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Killer Heat A Novel — Content Guide for Parents

By Linda FairsteinAnchor BooksISBN 9780307387745456 pages
Killer Heat A Novel

Found in this book

  • ViolenceCentral
  • Scary contentCentral
  • Sexual contentSupporting

Not found

  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Gender roles
  • Gender & orientation

Couldn't confirm

  • Profanity
  • Profanity: The sources do not say whether the book's text contains swearing.

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

It?s August in New York, and the only thing that?s hotter than the pavement is Manhattan D.A. Alex Cooper?s professional and personal life. Just as she?s claiming an especially gratifying victory in a rape case, she gets the call: The body of a young woman has been found in an abandoned building. The brutality of the murder is disturbing enough, but when a second body, beaten and disposed of in exactly the same manner, is found off the Belt Parkway, the city?s top brass want the killer found fast, before the tabloids can start churning out ghoulish serial killer headlines. Between dodging the bullets of the gang members who are infuriated by Alex?s most recent courtroom victory and keeping a rendezvous with a charming restaurateur, a serial killer on the loose is the last thing she needs on her plate right now. Then a third victim is found, and it becomes clear to Alex and her team that time is not on their side. Through Alex?s peerless interrogation skills?and one big break?the search becomes focused on someone who has a twisted obsession with the military. Once again Linda Fairstein brilliantly orchestrates a gripping mix of cutting-edge legal issues and forensics, New York City history, and spine-tingling suspense.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Killer Heat A Novel appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    A serial killer tortures, beats and strangles young women, a gang harasses and shoots at the prosecutor, and the climax is a violent confrontation on an island. A serial killer dumps bodies, and the story builds to a tense chase on abandoned islands during a storm, described as spine-tingling suspense.

  • Does Killer Heat A Novel have violence?

    Found (Central): A serial killer tortures, beats and strangles young women, a gang harasses and shoots at the prosecutor, and the climax is a violent confrontation on an island.

  • Does Killer Heat A Novel have scary content?

    Found (Central): A serial killer dumps bodies, and the story builds to a tense chase on abandoned islands during a storm, described as spine-tingling suspense.

  • Does Killer Heat A Novel have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Killer Heat A Novel have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Killer Heat A Novel have profanity?

    Couldn't confirm: The sources do not say whether the book's text contains swearing.

  • Does Killer Heat A Novel have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Killer Heat A Novel have sexual content?

    Found (Supporting): The story involves a rape trial and a serial rapist-killer, and one victim works as an escort and dominatrix; the sources describe these as topics of the case.

  • Does Killer Heat A Novel have gender roles?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Killer Heat A Novel have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

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