The twenty-first book in the hugely popular Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from bestselling author Faye KellermanNew York Times
LAPD Detective Peter Decker is about to face a case that will push him to the limitâŠ
Residents in a local building have been complaining of a smell coming from an apartment rented by the eccentric inventor Hobart Penny.
Nearly ninety-years-old, and a hermit for the last 25 years, it is not surprising that the reclusive genius has died without anyoneâs knowledge. However, as Decker steps inside, itâs clear that Penny has died from anything but natural causesâŠ
Pennyâs children describe their father as a cruel and vindictive man. His second wife knew a man with strange sexual appetites, while the owner of a Californian animal charity speaks only of a kind-hearted old man.
But further searches not only add to the list of suspects, but find evidence of a disturbed, depraved mind. So just who was Hobart Penny? A brilliant inventor, a generous philanthropist or a callous killer?Published in the USA as âThe Beastâ.
