Head of the Sex Crimes Unit of the district attorney's office in Manhattan for decades, Linda Fairstein is America's most visible legal expert on sexual assault and domestic violence - which is why she writes some of the most compelling crime thrillers of our time and why her Alexandra Cooper series has been topping bestseller list for more than a decade. Fans turn to Fairstein for ripped-from-the-headline crimes, cutting-edge investigations, and vindication for victims. Linda Fairstein brings readers inside a world of which they can't get enough, but one they hope to never see in real life.
And for her twelfth novel, Fairstein takes Alexandra Cooper inside a world she'd rather not see.
New York City politics have always been filled with intrigue and behind-the-scenes deals. In Hell Gate, Alex finds her attention torn between investigating a shipwreck that has contraband cargo - human cargo - and the political sex scandal of a promising New York congressman now fallen from grace. When Alex discovers that a woman from the wreck and the congressman's lover have the same rose tattoo - the brand of a "snakehead", a master of a human trafficking operation - it dawns on her that these cases aren't as unrelated as they seem and that the entire political landscape of New York City could hang in the balance of her investigation. As Alex looks on at the nameless victims in the morgue, she realizes she's looking at the present-day face of New York's long, dark tradition of human trafficking - a tradition that began hundreds of years ago with slave trade from Africa, now a multimillion-dollar industry that will stop at no cost, even if that cost is Alex's life.
"While the main criminal’s identity will surprise few, readers seeking a realistic depiction of law-enforcement work will be more than satisfied. " - Publishers Weekly
"[D]oesn't let go until the breathtaking climax. Fairstein mixes intrigue, political corruption, and international exploitation with just the right amount of New York history: a perfect recipe for a winning thriller." - Library Jounral
"Thrills, gossip, sex, history, self-righteous indignation and hints of parallels to the contemporary rich and famous, all whipped to a fine frenzy. Fairstein's most potent cocktail since Entombed (2005)." - Kirkus Reviews
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Boss Good story Good story! Another winner by Fairstein. I really enjoyed it, from cover to end. The only annoying thing are all those nicknames that Mike and Mercer use over and over again when talking to Alex, such as "kid, kiddo...". Oh gosh!!! With the exception of this tiny, insignificant detail however, this is and remains a good book, well plotted and executed. My two cents...
Linda Fairstein, America's foremost legal expert on crimes of sexual
assault and domestic violence, led the Sex Crimes Unit of the District
Attorney's Office in Manhattan for twenty-five years. A Fellow of the American
College of Trial Lawyers, she is a graduate of Vassar College and the University
of Virginia School of Law. Her first novel, Final Jeopardy, introduced
the critically acclaimed character of Alexandra Cooper and was made into an ABC
Movie of the Week starring Dana Delaney. The celebrated series has gone on to
include the New York Times bestsellers Likely to Die, Cold Hit,
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