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by Richard North Patterson (Author) "IN THE MOMENTS before the brutal murder of Jack Novak ended what she later thought of as her time of innocence, Assistant County Prosecutor Stella..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 458 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (3 Aug 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099175428
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099175421
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 11 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 332,117 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Dashiell Hammett, a master of big-city crime fiction, would have enjoyed Richard North Patterson's latest thriller, set in a fictional Midwestern city called Steelton. This burnt-out burg is located on the shores of Lake Erie, and is a place bitterly divided by politics. The construction of a $275 million baseball stadium threatens to be Steelton's downfall, rather than its redemption.

Arthur Bright is Prosecutor of Erie County, but wants to become mayor. His campaign attacks the new ballpark as a sham, "a shameful diversion of public financing from such pressing needs as better schools, better housing, and safer streets." His protégé, Assistant County Prosecutor Stella Marz, is 38, ambitious and has been dubbed "the dark lady" by various defence lawyers. If Arthur wins the mayoral race, she intends to become Prosecutor herself. But two murders involving drugs and twisted sex threaten her future.

First, Tommy Fielding, the project manager for Steelton 2000 (as the new home of the Steelton Blues will be called), is found dead in the company of a hooker--both apparently overdosed on heroin. The fact that Fielding was gay and had never used drugs before bothers Stella and Chief of Detectives Nathaniel Dance. Their worries are soon pushed aside by another, more shocking murder--Jack Novak, a defence lawyer is discovered hanging from his closet door, castrated and dressed in drag. Jack was once Stella's lover--and was also one of Bright's largest contributors. For Stella, the murders are too close to home. "Maybe this is about me. But I have to see it through."

Dark Lady is shrouded by the clouds of deceit and greed, and the sleek structure of Steelton 2000 dominates the landscape like a Dr.Frankenstein's Castle with luxury boxes. --Dick Adler --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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The setting is Steelton, a struggling Midwestern town trying to save its decaying inner city by building a major league baseball stadium. Dark Lady introduces Assistant County Prosecutor Stella Marz, who has escaped her alcoholic father and working class background to become head of the Prosecutor's homicide unit. Her ambition is to become County Prosecutor. But this ambition, indeed her very survival, is threatened when her ex-lover Jack Kovak, a drug lawyer, is murdered, and Stella leads the investigation. There are more deaths and revelations about Jack Kovak's dealings with the city's crime lord, and a trail of wrong-doing, that implicates officers in law enforcement, possibly within her own office. As her inquiry draws her into a re-examination of her own complex past, her certainty that she is being watched and followed, leads her to fear for her own future.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait.......I'm not so sure, 1 Sep 2000
By Jules "policechick" (Hertforshire, England) - See all my reviews
Having read everything this guy has written and thoroughly enjoyed the plots, the characters and the dark humour that lurks throughout his stories, I was eagerly awaiting the arrival of Dark Lady in paperback. Well now.......what to say..... The story is heavy on detail and the humour is definitely missing. There is none of the sharp repartee that has become almost a hallmark of RNP's books in the past. I thought the plot was good although the main characters lacked any real personality and I certainly didn't find myself routing for Stella Marz as she fought her way through a fog of political intrigue and drugs. Suffice to say, this one didn't grab my attention in the same wa as all the others.....perhaps a change of scene, characters and storyline are required for the next novel......
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing cliched drivel, 28 Jan 2001
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This story was a real disappointment - the characters weren't believable (particularly the author's attempt to write as a woman) and the plot was unconvincing as well as not particularly interesting. It really became a bore to read and the end was about as exciting as a damp squib. I won't be in a hurry to read any more from this author.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars try putting this book down..., 11 Jun 2003
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this book will blow you away, if you ahve the stomach for it. it's gruesome from the start but the pace just gets faster and faster. it's all about murder, politics, corruption and lies with more twists and turns than the Sixth Sense.
it's set in a rundown town where the "dark lady" is a chief prosecutor, but is called to the grisly murder scene of her ex boyfriend. with no physical evidence to go by, she tries to solve the case but is being betrayed by the people she works with, endangering her life.
it's the best RNP book i've read.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Not up to the usual standard
This novel was not up to Patterson's usual standard and I was most disappointed in it. Cliched sex and cliched crime and his least believeable female character yet. Read more
Published on 2 May 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Patterson - as good as you would expect
Richard North Patterson is one of those authors who disturbs your sleep. Do not start this book if you have a lot of work to do that week. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2000 by John Hoerner

5.0 out of 5 stars If you've read him before you know you're in for a treat!
Well, what a read this one is - we catch up with Stella Marz (silent witness) as county prosecutor in steelton, amidst a corruption case set to turn the political world there... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2000

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