I tried, but I couldn't get past page 40.

Too slow, not engaging at all.

Sorry, just telling the truth!

I really thought I would enjoy this book, it being about books and libraries...but, I really didn't. It seemed to drag alot and by the end, I didn't really care about who had done what. Too bad, great idea. ( )

Lethal Legacy was a little slow for me to get into, but picked up some towards the end of the book. It was somewhat similar to the Eve Dallas books (aka the In Death series) in that Alexandra Cooper fills the role of a police investigator (whether or not that's her official title) with a very hot significant other. Cooper's lover is certainly less pandering to the audience than Eve Dallas's Roarke is, though also less plot- and story-advancing. In general, the characters in Lethal Legacy feel more realistic then in the average Eve Dallas book, but they were also more grey--most of supporting cast was cut out of the same cloth of greedy bastard. However, Detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas is more believable in her position in the police hierarchy than Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cooper who's running around to live crime scenes but has the power to shut down the entire NYPL without fighting with her superiors. I found the book ran too long; at least a hundred pages could have been cut off without problem.

It seems that some of my issues have to do with my liking for a more colorful (and slightly less realistic) and heroic story; even that aside, I think it could have been shorter and tighter to make a better story. Still, it offered a passable way to waste a few hours on the bus. ( )

Murder in the NYPL. Loved the background on book conservation, rare books and maps, and the search for same. Rich family of collectors are a greedy, back stabbing bunch. ( )

When Assistant District Attorney Alex Cooper is summoned to Tina Barr's apartment on Manhatten's Upper East Side, she finds a neighbor convinced that the young woman was assaulted. Another woman is found murdered in that same apartment with an extremely valuable book, believed to be stolen. ( )