Killer
Heat ,
by Linda Fairstein (Read by Blair Brown)
The novels that I enjoy the most weave
fictional stories within the confines of real places.
In this new book by Linda Fairstein, one of the settings
is located only about eight hundred yards from lower
Manhattan, but it's a place that very few people know
much about. Although I doubt that the dungeon under
the castle described in the book really exists, my sense
of the place has been irrevocably fashioned. One day,
I will have to find out in person. This is the tenth
book featuring the crime-solving skills of Manhattan
prosecutor Alexandra Cooper, who is on the trail of
serial killer who seems to have some kind of a military
fetish. As in the earlier books, she is aided by Detectives
Mercer and Chapman.
Killer Heat has some very clever
plot twists, and the author reveals clues to the killer's
identity in ways that only seem obvious when considering
the book from the end of the tale. This book has a gritty
tension and suspense that makes it hard to put it down.
The author worked for the New York District Attorney's
office for nearly thirty years, and the book provides
information about current prosecution techniques against
sexual and other violent criminal offenders. Blair Brown
delivers another solid performance. I rate this audio
book an 8/10.
John
Mormon
6/27/08
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