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Members who requested this book also requested:A richly nuanced synthesis of history and suspense.
One of New York City's most haunting buildings is the Deadhouse. This abandoned structure -- which sits on a small island in the middle of the East River like the ghostly remains of a castle -- plays in the imagination as a likely place for murder.
It's the holiday season but there's little reason for cheer at one of New York's most elite colleges. A respected professor is dead, strangled and dumped in an elevator shaft. Lola Dakota's lifeless fingers clutch a few strands of hair, and a piece of paper in her pocket reads "The Deadhouse."
Opportunistic murder seems unlikely as assistant DA Alexandra Cooper uncovers a distressing pattern of betrayal and terror. There's proof that Lola's husband wanted her dead. And why did Lola have a photograph of Charlotte Voight pinned to her office bulletin board? Charlotte left her dorm room eight months ago and vanished into the night. Are they both victims of the same predator?
Perhaps most puzzling of all are the words "The Deadhouse." What was Lola's connection to this desolate place where people once endured slow and agonizing deaths? And what danger awaits Alex as she targets Lola's killer?
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Rick H. (The overwhelming number of ladies versus men in PBS is getting to me! Here is ANOTHER LADY AUTHOR with a HEROINE audio! I have to keep checking to see if anything else is changing besides my authors/characters. OK - on to the audio - I really get involved in a good mystery, and I'll admit it, I got involved here. I guess what really grabbed me about this novel is the "HISTORY" lesson you get about New Your! Ms. Fairstein's heroine Alex Cooper gets involved in the murder of a King's College professor, Lola Dakota (sounds like a name you might see on a marquee). After discovering a piece of paper with some numbers on the victim's body, we are magically transplanted to Roosevelt Island, just off the shore of Manhattan. In the 1800s the island was a dumping ground for society's dregs, and unwanted. Let's say that the inhabitants of the island were criminals, the insane, and Smallpox victims. The Roosevelt Island history was a welcome diversion from the straight line Mystery. Although I feel this book was not up to the level of Fairstein's previous books, it is nevertheless a good listen! If you are a fan of Linda's, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this one to you, however, if you are just starting to listen/read Fairstein, I would recommend you start from the beginning of the series with: "Final Jeopardy", so you don't miss the development of the characters. Whatever book you decide on, ENJOY! After all - that's why we do this - right?
Pamela R. (excellent job by Blair Bown as reader. Good story.