KILLER LOOK
by
Linda Fairstein
SPOILER
ALERT: The following may contain revealing information about this book, as well
as prior installments in the series.
Killer
Look is Linda Fairstein’s latest installment in her Alexandra Cooper series.
The focal point for Alex’s latest adventure with Mike Chapman and Mercer
Wallace is the death of Wolf Savage, the creative genius behind, and head of,
his own fashion empire. As is usual with Fairstein, Wolf Savage’s death is not
all it appears to be on the surface. And, as we have come to expect, Alex’s
ease in worlds outside of the district attorney’s office is vital to this
investigation.
I am not a
fashionista. However, I am an aficionado of Fairstein’s Alex Cooper. So, you
will understand any ambivalence that may be found in this review.
In Killer Look, Alex is still recovering
from her abduction, the focus of the previous book in the series, Devil’s Bridge. This changes her, her
relationships with Mike and Mercer, and the usual formula Fairstein uses in many
of her Alexandra Cooper novels. I have no doubt that Fairstein is in a better
position to accurately portray the aftermaths of Alex’s horrific experience. I
simply do not like Mike – particularly his reaction to, and treatment of, Alex –
as he is portrayed in much of Killer Look.
I usually
love Fairstein’s exposition of some historical point of interest about New York
City that permeates each of her novels. But, Killer Look does not include what I have come to think of as the
usual history from Fairstein; what is included pertains to the Garment District
and the fashion industry, unappealing to this non-fashionista.
In
addition, the version of Killer Look
that I read was an Advance Uncorrected Proof provided for a review. This proof
included a number of errors, mostly grammatical but also a few substantive
errors. Although this is to be expected with proofs, as one who does a bit of
editing in addition to reviewing, and hence who is hypercritical, the errors
were a bit off putting.
Despite
these shortcomings, I enjoyed my experience with Killer Look. I love Alexandra Cooper and was excited to be back in
her world.
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