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Heart of a Killer [Mass Market Paperback]

David Rosenfelt (Author)
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Release Date: Oct 30 2012

Heart of a Killer

David Rosenfelt

A CAREER CASE

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. But then he’s put on a case that turns his whole world upside down.

A FAMILY TORN

Sheryl Harrison is serving 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 now Sheryl’s fourteen-year-old daughter, Karen, is sick. She has a congenital heart defect and will die without a transplant. Sheryl is a matching donor—and is willing to die to save her daughter. But suicide, no matter the motive, is illegal. Now Jamie is in way over his head.

A TRIAL BY FIRE

With Sheryl on suicide watch, Jamie’s only shot at saving Karen is to reopen the murder case, prove Sheryl’s innocence, and get her freed so that she can pursue her own plan. And time is running out…

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ON BORROWED TIME

“An absolutely irresistible hook… No one who picks up this greased-lightning account will rest till it’s finished.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“Outstanding...Anyone who enjoyed Dennis Lehane’s Shutter Island will love this thriller.” —Library Journal (starred review)

“Excellent. All will marvel at the way Rosenfelt builds suspense.”—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

DOWN TO THE WIRE 

“Dynamite…Sly humor, breathless pacing, and terrific plot twists keep the pages spinning toward the showdown.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Rosenfelt’s Andy Carpenter novels are known for their breezy storytelling and humor...This one eschews humor to focus on the actions of ordinary people faced with extraordinary trials. It also employs a whiplash plot turn…an engaging suspense tale.” —Booklist

“A terrific plot and a gripping narrative.” —The Toronto Sun

“I am raving about this book…a page-turning thriller.”—Deadly Pleasure

DON'T TELL A SOUL

“Stellar… Rosenfelt keeps the plot hopping and popping as he reveals a complex frame-up of major proportions with profound political ramifications both terrifying and enlightening.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“This fast-paced and brightly written tale spins along…Don’t Tell a Soul is a humdinger.”
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“High-voltage entertainment from an author who plots and writes with verve and wit…Rosenfelt ratchets up tension with the precision of a skilled auto mechanic wielding a torque wrench.”
—Booklist (starred)

“Rosenfelt has earned his crime-novelist pedigree.”—Entertainment Weekly

“He delivers a fast, inventive stand-alone thriller you’ll never put down.”—Kirkus Reviews

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A CAREER CASE

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. But then he’s put on a case that turns his whole world upside down.

A FAMILY TORN

Sheryl Harrison is serving 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 now Sheryl’s fourteen-year-old daughter, Karen, is sick. She has a congenital heart defect and will die without a transplant. Sheryl is a matching donor—and is willing to die to save her daughter. But suicide, no matter the motive, is illegal. Now Jamie is in way over his head.

A TRIAL BY FIRE

With Sheryl on suicide watch, Jamie’s only shot at saving Karen is to reopen the murder case, prove Sheryl’s innocence, and get her freed so that she can pursue her own plan. And time is running out…

 

 

“Rosenfelt has earned his crime-novelist pedigree.”
—Entertainment Weekly

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5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Heart of a Killer Jan 18 2013
By Robin
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I thought it was a terrific book - although I had to read it so fast to find out what was going to happen! Was very sorry when it was finished. Rosenfelt is a great author!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding entry from Rosenfelt. Feb 24 2012
By MED - Published on Amazon.com
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I have enjoyed all of Rosenfelt's Andy Carpenter series. Realizing 'Heart of a Killer' wasn't another Carpenter installment disappointed me. Combining that with the synopsis I wasn't sure it was a book I would enjoy - bought it because it was Rosenfelt. Certainly not disappointed.

The book tells the story of Sheryl Harrison, in prison for the brutal murder of her husband Charlie six years previously. She has a daughter with a terminal heart condition and wants to donate her heart to her daughter. Enter Jaime Wagner - a young, Harvard educated attorney toiling as an associate at a big corporate firm. The firm has been assigned the Harrison case pro bono and it is eventually assigned to Wagner.

John Novack is the detective who answered the call to the Harrison home the day of the murder. He has always questioned her guilt. Wagner asks for his help and his decision to reopen the case obviously doesn't sit well with someone.

Wagner's attempt to honor Sheryl's wish to donate her heart to her daughter plays out against a national terrorist plot. John Novack's attempt to solve the Harrison murder runs headlong into the terrorist plot.

Rosenfelt weaves the story expertly. You are torn between rooting for Harrison's right to save her daughter and the character you have come to like and admire. Novack is a gruff cop and Wagner is smart and vulnerable. As always, Rosenfelt's storytelling is superb.

Highly recommend.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Rosenfelt homerun Feb 19 2012
By N. Gargano - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I am a huge David Rosenfelt fan, I love his Andy Carpenter series so much, they are a must buy and read for me.
When I saw this stand alone, I was at first a little disappointed, I was thinking I would rather have had something from the Carpenter series, but once I started the book, I knew I was in for another fun read from Mr. Rosenfelt.
First of all, I loved how from chapter to chapter, something else was going on. At first it was a little confusing, even knowing eventually it would all come together in the end. Then I realized I was discovering what was going on, the same way the main character was. It was a fun way to follow through the book.
Second, I really loved the secondary character of the policeman that was working with the main character. I was thinking how great it would be for him to have his own series.
Third, the evil guy, was really, really evil. Kind of James Bondish movie kind of evil, and that added to the fun of the book.
I started reading the book and was so glad it was a quiet day, I was able to sit and read until I had finished the book. Mr. Rosenfelt never disappoints.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great! Mar 16 2012
By Richard A. Mitchell - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
This is my the first I've read of Mr. Rosenfelt and I put him on the top pier of mystery/thriller authors with Crais, Koryta, Parker and the like.

Let's see if we can list the elements of this one: mother-daughter love, witty underachieving attorney, high tech hacking, national terror, gruff cop, murder, explosions, the FBI, and twists and turns in every short chapter.

Our "hero", Jamie aka "Harvard" is a lazy happily underachieving attorney in a white shoe firm who is given a pro bono case. All he has to do is arrange to have a convicted murderer allowed to donate her heart to her dying daughter. That alone is intriguing on all sorts of levels. But then the rub - it does not look as if she committed the murder she confessed to six years ago. Enter the arresting policeman and intrigue surrounding who her murdered husband really was.

Although it seems a stretch, the book turns into terrorism at an international level while Jamie is trying to get his client's suicidal wishes come true.

This is plainly a terrific mystery/thriller. The characters are great. There is just the right of humor and all through the book the heart-wrenching emotional aspect never gets maudlin. This is a true page turner and highly, highly recommended.
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