(review based on reread)
Likely to Die is the second Alexandra Cooper book. The story picks up six months after the first book, Final Jeopardy. All of the familiar cast of characters return. The main case in this novel is the murder of a prominent neurosurgeon, Gemma Dogen at a major New York City hospital. As always, Alexandra is busy with many cases at the same time; it's the reality of an ADA. It's wonderful and refreshing to see these characters grow across each book. I first read Likely to Die six years ago, and although I remembered some things about this case, I was once again surprised by the mystery. It's turning out to be a blessing I read these novels in a only a few days. Over the years, I forget what happens, and I can relive these adventures over and over again.

As always, I recommend starting with the first book in the series, Final Jeopardy, and reading them in order. ( )

I liked this one, though I'm already beginning to see signs of 'samey' where Coop goes after the perp and nearly gets killed in the process. Guess it has a lot to do with crime writers being, by necessity, somewhat formulaic.

As always though, love Mike and Alex. Mercer and Loo are cool and LF manages to explain the necessary details without bogging us down in them. And I like how she tied Coop's 35th b-day back into the house at the vineyard, good continuity. ( )

Another story in the "Coop" or more formally Alexandra Cooper series, set in New York. The title refers to the state of a patient. Alex Cooper is head of the district's sex crimes unit. ( )

A good, fast-paced read about a N.Y. disrict attorney. I like this author and will read more in the series. 416 pages, released. ( )

"A neurosurgeon is sexually assaulted, stabbed and left for dead in her office at the labyrinthine Mid-Manhattan Medical Centre. The police designate her as 'likely to die'. Alex, head of the district's sex crimes unit, assembles a task force to investigate but finds herself hindered at every turn. Not only have her colleagues prosecuted some of the hospital's employees and patients in the past, but the building itself compounds the problem. A vast complex encompassing a medical college and the Stuyvesant Psychiatric Centre, the hospital rises over a network of tunnels which are now occupied by countless transients who have easy access to its corridors. Strung out with numerous other cases, and mired in the investigation personally when even the man she begins dating has a connection to the case, Alex must find the killer - or the killer finds her."

Read this a while ago and had to look it up on Amazon - could not remember a thing about it. Which means it was ok, nothing special, i.e. pretty forgettable... ( )