Title: Bone box : a Decker/Lazarus novel /
Authors: Kellerman, Faye
Year: 2017
Subjects: Decker, Peter Fiction.; Lazarus, Rina Fiction.; Police New York (State) Fiction; Police spouses Fiction.; Murder Investigation Fiction; Decker, Peter (Fictitious character); Lazarus, Rina (Fictitious character); Murder Investigation; Police; Police spouses; Murder Investigation Fiction.; Decker, Peter (Fictional character) Fiction.; Lazarus, Rina (Fictional character) Fiction.; Police New York (State) Fiction.; Homicide Fiction.; Criminal investigation Fiction.; New York (State) Fiction.; New York (State)
Abstract: On a bright and crisp September morning, while walking a bucolic woodland trail, Rina Decker stumbles upon human remains once buried deep beneath the forest grounds. Immediately, she calls her husband, Peter, a former detective lieutenant with LAPD, now working for the local Greenbury Police. Within hours, a vista of beauty and tranquility is transformed into a frenetic crime scene. The body has been interred for years and there is scant physical evidence at the gravesite: a youthful skeleton, a skull wound and long dark strands of hair surrounding the bony frame. As Decker and his partner, Tyler McAdams, further investigate, they realize that they're most likely dealing with a missing student from the nearby Five Colleges of Upstate - a well-known and well-respected consortium of higher learning where Rina works. And when more human remains are found in the same area, Decker and McAdams know this isn't just a one-off murder case. Short-staffed and with no convenient entry into the colleges, Decker enlists Rina's help to act as the eyes and ears of campus gossip. Winding their way through a dangerous labyrinth of steely suspects and untouchable academics, Decker, McAdams, and Rina race to protect their community from a psychopathic killer still in the area - and on the hunt for a fresh victim.