The Dead-House (Alexandra Cooper Series #4)

A reviewer

If Miss Fairstein could just stick to a story her books would be alot better. She constantly throws in little stories within her novels that have nothing to do with the plot. I feel like instead of trying to entertain us with a book she's trying to teach us about sex crimes. She also introduces lots of characters that make one appearance and then never show up again.

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

awesome

The Dead House is the first book I have read by Linda Fairstein and I thought it was awesome.I could hardly put the book down!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Superb look at DA-police link

When Professor Lola Dakota finally had enough of her husband¿s abuse she agreed to work with the New Jersey District Attorney¿s office to put him behind bars. They set up a sting operation using undercover police officers masquerading as hitman. When they show Lola¿s husband Ivan on a videotape of them ¿killing¿ her, he pays them their fee. The police arrest him.

Unfortunately, later that day Lola¿s body is found in the elevator shaft of her Manhattan apartment building. The police declare it a homicide. Alex Cooper, New York¿s assistant district attorney is handling this homicide in conjunction with the police. With so many suspects and so little hard evidence, Alex has to work doubly hard to solve the case while avoid getting killed by some people who want to see her dead.

THE DEADHOUSE shows how the district attorney¿s office and the police department work closely together while trying to find the perpetrator of a homicide. Familiar characters from previous books in this series give the audience a feeling of being reunited with dear and cherished friends. Linda Fairstein is a talented writer who sets up a story line with so many twists and red herrings that the reader won¿t be able to rest until they find out who the culprit is.

Harriet Klausner

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Recommend

The Dead House was a good read. If you like murder mysteries this is a good choice I've read other Linda Fairstein novels and found them to be gripping. This is a good story but not as good as her others. I

Recommended

An interesting story with a lot of history about Roosevelt Island in New York City. It always kept me absorbed.

Bored me to tears!

I have liked all her books until I got to this one and I actually got 3/4 of the way through it and said enough is enough. I will continue on through the series because I have liked her first 3.

Disappointed

This was my first Fairstein book. Like someone else who reviewed the book mentioned, I could have put it down and not cared a hoot about who killed Lola Dakota. I finished it because I wanted to see if the Alex/Mike romance was going to go anywhere. I also didn't care for the fact that it was written in the first person. The story dragged and there were too many "sub stories" going on around the main story. If this truly is Fairstein's best effort, I won't buy another one.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Great concept, but a let down.

This was my first Linda Fairstein book, but I am not compelled to pick up another. It was almost as though she was writing a book to write a book, not because she had something to say. The concept itself was very interesting and a lot could have happened with it, but in the end I found the book rather boring and uninteresting. I finished it because I wanted to know "who dun it" but I could have left it unfinished and it wouldn't have bothered me a bit. The plot was kind of flaky, the subplots could have been left out entirely, and there was just far too much politics and backbiting. Perhaps things really are that was for a female in the legal environment, but books are where we go to *escape* reality. Finally, the ending even seemed rushed, as though there was a page allotment and too much had been used up already. Bottom line, I would not recommend this particular book.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Best Fairstein book

I have read all of Fairstein's Alex Cooper books, I think this is the best one so far!! I can't wait until the next book!!! The characters of Alex and Mike are becoming closer with each book, I am really rooting for them to get together in future books.

A disappointment

This is the first Linda Fairstein book I have read. Maybe if I had gotten to know the protagonist from the earlier books, I could have worked up some sympathy for Alex Cooper. Frankly, I didn't care what happened to her, and didn't for a minute think she wouldn't survive to be back in the next book. Her relationship with Detective Mike Chapman was the best part. The background on Roosevelt Island and the history of the deadhouse could have been so much better. There were a lot of unnecessary characters and loose ends that didn't get tied. I felt like I wasted my time reading this.

Fabulous setting and a well-plotted mystery!

What a great setting for a murder mystery! The old Smallpox Hospital, on a small island off Manhattan, provides a chilling backdrop for Ms. Fairstein's new thriller. Not only does this book grab you from its very first line, we learn fascinating details of old New York. Who knew that the same architect who designed St. Patrick's cathedral also designed the Smallpox Hospital? In addition to all the twists and turns of the plot, the increasing heat between Det. Chapman and ADA Cooper is palpable throughout the book. The best in this series!

Fairstein at Her Best!

I have read and loved all of Linda Fairstein's books and find The Deadhouse to be her best yet. Her excellent balancing of history, setting, suspense, and good plot, mixed with the lives of marvelous characters makes for a must-read book. Even if you have never read one of her books, you'll be captivated by this one.

No text was provided for this review.

No text was provided for this review.

No text was provided for this review.

No text was provided for this review.

No text was provided for this review.

No text was provided for this review.

No text was provided for this review.

No text was provided for this review.