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The Bone Vault (Alexandra Cooper Series) (Paperback)

by Linda Fairstein (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Sphere (5 Feb 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0751533378
  • ISBN-13: 978-0751533378
  • Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.8 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 53,050 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'The Bone Vault will spin your head and race you away on a blast of originality, chilling real-world detail, and turbo-charged writing. If being a nationally acclaimed prosecutor wasn't enough, Fairstein has become one of America's most promising and exciting crime novelists.' Patricia Cornwell 'A tour de force. Shivers not only the bones but the marrow.' Frances Fyfield 'THE BONE VAULT is nothing short of brilliant.' Nelson DeMille

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'fascinating reading in a mystery which stretches far beyond New York.' --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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2.0 out of 5 stars A great idea that failed to deliver., 16 May 2003
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The author was recommended to me and as a result this was the first Fairstein book that I read. Perhaps that was my downfall as I was not already familiar with the central character Alex Cooper.

The museum backdrop for the tale is excellent and it has taught me a thing or two about various aspects of Natural History, but the tale itself lacked the tension it required. Too much emphasis is placed upon the museums and the artifacts, and not enough emphasis on the central characters.

As a reader I was never truly sucked in and I dont feel I ever truly connected. I felt like an intruder. The tale fizzled out and doesnt leave the reader with any satisfaction at the conclusion. More a case of just saying "oh" at the end.

In short the novel reminded me of a visit to a museum, for the first few hours you are in awe of the sheer splendour and fascination of the artifacts, but after a few hours the impact is dulled and you have faced information overload...

For me it didnt quite cut the mustard.

Not in the same league as writers such as Kathy Reichs.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning page-turner that will keep guessing until the end, 21 Jan 2003
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The most compelling Alexandra Cooper novel since Final Jeopardy. The Bone Vault is an excellent read that readers of crime thriller books will love. Again we investigate a murder with Assistant DA Alex Cooper and Detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace. This novel is a real page-turner that takes you on a journey around the splendid museums of New York. The relationship between Alex and Mike takes several twists throughout and leaves you wondering exactly what the next step in their relationship is going to be. The Bone Vault gives few clues away and keeps you guessing right up until the end as to whom the killer really is.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Nearly mummified me, 5 Mar 2003
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A body has turned up inside an ancient sarcophagus, and it's not the right body. Whoever the unknown girl may be, she certainly hasn't been dead nearly as long as the mummified princess supposed to be resting in her place, and soon a trio of Manhattan investigators -- ADA Alexander Cooper, Mike Chapman, and Mercer Wallace -- are in search of the girl's true identity. They begin with the director of the Metropolitan Museum, Pierre Thibodaux, who is forced by his staff into identifying the girl as Katrina Grooten, a native South African who worked in the Cloisters, a cultural relative of the Metropolitan Museum and the New York Museum of Natural History. But as soon as Thibodaux is out of sight, he resigns and disappears. Then the autopsy report reveals Katrina was poisoned by arsnic ... a substance plentiful in the museums. And the real mummified princess has yet to turn up.

THE BONE VAULT, one of a series featuring ADA Alexander Cooper (the first-person narrator) and her cohorts, contains some fascinating information on mummification and Incorruptibility (unexplained natural preservation of corpses), a wealth of details about a little known side of Manhattan, a fictional account of the September eleven attacks, and some fascinating sex crimes subplots. None which redeem this painfully over researched and plodding novel. I started the first chapter determined to give this book my best and rammed my way headfirst through the next five or six chapters before giving in and skimming. The dialogue lagged, the mystery was sluggish, and the characters underdeveloped (although at least Alex "Blondie" was not headstrong to the point of risking her life unnecessarily the way so many female protagonists are these days). Every once in a while a couple of paragraphs, such as Mike's and Alex's games with the Final Jeopardy! question each evening, would merit a thorough reading, and the ending seemed no worse than the rest of the book, but when I finished the last page I was relieved to be done.

Readers interested in fast paced and action filled suspense stories will probably be disappointed by this tale, but those who enjoy natural history and an out-of-the-way Manhattan wrapped around a highly detailed mystery may find THE BONE VAULT at least worth a try.

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ok, I haven't read any of the other books in the series, but this was just dull, dull, dull! There was no sense of understanding the victim, the killer was a complete... Read more
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