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Faye Kellerman
American writer of mystery novels
Day of Atonement
LAPD detective Peter Decker finds his honeymoon in Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish community interrupted when a troubled boy vanishes. The runaway, Noam, has fallen in with a killer who is leading him into a world of violence. Decker must race against time to locate both the boy and the psychopath before it's too late for the frightened youngster.
This novel is the fourth book in the Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series. While it features a self-contained mystery, the ongoing development of the main characters' relationship and personal lives is best appreciated by reading the series in order.