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Linda Fairstein

Författare till Final Jeopardy

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Linda Fairstein was born in Mt. Vernon, New York on May 5, 1947. She received a B. A. in English literature from Vassar College in 1969 and a law degree from the University of Virginia in 1972. She was appointed to the staff of the New York County District Attorney's office in 1972. She visa mer investigated crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence. She retired in 2002. She is the author of the Alexandra Cooper Mysteries series and one nonfiction book entitled Sexual Violence: Our War Against Rape. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre

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Verk av Linda Fairstein

Final Jeopardy (1996) 1,188 exemplar
Entombed (2005) 1,078 exemplar
The Bone Vault (2001) 1,051 exemplar
Death Dance (2006) 929 exemplar
Bad Blood (2007) 878 exemplar
The Dead House (2001) 865 exemplar
Lethal Legacy (2009) 859 exemplar
Killer Heat (2008) 858 exemplar
Likely to Die (1997) 847 exemplar
The Kills (2004) 837 exemplar
Cold Hit (1999) 829 exemplar
Hell Gate (2010) 639 exemplar
Silent Mercy (2011) 498 exemplar
Night Watch (2012) 411 exemplar
Death Angel (2013) 382 exemplar
Terminal City (2014) 319 exemplar
Devil's Bridge (2016) 302 exemplar
Killer Look (2016) 270 exemplar
Deadfall (2017) 228 exemplar
Blood Oath (2019) 164 exemplar
I'd Kill for That: A Serial Novel by 13 authors (2004) — Bidragsgivare — 145 exemplar
Into the Lion's Den (2016) 78 exemplar
Sabers in the Wind (2008) 56 exemplar
The Prosecution Rests: New Stories about Courtrooms, Criminals, and the Law (2009) — Redaktör; Bidragsgivare — 46 exemplar
Digging for Trouble (2017) 33 exemplar
Secrets from the Deep (2018) 20 exemplar
Cold Hit [and] The Deadhouse (2004) 10 exemplar
La noyée de l'Hudson (2001) 1 exemplar
Kwaad bloed (2008) 1 exemplar

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FaceOff (2014) — Bidragsgivare — 501 exemplar
The Plot Thickens (1997) — Bidragsgivare — 329 exemplar
Inherit the Dead (2013) — Förord — 290 exemplar
Women Before the Bench (2001) — Inledning — 24 exemplar

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A different perspective in this 17th book of the Alexandra Cooper series.

After one of her cases blows up in court, Alexandra Cooper goes missing. She had left her friends at a local bar and restaurant and then vanished before she could get into the Uber she'd called. The NYPD and the DA's office all get involved in the search with Mike Chapman nearly going of the rails with concern and worry. What has happened and who has taken their beloved friend and colleague? The entire cohort is stymied, and every criminal connected to Alex is a possible suspect. There are a lot of possibilities.

This was my least favorite of all the books I've read in this series. I did not care for the main voice in this story to be that of Mike Chapman with Alex putting in only a cursory appearance at the beginning. I missed all the legal and courtroom drama -- one of the main reasons I read these novels. The plot got really bogged down with a lot of historical detail that was basically irrelevant, especially when it got to the Irish criminal aspects and the connection to Chapman. The whole scenario and reason for Alex's disappearance was just not very compelling. I actually don't care that much for Mike Chapman despite the fact that now he and Alex are in a romantic relationship. It just doesn't seem like a match made in heaven to me. Regardless, I thought the whole last half of the book was actually rather boring.

One thing I did enjoy was the audio version due to the skills of the narrator. The male/female voices and the accents were really well done making each character stand out clearly.

I will likely read future installments hopeful that the story lines will return to the typical legal thrillers they were in the past.
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CelticLibrarian | 20 andra recensioner | Mar 8, 2024 |
I haven’t read a book in this series for some time and was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed revisiting the characters of Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper and Detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace of the NYPD.

Ostensibly a crime thriller, this narrative also features many historic details about New York City. I really liked all the information about Central Park and the Dakota. I’m one who likes that level of description and can’t get enough of all the facts. I’m always inspired to go off on my own and read more about those famous places that I’ve only actually ever seen once in real life.

This particular case starts with the discovery of a body in the water by the Bethesda Angel. The girl appears homeless and has no identification. In their efforts to figure out who killed her, the team explores the park and surrounding areas, stumbling onto a connection to a wealthy family who has lived at the Dakota for generations. A little girl disappeared from the top floor apartments of the Dalton family and was never found. Is that case related to this current homicide?

There are other side plots going on as well in this novel as Mike Chapman has made a serious error in judgment leading to a scandal that also threatens Alex’s reputation. Mental health issues, the plight of the homeless, the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the safety in Central Park called into question, rapists on the loose, well, you get the picture. Very busy book. The last part when Alex finds herself in personal danger (don’t they always go off on their own and get into trouble) was the least appealing part of this novel. I also get the impression, though I have skipped around the series and not kept up with it, that this current romantic situation she finds herself exploring is really out of character.

Regardless, I did enjoy this and also liked the narrator who did justice to the characters and gave voice to their quirky personalities and accents. I listened to the audio version and also read a bit of the e-book that I received as an ARC from NetGalley a quite some time ago.

Definitely want to search out other installments going forward. Recommended.
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CelticLibrarian | 21 andra recensioner | Feb 16, 2024 |

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Verk
44
Även av
7
Medlemmar
14,049
Popularitet
#1,638
Betyg
½ 3.5
Recensioner
470
ISBN
616
Språk
8
Favoritmärkt
26

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