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Final Jeopardy (Alexandra Cooper Mysteries) 39 reviews
Linda Fairstein
Pocket, 1997
Thriller-Chiller
Bought this as a Christmas gift and have no clue if it's good or not. The author has 32 years experience in a NY CSI-SVU setting, and I assume this book is as rivitening as her latest book, Bad Blood.
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The Best American Crime Reporting 2007 (Best American Crime Reporting) 1 review
Linda Fairstein, Otto Penzler, ...
Harper Perennial, 2007
Fascinating from start to finish
I have read all the books in this series since 2002 and this is one of the best. All of the "true-crime" stories here are extremely well-written, taken from various magazines throughout the year, and provide background information that you will never get from the news headlines.
The book begins with the story of Sal and Mabel Mangano, the New Orleans nursing home owners who were accused of ...
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Entombed: A Novel (Alexandra Cooper Mysteries)51 reviews
Linda Fairstein
Pocket Star, 2006
Entombed
I can't say enough about Linda Fairstein's series of Alex Cooper Mysteries. I bought the tenth, Killer Heat, by accident and after reading it immediately bought the first nine in the series. I have read all but one of these in the past few weeks.
Fairstein ran the sex crimes unit of the New York City District Attorney's Office for over 20 years which speaks to her credentials.
There are ...
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Killer Heat 30 reviews
Linda Fairstein
Doubleday, 2008
Great Book for Alex Cooper Fans!!
I don't recommend it as your first Linda Fairstein novel, because you'll enjoy it more if you have background knowledge of the characters. There are nuances on Mike's side that you will not get - at all - if you don't "know" him. Start at the beginning - it's worth it! The plot itself is typical Fairstein, with lots of New York history. Frankly, the only time I've ever found that particularly ...
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Likely to Die (Alexandra Cooper Mysteries)34 reviews
Linda Fairstein
Pocket, 1998
Quick read, some laughs
This was not unlike its preceeding volumes. I like Ms. Fairsteins novels, and this was the last. The process is rather formulaic at this stage; something hideous nearly happens to the heroine. Some of it makes little sense; a neurologist trying to become a neurosurgeon is beyond credulity. But that aside, the issues of medical center security are too easily overlooked, and that point is quite ...
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Lethal Legacy: A Novel
Linda Fairstein
Doubleday, 2009
When Assistant District Attorney Alex Cooper is summoned to Tina Barr?s apartment on Manhattan's Upper East Side, she finds a neighbor convinced that the young woman was assaulted. But the terrified victim, a conservator of rare books and maps, refuses to cooperate with investigators. Then another woman is found murdered in that same apartment with an extremely valuable book, believed to have been stolen. Alex discovers that the apartment ...
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The Kills 33 reviews
Linda Fairstein
Pocket Star, 2004
Another great read from Linda Fairstein
I enjoyed this book immensly. Like all of Linda Fairstein's previous works, she manages to blend suspense and mundane daily info in the life of her characters. Keeps you guessing until the end. I really like that books about independent, strong women are being published! I am looking forward to the next book in this series.
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Cold Hit (Alexandra Cooper Mysteries)30 reviews
Linda Fairstein
Pocket, 2003
Alex Cooper keeps going like the Energizer Bunny
This lady goes from strength to strength. Once again we see Alexandra Cooper, the Assistant District Attorney for the Sex Crimes Unit of Manhattan. Only this time she finds herself with a body being pulled out of the river, but the woman is expensively dressed and tied to a ladder, with no identification. It is not the easiest of cases, we find all kinds of skullduggery in the genteel art world, ...
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Death Dance: A Novel (Alexandra Cooper Mysteries)40 reviews
Linda Fairstein
Pocket, 2007
BROADWAY BABES AND BAD BOYS
Fans of Law and Order, SVU (Special Victims Unit) where cutting edge forensic tools are coupled with gritty detective work will definitely relish Death Dance. The book captures the reader's attention with a look into the personal and professional life of a New York criminal prosecutor and two of her colleagues. Her cases are varied and range from indicting a physician involved in drug ...
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Bad Blood (Alexandra Cooper Mysteries)33 reviews
Linda Fairstein
Pocket Star, 2007
One of her best
A very good well-rounded book. Can't wait for the next 1, or 5 or 6.
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Death Dance - Large Print
Linda Fairstein
Doubleday Large Print Home Library, 2006
Large print Alexandra Cooper sex crime thriller
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Sexual Violence: Our War Against Rape3 reviews
Linda A. Fairstein
Berkley Trade, 1995
LET THE TRUTH BE KNOWN
IN THE FIRST OF HER SIX BOOKS, MS. FAIRSTEIN GOES INTO DETAIL ABOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND HOW IT HAS EVOLVED TO BE MORE RESPONSIVE AND USER-FRIENDLY FOR CRIME VICTIMS. SHE DESCRIBES HER START IN THE NEW YORK COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE, AND MOVING UP THE RANKS IN AN OFFICE THAT HAD RELATIVELY FEW WOMEN ADAs AT THE TIME. IN 1976, SHE WAS APPOINTED TO HEAD UP ITS SEX CRIMES ...
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The Deadhouse (Alexandra Cooper Mysteries) 50 reviews
Linda Fairstein
Pocket, 2003
Great mystery novel!
I discovered Linda Fairstein's talent quite by accident and am now reading the entire Alexandra Cooper series. After reading my first novel (which took place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), I was amazed at the historical information and fascinating things I learned. I was ready for more!
The Deadhouse is an excellent example of Fairstein's attention to detail with surprises around each ...
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Women Before the Bench3 reviews
Various
Berkley, 2002
A stunning anthology
This collection of thirteen short stories centers on female attorneys as the stars of each tale working a wide variety of cases in diverse settings that run the sub-genre's gamut. The authors are a who's who of the legal procedural sub-genre and though mostly female, not totally. Each contributor insured that the tale was top quality (or perhaps the editor separated the chaff from the wheat) and ...
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Cold Hit (Alexandra Cooper Series)1 review
Linda Fairstein
Sphere, 2005
Cold Hit
I love the characters and the way the author spins the story. Never boring and a real page turner.
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Dead House Trade Paper
Linda Fairstein
Simon & Schuster (Paper), 2007
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The Bone Vault47 reviews
Linda Fairstein
Pocket Star, 2003
Sad I ever left
This book presents such a realistic picture of life in Manhattan that it makes me really sad that I no longer live there. The mystery, constantly unfolding in different dimensions, generates a high degree of curiosity as to what will happen next. I am becoming a real Fairstein fan. Definitely underpriced.
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