" She was pretty pissed at him.” “Goddam fucking people,” Decker muttered. “Stupid bitch. She looks the other way while he’s out raping and beating up other women, but he kicks her precious poodle, and all of a sudden she decides he’s a menace to society. "

― Faye Kellerman , The Ritual Bath (Peter Decker/Rina Lazarus #1)