02427cam a2200433 4500 445665860 TxAuBib 20121015120000.0 080624s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780061227370 0061227374 9780061227332 $25.95 0061227331 $25.95 WiMaMI TxAuBib Kellerman, Faye. The Mercedes coffin / Faye Kellerman. New York : William Morrow, 2008. 367 p. ; 24 cm. Decker/ Lazarus ; ; 17 Sequel to : The burnt house. Billionaire genius Genoa Greeves never got over the shocking death of her favorite teacher, Bennett "Dr. Ben" Alston Little, murdered execution-style and stuffed into the trunk of his Mercedes-Benz. No arrests were ever made. Fifteen years later, the high-tech CEO reads about another execution-style murder; this time the victim is a Hollywood music producer named Primo Ekerling. There is no obvious connection, but the case is eerily similar to Little's, and Genoa feels the time is right to close Dr. Ben's case once and for all--offering the L.A.P.D. a substantial financial "incentive" if justice is finally served for Little. Lieutenant Peter Decker resents having to commit valuable manpower to a fifteen-year-old open case. Still, the recent murder of Primo Ekerling does bear a disturbing resemblance to Little's case. Two thug suspects are behind bars for the Ekerling murder. Decker plunges into investigating the cases.--From publisher description. 20101115. Decker, Peter (Fictitious character) Fiction. Lazarus, Rina (Fictitious character) Fiction. Murder Fiction. Billionaires Fiction. Police California Los Angeles Fiction. Police spouses Fiction. Teachers Crimes against Fiction. Sound recording executives and producers Crimes against Fiction. Cold cases (Criminal investigation) Fiction. Homicide Fiction. Mystery fiction. Mystery fiction. California. Los Angeles (Calif) Fiction. California Fiction. Romantic suspense fiction. Decker/ Lazarus ; ; 17.