From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Near the start of Burke's gripping second procedural to feature NYPD detective Ellie Hatcher (after
Dead Connection), Ellie happens on the mutilated body of college student Chelsea Hart in East River Park while on her morning jog. Friends of the victim point the cops toward posh nightclub Pulse, located in the trendy Meatpacking district, where Ellie and partner J.J. Rogan are able to match a VIP's credit card receipt to young and arrogant investment banker Jake Meyers, with whom Chelsea was last reported seen. But pinning the case on him doesn't feel right when Ellie discovers similarities between Chelsea's murder and two others from years past. Meanwhile, local media keep getting hold of unreleased facts of the case, making Ellie's superiors suspicious of her romantic relationship with
Daily Post crime reporter Peter Morse. Knowing the cops aren't on the right track lends a sense of dread to the plot. Burke leaves her principle characters little time to sleep; readers will relate.
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Review
"[Burke] scores on all counts in this thriller about a serial killer with a hair fetish.... [Her] brisk and ultimately suspenseful narrative offers wily and intricate plotting and sharply etched major and minor characters." (Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review) )
"Addictive. .Holds the readers attention from first word to last, and begs for a sequel." (Kirkus Reviews on Dead Connection )
"Alafair Burke is one of those rare writers whose books are both scary and cerebral. Complex plotting, multi-layered characters, a creepy serial killer - in Angel's Tip, Burke has once again proven herself a terrific storyteller." (Sandra Brown )
"Gripping.. Burke leaves her principle characters little time to sleep; readers will relate." (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )
"Angel's Tip is a riveting read that snaps with the beat of New York. Be prepared for a knuckle-biting journey that'll keep you turning pages until the very end." (Faye Kellerman )
"Alafair Burke has created a winning heroine in Ellie Hatcher, someone to root for not only in this book, but I hope in many more tales as yet untold." (Tami Hoag )