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![]() | Silent Mercy (2011) (Book 13 in the Alex Cooper series) A novel by Linda Fairstein |
In the latest thriller in Linda Fairstein's bestselling series, Alex Cooper dives deep into the byzantine, sinister world of New York City's powerful religious institutions.
It's the middle of the night. Prosecutor Alexandra Cooper is called to Harlem's Mount Neboh Baptist Church, a beautiful house of worship originally built as a synagogue. But the crowd gathered there isn't interested in architecture, or even prayer. They've come for the same reason Alex has: to find out why the body of a young woman has been decapitated, set on fire, and left burning on the church steps.
The only identifiable artifact on the charred remains is the imprint of a Star of David necklace seared into the victim's flesh. Alex wonders if the fire was meant to destroy this woman's body, or to draw attention to it. Her fears are confirmed days later, when a second corpse is found at a cathedral in Little Italy. The killings look like serial hate crimes, but the apparent differences in the victims' beliefs seem to eliminate a religious motive. Convinced that another young woman is bound to die, Alex mines the depths of Manhattan's many houses of worship to find a connection between the victims-and in the process uncovers a terrible and perilous truth that takes her far beyond the scope of her investigation, and directly into the path of terrible danger.
Genre: Mystery
It's the middle of the night. Prosecutor Alexandra Cooper is called to Harlem's Mount Neboh Baptist Church, a beautiful house of worship originally built as a synagogue. But the crowd gathered there isn't interested in architecture, or even prayer. They've come for the same reason Alex has: to find out why the body of a young woman has been decapitated, set on fire, and left burning on the church steps.
The only identifiable artifact on the charred remains is the imprint of a Star of David necklace seared into the victim's flesh. Alex wonders if the fire was meant to destroy this woman's body, or to draw attention to it. Her fears are confirmed days later, when a second corpse is found at a cathedral in Little Italy. The killings look like serial hate crimes, but the apparent differences in the victims' beliefs seem to eliminate a religious motive. Convinced that another young woman is bound to die, Alex mines the depths of Manhattan's many houses of worship to find a connection between the victims-and in the process uncovers a terrible and perilous truth that takes her far beyond the scope of her investigation, and directly into the path of terrible danger.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
October 2011 : Hardback
| Title: Silent Mercy Author(s): Linda Fairstein ISBN: 1-4448-0831-1 / 978-1-4448-0831-5 Publisher: Charnwood Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Hardback
| Title: Silent Mercy (Alexandra Cooper 13) Author(s): Linda A. Fairstein ISBN: 1-4087-0241-X / 978-1-4087-0241-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Little, Brown Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2011 : Hardback
| Title: Silent Mercy Author(s): Linda Fairstein ISBN: 0-525-95202-0 / 978-0-525-95202-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Dutton Adult Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 2011 : Hardback
| Title: Silent Mercy (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series) Author(s): Linda Fairstein ISBN: 1-4104-3492-3 / 978-1-4104-3492-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
2011 : Hardback
| Title: Silent Mercy Author(s): Linda Fairstein ISBN: 1-61129-350-2 / 9781611293500 (USA edition) Publisher: Dutton Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2012 : Mass Market Paperback
| Title: Silent Mercy Author(s): Linda Fairstein ISBN: 0-451-41315-6 / 978-0-451-41315-4 (USA edition) Publisher: Signet Select Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2012 : Paperback
| Title: Silent Mercy Author(s): Linda Fairstein ISBN: 1-59413-527-4 / 9781594135279 (USA edition) Publisher: Large Print Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Silent Mercy (Alexandra Cooper Series) Author(s): Linda Fairstein ISBN: 0-7515-4385-3 / 978-0-7515-4385-8 (UK edition) Publisher: Sphere Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback
| Title: Silent Mercy Author(s): ISBN: 1-4087-0242-8 / 978-1-4087-0242-0 (UK edition) Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
May 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: Silent Mercy (Unabridged Audiobook) Author(s): Linda Fairstein, narrated by Barbara Rosenblat ISBN: 1-4712-0195-3 / 978-1-4712-0195-0 Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: Silent Mercy (Alex Cooper) Author(s): Linda Fairstein Publisher: Penguin Audio Availability: Amazon More details... |
March 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: Silent Mercy Author(s): Linda Fairstein ISBN: 0-14-242875-2 / 978-0-14-242875-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
March 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Silent Mercy Author(s): Linda Fairstein Publisher: Signet Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
March 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Silent Mercy (Alexandra Cooper 13) Author(s): Linda Fairstein Publisher: Hachette Digital Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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