{"product_id":"dead-connection-paperback","title":"Dead Connection - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlafair Burke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Alafair Burke's electrifying thriller, \u003ci\u003e Dead Connection\u003c\/i\u003e, a rookie detective goes undercover on the Internet dating scene to draw out a serial killer targeting single women in Manhattan.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When two young women are murdered on the streets of New York, exactly one year apart, Detective Ellie Hatcher is called up for a special assignment on the homicide task force. The killer has left behind a clue connecting the two cases to First Date, a popular online dating service, and Flann McIlroy, an eccentric, publicity-seeking homicide detective, is convinced that only Ellie can help him pursue his terrifying theory: someone is using the lure of the Internet and the promise of love to launch a killing spree against the women of New York City. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To catch the killer, Ellie must enter a high-tech world of stolen identities where no one is who they appear to be. And for her, the investigation quickly becomes personal: she fits the profile of the victims, and she knows firsthand what pursuing a sociopath can do to a cop--back home in Wichita, Kansas, her father lost his life trying to catch a notorious serial murderer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the First Date killer begins to mimic the monster who destroyed her father, Ellie knows the game has become personal for him, too. Both hunter and prey, she must find the killer before he claims his next victim--who could very well be her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Expertly plotted and perfectly paced, \u003ci\u003eDead Connection\u003c\/i\u003e advances Alafair Burke to the front ranks of American thriller writers.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eUtterly riveting.--Tess Gerritsen\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo young, single women are murdered on the streets of New York City, exactly one year apart. Their only connection: Both had posted profiles on the popular online dating service, FirstDate.com. Enter NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher. She fits the profile of the victims, and is called in for a special assignment to the homicide team. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurke is a terrific web spinner...keep[s] readers at her mercy.--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirstDate.com promises its online clientele that they'll remain anonymous and safe. But Ellie is about to discover that the company is protecting the identity of the killer more than it protected the safety of his victims... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTantalizing. --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon Ellie is entangled in a web of anonymous identities and false leads as she tries to attract and lure in a suspect. But time is running out to find the killer before he claims his next victim which, in a devastating twist of fate, is looking more and more likely to be Ellie herself....\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former deputy district attorney in Portland, Oregon, \u003cb\u003eAlafair Burke\u003c\/b\u003e now teaches criminal law at Hofstra Law School and lives in New York City. Her three novels in the Samantha Kincaid series, \u003ci\u003eJudgment Calls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMissing Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eClose Case\u003c\/i\u003e, are available in paperback from St. Martin's Press. Her novel, Angel's Tip, features NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720340213823,"sku":"9781250038708","price":33.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4a0ef131817724f17ff9958b829b8d8a.webp?v=1765088806","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/dead-connection-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}