Part of Alexandra Cooper, book 2
First published 1998
Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Cooper arrives at New York City's largest medical center to find neurosurgeon Gemma Dogen barely clinging to life in her office. Blood covers the walls. Dogen has been sexually assaulted and stabbed multiple times. The police have marked her file "likely to die." What begins as an assault case quickly transforms into a murder investigation as media attention intensifies. Cooper must navigate the hospital's maze of corridors and secrets to identify the killer among a growing roster of suspects. Each person who walks these halls becomes a potential murderer. The medical center that should offer healing instead harbors lethal danger. Cooper's determination to solve the case puts her directly in the crosshairs of violence. The investigation spans from Manhattan to London to Martha's Vineyard as Cooper races to catch a killer who has now targeted her for death.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, murder-investigation
Setting: London, Manhattan, Martha's Vineyard, New York City
418 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Pocket Books
Content warnings: violence