Review: Entombed
Entombed
Linda Fairstein
Simon & Schuster Audio, 2005
ISBN 0743538455
Abridged Audio Book
Read by Blair Brown
Manhattan sex crimes prosecutor Alexandra Cooper and her detective partners, Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace, are involved in the case of the Silk Stocking serial rapist. At the same time, workers have uncovered a body entombed behind a wall of a brownstone being torn down and Alex is drawn into the dark world of Edgar Allan Poe, who once lived in the house. This particular body, that of a young woman, has apparently been behind the wall for 25 years but seems to have a connection to a more recent murder. During their investigation, the team begins to think these two murders might have some relationship to the Silk Stocking rapist, who has reappeared after four years of inactivity.
Rich in atmosphere, this novel takes us to the Bronx Botanical Gardens. A wild landscape, it’s the perfect place for a deadly chase and the author writes about it in such a way as to make me want to see it someday. The descriptions of this and other less-than-famous New York City landmarks are the heart of this entry in the Alex Cooper series and they overshadow a bit the actual mysteries but not too much.  Ms. Fairstein also offers a great deal of history of Poe which I thoroughly enjoyed.
A particular episode of the investigation involving Alex is particularly Poe-worthy and chilling (although an inexplicably dumb move on her part helps put her in the situation) but it is a tragic event at the end that elevates Ms. Fairstein. Many mystery writers would never have the nerve to take such a step.
I listened to an abridged version but never felt there were scenes missing that were needed to carry the story. Actress Blair Brown is a good narrator with enough intensity as well as restraint to seem as though she really is Alex Cooper. I will be glad to try more books read by her.
Great cover, too!
Highly recommended.
Reviewed by Lelia Taylor.
December 28, 2009
Tags: audio book, mystery Posted in: My Reviews
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