The Deadhouse
The Deadhouse by Linda Fairstein, published by Simon and Schuster in 2003, is a gripping mystery that follows Assistant D.A. Alexandra Cooper as she investigates a chilling murder linked to a haunting historical site. Set against the backdrop of New York City, the narrative unfolds around an abandoned smallpox asylum on Roosevelt Island, where the past intertwines with a present-day crime. This edition is presented in English and spans 495 pages.
Readers will delve into a complex investigation as Cooper and her detective partner, Mike Chapman, navigate the unsettling circumstances surrounding the murder of a university professor. The story explores themes of city life and legal intrigue, as the duo uncovers connections between the victim and the eerie Deadhouse. With a focus on the chilling details of the case, this book offers a compelling look at the intersection of history and crime, inviting readers to piece together the mystery alongside the protagonists.
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Assistant D.A. Alexandra Cooper is back — in this page-turning New York Times bestseller from legendary Manhattan sex-crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein.
On Roosevelt Island, a strip of land in New York City’s East River, stands an abandoned 19th century smallpox asylum, “The Deadhouse,” where the afflicted were shipped off to die. It’s a gruesome bit of history perhaps best forgotten. But for Alexandra Cooper, it may be the key to a shocking murder that cuts deeper than the arctic cold front gripping the city. A respected university professor is dead — strangled and dumped in an elevator shaft. And while the school does damage control for anxious parents, Cooper and her close detective friend Mike Chapman scramble for answers, fueled by the most daunting discovery: a piece of paper, found on the lifeless body of Professor Lola Dakota, that reads The Deadhouse….
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