- Hardcover: 416 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown & Company; First edition (11 Jan 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316731730
- ISBN-13: 978-0316731737
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 487,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Fairstein's most distinctive and biting novel to date' DAILY EXPRESS 'The plot is a triumph of complexity, with enough thrills and suspense to satisfy the most jaundiced reader' GUARDIAN 'Her intimate knowledge of the investigation process and the criminal justice system...lends her novels an authority that few crime writers can command' THE TIMES 'Fairstein's latest is as generously plotted as ever, with a series of fascinatingly grim locales that suit her gifts perfectly' KIRKUS REVIEWS 'You'll be gripped by the thrilling climax.' NEWS OF THE WORLD 'Typically slick.' SUNDAY TIMES 'Fairstein's obvious fascination with her city, brilliantly executed plot and breathless pace really help her stand out in the overcrowded crime genre.' BOOKSELLER
Guardian
`The plot is a triumph of complexity, with enough thrills and
suspense to satisfy the most jaundiced reader'
suspense to satisfy the most jaundiced reader'
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Underground New York crime thrills,
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This review is from: Bad Blood (Alexandra Cooper Series) (Paperback)
I have read most of Linda Fairstein's other "Alex Cooper" novels and think that Bad Blood rates amongst her best. Alex is a prosecutor who is presenting what is quite a weak case against a man who, it is believed, hired a hitman to kill his wife. Without knowing the identity of the hitman, it will be a difficult case to win. In an apparently unrelated incident, there is an explosion in one of the tunnels being built under New York city to replace the old water supply pipes. I enjoyed finding out more about what lies below the streets of New York, and about the "sandhogs" the men who work below the ground. (Women below ground are considered bad luck). The story is intricate with a range of characters from the sandhog community, a dramatic court room scene, some interesting insight into how DNA is used and an exciting culmination to the tortuous plot. For light relief and to provide the hint of a romantic interest for Alex, (and not really central to the plot) a wedding at Martha's Vineyard. For those familiar with the series, Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace, members of NYPD with whom Alex often works, are here, wisecracking as usual, and playing the last question of Jeopardy. I would certainly recommend this if you've enjoyed other Linda Fairstein novels and if you haven't, I don't think you need necessarily to have read the earlier novels first.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
MY FIRST FAIRSTEIN, AND MY LAST,
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This review is from: Bad Blood (Alexandra Cooper Series) (Paperback)
I managed 9 chapters before deciding to leave the remainder unturned. I like courtroom drama, but this felt contrived, both in the courtroom scenes where everyone is on first name terms, to the dialogue, which sounds as though it's been rehearsed in advance. There is so much peripheral detail that the core of the book is obscured, and I did not want to have to wade through another 343 pages just to find out who-dun-it (always assuming that I could remember what it was!)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fairstein remains on form,
By SuzieB "mex01" (London) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Bad Blood (Alexandra Cooper Series) (Paperback)
I am an avid fan of Linda Fairstein and with Bad Blood she has once again delivered a superb crime novel with just the right balance of tension and humour.
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