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Summary: The Kills
Review: This is the latest in a series of mysteries by Linda Fairstein. I liked it as much as her previous ones. I do find that you have to read previous books, starting with Final Jeopardy, to catch up with the protagonist's relationships to the other characters. It's not absolutely necessary, but it does help. In The Kills, Fairstein shows yet again that she can weave a web of skillful plot, enough suspense to keep you reading and some very obvious expertise in the running of the DA's office. The interaction between her main characters is great fun and you can immediately understand the emotions of these people. She never misses out on the day-to-day stress of real life which some writers seem to forget exists. I highly recommend this book and all her previous books.
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Summary: BOOK 'EM COOPER , MURDER 1 & MURDER 2
Review: WHAT DID PAIGE VALLIS KNOW, AND WHEN DID SHE KNOW IT? WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO KILL PAIGE VALLIS? WHY WAS SHE GOING TO TESTIFY? AGAINST WHOM? A.D.A. ALEX COOPER AND HER TEAM OF DETECTIVES HAVE TO FIND OUT THE ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS, AND FAST. OTHERWISE, SHE MAY BE THE NEXT VICTIM. IS THE HOMICIDE OF MS. VALLIS IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF McQUEEN RANSOME? IF SO, HOW? IS MS. RANSOME'S SON ACTUALLY A PRINCE? WHO HAD THE BEST MOTIVE AND THE MEANS TO WANT BOTH MS. VALLIS & MS. RANSOME DEAD, AND WHY? WAS IT ANDREW TRIPPING, THE DEFENDANT ON TRIAL, OR HIS ATTORNEY, PETER ROBELON? CIA AGENT HARRY STRAIT, JIMMY LISI, SPIKE LOGAN, KEVIN BESSEMER & TIFFANY GATTS? WHAT ABOUT CLAIR CHESTNUTT OR BERNARD STARK? WHAT ABOUT JUDGE HYLAN MOFFETT? OR COULD IT HAVE BEEN .........? THIS IS THE BEST ALEX COOPER MYSTERY SO FAR. THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF SUSPECTS, OR MOTIVES. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT CLOSING THE BOOK. LINDA, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
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