The Garden of Eden
Subtitle: and other criminal delights
By: Faye Kellerman
Series: A Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus thriller
Publisher: Headline
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London, UK
Language: eng
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 343
ISBN-13: 9780747268819
Subjects: American Detective and mystery stories
Description: Bestseller Kellerman's hardcore fans will welcome this eclectic volume, whose 17 selections include two new tales about her series husband-and-wife team, LAPD Lt. Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus; two stories with family themes, one coauthored with Kellerman's two daughters ("The Luck of the Draw"); and a pair of autobiographical essays, one a poignant tribute to her late father ("The Summer of My Womanhood"). Kellerman's short stories may lack the intricate plotting of her novels (Stone Kiss, etc.), but a typical effort like the title story, in which Decker notices some things out of place when a friend dies of an apparent heart attack, is never less than entertaining.
Table of contents: title: The garden of Eden; title: Open house; title: Bull's-eye; title: A woman of mystery; title: The stalker; title: Mummy and Jack; title: Bonding; title: Discards; title: Tendrils of love; title: Malibu dog; title: The back page; title: Mr Barton's head case; title: Holy water; title: Free parking; title: The luck of the draw; title: Small miracles; title: The summer of my womanhood.; title: The garden of Eden --; title: Open house --; title: Bull's-eye --; title: A woman of mystery --; title: The stalker --; title: Mummy and Jack --; title: Bonding --; title: Discards --; title: Tendrils of love --; title: Malibu dog --; title: The back page --; title: Mr. Barton's head case --; title: Holy water --; title: Free parking --; title: The luck of the draw --; title: Small miracles --; title: The summer of my womanhood.