- Hardcover: 400 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown (18 Mar 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1408700816
- ISBN-13: 978-1408700815
- Product Dimensions: 16.4 x 4.2 x 24.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 255,554 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A tight story with a lot of curves and turns...Linda's books always make me want to take walking tours of New York' Bookreporter.com 'A top-notch plot and realistic situations make Hell Gate a first-class tale' Sun-Sentinel 'Thrills, gossip, sex, history, self-righteous indignation and hints of parallel to the contemporary rich and famous, all whipped to a fine frenzy. Fairstein's most powerful cocktail since Entombed' Kirkus 'Grabs readers at page one and doesn't let go until the breathtaking climax' Library Journal
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Another authentic, spine-tingling thriller from the woman who has been there herself.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
On reading the resume I was greatly looking forward to this book.
I was very disapointed, although the story was credible at times, too many pages were bogged down with descriptions of cities and landscapes which I found tedious. There were too many characters poorly described and not developed fully so it was difficult to understand their thoughts and actions.
I found myself skimming through this book, I would not recommend it to a friend.
I was very disapointed, although the story was credible at times, too many pages were bogged down with descriptions of cities and landscapes which I found tedious. There were too many characters poorly described and not developed fully so it was difficult to understand their thoughts and actions.
I found myself skimming through this book, I would not recommend it to a friend.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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I've read about four books by Linda Fairstein prior to reading Hell Gate and was generally satisfied with all of them. I cannot say the same about Hell Gate. The plot of Hell Gate involves Prosecutor Alex Cooper investigating a shipwreck containing human cargo and a political sex scandal of a promising New York congressman now fallen from grace. While the plot's premise is interesting, Fairstein's execution of the plot is not. The reasons for this is that Fairstein spends too much time on providing a historical background of New York's landscape and its tradition with human trafficking and on introducing a plethora of characters -- several of which are pretty thinly developed -- and not enough time on providing sufficient action and thrills to maintain a high level of interest. As a result, too often I found myself skimming through the pages. All in all, Hell Gate is, at best, just an okay read; but it is not a book I'd highly recommend.
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Compulsive reading
I have all of Linda Fairstein's books. A friend bought me one of her books for a birthday present and I have been hooked ever since. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Miss Marple
Series too long?
I'm a big fan of Linda Fairstein and have all of her books. However, I think that this book was a bit disappointing. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Kash
Hell Gate
I did not enjoy this book as much as others I have read by Linda Fairstein. I hope the next one is better.
Published 15 months ago by J. M. Baxter
Interesting
I look forward to reading the Fairstein books when they are published. This one is like the others a good read & very interesting because it weaves the geography & history of New... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Alona
Hell Gate
This story has a complex and winding plot - read carefully or the characters get confused, but read carefully and the reward is great. Read more
Published 16 months ago by F. E. Tecks
Too many books,too little time!
This is probably only the 4th or 5th book I have given up on.
I did persevere for 140 pages but found the plot wasn't developing any and the dialogue was poor. Read more
I did persevere for 140 pages but found the plot wasn't developing any and the dialogue was poor. Read more
Published 17 months ago by A. Macdonald
Hell Gate
As always Linda Fairstein delivers. I am a huge fan and this book totally lives up to its promise
Published on 30 April 2010 by Margaret Mannion
A great read.
Another super page turning thriller from Linda Fairstein, I just have to read it all over again, so much to take in, fantastic.
Published on 28 April 2010 by Violet Sugar
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