Lethal Legacy - Softcover

It has to be said that she has done nothing as radical in her new career, but she has undoubtedly carved out a name for herself as one of the most surefooted purveyors of the crime novel, with such luminaries as Harlan Coben and Kathy Reichs lining up to praise her. Lethal Legacy, despite its unimaginatively alliterative title, is one of her most accomplished books.

New York's Upper East Side; the police are summoned to the scene of an assault, and detective Mike Chapman is present, along with Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper. A woman named Tina Barr is, it seems, the victim of an attack, but withholds cooperation from the police. A day passes, and Chapman and Cooper find themselves returning to the same building to deal with a savage murder -- a woman has been brutally battered to death, with a book beside her; the jacket of the book is embossed with diamonds. But the woman is not the individual the detectives (and the reader) might expect her to be, Tina Barr. Tina has vanished. The detectives discover that the book is part of an expensive collection at the New York Public Library, and as the duo dig deeper into the mystery behind the murder, they come up against the wall of influence and untouchability that is the province of the hyper-rich.

While some of this material may seem familiar, there is no gainsaying Linda Fairstein’s hard-won expertise in the field of the unputdownable crime novel. She matches expert police procedural mechanics with some nicely drawn characterisation, notably of her beleaguered hero and heroine. It looks like Harlan Coben and Kathy Reichs will have to be rolling out those endorsements once again. --Barry Forshaw

"Alexandra Cooper, like her creator Linda Fairstein, is a force to contend with: smart, tough, and literate to boot!"
--Sue Grafton

"One of the best crime writers in fiction today."
--Nelson DeMille
"Fairstein ... makes the legal issues more exciting than any high-speed chase."
--"New York Time"

"Fairstein . . . makes the legal issues more exciting than any high-speed chase." --"The New York Times"

"Reminiscent of the quests of Indiana Jones or "National Treasure". Bibliophiles and Fairstein fans are in for a treat." --"Library Journal

""Fairstein brings her A game. . . . A top-notch plot." --"Orlando Sentinel"

"Great. . . . A nifty mystery that starts off as a harrowing missing-person-homicide case-but blossoms into something far deeper. . . . My personal favorite in this "New York Times" bestselling series." --Harlan Coben

"What lifts author Fairstein a step or two above her fellow crime writers is her pitch-perfect skill with dialogue." --"St. Louis Post-Dispatch

""Fairstein's affinity for New York and its people stand out." --"Miami Herald

""One of Linda Fairstein's stronger offerings." --"The Washington Post

""Fascinating. . . . Curiosity piqued, readers will surely want to find out more." --"Booklist

""Entertaining. . . . Full of fun information about the NYPL." --"Publishers Weekly
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"One of the most promising forces in crime fiction." --Patricia Cornwell

"A champion teller of detective tales." --USA Today

"Alexandra Cooper, like her creator Linda Fairstein, is a force to contend with; smart, tough, and literate to boot!" --Sue Grafton

"Really knows what she's writing about." -James Patterson

"One of the best crime fiction writers in America today. . . . Fairstein is fantastic!" --Nelson Demille

"Linda Fairstein is an important writer because she tells it like it is. Every page . . . is brimming with the kind of you-are-there reality that can only come from someone who has been there, seen it, done it." --Michael Connelly

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Fairstein . . . makes the legal issues more exciting than any high-speed chase. The New York Times
Reminiscent of the quests of Indiana Jones or National Treasure. Bibliophiles and Fairstein fans are in for a treat. Library Journal
Fairstein brings her A game. . . . A top-notch plot. Orlando Sentinel
Great. . . . A nifty mystery that starts off as a harrowing missing-person-homicide case but blossoms into something far deeper. . . . My personal favorite in this New York Times bestselling series. Harlan Coben
What lifts author Fairstein a step or two above her fellow crime writers is her pitch-perfect skill with dialogue. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fairstein s affinity for New York and its people stand out. Miami Herald
One of Linda Fairstein s stronger offerings. The Washington Post
Fascinating. . . . Curiosity piqued, readers will surely want to find out more. Booklist
Entertaining. . . . Full of fun information about the NYPL. Publishers Weekly

One of the most promising forces in crime fiction. Patricia Cornwell
A champion teller of detective tales. USA Today
Alexandra Cooper, like her creator Linda Fairstein, is a force to contend with; smart, tough, and literate to boot! Sue Grafton
Really knows what she s writing about. James Patterson
One of the best crime fiction writers in America today. . . . Fairstein is fantastic! Nelson Demille
Linda Fairstein is an important writer because she tells it like it is. Every page . . . is brimming with the kind of you-are-there reality that can only come from someone who has been there, seen it, done it. Michael Connelly

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