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    Entombed
    Entombed
    Entombed
    Audiobook11 hours

    Entombed

    Written by Linda Fairstein

    Narrated by Barbara Rosenblat

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    About this audiobook

    It was a crime scene Edgar Allan Poe himself could have conjured, only it was all too real: workers demolishing a nineteenth-century Greenwich Village brownstone where Poe once lived unearthed the skeleton of a young woman -- buried standing upright behind a brick wall. Manhattan Assistant D.A. Alexandra Cooper takes on the gruesome case while in pursuit of the Silk Stocking Rapist, who is terrorizing the Upper East Side. But Alex discovers that one crime thread leads to the other as she follows a trail of clues to the Bronx Botanical Gardens, where a group of Poe devotees may shed light on a stone-cold, modern-day murder of gothic proportions...and a cunning killer with a bone-chilling tale to tell.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateJan 4, 2011
    ISBN9781442342637
    Entombed
    Author

    Linda Fairstein

    Linda Fairstein was chief of the Sex Crimes Unit of the district attorney's office in Manhattan for more than two decades and is America's foremost legal expert on sexual assault and domestic violence. Her Alexandra Cooper novels are international bestsellers and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. She lives in Manhattan and on Martha's Vineyard.

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    • 4/5
      I read this on holiday and it was a great holiday book.A decent thriller type book but not too gory. Interesting connection with Edgar Allan Poe and introduction to Alex Cooper. I'm now reading others in the series to see how they compare.
    • 3/5
      It was the raven on the cover of the cd box that caught my attention when I boiugh Entomber by Alexandra Cooper. I love Poe's poetry and stories. There was considerable background on Poe's life including some information that I did not know before. For me that was the main interest of this story. The dialogue was witty and kept me listening but I kept feeling that something had been left out. Then last night when I played the last disc, it was said that this is the abridged edition. Of course I hit the palm of my hand on my head. Usually I am able to enjoy and piece together the story when it is abridged but I always try to get the fill edition of any book just because it is a better experience for me. There were several concurrent stories in this audiobook but I preferred the one that turned out to be a copy cat of the murder in Edgar Allan Poe's story. I think there is plenty of bone chilling fear involved in being buried alive behind a brick wall. Why even have the other two stories?So I gave this audiobook an OK rating. I really enjoyed the parts connected to Poe but got lost when it came to the other two stories. From now on, I plan to bring a magnifying glass to read the fine print on the audiobook box.
    • 4/5
      A legal mystery set in New York city with many references to Edgar A. Poe. Enjoyable light reading.
    • 3/5
      Alex, Mike and Mercer work to solve the silk stocking rapist and who?s body is buried in a wall in the historial building that once was Edgar Allen Poe?s home. This was not my favorite book in the series although I enjoyed the strengthening in the bond between the three. Barbara Rosenblat does an excellent job as the reader in this series.
    • 4/5
      Alex Cooper, assistant DA and sex crimes prosecutor, is trying to catch the Silk Stocking Rapist when a body is found entombed in a wall where Edgar Allan Poe once lived. Lots of banter, insight into the life of Poe and his fans, action, and a satisfactory end.
    • 5/5
      Workers demolishing a nineteenth-century brownstone where Edgar Allan Poe once lived discover a human skeleton entombed -- standing -- behind a brick wall. When sex crimes prosecutor Alexandra Cooper hears about the case, it strikes her as a classic Poe scene...except that forensic evidence shows that this young woman died within the last twenty-five years. Meanwhile, Alex's old nemesis the Silk Stocking Rapist is once again terrorizing Manhattan's Upper East Side. The attacks soon escalate to murder, and the search leads Alex and detectives Mercer Wallace and Mike Chapman to the city's stunning Bronx Botanical Gardens. There, an enigmatic librarian presides over the Raven Society, a group devoted to the work of Poe.This was an engrossing read. There's a lot of detail about Poe (and who knows if it is correct) but certainly we have all read some Poe at some time. I can believe too the claim made in the book that Poe was the originator of the detective novel. . There were parts of the novel which were very Poe-ish in their macabre-ness and suspense. At the same time it moves at a smart pace and there are lots of little weblike links binding it all together.I didn't find this as dark as some of the earlier Fairstein's that I have read. There's some intersting coments too on how modern technology that can help track a culprit down - DNA of course, but Metro transport tickets??
    • 5/5
      ?It is safe to say that Linda Fairstein is one of my favorite writers for mysteries. Entombed was no disappointment. Alex Cooper stumbles on a case while attending a society function held in Edgar Allen Poe's old house in the Bronx. The construction crew come across a body of a women entombed in the basement of the home. The terrifying thought is that it appears that she was entombed alive. So Alex and Mike are working on the case following clues that seem to parallel with Poe himself. Including, the Raven Society, a secret society dedicated to Poe. At the same time, the silk stocking serial killer once again becomes active. I am no great fan of Edgar Allen Poe, but have read a handful of his stories and poems. I really enjoyed the historical information about the man that was woven into the mystery it's self. In fact I may now have to go in search of a biography of Edgar Allen Poe. 5 out of 5 stars, any book that inspires you to want to read further into a subject definitely deserves it.
    • 3/5
      Edgar Allen Poe figures prominently in this Alexandra Cooper mystery. While doing a demolition, workers come across a body that has been entombed in the wall in a home where Poe once lived. Very Poe-ish for sure, but a modern crime. And, the Silk Stocking Rapist (apparently a past character--this is my first Fairstein read) is stalking New York and sex crimes prosecutor Alex Cooper is on the case.I found this an okay read. I wasn't particularly drawn into the story, although the Poe references and historical information were interesting. I'm going to try an earlier Fairstein and see if she can hook me.
    • 4/5
      This was a fun read. My introduction to Alexandra Cooper. Witty and literate, a nice addition to the sleuth series. A fine beach book, as I'm certain any of hers would be.