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kimmerp's review against another edition
4.0
Great read. Loved the characters, ready to read the next one.
akuhlma03's review against another edition
4.0
First book by this author and I was really impressed.
bjerz's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoy Alafair Burke's stories of bad people doing bad things and the amazing Ellie Hatch trying to track them down. A special treat in Dead Connection was a thinly veiled reference to a character in her father, James Lee Burke's, series.
civreader's review against another edition
3.0
3.5* - some niggles, some strange progressions in the story, but good prose, interesting characters (though not all fleshed out as much as I would have liked), and kept me interested until the end. (3* in rating because I didn't like it as much as many books I've given 4* - yet again showing why I dislike quantitative ratings for books...)
bookcrazyblogger's review against another edition
3.0
Rookie NYPD detective Ellie Hatcher might look like a low-key model but she’s got the grit, determination and brains to back that ass up. A transplant from Kansas after her cop dad was allegedly murdered, Ellie was content to work felony robberies. She’s pulled into the beginnings of a serial murder case by seasoned detective Flann McIlroy, who wants Ellie’s help in catching a killer who targets women using a dating site. As the leads begin to pile up, so do the similarities with the case her father was working as well as beginning to point some fingers at some shady FBI dealings. This was a pretty good police procedural and I had a lot of fun trying to put together the connections before the cops did. One thing that was a little annoying to me was how hard the novel worked to set up the sequel, which I presume is more on Ellie’s family life, specifically the case that launched her into being a cop. Another thing that frustrated me, was how hard the novel worked to convince me that she was this media darling-but I practically needed a prequel to know what case they were talking about that led to her becoming this media NYPD star. However, as far as police procedurals go, I’m going to recommend this one because Ellie really was quite the badass lady cop and if there’s one thing about me, it’s that I love badass female characters.
nickikendall's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
⭐⭐My first time reading an Alafair Burke book- her books have been on my radar for a while now. Maybe I have left it too late to enjoy her books, my police procedural thriller phase was quite a while ago now. It was an ok read, just not a page turner for me unfortunately. I can't say it met with the anticipation from the hype I have seen over her writing, but given how popular her writing seems to be, maybe it's just more a reflection of my changing tastes in reading. #tea_sipping_bookworm #litsy #goodreads #thestorygraph #amazonkindle #bookqueen #bookstagram
robinhigdon's review against another edition
3.0
pretty good audio book. i would read others in the series.
lindsay564's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent mystery/crime novel. I especially enjoyed the female protagonist.
bookbitch's review against another edition
Burke takes a break from her terrific Samantha Kincaid legal thriller series (Judgment Calls; Missing Justice; Close Case) with this novel of Internet dating, murder and high tech mayhem. Young New York City police detective Ellie Hatcher is temporarily re-assigned from the robbery division to maverick homicide detective Flann McIlroy. McIlroy is trying to tie together the murder of two young single women and wants some input from someone who can relate. An email is found on the body of the second victim and traced to an online dating service called FirstDate.com. After determining both women were members, the online dating service is approached about the men who had contacted the victims, but FirstDate is not too forthcoming - and anonymous men make difficult suspects. Hatcher and McIlroy dig deeper but more bodies start piling up, forcing the detectives to chase all over - including New Iberia, Louisiana, in a lovely homage to the author’s father, James Lee Burke. This stunning thriller ends with a tantalizing glimpse into what is sure to be a highly anticipated sequel. 07/07 Stacy Alesi, AKA The BookBitch Copyright © 2007 Cahners Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Reprinted with permission.
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