Alafair Burke Books

The extraordinary new novel from the grande dame of suspense, Mary Higgins Clark, and Alafair Burke.

Two young, single women are murdered on the streets of New York City, exactly one year apart. Their only connection: Both had posted profiles on the popular online dating service, FirstDate.com. Enter NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher. She fits the profile of the victims, and is called in for a special assignment to the homicide team. FirstDate.com promises its online clientele that they'll remain anonymous and safe. But Ellie is about to discover that the company is protecting the identity of the killer more than it protected the safety of his victims... Soon Ellie is entangled in a web of anonymous identities and false leads as she tries to attract and lure in a suspect. But time is running out to find the killer before he claims his next victim which, in a devastating twist of fate, is looking more and more likely to be Ellie herself....

Television producer Laurie Moran and her fiancée, Alex Buckley, the former host of her investigative television show, are just days away from their mid-August wedding, when things take a dark turn. Alex's seven-year-old nephew, Johnny, vanishes from the beach. A search party begins and witnesses recall Johnny playing in the water and collecting shells behind the beach shack, but no one remembers seeing him after the morning. As the sun sets, Johnny's skim board washes up to shore, and everyone realizes that he could be anywhere, even under water. A ticking clock, a sinister stalker, and fresh romance combine in this exhilarating follow up to the bestselling You Don't Own Me--another riveting page-turner from the "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark and her dazzling partner-in-crime Alafair Burke.

In her new reality television series that explores unsolved crimes, Laurie Moran brings together the friends and family of a murdered UCLA student to see what new evidence from the cold case comes to light.

Focusing on urban legends, journalist McKenna Jordan investigates a heroic act involving an unidentified woman who saved a teenager from an oncoming train. Her pursuit intensifies when she discovers a video clip that may reveal the woman's identity, giving her a potential advantage over other reporters eager to uncover the truth behind the folktale. As McKenna delves deeper, she navigates the complexities of heroism and the stories that shape urban life.

When psychotherapist Helen Brunswick is murdered in her Park Slope office, the entire city suspects her estranged husband - until the District Attorney's Office receives an anonymous letter. The letter's author knows a detail that police have kept secret: the victim's bones were broken after she was killed, echoing a signature used twenty years earlier by Anthony Amaro, a serial killer serving a life sentence. Now, Amaro is asking to be released from prison, arguing that he was wrongly convicted, and that the true killer is still on the loose.Ellie Hatcher and her partner JJ Rogan are tapped as the 'fresh look' team to reassess the original investigation that led to Amaro's conviction. The case pits them against both their fellow officers and a hard-charging celebrity defence lawyer with a young associate named Carrie Blank, who has a personal connection to the case. As both the NYPD and Amaro's legal team search for certainty in years of conflicting evidence, their investigations take them back to Carrie's hometown, and to deadly secrets left behind.

While investigating the death of hotshot investigative reporter Percy Crenshaw, Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid becomes caught in the middle of an escalating battle between the DA's office and the Portland, Oregon, police.

The investigation into a missing judge plunges Samantha Kincaid into the murky waters of Portland's political landscape, revealing a web of crime, corruption, and cover-ups. As she navigates this complex environment, Kincaid must confront the challenges and dangers that come with uncovering the truth in a city riddled with secrets. This second installment in Alafair Burke's crime series promises a gripping exploration of justice and morality in a flawed system.

'A major talent.' HARLAN COBEN 'With Burke you know you're in good hands.' GILLIAN FLYNN Keep your enemies close and your sister closer... For a while, it seemed like both Taylor sisters had found happiness. Chloe landed a publishing job in New York City; Nicky married Adam, and became a mother to their son, Ethan. But now, fourteen years later, it is Chloe who is married to Adam and raising Ethan. When Adam is murdered at the couple's beach house, Chloe has no choice but to welcome her estranged sister back into her life and confront the truth behind family secrets they both tried to leave behind

A Boston Globe Best Book of 2018, this gripping domestic thriller explores the harrowing choice between loyalty and self-preservation. When Angela met Jason Powell while catering a dinner in East Hampton, she thought their romance would be fleeting. Instead, they married the following summer, and Angela saw it as a chance to start anew, moving to Manhattan with her son and leaving her tragic past behind. Six years later, Jason, now a bestselling author and media figure, draws Angela into the spotlight she sought to avoid. Their seemingly perfect life shatters when a college intern accuses Jason, followed by a more serious allegation from another woman, Kerry Lynch. Jason maintains his innocence, and Angela believes him, but when Kerry mysteriously disappears, Angela is compelled to reassess both her husband and the women she chose to doubt. This highly anticipated sequel to Burke’s Edgar-nominated work delves into the lengths a wife will go to protect her husband, questioning whether she will stand by him even as he risks pulling her down with him.