Ritual Bath

The First Decker/Lazarus Novel

By Faye Kellerman | Publisher: HarperCollins

About the book

Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD is stunned when he gets the report. Someone has shattered the sanctuary of a remote yeshiva community in the California hills with an unimaginable crime. One of the women was brutally raped as she returned from the mikvah, the bathhouse where the cleansing ritual is performed.

The crime was called in by Rina Lazarus, and Decker is relieved to discover that she is a calm and intelligent witness. She is also the only one in the sheltered community willing to speak of this unspeakable violation. As Rina tries to steer Decker through the maze of religious laws the two grow closer. But before they get to the bottom of this horrendous crime, revelations come to light that are so shocking that they threaten to come between the hard-nosed cop and the deeply religious woman with whom he has become irrevocably linked.

Editions of Ritual Bath

Paperback
ISBN 9780061999246
EBook
ISBN 9780061808753

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Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD is stunned when he gets the report. Someone has shattered the sanctuary of a remote yeshiva community in the California hills with an unimaginable crime. One of the women was brutally raped as she returned from the mikvah, the bathhouse where the cleansing ritual is performed.

The crime was called in by Rina Lazarus, and Decker is relieved to discover that she is a calm and intelligent witness. She is also the only one in the sheltered community willing to speak of this unspeakable violation. As Rina tries to steer Decker through the maze of religious laws the two grow closer. But before they get to the bottom of this horrendous crime, revelations come to light that are so shocking that they threaten to come between the hard-nosed cop and the deeply religious woman with whom he has become irrevocably linked.

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Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD is stunned when he gets the report. Someone has shattered the sanctuary of a remote yeshiva community in the California hills with an unimaginable crime. One of the women was brutally raped as she returned from the mikvah, the bathhouse where the cleansing ritual is performed.

The crime was called in by Rina Lazarus, and Decker is relieved to discover that she is a calm and intelligent witness. She is also the only one in the sheltered community willing to speak of this unspeakable violation. As Rina tries to steer Decker through the maze of religious laws the two grow closer. But before they get to the bottom of this horrendous crime, revelations come to light that are so shocking that they threaten to come between the hard-nosed cop and the deeply religious woman with whom he has become irrevocably linked.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Ritual Bath?

Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre

Where can I read a sample of Ritual Bath?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780061999246

Is Ritual Bath part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series Decker/Lazarus Novels

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Ritual Bath?

Faye Kellerman

Who is the Publisher of the book Ritual Bath?

HarperCollins

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Ritual Bath is available as paperback(ISBN 9780061999246) and ebook(ISBN 9780061808753)

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