- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Sphere; Export ed edition (3 Dec 2009)
- ISBN-10: 0751543527
- ISBN-13: 978-0751543520
- Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,825,253 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Linda Fairstein established her reputation as one of the most famous prosecutors in the sex crime field in the USA before changing careers and becoming a writer of crime fiction -- a career shift she has managed to bring off with some aplomb. As a prosecutor, she famously made use of the new developments in the use of DNA evidence to nail sex offenders, and was also instrumental in fighting the routine exposure of the sexual histories of rape victims in court.
It has to be said that she has done nothing as radical in her new career, but she has undoubtedly carved out a name for herself as one of the most surefooted purveyors of the crime novel, with such luminaries as Harlan Coben and Kathy Reichs lining up to praise her. Lethal Legacy, despite its unimaginatively alliterative title, is one of her most accomplished books.
New York's Upper East Side; the police are summoned to the scene of an assault, and detective Mike Chapman is present, along with Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper. A woman named Tina Barr is, it seems, the victim of an attack, but withholds cooperation from the police. A day passes, and Chapman and Cooper find themselves returning to the same building to deal with a savage murder -- a woman has been brutally battered to death, with a book beside her; the jacket of the book is embossed with diamonds. But the woman is not the individual the detectives (and the reader) might expect her to be, Tina Barr. Tina has vanished. The detectives discover that the book is part of an expensive collection at the New York Public Library, and as the duo dig deeper into the mystery behind the murder, they come up against the wall of influence and untouchability that is the province of the hyper-rich.
While some of this material may seem familiar, there is no gainsaying Linda Fairstein’s hard-won expertise in the field of the unputdownable crime novel. She matches expert police procedural mechanics with some nicely drawn characterisation, notably of her beleaguered hero and heroine. It looks like Harlan Coben and Kathy Reichs will have to be rolling out those endorsements once again. --Barry Forshaw --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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A nifty mystery that starts off as a harrowing missing-person-homicide case, but blossoms into something far deeper. Lethal Legacy is great-my personal favorite in this bestselling series (Harlan Coben )
[The characters'] adventures are reminiscent of the quests of Indiana Jones or National Treasure. Bibliophiles and Fairstein fans are in for a treat (Library Journal )
Fascinating...curiosity picqued, readers will surely want to find out more (Booklist )
Entertaining.... Full of fun information about the NYPL (Publishers Weekly ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
[The characters'] adventures are reminiscent of the quests of Indiana Jones or National Treasure. Bibliophiles and Fairstein fans are in for a treat (Library Journal )
Fascinating...curiosity picqued, readers will surely want to find out more (Booklist )
Entertaining.... Full of fun information about the NYPL (Publishers Weekly ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having read previous books of Linda Fairstein and enjoyed them, thought this would be just as good. Found it very hard going and not up to usually standards. It won't put me off from buying any more from the author.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I usually love Linda Fairstien novels, and in particular the Alexandra Cooper ones but I found this one to be extremely hard going. The storyline was tedious, even for someone who loves books and antique books and I wasn't really sure what the point of it was. It seemed to be more about the maps and books themselves than the nurder or the hunt of the missing conservator. I really could not recommend this book, which is a shame because Linda Fairstein is a top notch writer. This will not put me off reding more of her books but I hope she returns to her usual form in the next one.
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Lethal Legacy
This has been a great series but by now I'm afraid Ms Fairstein is just writing to formula. Other than the fact that it is set in the New York Public Library (in one instance the... Read more
Published 9 hours ago by Clare O'Beara
Not bad ...
.. but as many have said, not her best. Far too much information about books, maps and libraries that didn't add to the story. Read more
Published 13 months ago by P. J. A. Jennings
Too much background unbalances this one
I usually enjoy Linda Fairstein's Alex Cooper books. The nice thing about reading a series of books is that almost immediately you feel at home with the characters and it's like... Read more
Published 22 months ago by joc66
same book?
Well I must be in the minority here, because I found the information interesting and the book a compulsive read
Published 23 months ago by Lynn
Painfully boring read
This is the first and last book in this series that I will read.
Agree with other reviewer who said that they finished it because they had paid for the book - but that's... Read more
Agree with other reviewer who said that they finished it because they had paid for the book - but that's... Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2010 by Molly reads
Boring
Having paid out for it I did read it and finish it but the detail on maps and explorers was over the top. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2010 by Susie N.
Not sure why I keep buying these books but................
I do - everytime Linda Fairstein releases a new Alexandra Cooper book I jump right in and buy it and everytime I am disappointed. Read more
Published on 13 Sep 2009 by A. Mccoll
Lethal Legacy
This is the first Linda Fairstein novel that I have read. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I particularly liked the references to the behind the scenes descriptions of the work in the... Read more
Published on 22 July 2009 by Kathy
lethally bored
Without the reams and reams of utterly boring information about the New York public library system this book would have been much better. Read more
Published on 21 July 2009 by Ms. G. M. Henshall
Lethal Legacy
Good read if you are into this genre - added bonus of New York history as a side dish - Linda Fairsteins unique angle.
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Published on 14 April 2009 by Mrs. S. F. Maisey
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