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Faye Kellerman is the author of twenty-six novels, including nineteen New York Times bestselling mysteries that feature the husband-and-wife team of Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus. She has also penned two best selling short novels with her husband, New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Kellerman, and recently has teamed up with her daughter, Aliza, to co-write a teen novel, entitled PRISM. She lives in Los Angeles, California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Cults and Mystery, March 9, 2000

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This review is from: Jupiter's Bones: A Novel (Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus Novels) (Hardcover)

What is it with all the cult-oriented mystery novels lately? Between this and Death Du Jour (Kathy Reichs) it seems like we're in a spurt of post-Heaven's Gate paranoia. Cults are bad. We get the message.

This is not Faye Kellerman's best book. It's not even close. As far as the mystery itself is concerned, this book would only rate 3 stars at best. The situation feels more than a little contrived in a number of places and the ending is overly sensational. I also think a lot of diehard Peter Dekker fans may be turned off because we see rather significantly less of Rina than we usually do.

What saves the book and made it (in the end) a good read is the care with which Kellerman handles her family unit of Rina Lazarus and Peter Dekker. The trials of Peter and his maturing step-sons contain enough realism and conflict to keep the reader firmly hooked. Kellerman provides enough resolution to leave us satisfied, but nicely sets up the seeds of future problems for later books. Along the way she manages to do some fairly intelligent musing on the differences between orthodox religious adherents and cult members.

Worth a read, particularly if you like the series.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Peter and Rina are back!, September 9, 1999

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This review is from: Jupiter's Bones: A Novel (Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus Novels) (Hardcover)

Jupiter's Bones is classic Faye Kellerman. There is plenty of mystery and Peter works through the puzzle with the assistance of his partner Marge and supported by his wife Rina. The twists and turns kept me guessing and predicting. The challenges presented by Rina's sons were so typical of teen age boys - and Peter's handling of the situation was well done. Marge's heroic rescue of the children from the compound make me hope that if Ms. Kellerman decides to leave Peter and Rina again, that she will further develop Marge's character. Both my husband and I finished the book in one sitting - don't start it late at night. It's hard to put down.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly dull, October 31, 1999

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This review is from: Jupiter's Bones: A Novel (Peter Decker & Rina Lazarus Novels) (Hardcover)

I bought this book to take on vacation. My ideal vacation is to relax and read books I know I will enjoy. Having read all the other Peter/Rina books, I thought I had a sure fire "good read" with this one.

First, in the more recent books, Rina has become basically just a potted plant in the background of the story. Give her something more to do or drop her name from the subtitles.

I found the book boring. In spite of cults and abductions - it was not an interesting story. I just didn't care what happened next. I forced myself through about 2/3's of it, but could go no further. The whole tenor and feeling of this series has changed. I guess change is inevitable, but I don't like the direction these books are taking. The care and attention to detail that was in earlier books does not seem to be there anymore.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Suspects, Including a Gaggle of Gurus
L.A. Police Lieutenant Pete Decker is called in to investigate the death of a cult leader, the charismatic Father Jupiter of the Order of the Rings of God, the former famous... Read more

Published 16 months ago by Zoe Jones

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Entertainment
Jupiter's Bones by Faye Kellerman is a fast read. From the very beginning there are plenty of suspects and that's before anyone's sure a crime has been committed. Read more

Published on April 21, 2008 by Sylvia Wadlington

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!
One of the best mystery/crime novels I have read. I think it would make a wonderful movie too.

Published on May 19, 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars WRITER'S ARTHRITIS?
After her last two books, I expected much more than JUPITER'S BONES delivers. While the book focuses on one of those Jonestown cults, Kellerman wastes no time in assuming that... Read more

Published on November 15, 2003 by Michael Butts

4.0 out of 5 stars Fine Writing, Great Entertainment
Faye Kellerman is a very talented writer on many levels, and "Jupiter's Bones" shows her skills in no small way. Read more

Published on October 8, 2003 by Wendy Kaplan

4.0 out of 5 stars Peter deals with a religious cult
Police Lieutenant Peter Decker is called in on the death of a charismatic leader of a religious cult called the Order of the Rings. Read more

Published on June 13, 2003 by Karen Potts

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but..
..too much stuff in it! Just the mystery itself would have been fine. Now, all of a sudden, we have to deal with the problems of a blended family, religious conflicts, teenagers... Read more

Published on January 13, 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is breathtaking!
I was a fan of Faye Kellerman's husband, Jonathan, and I decided to give her a try. "Serpent's Tooth" was the first one I read. Read more

Published on November 2, 2001 by Stephanie Vandygriff

2.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy & Reality - There is plenty of both
The story line of this book was too weak and far-fetched to enthrall me, as it should have. With several of the main characters having names such as Jupiter, Andromeda, Pluto,... Read more

Published on August 9, 2001 by binnsie

1.0 out of 5 stars Way too sick and twisted
I usually like Faye Kellerman's books and am fan of mysteries. This book is just too twisted. It's awful. Read more

Published on June 15, 2001

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