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Faye Kellerman

(b.1952)
Wife of Jonathan Kellerman, Mother of Jesse Kellerman

Faye Kellerman was born in St Louis, Missouri. She began her career as a dentist but turned to writing after the birth of her eldest child in 1978. As well as the highly popular Peter Decker series she has also written one historical mystery. In between writing, she tries to find the time to enjoy her two favourite hobbies, gardening and music. She has four children and lives with them and her husband, novelist and psychologist Jonathan Kellerman, in Los Angeles.

Awards: Macavity (1987) see all

Genres: Mystery

Series

Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus
   1. The Ritual Bath (1986)
   2. Sacred and Profane (1987)
   3. Milk and Honey (1990)
   4. Day of Atonement (1991)
   5. False Prophet (1992)
   6. Grievous Sin (1993)
   7. Sanctuary (1994)
   8. Justice (1995)
   9. Prayers for the Dead (1996)
   10. Serpent's Tooth (1997)
   11. Jupiter's Bones (1999)
   12. Stalker (2000)
   13. The Forgotten (2001)
   14. Stone Kiss (2002)
   15. Street Dreams (2003)
   16. The Burnt House (2007)
   17. The Mercedes Coffin (2008)
     aka Cold Case
   18. Blindman's Bluff (2009)
   19. Hangman (2010)
   20. Gun Games (2011)
     aka Blood Games
   21. The Beast (2013)
     aka Predator
   22. Murder 101 (2014)
   23. The Theory of Death (2015)
   24. Bone Box (2017)
   25. Walking Shadows (2018)
   26. The Lost Boys (2021)
   Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus: A Mysterious Profile (2022)
   27. The Hunt (2022)

Killing Season Serialization
   1. Killing Season: Part 1 (2017)
   2. Killing Season: Part 2 (2017)
   3. Killing Season: Part 3 (2017)

Novels

   The Quality of Mercy (1989)
   Moon Music (1998)
   Naked Came the Phoenix (2001) (with others)
   Straight into Darkness (2005)
   Prism (2009) (with Aliza Kellerman)
   No Rest for the Dead (2011) (with others)
   Killing Season (2017)

Collections

Mothers and Daughters (1999) (with others)
The Garden of Eden and Other Criminal Delights (2006)

Novellas and Short Stories

The Voiceless (2016)

Series contributed to

Mysterious Profiles
Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus: A Mysterious Profile (2022)

Omnibus editions show

Books containing stories by Faye Kellerman

The Big Book of Female Detectives (2018)
edited by
Otto Penzler

Deadlier (2017)
100 of the Best Crime Stories Written by Women
edited by
Sophie Hannah

Suspense Magazine September 2011 (2011)
(Suspense Magazine)
edited by
John Raab

More books

Awards

1987 Macavity Award for Best First Novel : The Ritual Bath

Award nominations

	1987 ILP John Creasey First Novel (shortlist) : The Ritual Bath
	1987 Anthony Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Ritual Bath

Faye Kellerman recommends

212 (2010)
(Ellie Hatcher, book 3)
Alafair Burke
"A knuckle-biting journey that'll keep you turning pages until the very end."

The Perfect Body (2008)
(Annie March, book 1)
Amanda Matetsky
"Smart and sassy... a perfectly delightful read - a charming combination of mystery, romance, and fun."

The River Killings (2006)
(Zoe Hayes Mysteries, book 2)
Merry Jones
"A thoughtful and complex heroine."