Part of Alexandra Cooper, book 15
First published 2013
Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cooper stares at a young woman's corpse floating in Central Park's lake. The body lies directly under the Bethesda angel, turning this urban sanctuary into a crime scene. Cooper teams with Detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace to track the killer who violated Manhattan's green heart. The investigation deepens when they uncover links to other missing women whose bodies were never recovered. Their pursuit takes a dangerous turn as Cooper and Chapman face professional scandal that threatens to destroy the case. Cooper follows evidence from Central Park's buried secrets to the Dakota building's tragic history. When another woman suffers an attack in the park, Cooper must answer a chilling question: does Central Park serve as refuge for millions of visitors, or does it provide hunting grounds for a predator? Cooper races against time while fighting to clear her name and protect the city she serves.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, race-against-time
Setting: Bethesda Angel, Central Park, Dakota Building, Manhattan
Period: 21st-century
384 pages · Hardcover · Dutton
Content warnings: death, violence