num_pages: 432
description: The brutal murder of Dr. Azor Sparks in an alley behind a restaurant is greeted with public outrage and a demand for swift, sure justice. But the investigation into the well-known surgeon's death is raising too many questions and providing too few answers for homicide detective Lieutenant Peter Decker.Why, for example, would the family of a man so beloved respond to his slaying with more surprise than grief? And what linked a celebrated doctor with strict fundamentalist beliefs to a gang of outlaw bikers? But the most unsettling connection of all is the one that ties the tormented Sparks family to Peter Decker's own -- and the secrets shared by a renegade Catholic priest...and Decker's wife, Rina Lazarus.
language: English
title: Prayers for the Dead
titlecomplete: Prayers for the Dead (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus #9)
characters: Rina Lazarus, Peter Decker
genres: Mystery, Murder Mystery, Jewish, Suspense, Detective, Thriller, Audiobook, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 5853
series: Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus
publisher: Avon