I was hooked on Faye Kellerman's books after reading the first Rina Lazarus/Peter Decker story. Ms. Kellerman can tell a wonderful story with characters whose fundamental goodness stands in such sharp contrast with the surrounding ugliness that police work entails. However, _Moon Music_ was a real disappointment. None of the characters seems authentic with the possible exception of an overweight woman officer. The rest are weak cartoon images. The red herring mystic transformations toward the end are almost laughable, and even the recurring theme of compulsive behavior was in desperate need of further research. I have no particular investment in the Decker/Lazarus stories; certainly Kellerman should be celebrated for moving on to other stories. I just hope the next story is one worth reading.