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Gun Games (2011)

by Faye Kellerman

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Series: Decker & Lazarus (20)

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Lieutenant Detective Decker and his wife, Rina, investigate an apparent teen suicide witnessed by the son of a troubled former friend whom they have welcomed into their home.
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Gun Games was aptly titled. It was gun games that were very deadly. The young love and parents not approving was also part of this story. Only 3 1/2 stars were awarded to this book because it really did not have much of a believable plot. ( )
  lbswiener | Feb 27, 2023 |
Not sure what happened to my review of Gun Games. I am disapointed that Faye Kellerman has chosen to make Gabe Whitman the new focal point of her books as Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus are wonderful characters, and their family life and relationship are what has endeared her to her fans. In this story, Gabe and a Persian girlfriend are bullied by a group of popular kids from their prestigious school and Peter has to solve the crime. ( )
  skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 |
I am glad I read the book. There were some inconsistencies with the writing that was a bit distracting from the story. This was not Ms. Kellerman's best work. ( )
  Martha662 | Jun 27, 2020 |
I somewhat enjoyed the story but honestly...as I was getting involved in the crime details then the next chapter would switch to sex between a 14 and a 15 year old. Ugh, that just seemed wrong to get that much detail. Not a fan of this one. ( )
  BONS | Oct 16, 2017 |
Remember Chris and Terry, the young lovers who sucked up more than their share of Justice? Now their 15-year-old son Gabe (Gabriel) and his charming girlfriend, Yasmine, suck up more than their share of Gun Games. In fact, since Gabe is the Deckers' foster son, Peter has to recuse himself from a case that could be connected to a disputed teen suicide.

Well, Wendy Hess disputes the coroner's conclusion that her son committed suicide. Marge Dunn and Oliver are sent to the boy's prep school, where they are snowed by the vice principal for boys. When a finger seems to point at the stepson of a very rich man, the VP becomes very uncooperative.

The mystery was fine. The truth was chilling. The agony and the ecstasy of teen sex (guess who felt the agony and who was ecstatic) I would have been glad to skip had this not been an audio edition. Having Rina relegated to some supporting scenes and Peter having to work around not crossing a line was not my cup of tea.

What truly vexed me was the fact that NO ONE even suggested using voice analysis to determine if the voice on a piece of evidence belonged to one of the suspects.

I won't say that this entry was a waste of time. I rather enjoyed Chris' role near the end (but that's a guilty pleasure). It's just that when I'm listening to a Decker/Lazarus mystery, I expect to have them be more than supporting characters. ( )
  JalenV | Dec 6, 2016 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Kellerman, Fayeprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Aquan, Richard L.Cover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Dziekonski, KarenExecutive producersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Greenberg, MitchellNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
John Marshall MediaProducersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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