Killing Critics, Carol OConnell
Killing Critics, Carol OConnell
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Killing Critics

Author: Carol O'Connell

Narrator: Laural Merlington

Unabridged: 12 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/19/2009

Synopsis

NYPD sergeant Kathleen Mallory - computer genius, street fighter, provocative waif, peerless investigator, manipulative beauty - is the gorgeous, near-sociopathic heroine of this knife-edged suspense novel. Along with old pals, Ricker, Coffey, and faithful admirer Charles Butler, Mallory is determined to solve the brutal "art as death" murder of an untalented but highly touted artist-critic. Mallory believes the case is the work of the same killer who, 12 years earlier, hacked a young artist and a talented ballerina to pieces. Baffling and intricate, Mallory wades through art critics, bag ladies, madmen and mafioso alike in getting to the bottom of these crimes. Secrets, very deep and very dark, emerge and strike closer and closer to home. By the end, she will come to know the truth - but the truth may be the most dangerous illusion of all.

About Carol O'Connell

Carol O’Connell is the author of several bestselling novels, including Judas Child, Killing Critics, and Stone Angel, all available from Brilliance Audio. She lives in New York City.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sid on February 12, 2022

This is the third in the Mallory series and is the best so far, I think. It is witty, shrewd, unflinchingly bloody in places and a terrific read. A killing at an art gallery leads Mallory and Riker into an investigation which soon links to a horrendous crime from twelve years ago, investigated by Mar......more

Goodreads review by Deb on July 21, 2021

As I've indicated in my reviews of the first two books in Carol O'Connell's Kathleen Mallory series, I don't really care for the lead character. So, I ask myself, why do I continue to read the series? The plots are interesting, the writing is good and the characters are believable, even if Mallory's......more

Goodreads review by Harry on January 31, 2016

O'Connell has created one of the most fascinating principals in the detective genre. Mallory is a waif whose early, homeless years made her effectively a sociopath. But she was taken in and given a veneer of civilization and a set of values by a policeman and his wife. The result is something not qu......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Always Behind) on September 01, 2020

I love this whole Mallory series because for whatever reason I identify with Mallory. I like that she can solve crimes and I love the mystery throughout the book.......more

Goodreads review by Penny on July 18, 2011

This was very good. #3 in the series, and I have lots of catching up to do (#10 is coming out this year). Lots of gore, and lots of broken people. I enjoyed the multiple points of view - too much of what I've been reading lately has been first person, so it was a refreshing change. I thought I had i......more

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