The Deadhouse, Linda Fairstein
The Deadhouse, Linda Fairstein
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The Deadhouse

Author: Linda Fairstein

Narrator: Melissa Hughes

Unabridged: 12 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/14/2012


Synopsis

Assistant D.A. Alexandra Cooper is back -- in this page-turning New York Times bestseller from legendary Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein.
On Roosevelt Island, a strip of land in New York City's East River, stands an abandoned 19th century smallpox asylum, "The Deadhouse," where the afflicted were shipped off to die. It's a gruesome bit of history perhaps best forgotten. But for Alexandra Cooper, it may be the key to a shocking murder that cuts deeper than the arctic cold front gripping the city. A respected university professor is dead -- strangled and dumped in an elevator shaft. And while the school does damage control for anxious parents, Cooper and her close detective friend Mike Chapman scramble for answers, fueled by the most daunting discovery: a piece of paper, found on the lifeless body of Professor Lola Dakota, that reads The Deadhouse....

About Linda Fairstein

Linda Fairstein was chief of the Sex Crimes Unit of the district attorney's office in Manhattan for more than two decades and is America's foremost legal expert on sexual assault and domestic violence. Her Alexandra Cooper novels are international bestsellers and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. She lives in Manhattan and on Martha's Vineyard.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ralph on June 14, 2014

A strangely surreal murder-for-hire plan leads to a mysterious murder freighted with academic intrigue, sex, drugs, misappropriated government funds, and a treasure hunt in the ruins of a lunatic asylum on Roosevelt Island in NYC. What ties it all together is the character of Alexandra Cooper, a pro......more

Goodreads review by Gina on February 28, 2011

One of the best books I have read. Didn't know who did it till the very end. I also love the detail description of all the NY sites. Also the history background. One of my new Fav. authors.......more

Goodreads review by Regan on October 14, 2021

Best one yet. It read less like someone reading off her day runner. Excellent mystery and super job creating the visuals of the locations, especially what Roosevelt Island looks like -- or looked like in 2001. I grew up near there and had no idea about its history.......more

Goodreads review by Katie.g on June 28, 2015

I actually finished a book! Shock! Horror! Hope this reading slump ends soon.......more

Goodreads review by Brenda Marie on July 12, 2020

3.75 A little longer than needed - so much detail. I enjoy this series - I love Alex though sometimes super annoying. Great read. Twists and suspense great.......more