A review by caitlinxmartin
Hangman by Faye Kellerman
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.
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.