Death Dance

Abridged
Author: Linda Fairstein
Narrator: Blair Brown
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Women Detectives, Legal Thriller
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Date: January 2006
Length: 1 hour
Ratings:
  • Book Rating: 3/5
Formats:
  • CD

Overview

New York Times bestselling author Linda Fairstein takes readers behind the scenes of New York City's theater world -- from Lincoln Center to the lights of Broadway -- in a riveting new novel rich with her trademark blend of cutting-edge legal issues, skillful detective work, and heart-stopping suspense.

Teaming up with longtime friends -- NYPD's Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace -- Assistant D.A. Alex Cooper investigates the disappearance of world-famous dancer Natalya Galinova, who has suddenly vanished backstage at Lincoln Center's Metropolitan Opera House -- during a performance. The three colleagues are soon drawn into the machinations of New York City's secretive theatrical community, where ambition takes many forms, including those most deadly.

Meanwhile, Alex is working on a very different case, using a creative technique to nab a physician who has been drugging women in order to assault them. As Dr. Sengor eludes capture, Alex must navigate the new investigative world of DFSA -- drug-facilitated sexual assault -- intent on proving him guilty.

Death Dance is a spellbinding thriller combining a former prosecutor's fresh insight into hot-button legal issues with the unique history and spectacle of New York theater, and its shocking twists make this novel Linda Fairstein's most chilling adventure yet.

Reviews (2)

Pretty Good

Written by Anonymous from Washington, DC on October 3rd, 2007

  • Book Rating: 3/5

Not an outstanding thriller but an enjoyable book.

Death Dance

Written by Anonymous on July 30th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 2/5

This book was poor at best. The narrator was not impactful. For one who is used to the power of a James Patterson novel, this was a let-down.

Author Details

Author Details

Fairstein, Linda

"Linda Fairstein was for twenty-five years America's foremost prosecutor of crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence as head of the Sex Crimes Unit of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, she is a graduate of Vassar College and the University of Virginia School of Law. Recipient of the prestigious Nero Wolfe Award for ""literary excellence in the mystery genre"" for THE DEADHOUSE, a New York Times bestseller, she is also the author of FINAL JEOPARDY (an ABC Movie of the Week starring Dana Delaney), LIKELY TO DIE, and COLD HIT, all international bestsellers. Her nonfiction book SEXUAL VIOLENCE was a New York Times notable book in 1994. She lives with her husband in Manhattan and on Martha's Vineyard. Visit Linda Fairstein's Web site at www.lindafairstein.com."