Heart of a Killer
by David Rosenfelt
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Pub Date Feb 14 2012 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
St. Martin's Press | Minotaur Books
Description
Jamie Wagner is a young lawyer who is happy to be flying under the radar at a large firm. It’s not that he isn’t smart. He is. It’s just that hard work, not to mention the whole legal thing, isn’t exactly his passion. Underachiever? A little. Content? Right up until the firm puts him on a case that turns his whole world upside down.
Sheryl Harrison has served four years of a thirty-year
murder sentence for killing her husband, who she claims was abusive. The case is
settled---there shouldn’t be anything for Jamie to do---except Sheryl’s
fourteen-year-old daughter, Karen, is sick. She has a congenital heart defect
and will die without a transplant. Her blood type is rare, making their chances
of finding a matching donor remote at best. Sheryl wants to be that donor for
her daughter, and Jamie is in way over his head. Suicide, no matter the motive,
is illegal. So with Sheryl on suicide watch, Jamie’s only shot at helping her
and saving Karen is to reopen the murder case, prove Sheryl’s innocence, and get
her freed so that she can pursue her plan on her own.
Heart of a
Killer---a gripping story of an ordinary man faced with an impossible
situation---is the most powerful and shocking thriller yet from David Rosenfelt,
a true master of the genre.
Advance Praise
Praise for David Rosenfelt
“David Rosenfelt’s series, featuring
wisecracking Paterson attorney Andy Carpenter, is two parts John Grisham and one
part Dave Barry. . . . More murders and plot twists advance the story to an
exciting conclusion involving homeland security, making this the best, most
complex legal thriller in the series.”
---The Star-Ledger on One
Dog Night
“A blessed anomaly in crime fiction . . . Andy is like a
gulp of cold water on a steamy day. . . . Rosenfelt peels back the layers of
puzzlement ever so skillfully, tantalizing us throughout until, finally, both
Andy and the reader are enlightened simultaneously. A gem.”
---Booklist
(starred review) on One Dog Night
“An absolutely
irresistible hook . . . No one who picks up this greased-lightning account will
rest till it’s finished.”
---Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on
On Borrowed Time
“Dynamite thriller . . . Rosenfelt’s sly humor,
breathless pacing, and terrific plot twists keep the pages spinning toward the
showdown on New Year’s Eve in Times Square.”
---Publishers Weekly
(starred review) on Down to the Wire
“[Rosenfelt] has
pulled together a cynical political thriller that rings true in this age of
terrorism, media hype, and Washington scandals.”
---Minneapolis Star
Tribune on Don’t Tell a Soul
“This fast-paced and brightly
written tale spins along. . . . Don’t Tell a Soul is a
humdinger.”
---St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Don’t Tell a
Soul
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780312598372 |
| PRICE | $24.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 304 |
