Decker and Lazarus puzzle out a murder linking two generations

A brutally beaten body is discovered near an empty vacation home in upstate New York. Brady Neil, 26, had no criminal record. But Detective Peter Decker learns that when clean-cut Brady was a baby, his father, Brandon Gratz, was convicted of robbing and killing the owners of a jewelry store. While Gratz admitted to the robbery, he swore he left the owners alive.

Digging into Gratz’s past, Decker suspects Brady’s murder may be connected to his father’s sins. Learning that one of Brady’s friends, Joseph Boch, is missing, he heads to Boch’s house, where he and temporary partner, Lenora Baccus discover a bloodbath.

Who would savagely kill two innocent men—and why? With the help of his wife, Rina, will Decker see justice done?

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“Reading a good thriller is very much like taking a great vacation: half the fun is getting there. Faye Kellerman is one heck of a tour guide.”—Detroit News

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