All Day And A Night
Alafair Burke
Harper, Jun 10
2014, $26.99
ISBN 9780062208385
In New York, someone murders prominent psychotherapist
Helen Brunswick in her own office. The
M.O. matches the serial killings of six women slain over eighteen years ago in
Utica. The obvious suspect in the
Brunswick slaying has the perfect alibi as Anthony Amaro was convicted for one
of the earlier homicide and still resides in Five Points Correctional Facility.
ADA Max Donovan announces the establishment
of a Fresh Look team. He arranges for
NYPD partners J.J. Rogan and Ellie Hatcher to be a part of this unit and assigns
them to investigate the Amaro conviction that will anger Utica PD. Ellie is annoyed at her live-in in lover Max
for placing her on this loser team as she heads to Utica where she expects no
cooperation. At the same time a judge
releases Amaro partly due to the sister of one of the original victims who believes
the wrong person was convicted.
The latest Ellie Hatcher police procedural (see
Never Tell) is an entertaining
investigation as the protagonist wants nothing to do with an inquiry that can
only cause her trouble; Utica is hostile towards her partly because of her
behavior leading to her self-fulfilling prophecy. Readers will enjoy this engaging thriller
even with knowing relatively early on the path the tale takes.
Harriet Klausner
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