Reviews

Hangman by Faye Kellerman

aspygirlsmom_1995's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

bookworm_enni's review

4.0

A good read and as usual I really enjoyed the Decker / Lazarus clan. Also as usual I would have wished for more of Rina. She is my favorite character.

add_a_little_spook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion

bo_manson's review against another edition

4.0

Lieutenant Peter Decker was helping Terry McLaughlin dealing with her husband Chris Donatti after he beats her but Rina, Decker’s wife was concern about his safety involving himself while fully acknowledged Chris was a hitman. Decker took their son Gabe staying with them until he solved the problem. After that meeting, Gabe found that his mother disappear while Chris doesn’t want to be reached leaving Gabe hanging. Decker now must track her. His hands are already full when another unusual case came up; a young woman named Adrianna Blanc found hanged at a building site. The investigation leads to several suspects. At the same time, several people related to the case gone missing and series of series of coincidences and unexplained previous murders and the case couldn’t be more complicated. There are some theories regarding the death of Adrianna. The main suspect still at large and Decker can’t have a peaceful retirement just as yet.

_____nicoleeee____'s review against another edition

2.0

Nel complesso bello ma lento nella lettura non è stato avvincente per nulla

bougainvillea's review

4.0

I really enjoyed reading this, although I felt like the ending was rushed. It's like Kellerman suddenly realized the book was too long and had to end it. And there are a few loose ends that weren't tied up. Oh, and I can't forgot the lack of good copyediting. Still, this was a good read. I was immediately drawn into it and it was wonderful to visit these characters again -- to see how the kids have all grown up, Rina and Peter looking forward to being grandparents, and retirement, etc. The actual mystery is not that great, to be honest. This rating reflects how the book made me feel more than anything else. Oh, and I did love Gabe's character. Maybe I'll read the next book he's in.

caitlinxmartin's review against another edition

4.0

I'm very fond of the Kellerman family - I've read so many books written by them (Faye Kellerman, Jonathan Kellerman, and now their son, Jesse Kellerman) that I feel like they're part of my family - or at least their characters are. I'm particular fond of Pete Decker and Rina Lazarus and their enormous extended family and I've learned a lot about all kinds of things from reading Ms. Kellerman's books. I especially like how focused these books are on family and on sharing rituals and food - lots and and lots of yummy food.

Ms. Kellerman has done a brave thing and let her characters age. Pete Decker is just turning 60, his youngest is off to college, and life's concerns are changing. He still cares about catching the bad guys, but is less likely to charge off by himself. I've enjoyed these characters over the years and it's been good to grow along with their family.

I wonder, though, where Ms. Kellerman's going to go from here. Are we going to have a slow fade of Pete and Rina and a focus on other characters (she's certainly introduced some interesting ones)? It'll be interesting to keep reading and find out.

This probably isn't her best in the series, but it was pretty excellent and gave me room to stretch and speculate more on the characters and less on the whodunit and I liked that.

vaderbird's review against another edition

3.0

5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not

happy_hiker's review against another edition

2.0

A series I used to really enjoy has lately left me disappointed. The story was OK, but the writing was not stellar by any means. Even with the storyline being OK, the book could have been cut down quite a bit if the repetition and needless minutiae would have been left out. And oh, the summary of all the events at the end so the cops don't have to figure anything out and the solution doesn't have to woven into the story - really?

deecolfs's review

3.0

3.5 stars.

I think there were too many different things happening at the same time in certain parts of the book.

The way they wrap up the case after so much running around and so many people involved, felt a bit rushed and cheap.

All in all, it was an interesting read and the writing seemed to flow well, but maybe could have done with less clutter in certain parts, and maybe the ending done differently.