The Kills (Alexandra Cooper Series #6)

Highly recommended.

very good. Kept me interested and involved until the end.

Alexandra Cooper is a fabulous character.

I am a David Baldacci/James Patterson fan and was looking for a female character of great depth. I found that character in Alexandra Cooper. I have not been disappointed in her. Linda Fairstein had such a great grasp of the local color which adds incredibly to the story line. Blair Brown is a wonderful narrator.

A Big Book Worm

I was totally Disappointed. The Kills was a big let down to me. My favorites were the Deadhouse and the Bone vault. As for her other books they were ok.

A first-rate crime thriller.

Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor Alexandra Cooper knows her new case, one involving an attack on investment banker Paige Vallis, will be hard to prove as is, but things take a sharp turn when Alex learns her client has something to hide. What really happened the night of the attack? Why didn¿t Paige leave the apartment after the date turned ugly? What happened to her attackers son? And who is the mysterious man whose appearance in the courtroom scares Paige? As Alex receives help from her detective friends on the rape case another puzzling crime is committed this time an elderly woman is found murdered and her apartment turned upside down. Who would want this woman dead and why? While both case take strange turns more murders occur and Alex is forced to question what connection these two seemingly different women had. `The Kills¿ is another great read from Linda Fairstein. The two story lines move fast combining shocking twists with courtroom thrills until a powerful climax ties together all the loose ends. Fans of Fairstein¿s previous novels will lap this up in one sitting for this may be her best page-turner yet. Expect to see `The Kills¿ on the top of all the bestseller lists. Nick Gonnella

Suffers from 'Cornwell-itis'

Fairstein is FANTASTIC when she's dealing with the courtroom and the DA's normal business but she cheapens the whole deal when she feels compelled to do a Cornwell and go over the top with (1) her character having to become the target (2) spies, rogue agents and other shady cartoon characters (3) the obligatory physical chases and (4) staggering coincidences (Mike's case and Cooper's case are linked!! WOW!). These are all hallmarks of the poorer, recent Cornwell titles. The scenes don't ring true. I also started to get a little bored with the interminable lectures on the coin. It was like reading two books. One a superb courtroom novel by a true insider and another a cheap wannabe action thriller. Ms. Fairstein should have more faith in herself -- the real deal doesn't need the tinsel, and she's the real deal.

smoothly combines a legal thriller with a police procedural

Manhattan Sex Crimes Prosecutor Alexandra Cooper tires to persuade a jury to convict counter terrorism security consultant Andrew Tripping of raping thirty something Paige Wallis. The problem with the case is that the alleged victim has no injuries or bruises so it becomes a ¿He said she said¿ scenario in front of a judge who hates these so called rape date trials due to the typical lack of solid evidence for instance like a corpse in a homicide.

In the courtroom, Alex¿s case is in trouble. Meanwhile, someone murders McQueen ¿Queenie¿ Ransome, a former Harlem Renaissance dancer. Surprisingly Queenie had a fascinating past as a WW II secret agent and as the mistress of Egypt¿s King Farouk, whom she left one day with plenty of his treasure. NYPD detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace investigate the homicide that also brings in the CIA and links to the Tripping rape trial while someone tries to kill Alex.

THE KILLS (named for a part of lower Manhattan) excitingly and smoothly combines a legal thriller with a police procedural as Alex makes her third starring performance (see THE BONE VAULT and THE DEADHOUSE). The story line moves forward rather quickly, but it is the courtroom scenes whether in front of the jury or in the judge¿s chambers that raise the quality level. Though attempted murder of a government prosecutor seems hard to accept that fits in the logic of the plot especially since Alex is doing her own legwork (not sure where she finds the time ¿ sort of like reviewing 3-4 books a day). Fans will admire the heroine and appreciate this fine thriller.

Harriet Klausner

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