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Jupiter's Bones Paperback – January 6, 2000

by Faye Kellerman (Author)

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Book 11 of 22 in the Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus Series

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Emil Ganz was always extraordinary. Child genius. Prize-winning astrophysicist. And then, aged 40, missing person. A decade later he re-emerges as Jupiter, guru of an apocalyptic new age cult, bringing shame on his family, worrying local parents and intriguing Detective Pete Decker. But when he's found dead, apparently from an overdose, the consequences of his death are even more extraordinary, and terrifying, than of his life ...

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Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (January 6, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0747259224
ISBN-13: 978-0747259220
Product Dimensions: 4.4 x 1.3 x 7 inches
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East Coast Breeze

Give me more mystery and less family drama!

December 19, 2017

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I have liked all of Faye Kellerman's books so far until this one. This starts off good but gets so bogged down in long-winded family conversations between Decker and his stepsons that have nothing to do with the plot. Also, there other pointless and boring conversations between police detectives. It's almost like there are 3 different books being combined in one book. I am only interested in the murder/death of the cult leader and missing cult members and solving the mystery, not the family dramas.

After 232 pages, I finally set it aside to read a book by another author. I'll try F. Kellerman again but I'm weary of Decker's interactions with family and would like more focus on the murder mysteries.

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Maggie Black

A little stereotyped, a little predictable.

October 15, 2013

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Okay, really, to be bluntly honest: it's a lot of stereotype and very predictable.

Bear in mind, please, I love this series. I read it as much for the stories of the relationship between Decker/Rina and Decker/Rest of the World as I do the mystery and drama. That being said, the cult of crazies and power-seekers in this book is a cookie-cutter motif with all the standard characters you'd expect from a "cult" and all of the bizarre rituals you might want to mock (which I find ironic, given the way that many people in the series - and out - see the rituals of Judaism and its sects) and all the fears about cults the media plays upon. The relationships between Rina and Decker and Decker and his children, the children and Rina, all seem to have hit a tired point as well. There isn't anything new or surprising.

It's possible that the predictable nature of some of the steps in ordinary relationships is part of the natural evolution of the characters, but if I wanted to experience that I don't need to read about it. It's dull.

Add in the feeling you get as you read that things aren't going to end well within the cult, as they usually don't, and the feeling that the relationships between the central characters are going to sort of muddle along without any big changes happening, and it isn't an interesting read.

Would I have skipped it, in hind-sight, knowing how I feel about the series as a whole? No. Was the writing well crafted? Yes. It's the actual story-telling that just falls short - this time. I'm looking forward to reading the next because I expect, and usually get, better.

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Lan the Answer Man

Intriguing idea, intricate plotting

March 19, 2014

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The basic storyline of this Decker/Lazarus novel revolves around a cult run by a formerly distinguished astrophysicist, Jupiter, and his cohorts. In this installment of the series, Kellerman's plotting takes some intricate and unpredictable turns. The average Decker/Lazarus mystery is good, but this one is well above average. Without disclosing anything, I would say that as the novel progresses there is an increasing amount of violence. As in most of Kellerman's books, a single death occurs, but the reader knows that more will follow. In Jupiter's Bones, there are multiple homicides and extreme violence. This is your grandmother's cozy mystery.

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Avid Reader

A Top Notch Read As the Decker/Lazarus Series Always Is

July 15, 2016

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While I have read other books by Kellerman, her Decker and Lazarus series are my favorites. The characters are well developed, and I enjoy the information about Judaism woven throughout. Others will write about the plot, etc. Yes, the plot is well developed and suspenseful throughout. While the series doesn't have to be read in order to be enjoyed, I like the continuity of reading each book in order. If you're looking for a good, well written, suspenseful mystery series that never becomes formulaic or repetitive, then I definitely recommend Faye Kellerman's Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus. I have never been disappointed with this series.

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Jeffrey Waitzman

Jupiter's Bones an unexpected variation on the Decker/Lazarus theme

May 17, 2014

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This story line introduces flaws in long-standing characters and weaknesses and strengths in others making the ensemble more human than in previous stories. Ms. Kellerman also introduces new characters with totally different pasts, problems, and psychopathology to energize the story while including contemporary societal issues, i.e. cults and their impacts on members, families, and outside communities as well as law enforcement. Worth reading this spell-binding book.

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T. R. Nelson

This book was purchased for my wife, who is ...

September 28, 2017

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This book was purchased for my wife, who is a huge fan of Faye Kellerman's Decker/Lazarus series. She reports that "Jupiter's Bones" is on par, exquisitely suspenseful and highly gratifying.

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Religious Cult

January 11, 2015

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A religious sect leader is found dead supposedly as a suicide. Lt. Decker's group is called in to investigate. They reach the conclusion that it was actually a homicide and go about finding who was responsible. Ultimately the situation worsens and it becomes a fatal result for many members of this cult. I would highly recommend this book

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Surprisingly dull

October 31, 1999

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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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