, action-adventure type book. Not what I expected after some of her other work. What a poor job. I can't see Parker or Grafton sinking this low and this book certainly doesn't belong on the same shelves as Chandler, Hammett or MacDonald. Save your money and time.
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Interesting but not a series best, Avril 6 2001
I enjoyed this novel and found some ideas intriguing, such as the religious cult based on modern physics. When it comes to religions, I see that some reviewers have objected to Mrs. Kellerman's practice of critisising aspects of the practises of other religions than Judaism. While I, in fact, find it useful to have one's opinions challenged, I sometimes wondered about this when reading this novel. While there have been abusive cults, of course, religions usually have something that attracts people to it in the first place. I found myself wondering why anyone would have joined this set-up in the first place, and that is a bit of a flaw.
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confusing but good, Mars 16 2001
I have always enjoyed the Decker/Lazarus novels and this one was okay. I like the macho family man cop. But this novel got heavy into physics which was over my head. I will still continue being a faithful reader though.
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Much better, Nov. 25 2000
I had written off Faye Kellerman as an author due to the number of historical errors in Quality of Mercy; however, someone at work loaned me Jupiter's Bones. I was pleasantly surprised and, quite frankly, enjoyed the book. As an author of works set in the modern era, Kellerman is in her genre. The book's characters also teach about Orthodox Judaism without being didactic.
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