The Dead-House - Brossura

Fairstein, Linda A.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0671019546 ISBN 13: 9780671019549

Casa editrice: Pocket Books, 2003

Riassunto

Assistant D.A. Alexandra Cooper is back -- in this page-turning New York Times bestseller from legendary Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein.
On Roosevelt Island, a strip of land in New York City's East River, stands an abandoned 19th century smallpox asylum, "The Deadhouse," where the afflicted were shipped off to die. It's a gruesome bit of history perhaps best forgotten. But for Alexandra Cooper, it may be the key to a shocking murder that cuts deeper than the arctic cold front gripping the city. A respected university professor is dead -- strangled and dumped in an elevator shaft. And while the school does damage control for anxious parents, Cooper and her close detective friend Mike Chapman scramble for answers, fueled by the most daunting discovery: a piece of paper, found on the lifeless body of Professor Lola Dakota, that reads The Deadhouse....

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Recensione:

Los Angeles Times One of the best of the year...a beguiling mix of murder, romance, and suspense....Fascinating.

USA Today A four-star tribute to good writing, strong characters, and the ability to translate expertise into a terrific story.

The Washington Post SuperbŠ.The Deadhouse allows Fairstein to display her firsthand knowledge of crime and investigation.

L'autore:

Linda Fairstein, America's foremost expert on crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence, led the Sex Crimes Unit of the District Attorney's Office in Manhattan for twenty-five years. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, she is a graduate of Vassar College and the University of Virginia School of Law. Her first novel, Final Jeopardy, introduced the critically acclaimed character of Alexandra Cooper and was made into an ABC Movie of the Week starring Dana Delaney. Likely to Die and Cold Hit also achieved international bestseller status. Her most recent Alexandra Cooper thriller is The Bone Vault, available in hardcover from Scribner. Her nonfiction book, Sexual Violence, was a New York Times notable book in 1994. She lives with her husband in Manhattan and on Martha's Vineyard.

Visit her Web site at www.lindafairstein.com.

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• Editore: Pocket Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0671019546
• ISBN 13: 9780671019549
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448