Killer Heat
Doubleday - Doubleday
Release date: 2008-03-11
Hardcover
Author: Linda Fairstein
Fiction, Fiction - Espionage / Thriller, Mystery/Suspense, Fiction / Suspense, Legal, Suspense, Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths, Cooper, Alexandra (Fictitious character), Public prosecutors, Serial murderers
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Killer Heat
Date undefinedI am a big fan of Fairstein,however, this book did not live up to my expectations. I'm getting sick of the "formula" and this book wasn't as gripping as the others. It's a decent read but I do not think it is a must read.
Killer Heat
Date undefinedI have been a fan of Linda Fairstein and her Alexandra Cooper series for a long time. I don't know when I started reading her books, but I've read all of them and thoroughly enjoy each one. I think this is one of the best mystery series out there - great characters and relationships, interesting and unique situations, along with great mysteries that are both realistic and interesting.
The latest in the series is Killer Heat. This was a good addition to the series, but not the best. The mystery kept me intrigued but not glued to the book as it has in the past. And this one is definitely a 'series book' as you don't get any back story on the characters, nor are the relationships explored very much.
Any good mystery has at it's core a great plot and this book does that very well. However, the great mysteries, whether in a series or not, has good character and relationship development. In my opinion the previous Alex Cooper novels do both plot and character well, while Hell Bent left me wanting a bit more.
I am rating this as four stars because it's an interesting plot that keeps you wanting to know more, but it's not five stars like I've rated the last few in the series due to the lack of further character development.
If you've not read any of Linda Fairstein's novels and are a mystery series fan, I do highly recommend them! Start with Final Jeopardy. I promise you will enjoy the series. If you are already a fan of this series, I do recommend reading it. It's a good addition to the series, just not a great one.
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Killer Heat
Date undefinedI don't recommend it as your first Linda Fairstein novel, because you'll enjoy it more if you have background knowledge of the characters. There are nuances on Mike's side that you will not get - at all - if you don't "know" him. Start at the beginning - it's worth it! The plot itself is typical Fairstein, with lots of New York history. Frankly, the only time I've ever found that particularly interesting is when she explored the work of Edgar Allen Poe, but that's not why I read these books....the writing is good quality, the legal aspects are interesting, and the tension between Mike and Alex is so much fun!
