Lethal Legacy

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Author: Linda FairsteinISBN: 9780751540338Publisher: Little BrownYear first published: 01 Nov 2010Pages: 416 Format: Paperback / softbackWhen the police are called to a building on New York s Upper East Side, Detective Mike Chapman and Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper respond quickly. A resident, Tina Barr, is alleged to have been assaulted, but she refuses to co-operate with their enquiries.Within a day Alex and Chapman are back at the same building, confronted with the body of a woman, battered to death and with a mysterious jewel-encrusted book beside her. But the victim isn t Tina Barr, and Tina has disappeared.The book is part of a rare collection at the New York Public Library and Alex and Chapman are plunged into the deadly world of the super-rich - those who protect their fortunes and collections more carefully than other people s lives. Show more