Title: False Prophet
Description: When Lilah Brecht, the beautiful if unstable owner of a popular health spa, is found beaten, raped, and robbed in her own home, L.A. detective Peter Decker takes the case. His heart goes out to Lilah, who doesn't make it easy.

Lilah claims to have psychic powers, which Decker finds difficult to believe. And when a family member is murdered, he gets the distinct impression that Lilah, her faded actress-mother, and even her brothers are all keeping secrets--and starring in their own home movie of deception and deadly betrayal. . . .
Subjects: Fiction, Mystery, Police spouses, Open Library Staff Picks, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Homicide investigation, Police, Psychic ability -- Fiction
Places: Los Angeles (Calif.), California, Los Angeles
People: Peter Decker (Fictitious character), Rina Lazarus (Fictitious character)