One of the most haunting buildings
in New York City, and perhaps the most dramatically beautiful,
the Deadhouse sits on a small island in the middle of the East
River. The abandoned structure, like the ghostly remains of a
castle, plays in the imagination as a site of mystery and
intrigue...a likely place for murder.
Following on the bestselling success
of Cold Hit, Likely to Die, and Final Jeopardy,
top Manhattan sex crimes DA Linda Fairstein brings her unique
blend of authenticity and style to a mesmerizing tale of murder
and deceit.
It's the holiday season but there's
little reason for cheer at one of New York's most elite
colleges. A respected professor is dead; strangled and dumped in
an elevator shaft. Lola Dakota's lifeless fingers clutch a few
strands of hair, and a piece of paper in her pocket reads
"The Deadhouse."
What brought a distinguished
academic to such a tragic end? Opportunistic murder seems
unlikely as assistant DA Alexandra Cooper, working with
detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace, uncovers a
distressing pattern of betrayal and terror.
There's proof that Lola's husband,
Ivan, wanted her dead. He has an alibi, but could he have hired
a killer? Or could one of Lola's colleagues have erupted into
unexpected violence?
Some of their stories don't quite
ring true. And why did Lola have a photograph of twenty-year-old
Charlotte Voight pinned to her office bulletin board? Charlotte
left her dorm room eight months ago and vanished into the night.
Is she dead? Could she and Lola have become victims of the same
predator?
Perhaps most puzzling of all are the
words "The Deadhouse." What was Lola's connection to
this desolate place where people once endured slow and agonizing
deaths? And what danger awaits Alex there or on the streets of
Manhattan as she targets Lola's killer?
A richly nuanced synthesis of
history and suspense, The Deadhouse showcases Linda
Fairstein's immense talent as never before.
