Die Schwingen des Todes

Ich habe die Originalausgabe gelesen "Stone Kiss"

When Ephraim Lieber is found murdered, his 15-year-old niece Shaynda who was with him is missing. But what have they been doing together? Was it really just her uncle helping her or was there anything in between them? And has she disappeared willingly or was she taken? LAPD-cop Peter Decker is asked to come out to New York to investigate, as his brother is married to the dead man’s sister. When he and wife Rina arrive in New York, they become entangled knee deep in religious discrepancies, distrust and hidden truths, all while trudging along sometimes cooperative, sometimes unwilling local police – this is alien ground to them. But this is nothing in comparison to the encounter with an old acquaintance from Los Angeles – mobster Chris Donatti. It looks like one of his hits. But does that make sense?

I loved the number 14 in the series – and that is SO unfair. I had intended to leave the series for good, as I had liked the first seven or so books that much better than the last ones. But this was ingenious – not to be read standalone, as one should definitely have read both, “The Ritual Bath” (no 1, how Peter and Rina met), “Day of Atonement” (no 4, how Peter meets his New York birth family – he was adopted), and “Justice” (no 8, the first encounter with Chris Whitman), to really profit best from the story. This is bringing all the best elements in the series together: background on orthodox jewish life, different variations, Rina is getting deeply involved, Peter brings in his baby-bro Randy (adoptive brother), the boys are over in New York, too, and you meet up with Terry and Chris. Add humor, footwork, and action – now I will need to get the next books, maybe even up to number 24 or 25, I lost track.

Only complaint – daughter Hanna is 9 years old. Who would carry a 9-year-old as much as Rina does? That kid must be pretty heavy. And the school child behaves much younger. But that is picking. Great read!

This is eight years after “Justice”.
p205 Rina is 38, Peter is 50.
p 208 Jacob almost 18
Hanna Rosie p 1 - 9 ys old

Peters Familie ist in diesem Fall selbst betroffen. Dennoch beschließt er, dass er gemeinsam mit seiner Frau Rina den Mord an dem Familienmitglied aufzuklären.

Doch Familie ist nicht immer Familie und die Ermittlungen gestallten sich als extrem schwierig.

New York ist geprägt vom 911 und als Dank stellt sich die eigene Familie hinter die zwei Ermittler.

Ein dunkles Geheimnis nach dem nächsten wird gelüftet und gibt einen Einblick in die Mafia, in Drogen und in eine ganz und gar anders als erwartete Familiengeschichte auf