A Decker/Lazarus Novel (Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Series Book 3)

I was surprised and, at first, delighted to see the author use her cultural knowledge of the Jewish religion in her development of plot and character. Then, realized, I was missing her inferences due to lack of my background and her full disclosure of languages used other than English. I wish I knew more Hebrew, but I'm not going to begin classes so that I can fully understand her untranslated passages. Cut them down to a minimum and provide full translation immediately. Other than these lost, to me, inferred insider passages, her writing is good, plot development good, character development good. Timing and flow is a little choppy. But, overall, I rate her early books a good read.

Interesting mystery. I kept me wondering who ready committed the murders. The ending came too fast, though. There could have been more to the story. And, certain parts could have been left out. But, all and all, it is a good read.

The main character was interesting, if not somewhat improbable. I would have given it a higher rating if the murders solution would have been discover able. Although the sstory line lead you in the general direction, there was no way to reasonably deduce the guilty parties.

Enjoy the growing characters, the family life, and learning about other cultures and religions.. The storyline brought out traditions that were interesting and in some cases very surprising. I enjoy "traveling" in my reads and this book helped fulfill that interest. Kept my interest for most part.