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Killer Heat
by: Linda Fairstein

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Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780385523974
ISBN: 0385523971
Label: Doubleday
Manufacturer: Doubleday
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: March 11, 2008
Publisher: Doubleday
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Studio: Doubleday
Sales Rank: 41877

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Product Description:

It’s August in New York, and the only thing that’s hotter than the pavement is Manhattan D.A. Alex Cooper’s professional and personal life. Just as she’s claiming an especially gratifying victory in a rape case, she gets the call: the body of a young woman has been found in an abandoned building. The brutality of the murder is disturbing enough, but when a second body, beaten and disposed of in exactly same manner, is found off the Belt Parkway, the city’s top brass want the killer found fast, before the tabloids can start churning out ghoulish serial killer headlines.

Between dodging the bullets of the gang members who are infuriated by Alex’s most recent courtroom victory and keeping a rendezvous with a charming restaurateur, a serial killer on the loose is the last thing she needs on her plate right now. Then a third victim is found, and it becomes clear to Alex and her team that time is not on their side.

Through Alex’s peerless interrogation skills—and one big break—the search becomes focused on someone who has a twisted obsession with the military, and things grow increasingly dangerous when the chase leads to a chain of small, abandoned islands around New York harbor.

Once again Linda Fairstein brilliantly orchestrates a page-turning mix of cutting-edge legal issues and forensics, New York City history, and spine-tingling suspense. And at the center of it all is Alex Cooper—stunning, single-minded, accomplished, and not to be trifled with whether she’s in or out of a courtroom.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- So-so
I am a big fan of Fairstein,however, this book did not live up to my expectations. I'm getting sick of the "formula" and this book wasn't as gripping as the others. It's a decent read but I do not think it is a must read.

Rating:

- Not as great as the previous novels in the series, but still very enjoyable!
I have been a fan of Linda Fairstein and her Alexandra Cooper series for a long time. I don't know when I started reading her books, but I've read all of them and thoroughly enjoy each one. I think this is one of the best mystery series out there - great characters and relationships, interesting and unique situations, along with great mysteries that are both realistic and interesting.

The latest in the series is Killer Heat. This was a good addition to the series, but not the best. The mystery kept me intrigued but not glued to the book as it has in the past. And this one is definitely a 'series book' as you don't get any back story on the characters, nor are the relationships explored very much.

Any good mystery has at it's core a great plot and this book does that ... Read More

Rating:

- Great Book for Alex Cooper Fans!!
I don't recommend it as your first Linda Fairstein novel, because you'll enjoy it more if you have background knowledge of the characters. There are nuances on Mike's side that you will not get - at all - if you don't "know" him. Start at the beginning - it's worth it! The plot itself is typical Fairstein, with lots of New York history. Frankly, the only time I've ever found that particularly interesting is when she explored the work of Edgar Allen Poe, but that's not why I read these books....the writing is good quality, the legal aspects are interesting, and the tension between Mike and Alex is so much fun!

Rating:

- An Outstanding Mystery and a Great Thriller too
In this Linda Fairstein novel "Killer Heat" you are taken to a hot summer in New York with Manhattan District Attorney Alex Cooper. She is celebrating because she just closed her rape case. The celebration ends quick due to a phone call about the body of a woman who was beaten and raped. Then again another body shortly after also turns up murdered in the same manner, so this case becomes top priority. Time adds additional pressure to the case because the news reporters were all over it.

"Killer Heat" is a great thriller because of it's complex story mixing Alex's career as a D.A. with some of her personal life when she meets a charming restaurant owner. So she is juggling it all and then the body of a third victim turns up. All of these incidents take her to the islands around New ... Read More

Rating:

- Another great book by Linda Fairstein
Linda Fairstein's books are always excellent. Her plots, characters, the New York City landscape continue to fascinate. I have been a fan since her first book, Final Jeopardy. Killer Heat is another great book by this very talented writer -- a superb story. I'm eagerly looking forward to her next title

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