I hadn't read a Linda Fairstein book in years and it felt good to hear [the audiobook] her again. The book moved relationships along and made you wonder where they would go in the future. It gave a wonderful history lesson of architecture of early NYC. It also gave a lesson of on the organization of human trafficking. Despite the dark subject, the camaraderie of the good guys pulls you through and makes this book a satisfying read. ( )

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Some of this seems to have been written directly from research notes on early New York history. Human trafficking/slave trade parallels initially seem too obvious and then turn out to be something of a red herring for the ultimate resolution. Found the book in the apartment building's laundry room and back it will go. ( )

I really enjoy Linda Fairstein and her protagonist Alexandra "Alex" Cooper.

Alex is a no-nonsense, hard working, justice driven, caring sex-crimes prosecutor for the NY City DA. Alex works closely with two long time friends: Mercer an older, seasoned & calm Detective & Mike Chapman a hardcore, smart-mouthed, oft times rude Homicide Detective.

This book opens with a ship (the Golden Voyage) of "human" cargo running aground off shore N.Y. City and one of the drowning victims actually being a murder victim of one of the traffickers. Involved are: a the Mayor, a City Council member, the DA, DA's Assistant, a Congressman, the Congressman's "girlfriend", the Mayor's top Aide, & others.

At first the story was a bit slow going.....but what I found interesting was the tie-in of the crimes to several of New York's Historical Mansions which were built in the late 1700's & early 1800's. The book picked up right about the middle, so I'm glad I didn't give up..... There was a definite clue as to who the bad guy was, but since I don't look for those things very often I missed it.....

All in all I really liked this book and now I am researching some of the Historical Mansions in NYC.
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As always I learned some interesting NYC history and enjoyed a good story. Fairstein does not disappoint. ( )