Descripción
Libro Blindman’s Bluff. As a lieutenant in the LAPD, homicide detective Peter Decker doesn’t get many calls at 3 a.m. Someone has broken into the exclusive Coyote Ranch compound of billionaire developer Guy Kaffey and viciously gunned him down, along with his wife and four employees. A well-known figure on both the business and society pages, Kaffey, with his sons and his younger brother, Mace, built most of the shopping malls in Southern California and earned a reputation for philanthropy, donating millions to worthy causes. It doesn’t take long for Peter and the rest of his homicide team to figure out that the gruesome killings must be an inside job.
Decker is plenty busy-and plenty thankful not to have to worry about his wife, Rina Lazarus, getting caught up in this deadly case. But then a chance encounter with a court translator who needs her help leads Rina into the terrifying heart of her husband’s murder investigations. Libro Blindman’s Bluff.
Marlen –
If I weren’t such a fan of Peter & Rina Decker, I might find this quite a mediocre read. Fortunately I’ve read all the previous books and I’ve been familiar with all the main players literally for years. That simply means that I can’t be a 100% objective. It’s difficult to see the flaws when you’ve adored a character for so long. Peter Decker is simply unique. First of all, he’s a very decent guy. He’s also tenacious, strong-willed and protective of those he loves. He’s so appealing because there are so many facets to his personality – which makes him an excellent police officer & lieutenant detective – and for the last 17 years he has combined that with being an admirable family man.
I will admit that in Blind man’s Bluff I experienced a bit of flatness and blandness to the characters I didn’t expect from this author. It felt like it really wasn’t Peter Decker and Rina anymore. It’s like they’ve gone soft or something. I know they’ve aged considerably, but still.
On top of that, like another reviewer observed there are noticeable editing errors in this book. That surprised me. Names that got mixed up, the syntax that sometimes didn’t add up. All rather disappointed.
What I always liked about Faye Kellerman’s books was the fact that they are character-driven: that hugely compensated for the weak plots. Same here. It wasn’t a terribly bad story, but it wasn’t great story either. It’s the pace of the investigation, the cadence of the dialogues that make up for that.
Maybe I’ve lost some faith in the author, but I’ve not given up on Decker yet