Part of Alexandra Cooper, book 1
First published 1997
Alexandra Cooper opens the morning paper to discover her own death announced in screaming headlines. The Manhattan sex crimes prosecutor stares at news of her brutal murder, except she stands very much alive in her apartment. The real victim was Isabella Lascar, a Hollywood star who had been staying at Alex's Martha's Vineyard retreat. Someone killed Isabella, but was the actress the intended target or did the murderer mistake her for Alex? The investigation pulls Alex from Manhattan's shadowy back streets to the polished world of Upper East Side society. She must determine whether Isabella died because of her own enemies or because a killer meant to eliminate Alex Cooper. Time works against her as she races to understand the murderer's motives. Alex knows she faces mortal danger. She must get inside the killer's mind before the killer reaches her.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, race-against-time
Setting: Manhattan, Martha's Vineyard
Period: Contemporary
336 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Pocket Books