6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Good, 15 Jan 2006
This is the first Linda Fairstein book I’ve ready and I found it thoroughly enjoyable. The story starts by the reemergence of an old enemy – ‘the silk stocking rapist’. After a four year absence he strikes again and his first mistake gives the ADA Alex Cooper her first break in the case.
As you wait for the story to develop another plot opens up when a body is found entombed behind a wall in a building under renovation. Before long you’re sucked into two cases and there are so many suspects that it’s hard to see until the very end who exactly is responsible for the spate of dead bodies.
I really enjoyed this book although I did find all the information about Edgar Allan Poe slightly OTT at times.
This is one of those books that will keep you turning pages right until the very end. There’s suspense, tragedy and hear-break all rolled into one and it makes for a fascinating read. Enjoy.
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great thriller/police procedural! & new favorite author, 9 Jan 2005
This review is from: Entombed (Alexandra Cooper Series) (Hardcover)
I had never heard of this author before. My mother left her copy at my house after visting over the holidays. I picked it it up one day and decided to give it try, and I am glad I did! The book is a series But it stood up well for me even though I was coming in with no prior experince; you don't have to read the ealier books to enjoy this one.
The book starts with the discovery of a skeleton entombed in a brick wall of a New York city brownstone that once belonged to Edward Allen Poe. A classic chilling scene right out of a Poe story! That is until sex crimes prosecutor Alexandra Cooper (the seriers hero)Finds the bones to be aproximately 25 years old, a lot younger then Poe's genration. It does appear that the killer has a facination with the classic horror author.
The book's plot also involves the "Silk Stocking rapist." Who has struck again this time brutally injuring a Sweedish exchange student who attempts to fight back. This was actually the most suspensful part of the book, as the bodies pile up and Cooper trys to discover the killer's ID before he can strike again!
The author's knowledge the criminal justice system and police procedures gives realism to the story. She appears to know well the difficulties facing prosucuters and the emotional distress that the victims of sex crimes must deal with. This helps make the book better then the typical thriller/suspence novel.
The author also does a great job with her characters, brining them to life without going into the stereotype closet (and least not too much). I also liked the way she is able to write realistic action scenes, something I have found weak in many females author's work.
Anyway, I recommend this book to anyone looking for a High quality suspense/thiller, and I am looking forward to reading the authors earlier novels. Oh! I also recommend "A Tourist in the Yucatan" interesting acheological thriller!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Body behind the wall!!, 10 Jan 2006
This story starts with a repeat of an old case which happened years before and as you thinking that the main focus will be following this story. As the tale progresses we find a body behaind a wall, almost by accident, and repeatedly the story comes back to this. As the book progresses a tangle of people become connected to the body, all relating to the poet Edgard Allen Poe. It keeps you guessing right until the end, so many people seem connected in their own way but only one is truley guilty. Will the police find out in time and are they in danger along the way. This books gets better with every page turn until at the end i jut had to finish it.
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