Blood Games (Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Series, Book 20)

The twentieth book in the hugely popular Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman When fifteen-year-old Gregory Hesse is found dead, a single gunshot to his head, it appears to be a tragic suicide. But his mother refuses to accept the verdict and pleads for a police inquiry. Detective Peter Decker of the LAPD, working the case, knows only too well what secret lives teenagers live. He and his wife Rina have recently become responsible for Gabe Whitman, an enigmatic and gifted teen, whose parents abandoned him. Just weeks later, a sixteen-year-old girl enrolled at the same exclusive high school as Gregory commits suicide. Decker’s probe into the lives of these privileged teenagers, uncovers a dark trail of twisted allegiances and unholy alliances. With the return of Gabe’s father, former hit-man Chris Donnatti, the case takes an even more sinister turn… Faye Kellerman's Blood Games is a riveting piece of fiction that masterfully weaves a top-notch mystery. The story takes a dark turn with the arrival of Gabe's father, a former hit-man, revealing the twisted allegiances and unholy alliances among the privileged teenagers. For fans of Jonathan Kellerman (The Ghost Orchid), Michael Connelly (The Law of Innocence), Kathy Reichs (Bones of the Lost), David Baldacci (The Edge), and Harlan Coben (Think Twice).