212
By Alafair Burke
(Harper, Hardcover, 9780061561221, 368pp.)
Publication Date: April 2010
Other Editions of This Title: Paperback
Categories: Mystery & Detective - General
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In New York City, Nights Are Dangerous. Days Are Numbered.
When New York University sophomore Megan Gunther finds personal threats posted to a Web site specializing in campus gossip, she's taken aback by their menacing tone. Someone knows her daily routine down to the minute and is watching her—but thanks to the anonymity provided by the Internet, the police tell her there's nothing they can do. Her friends are sure it's someone's idea of a joke, but when Megan is murdered in a vicious attack, NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher is convinced that the online threats are more than just empty words.
With smooth, straight-talking partner J. J. Rogan at her side, Ellie tries to identify Megan's enemies, but she begins to wonder if the coed's murder was more than just the culmination of a cyber obsession. Phone records reveal a link between Megan and a murdered real estate agent who was living a dangerous double life. The detectives also learn that the dead real estate agent shared a secret connection to a celebrity mogul whose bodyguard was mysteriously killed a few months earlier. And when Megan's roommate suddenly disappears, they know they have to find her before another young woman dies.
Exposing the darkness that lurks beneath the glamorous surface of New York City, 212 delivers yet another "knuckle-biting journey that'll keep you turning pages until the very end" (Faye Kellerman).
Alafair Burke is the bestselling author of six previous novels, including the Ellie Hatcher series: 212, Angel's Tip, and Dead Connection. A former prosecutor, she now teaches criminal law and lives in Manhattan. Long Gone is her first stand-alone thriller.
?eoeThe story is not merely ?e~ripped from the headlines?e(TM); Burke starts with these themes and makes them her own?e?. Pleasingly complex, with multiple suspects and surprising twists. The characters are richly drawn, and Burke?e(TM)s prose is as precise as the Glock pistol that Ellie carries?e?. A page-turner.
-Associated Press
?eoeA fast-paced thriller featuring an appealingly current angle, dynamic characters, and a spiderweb of possibilities she manages to leave tied up neatly. Strongly recommended for public libraries, especially where thrillers are popular.?e
-Library Journal
?eoeBurke?e(TM)s prose is clear and fast, and every move by investigators and officers of the court is the real deal. She explores genuine contemporary questions in a revealing and thoughtful way.... Her plot is always dynamic and intelligent. 212 is engineered to wring double-whammy suspense out of credible peril.?e
-Katherine Dunn, Portland Oregonian
?eoeStarts the suspense on the very first page and doesn?e(TM)t stop until the last sentence. . . . Hatcher and Rogan are a dream team, their relationship the ideal of what every partnership should be. It?e(TM)s a wonderfully fulfilling book.?e
-Romantic Times (Top Pick, 4 ? stars)
?eoeUp-to-the-minute, action-packed crime fiction.?e
-Michele Leber, Booklist
?eoeThe plot of an Alafair Burke thriller doesn?e(TM)t just rip from the headlines. She?e(TM)s one step ahead of them. 212 scares you and keeps you turning the pages into the wee hours.?e
-Harlan Coben
?eoeWhite-knuckle thriller. . . . Burke expertly weaves real-life headlines into her plot-particularly the Craig?e(TM)s List Killer and the slew of recent political scandals-without ever sacrificing originality.?e
-Publishers Weekly
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