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After a tough day in court where the defendant is found to be married to someone who works in the prosecutor's office, Alex returns to the office only to find things have definitely gone from bad to worse. It appears the defendant's wife has hacked into Alex's computer and stolen not only that case file but other highly sensitive information - some of which will cause her boss a great deal of embarrassment if it is made public. Later Alex meets friends for drinks and dinner. Things get a bit testy and Alex leaves, presumably to catch a cab to meet an old friend in town for a few days. But the next day she doesn't show up at work and no one is able to get a hold of Alex. Has she just gone off on her own for awhile to work through her inner demons or has she been snatched? And if she's been kidnapped, is it because of her current case or one of her past cases?
This book is a bit of a departure from other books in the series. Readers who have followed the series are aware that there has been a major development in the relationship between Mike Chapman and Alex Cooper, so would expect a lot of Alex and Mike time. But Alex is hardly seen or heard from throughout the book. The main character and protagonist is the very motivated Mike Chapman. I love this approach as it gives readers a chance to see the very close connection between Alex and Mike from his perspective; however, I'm sure there will be readers who rue the lack of Alex. This also gives readers quite a bit of Mike Chapman's family history.
Because the book is primarily told in the first person from Chapman's point of view, readers don't know anything that is going on with the investigation except what Chapman knows which really amps up the suspense.
And what would a Fairstein book be without a mini tour of some part of New York City? For the history buffs among the series' fans, the author gives readers an excellent look at one of New York City's landmarks - this time the Statue of Liberty. The readers get an up-close tour of the inside of the statue and the history of not only the statue itself but the land that it is on.
Even though the book is short on Alex Cooper, I found this book to be one of the best in the series. Sometimes it's nice to shake things up a bit.
§ Caryn St.Clair resides in University City, Missouri and is a former elementary school media specialist, President of the Parks Commission and a docent at the St.Louis Zoo.
Reviewed by Caryn St Clair, August 2015
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