Grievous Sin
Faye Kellerman
The sixth book in the hugely popular Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye KellermanThe birth of their baby girl has filled Rina Lazarus and her husband, LAPD Homicide Detective Peter Decker, with joy mingled with sorrow, since complications have ensured that they can have no more children. But the situation is grim at the hospital, which has been devastated by severe budget cutbacks and staff shortages. And when a respected nurse vanishes along with a newborn from the nursery, Peter and Rina fear for the safety of their own precious child—especially when the missing nurse’s car is found at the bottom of a cliff … with a corpse inside.A most grievous sin has been committed. In pursuit of justice, Decker—with the help of his tough-as-nails partner, Madge, and an able assist from his teenage daughter Cindy—follows a twisted path that winds through a sinister maze of hospital politics, misplaced passions, and torturous mind games that can all too easily lead to murder.
FAYE KELLERMAN
GRIEVOUS SIN
A PETER DECKER/RINA LAZARUS NOVEL
For Jonathan
For the Three Musketeers—Jess, Rachel, and Ilana
And for my D’Artagnan—Aliza Celeste
Contents
Cover (#ue20b71ee-9a0f-5483-9660-d636706ecb6b)
Title Page (#u3efc5b9e-66ff-5d26-bf28-c3060f5cb9e8)
Dedication (#u9628a7a8-f682-5157-84e7-e2642a3b72af)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38