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LAPD Detective Peter Decker doesn't know quite what to make of Lilah Brecht. The beautiful, eccentric spa owner and daughter of a faded Hollywood legend, Lilah was beaten, robbed, and raped in her own homeâ??and claims to have psychic powers that enable her to see even more devastating events looming on the horizon. With his heart and mind on his pregnant young wife, Rina Lazarus, at home, Peter finds it hard to put much credence in the victim's outrageous claims, or to become too deeply involved with her equally odd brothers and aging film star mom. But when Lilah's dark visions turn frighteningly real, Decker's world will be severely rockedâ??as the "false prophet's" secrets and obsessions entrap the dedicated policeman . . . and point a killer toward Decker's own vulnerable family… (meer)
Als de beeldschone Lilah Brecht, de labiele eigenaresse van een populair fitnesscentrum, zwaar is toegetakeld wordt Los Angeles detective Peter Decker op de zaak gezet. Decker voelt veel sympathie voor de aangeslagen vrouw, en Lilah probeert hem al snel om haar vinger te winden - zeer tot ongenoegen van Rina Lazaris, zijn vrouw, die zes maanden zwanger is. ( )
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As usual for my family
And for Liza Dawson, Leona Nevler, and Ann Harris thank you.
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Working off duty meant doing the same job without pay.
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[Rina and Pete are discussing the Rodney King beating]
'No one is blaming everyone in the division, Peter.'
'Ah c'mon,' Decker snapped. 'The entire police force has been tarred with the same ugly brush. Makes me furious at the guys who did it. And deep down inside, I get furious at myself, too. Because truthfully, I remember times when I felt pretty damn inhumane.'
'But you didn't act like an animal. That's the difference.' Rina took his hand. 'Your guilt is irrational, Peter. They beat the guy, you didn't. It was horrible, it was sickening. But you had nothing to do with it!'
'Collective responsibility. Whole department's sinking under the weight. You know Morrison. He's not the type to get hands-on with my cases. Do you know he's called Marge and me four times with this current case. No direct pressure, just wanted to know if we've got something. Because, like I said, it's a case that could get some public attention. Before Rodney King, he wouldn't have given a hoot. A crime was a crime was a crime, no matter who was involved.' [skipping the last 9 paragraphs] (chapter 8)
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LAPD Detective Peter Decker doesn't know quite what to make of Lilah Brecht. The beautiful, eccentric spa owner and daughter of a faded Hollywood legend, Lilah was beaten, robbed, and raped in her own homeâ??and claims to have psychic powers that enable her to see even more devastating events looming on the horizon. With his heart and mind on his pregnant young wife, Rina Lazarus, at home, Peter finds it hard to put much credence in the victim's outrageous claims, or to become too deeply involved with her equally odd brothers and aging film star mom. But when Lilah's dark visions turn frighteningly real, Decker's world will be severely rockedâ??as the "false prophet's" secrets and obsessions entrap the dedicated policeman . . . and point a killer toward Decker's own vulnerable family