The Bone Vault by Linda Fairstein
Following the critically acclaimed and top ten Best Seller The Deadhouse, Linda Fairstein now takes us behind the scenes of some of New York's magnificent and mysterious institutions in her most electrifying Alexandra Cooper thriller yet. The Bone Vault begins in the glorious Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where wealthy donors have gathered to hear plans for a controversial new exhibit. An uneasy mix of scholarship and showbiz. The exhibition has raised fierce opposition from some of the museum's elite: IMAX time trips and Rembrandt refrigerator magnets have no place for them at the Met. Assistant DA Alex Cooper, off duty for the evening, observes the proceedings with bemused interest until the Met director suddenly pulls her aside: the body of a young researcher has been found in an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus. Teaming up with cops Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace, Alex must penetrate the silent sentinels comprising New York's museum society, investigating not only at the Met but also at the Museum of Natural History and the Cloisters, to find a killer. Atmospheric, chilling, and shot through with procedural authenticity.
'Linda Fairstein's continued rise into the rarified realm of great crime fiction seems unstoppableShe is beginning to defy gravity..' Patricia Cornwell 'A tour de force. Shivers not only the bones but the marrow.' Frances Fyfield 'THE BONE VAULT is nothing short of brilliant.' Nelson DeMille 'Linda Fairstein's continued rise into the rarified realm of great crime fiction seems unstoppable. She is beginning to defy gravity. The Bone Vault will spin your head and race you away on a blast of originality, chilling real-world detail, and turbo-charged writing. If being a nationally acclaimed prosecutor wasn't enough, Fairstein has become one of America's most promising and exciting crime novelists.' Patricia Cornwell 'A tour de force. Shivers not only the bones but the marrow.' Frances Fyfield 'THE BONE VAULT is nothing short of brilliant.' Nelson DeMille 'A page-turning tour into some of the deepest and most mysterious recesses of New York's great museums' --Lisa Scottoline
Linda Fairstein was the Assistant DA of Manhattan's sex crimes unit before taking early retirement in 2002 to concentrate on her writing. She divides her time between New York and Martha's Vineyard.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316860031 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316860034 |
| Title | The Bone Vault |
| Author | Linda Fairstein |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2003-01-16 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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