Synopses & Reviews
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New York Times bestselling author Kathy Reichs returns with her sixteenth riveting novel featuring forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan, whose examination of a young girl killed in a hit and run in North Carolina triggers an investigation into international human trafficking.
When Charlotte police discover the body of a teenage girl along a desolate stretch of two-lane highway, Temperance Brennan fears the worst. The girl’s body shows signs of foul play. Inside her purse police find the ID card of a prominent local businessman, John-Henry Story, who died in a horrific flea market fire months earlier. Was the girl an illegal immigrant turning tricks? Was she murdered?
The medical examiner has also asked Tempe to examine a bundle of Peruvian dog mummies confiscated by U.S. Customs. A Desert Storm veteran named Dominick Rockett stands accused of smuggling the objects into the country. Could there be some connection between the trafficking of antiquitiesand the trafficking of humans?
As the case deepens, Tempe must also grapple with personal turmoil. Her daughter Katy, grieving the death of her boyfriend in Afghanistan, impulsively enlists in the Army. As pressure mounts from all corners, Tempe soon finds herself at the center of a conspiracy that extends all the way from South America, to Afghanistan, and right to the center of Charlotte. “A genius at building suspense” (Daily News, New York), Kathy Reichs is at her brilliant best in this thrilling novel.
Review
Praise for Linda Fairstein and her novels:
“The Queen of Intelligent Suspense.”
— Lee Child
"A champion teller of detective tales."
— USA Today
“Alex Cooper is a fascinating heroine...based on the equally fascinating life of her creator.”
—O, The Oprah Magazine
"One of the best crime fiction writers in America today."
— Nelson DeMille
“Fairstein is superbly attuned to the sinister vibes of the famous, as well as forgotten, New York City locales.”
—Maureen Corrigan, NPR.org
“Long before sex crimes became everyday fictional fare on America's favorite cop shows, Linda Fairstein was in court and on the streets working ripped-from-the-headlines cases."
— USA Today
"Need a good thriller that describes the intricate details and history of one of New York Citys better known landmarks? Then Fairsteins 16th adventure with Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper is just the ticket."
— Library Journal (starred review) on Terminal City
"It doesn't get better than this."
— BookReporter on Terminal City
“Engrossing.”
— Publishers Weekly on Death Angel
“Fairsteins extensive prosecutorial experience adds authenticity to this thrilling procedural, a tasty soufflé of escargots, Beaujolais, cocaine, and murder that will entice the authors many fans.”
— Library Journal on Night Watch
“As always, Manhattan becomes a character in itself, with the spotlight shining here on the inner workings of the restaurant industry in all its complexity, splendor, and corruption. A real winner from a legal-thriller master.”
— Booklist on Night Watch
“The historical facts sprinkled with the compelling crimes and characters create a worthwhile read that fans of the Law and Order TV series will savor. After finishing Silent Mercy, readers will eagerly seek out her other novels.”
—The Associated Press
"Every page...is brimming with the kind of you-are-there reality that can only come from someone who has been there, seen it, done it."
— Michael Connelly on Killer Heat
"Linda Fairstein writes tough, beautiful prose about a world she knows first hand."
— Lisa Scottoline on Cold Hit
Synopsis
In her seventeenth Alexandra Cooper novel, New York Times bestselling author Linda Fairstein delivers an edge-of-your-seat thriller that explores the secretsand terrible dangerof New York Citys waterfront. The Manhattan waterfront is one of New York Citys most beautiful vistas, boasting both the noble Statue of Liberty and the George Washington Bridge, the worlds busiest for motor vehicles. But in Devils Bridge, Assistant DA Alex Cooper will discover the menace that lurks in this seemingly benign corner of New York City as she and Detective Mike Chapman, in the midst of their own growing relationship, take on a case that forces them into their most vulnerable positions yetapart from each other, as a killers twisted plan draws ever closer to home.
About the Author
Kathy Reichs, like her character Temperance Brennan, is a forensic anthropologist, formerly for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in North Carolina and currently for the Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale for the province of Quebec. A professor in the department of anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, she is one of only ninety-nine forensic anthropologists ever certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology. Reichs’s first book, Déjà Dead, catapulted her to fame when it became a New York Times bestseller and won the 1997 Ellis Award for Best First Novel. Her latest Temperance Brennan novel, Bones Never Lie, was an instant Canadian bestseller. Her website is KathyReichs.com.