book review: Death Angel by Linda Fairstein
The backstory: Death Angel is the fifteenth (!) mystery in Linda Fairstein's Alexandra Cooper series. I've read (and loved) them all. (A series note: while you could enjoy this mystery if you haven't read others in the series, the personal storylines likely won't be nearly as satisfying to new readers.) The basics: When the body of a young homeless girl is found in Central Park, detectives Mercer Wallace and Mike Chapman, along with prosecutor Alexandra Cooper, work quickly to identify her and figure out if there's a connection to a series of cold cases in New York City's lowest crime area. My thoughts: Fairstein's mysteries all feature a deep history of one aspect of New York. In Death Angel , it's Central Park, something most readers think they're familiar with. When Fairstein is at her best, which she certainly is in Death Angel , the New York history is as riveting as the mystery (or in this case mysteries) itself. I discovered this ...