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Loading... Jupiter's bones : a novel (edition 1999)by Faye Kellerman
Work detailsJupiter's Bones by Faye Kellerman
None. The founder and leader of a scientific cult is found dead and Decker is tasked with figuring out if it was a suicide or if the cult is hiding something much more malevolent. As usual in this series, the family parts are quite interesting and the characters very engaging. Unfortunately, this installment has taken the turn from mystery and police procedure and tries to become an action thriller and it's really not in Kellerman's scope as a writer. The action sequence at the end is so overblown that it brings to mind something like Mission Impossible, but with an unlikely cast and some details that are completely impossible since we're dealing with the LAPD and not a Hollywood production company. Only recommended to readers who already follow the series, but don't bother otherwise. (  ) -Eva- | Nov 23, 2012 |  This was a somewhat refreshing change for the Peter Decker series. Basically, the death of a religous somewhat cult leader occurs and is not reported properly hence an investigation. In keeping with the someone in the picture did it, you just have to find out who, it seems there must have been an attempt to gain power to lead the cult. There are enough turns in the story to keep you interested but not so much to keep you up all hours reading it. The ending is a little surprising, but there are enough predictable outcomes just the same. If you like this series, this is an enjoyable book. (  ) tmbcoughlin | Jul 31, 2011 | I've included this book in a review of several similar books here: http://douggeivett.wordpress.com/2010/08/03/mysterious-opening-lines-le-carre-lu... RDGlibrary | Nov 28, 2010 | Once again a great read from Kellerman. Love this series. Back Cover Blurb: Dr Emil Ganz was always extraordinary, in death as well as in life. A physicist whose theories of Cosmology thrilled the world, he disappeared at the peak of his fame, to emerge years later as Jupiter, leader of a community that preached a bizarre blend of mathematics and mysticism, drawing the credulous, the unhappy and the utterly unscrupulous into their enclosed ranks. And now Ganz's apparent suicide is threatening to destabilise this potentially explosive cult. As the battle to succeed Ganz commences, Lieutenant Peter Decker, working to uncover the scientist's precise fate, begins to fear that his death may simply be the start - and that innocents, the community's children amongst them, could be the first victims, as Jupiter's followers descend into their hellish vision of death and madness..... ( )  mazda502001 | Dec 26, 2009 | Faye Kellerman never disappoints. Although it started out a little slowly, once it picked up speed it kept accelerating. I love reading about Peter and Rina's relationship and family life.It provides a respite from the intense issues she explores in her books. I have been reading her books in order, this is why I have just read this ten year old book. However, her books are still relevant. (  ) JoanieS | Jul 17, 2009 | no reviews | add a review
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