All Day and a Night - Hardcover

Burke, Alafair

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0062208381 ISBN 13: 9780062208385

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2014

Synopsis

A new murder case with ties to a convicted serial killer leads Detective Ellie Hatcher into a twisting investigation with explosive and deadly results in this superb mystery from the “terrific web spinner” (Entertainment Weekly) Alafair Burke.

When psychotherapist Helen Brunswick is murdered in her Park Slope office, the entire city suspects her estranged husband—until the District Attorney’s office receives an anonymous letter. The letter’s author knows a chilling detail that police have kept secret: the victim’s bones were broken after she was killed. Her injuries were eerily similar to the signature used twenty years earlier by Anthony Amaro, a serial killer serving a life sentence for his crimes. Now, Amaro is asking to be released from prison, arguing that he was wrongly convicted, and that the true killer is still on the loose.

NYPD Detectives Ellie Hatcher and JJ Rogan are tapped as the “fresh look” team to reassess the original investigation that led to Amaro’s conviction. The case pits them against both their fellow officers and a hard-charging celebrity defense lawyer with a young associate named Carrie Blank, whose older sister was one of Amaro’s victims.

As the NYPD and Amaro’s lawyers search for certainty among conflicting evidence, their investigations take them back to Carrie’s hometown, where secrets buried long ago lead to a brutal attack—one that makes it terrifyingly clear that someone has gotten too close to the truth.

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Review:

"I've been a fan of Alafair Burke from the very beginning and, ten books in, she just keeps surprising me."--Michael Connelly, author of "Gods of Guilt"

"Compulsively readable."--"O, the Oprah Magazine"

"Perfect for "Law & Order" freaks who want some ripped-from-the-headlines intrigue with their beachside mai tais."--"New York Post"

"Gripping...a propulsive thriller."--"Publishers Weekly"

"Addictive."--"Tampa Bay Times"

Compulsively readable. --"O, the Oprah Magazine""

Perfect for "Law & Order" freaks who want some ripped-from-the-headlines intrigue with their beachside mai tais. --"New York Post""

Gripping a propulsive thriller. --"Publishers Weekly""

Addictive. --"Tampa Bay Times""

The strength of the novel is its complexity: The characters are variegated, textured, operating out of a range of motivations, personal and otherwise. --Los Angeles Times"

Book Description:

In All Day and a Night, her first series book for Faber, Alafair Burke returns to one of the most memorable characters in contemporary US crime writing, NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0062208381
• ISBN 13: 9780062208385
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352