num_pages: 358
description: A report of rape in a Los Angeles yeshiva brings police detective Peter Decker into an insular Jewish community, but the strict religious practices and customs of the community prevent him from following his standard investigative procedures. Reprint.
language: English
title: The Ritual Bath
titlecomplete: The Ritual Bath (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus, #1)
genres: Mystery, Jewish, Suspense, Detective, Thriller, Audiobook, Romance, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 17187
series: Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus
awards: awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best First Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 536486400000
name: CWA New Blood Dagger
publisher: Avon