New York Times bestseller Linda Fairstein has set her thrillers in some of New York’s most famous landmarked locations. From the treacherous waters swirling around Gracie Mansion to the remote caves within Central Park, Fairstein’s crime novels reveal the dark secrets concealed within these familiar sites. This summer, she goes to the heart of Manhattan and explores the mysteries of one of its most iconic buildings, Grand Central Terminal, in Terminal City (Dutton; On-sale: June 17, 2014).
Grand Central is one of the most famous structures in the world. More than 750,000 people pass through the station daily – many to marvel at its century-old architecture, enjoy its majestic celestial ceiling, and eat at the famed Oyster Bar. But few know the secrets that lie behind its elegant façade. There are sub-basement rooms that don’t appear on any blueprint or floor-plan, hidden staircases, catwalks that soar twenty stories above the famed concourse, and remote train platforms reserved for heads of state. All this, accessed by miles upon miles of underground tunnels, full of unimaginable dangers – making the terminal the perfect setting for a chilling mystery. And no one can tell it better than former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein.
Terminal City opens with the shocking discovery of a young woman’s body in the famed Waldorf Astoria hotel. The killer’s signature may be a symbol that resembles train tracks that he has carved into her skin – and which appear on another victim, even closer to Grand Central, within days of the first murder. Assistant DA Alex Cooper and NYPD homicide detective Mike Chapman, in their hunt for the elusive killer, have added pressure when the President of the United States makes plans to arrive at the great terminal for a meeting at the United Nations. Is the murderer picking his victims for a personal reason, or is his target the colossal train station itself, along with the hundreds of thousands of people who use it daily? With their personal relationship strained, Cooper and Chapman must work together to find a killer in a space so vast that he or she could easily hide in plain sight.
As is her trademark, Fairstein transforms Grand Central from a Manhattan landmark into a vibrant, even sinister character in her sixteenth novel, Terminal City. Like a commuter rushing for the last train, readers will race along with Cooper and Chapman, learning the glamorous history of the magnificent building as they’re exposed to its dark and deadly underside.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Linda Fairstein was the chief of the Sex Crimes Unit of the district attorney’s office in Manhattan for more than two decades and is America’s foremost legal expert on crimes of sexual assault and domestic violence. Her Alexandra Cooper novels are international bestsellers and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. She lives in Manhattan and on Martha’s Vineyard.
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