Description

In New York City, Nights Are Dangerous. Days Are Numbered.

When New York University sophomore Megan Gunther finds personal threats posted to a Web site specializing in campus gossip, she's taken aback by their menacing tone. Someone knows her daily routine down to the minute and is watching her—but thanks to the anonymity provided by the Internet, the police tell her there's nothing they can do. Her friends are sure it's someone's idea of a joke, but when Megan is murdered in a vicious attack, NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher is convinced that the online threats are more than just empty words.

With smooth, straight-talking partner J. J. Rogan at her side, Ellie tries to identify Megan's enemies, but she begins to wonder if the coed's murder was more than just the culmination of a cyber obsession. Phone records reveal a link between Megan and a murdered real estate agent who was living a dangerous double life. The detectives also learn that the dead real estate agent shared a secret connection to a celebrity mogul whose bodyguard was mysteriously killed a few months earlier. And when Megan's roommate suddenly disappears, they know they have to find her before another young woman dies.

Exposing the darkness that lurks beneath the glamorous surface of New York City, 212 delivers yet another "knuckle-biting journey that'll keep you turning pages until the very end" (Faye Kellerman).

About the Author

A former deputy district attorney in Portland, Oregon, Alafair Burke now teaches criminal law at Hofstra Law School and lives in New York City. A graduate of Stanford Law School, she is the author of the Samantha Kincaid series, which includes the novels Judgment Calls, Missing Justice, and Close Case. Her most recent book is Angel's Tip, the second thriller featuring Ellie Hatcher.

Praise for 212…

âeoeStarts the suspense on the very first page and doesnâe(TM)t stop until the last sentence. . . . Hatcher and Rogan are a dream team, their relationship the ideal of what every partnership should be. Itâe(TM)s a wonderfully fulfilling book.âe
-Romantic Times (Top Pick, 4 ½ stars)

âeoeThe plot of an Alafair Burke thriller doesnâe(TM)t just rip from the headlines. Sheâe(TM)s one step ahead of them. 212 scares you and keeps you turning the pages into the wee hours.âe
-Harlan Coben

âeoeBurkeâe(TM)s prose is clear and fast, and every move by investigators and officers of the court is the real deal. She explores genuine contemporary questions in a revealing and thoughtful way.... Her plot is always dynamic and intelligent. 212 is engineered to wring double-whammy suspense out of credible peril.âe
-Katherine Dunn, Portland Oregonian

âeoeThe story is not merely âe~ripped from the headlinesâe(TM); Burke starts with these themes and makes them her ownâe¦. Pleasingly complex, with multiple suspects and surprising twists. The characters are richly drawn, and Burkeâe(TM)s prose is as precise as the Glock pistol that Ellie carriesâe¦. A page-turner.
-Associated Press

âeoeWhite-knuckle thriller. . . . Burke expertly weaves real-life headlines into her plot-particularly the Craigâe(TM)s List Killer and the slew of recent political scandals-without ever sacrificing originality.âe
-Publishers Weekly

âeoeUp-to-the-minute, action-packed crime fiction.âe
-Michele Leber, Booklist

âeoeA fast-paced thriller featuring an appealingly current angle, dynamic characters, and a spiderweb of possibilities she manages to leave tied up neatly. Strongly recommended for public libraries, especially where thrillers are popular.âe
-Library Journal