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Book Review of False Prophet (Decker/Lazarus, Bk 5)

False Prophet (Decker/Lazarus, Bk 5)
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Rina Lazarus is six months pregnant and miserable,while her husband,L.A. detective Pete Decker,hs his progessional plate full of celebrity misfortune and mayhem. When Lilah Brecht,the beautiful if unstable owner of a popular health spa,is found beaten, raped,and robbed in her own home.Decker's sympathies are with her.When he meets Davida Eversong,Lilah's faded actress mother,his heart really goes out to her.
Much as Decker want to like Lilah,she doesn't make it easy.She claims to have psychic powers,which Decker finds difficult to believe.And when a family member is murdered,he gers the distinct impression that Lilah,her mother,and her brothers are keeping secrets from him.It will take grinding detective work,a bit of old world wisdom,and the unexpected to shine a spotlight on a family starring fin their own home movie of deception and deadly betrayal........