Entombed: The Alexandra Cooper Series Vol 7
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
** 'A quiet beginning, but once the engine is running, this one hits top gear.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
Another authentic, spine-tingling thriller from the woman who has been there herself.
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Suggested Tags from Similar Products(What's this?)Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format: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!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Another brilliant read
I have been a fan of Linda Fairstein for a very long time, having read all her previous novels and starting this was like being welcomed back into a family. Read more
Published 1 month ago by L. Green
Entombed
I have yet to read a bad Linda Fairstein novel, in fact I have still to find one which I can't give a full 5 star rating. This is no exception.
Published 1 month ago by Jaymet
Excellent *
Arrived on time. Very happy with my purchase. I now have all Linda Fairsteins Alexandra Cooper series and I love every one of them
Published 16 months ago by Linz
Everything you wanted to know.....
...about Edgar (Allan) Poe. Normal 'Coop' formula, but Fairstein lays on the information about Poe with a very heavy hand. Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2007 by Hilary M
A gripping suspnce novel,
It is probably hard to believe that as someone who often enjoys a good mystery/suspense novel that this is the first novel by former DA Linda Fairstein that I have read. Read more
Published on 9 Feb 2006 by DevJohn01
Fairstein Fails
Only read this novel if you are a genuine Fairstein fan and won't mind being disappointed by a story that is disjointed, slow and unconvincing. Read more
Published on 22 May 2005
Another Fairstein winner
Once again Fairstein has written a book that draws you in and keeps you guessing till the end, with the added sidebars of the personal lives of Alexandra Cooper and her sidekicks... Read more
Published on 3 May 2005 by Cathy
She does it again
I became a fan of Linda Fairstein's writing a few years ago when by chance I picked up the first in the Alex Cooper series. Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2005
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
