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Day of Atonement

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Day of Atonement

By: Faye Kellerman
Narrated by: Mitchell Greenberg
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Peter Decker of the L.A.P.D. never dreamed he'd be spending his honeymoon with his new wife, Rina Lazarus, in an Orthodox Jewish enclave in Brooklyn, New York or that a terrible event would end it so abruptly. But a boy has vanished from the midst of this close-knit religious community, a troubled youth fleeing the tight bonds and strictures he felt were strangling him.

The runaway, Noam, is not traveling alone. A killer has taken him under his wing to introduce Noam to a savage world of blood and terror. And now Decker must find them both somewhere in America before a psychopath ends the life of a confused and frightened youngster whose only sin was to want something more.

©1991 Faye Kellerman (P)2008 HarperCollins Publishers
Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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Editorial reviews

This early Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus novels finds the couple newly married and honeymooning in Brooklyn during the High Holidays. When a teenage boy from an Orthodox family goes missing, Decker finds himself on the job again - with the trail of the boy and the young man he ran off with leading him back home to Los Angeles. Mitch Greenberg's performance is a wonderful match with the book - he delivers accurate Yiddish and Hebrew pronunciations and great local accents. Nice changes in tempo and pace when the action heats up and excellent voice modulation keep the listener plugged in to the story. For fans of the series, even if they've read the book already, this audiobook is a treat.

Compelling Storyline • Interesting Mysteries • Engaging Narration • Intriguing Relationships • Skilled Hebrew Pronunciation
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liked the continued story of Decker and Rena. also Jewish laws and rules. Good story

family love

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I love Faye Kellerman, but moreso her characters, Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus. This was my first audio book and OMgosh! Mitch Greenberg did a wonderful job narrating the story! I felt like I was there, but his jewish accent when talking to Peter as the Rabbi was over the top! I'll order again and again. If everyone does this great a job, I'll be happy for a very long time!

An awesome first listen!!!

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Faye Kellerman does a super job of fleshing out her characters. Both the job "family" as well as the home family. They all travel seamlessly between books and storylines.
The Jewish community and history easily fits in as part of the storylines. Each book builds upon the last but can stand alone. The problem with a standalone concept is the need to see what happens next. They are all that good!

Great ending!

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Can't wait to listen to the next one in the Peter Decker Ceres I'm downloading the next one as we speak

Good book

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I really enjoy listening to Mitch Greenberg reading this series. I wish he'd done all of them. To me, he's become Peter Decker. Not only that, but his character voices, accents, and Hebrew pronunciation really put these books over the top. Please, please, please, let him complete the series!! I've tried to listen to some of the others and they just aren't "right" after hearing Mitch's treatment of them.

Great story, Fabulous narrator!!

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

not so much....

What does Mitch Greenberg bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

good narration. easy on the ears.

Any additional comments?

the writer, and many writers often introduce white and black people very differently... for example.... the white person gets, 'his large frame was imposing. He had steel blue eyes and short hair with a surfer bleach job. he wore a jc penny suit and had a deep voice.' the black person gets introduced like this.... "Joe was a black man with a full mustache and sensible shoes.' if you are going to list a skin color in the description of a person... do it all the time or perhaps dont do it. many writers do it... but with Fay, it is pretty bad. esp. in her earlier books. I have had to stop reading her books.

undertones of racism

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I really enjoyed the narrative and the story, I couldn't wait until the next time I was able to listen.

Great Listen

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I enjoyed Book 4 and I am moving on to Book 5 right away. The Peter and Rina storyline is compelling enough to keep me going, and I found this cop-plot was more interesting than the previous ones.

Part of the reason why I liked this installment more than the others is because of the language - the previous books were not just rude, that wouldn’t faze me at all, but crude. Book 4 was much tamer on that front so maybe the worst is over. (As far as my memory goes, there was a total lack of toilet-talk in Book 16)

The sporadic musical interludes are a little off putting, I think they must be left over from the original production and mark where one CD (or cassette) ended and the other began. Too bad it could not be edited out.

Better than the previous ones

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I LIKE this book. My stars say that. But if the fish tales could have been avoided, the book would be more perfect. The scene where Decker handcuffed Rina in the car was genius.

If it weren’t for the fish!

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This book was filled with drama--crime and family drama. The narrator was outstanding. The end was satisfying, too. Thank you!

Great story

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