Alafair Burke's Ellie Hatcher Collection: Three Pulse-Pounding Women Sleuths Mysteries – NYPD Crime Books of Murder

An addictive collection of thrillers from acclaimed New York Times bestselling suspense writer Alafair Burke, who draws on details from her own experiences as a criminal law professor and former prosecutor!212 In New York City, Nights Are Dangerous. Days Are Numbered. When NYU sophomore Megan Gunther finds personal threats posted to a website specializing in campus gossip, she’s taken aback by their menacing tone. Someone knows her daily routine down to the minute and is watching her—but thanks to the anonymity provided by the Internet, the police tell her there’s nothing they can do. Her friends are sure it’s someone’s idea of a joke, but when Megan is murdered in a vicious attack, NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher is convinced that the online threats are more than just empty words. With smooth, straight-talking partner J. J. Rogan at her side, Ellie tries to identify Megan’s enemies, but she begins to wonder if the coed’s murder was more than just the culmination of a cyber obsession. And when Megan’s roommate suddenly disappears, Ellie and J. J. know they have to find her before another young woman dies.Angel's TipA superb crime novel featuring NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher (“a strong female protagonist in the tradition of Sara Paretsky’s V.I. Warshawski and Marcia Muller’s Sharon McCone” Boston Globe), Angel’s Tip follows Ellie’s investigation into the murder of a young college student, quite possibly by a member of New York’s young moneyed elite. Fans of Lisa Gardner, Karin Slaughter, Harlan Coben, and Sue Grafton will most definitely want to trail along.Never TellSixteen-year-old Julia Whitmire appeared to have everything: a famous father, a luxurious Manhattan townhouse, and a coveted spot at the elite Casden prep school. When she is found dead in her bathtub, a handwritten suicide note left on her bed, her parents insists that their daughter would never take her own life. Detective Ellie Hatcher will be forced to uncover the truth behind this apparent suicide, navigating Julia's intriguing connections to both New York’s wealthiest—and its most dispossessed. Read more