Dead Connection A Novel
Dead Connection by Alafair Burke is a reprint edition published by St. Martin’s Publishing Group on November 4, 2008. This 352-page novel follows rookie detective Ellie Hatcher as she goes undercover in the Internet dating scene to investigate a series of murders targeting single women in Manhattan. With two young women killed exactly one year apart, Ellie is drawn into a high-stakes investigation that connects the victims to a popular online dating service, revealing a chilling pattern that threatens her own safety.
Readers will find a gripping narrative that explores the complexities of identity in the digital age, as Ellie navigates a world where appearances can be deceiving. The story delves into themes of crime and the psychological toll of pursuing a serial killer, particularly as Ellie confronts her own past and the legacy of her father’s tragic death while on duty. Dead Connection combines elements of mystery and police procedural, making it a compelling read for fans of thrillers and crime fiction.
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In Alafair Burke’s electrifying thriller, Dead Connection, a rookie detective goes undercover on the Internet dating scene to draw out a serial killer targeting single women in Manhattan.
When two young women are murdered on the streets of New York, exactly one year apart, Detective Ellie Hatcher is called up for a special assignment on the homicide task force. The killer has left behind a clue connecting the two cases to First Date, a popular online dating service, and Flann McIlroy, an eccentric, publicity-seeking homicide detective, is convinced that only Ellie can help him pursue his terrifying theory: someone is using the lure of the Internet and the promise of love to launch a killing spree against the women of New York City.
To catch the killer, Ellie must enter a high-tech world of stolen identities where no one is who they appear to be. And for her, the investigation quickly becomes personal: she fits the profile of the victims, and she knows firsthand what pursuing a sociopath can do to a cop—back home in Wichita, Kansas, her father lost his life trying to catch a notorious serial murderer.
When the First Date killer begins to mimic the monster who destroyed her father, Ellie knows the game has become personal for him, too. Both hunter and prey, she must find the killer before he claims his next victim—who could very well be her.
Expertly plotted and perfectly paced, Dead Connection advances Alafair Burke to the front ranks of American thriller writers.
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