The Ritual Bath

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Top marks all round for writing, narrative and background' Time Out
An isolated Orthodox Jewish community buried in the hill country behind Los Angeles is the last place Sergeant Decker expects to be called to, especially to investigate a rape charge. He's sure however that the community's suspicion of outsiders is going to make the case one of the most awkward he's handled, a suspicion quickly confirmed by what seems to him obstinate non-co-operation on the part of
potential witnesses.
But there's one member of the community with whom he appears to be able to communicate. Rina Lazarus, the young widow who found
the victim and alerted the police, tries to explain to Decker the religious practices that stand in the way of the information he needs, offering at the same time a fascinating insight into her world.
But the cost of maintaining that world's privacy could be terrifyingly high, Decker fears, for all the signs point to the rapist's first crime in
the community not... Tovább

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Top marks all round for writing, narrative and background' Time Out
An isolated Orthodox Jewish community buried in the hill country behind Los Angeles is the last place Sergeant Decker expects to be called to, especially to investigate a rape charge. He's sure however that the community's suspicion of outsiders is going to make the case one of the most awkward he's handled, a suspicion quickly confirmed by what seems to him obstinate non-co-operation on the part of
potential witnesses.
But there's one member of the community with whom he appears to be able to communicate. Rina Lazarus, the young widow who found
the victim and alerted the police, tries to explain to Decker the religious practices that stand in the way of the information he needs, offering at the same time a fascinating insight into her world.
But the cost of maintaining that world's privacy could be terrifyingly high, Decker fears, for all the signs point to the rapist's first crime in
the community not being their last
6Irresistibly plotted and the two main characters are convincingly
humán and appealing' Financial Times
Don't miss Faye Kellerman's other thrillers, Sacred and Profáné, Milk and Honey, Day ofAtonement, Falsé Prophet, Grievous Sin, Sanctuary,Justice and Prayersfor the Dead, alsó from Headline Feature: 'l have seen the future of
crime fiction and her name is Faye Kellerman' Glasgow Herald; 'Tautly exciting' Los Angeles Times, 'Faye Kellerman creates powerful, unhingeing characters and her narrative leaves you sweaty-palmed' Jewish Chronicle
Cover photograph by Peter Dazeley Vissza