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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I enjoy reading Fairstein’s novels and will pick one up when I see one on the stand. This one has a little too much back story – my only criticism. (  ) JoAnnSmithAinsworth | May 8, 2009 |  Linda Fairstein shouldn't have quit her day job. I repeatedly fell asleep reading this - cardboard characters, leaden dialogue, no particular suspense to the plot, full of racial and ethnic stereotypes, covertly judgmental of other women's sexual behavior. The only interesting parts were the descriptions of the islands off New York City and I'm not sure how accurate those were. athenasowl | Feb 21, 2009 | Killer Heat is the 10th in the series centering around Alexandra Cooper Asst DA for Special Victims in NYC. This book's main story line revolves around a serial rapist/murder and the efforts taken to apprehend the perpetrator. There is a subplot which is cleverly woven in to misdirect the reader and keep the tension throughout. The characters have been well-developed over the previous 9 novels and interact as expected. The behavior of the central character is beginning to become a bit predictable and therefore, removes some of the suspense that could normally be generated in this type of plot. But all in all, I enjoyed the book. (  ) cyderry | Jan 19, 2009 | Killer Heat, featuring recurring character Alexandra Cooper, is a good, solid read. It concentrates on the main storyline of young women being found dead, wrapped in an olive green army blanket. Then follows the investigation, as well as a history lesson on Governors Island in New York, which is quite interesting. The book suffers, as do all the Alexandra Cooper stories, from two storylines running side by side. Its tends to get boring and doesn't add to the main plot. ( ) boleyn | Jan 7, 2009 | Girls in uniform, RTK (raped, tortured, killed) Alexander Cooper (Coop) NY city prosecuter, Mercer (black detective) Mike, sidekick, Ruffles Bar (drinking and sand bar), wonderful historical details on the historical armaments guarding New York as well as Govenor's Island. Troy Rasheed, the RTK guy, nasty piece of work with tattoos of his victim's initials. Good page turner. ( ) dbree007 | Sep 7, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
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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.
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