Blood Oath

Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper of the Manhattan Sex Crimes Unit is finally back at work following a leave of absence, and not a moment too soon. With more women feeling empowered to name their abusers, Alex is eager to return to the courtroom to do what she does best. But even she can\u27t anticipate the complexity of her first case when she meets Lucy, a young woman who testified years earlier at a landmark federal trial . . . and now reveals that she was sexually assaulted by a prominent official during that time. Yet Lucy\u27s isn\u27t the only secret Alex must uncover, with rumors swirling about one colleague\u27s abusive conduct behind closed doors and another\u27s violent, mysterious collapse. As the seemingly disparate cases of her client, adversary, and friend start to intertwine, Alex, along with NYPD detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace, finds herself in uncharted territory within Manhattan\u27s Rockefeller University, a premier research institute, hospital, and cornerstone of higher learning. But not even the greatest minds in the city can help her when unearthed secrets begin to collide in dangerous ways . . . and unless she can uncover the truth, the life-saving facility just may become her grave.https://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2020/1010/thumbnail.jp

Devil\u27s bridge

The Manhattan waterfront is one of New York City\u27s most magnificent vistas, boasting both the majestic Statue of Liberty and the George Washington Bridge, the world\u27s busiest span for motor vehicles. But in Devil\u27s Bridge, Detective Mike Chapman will discover the peril that lurks along this seemingly benign expanse as he takes on his most personal case yet: the disappearance of Alex Cooper. Coop\u27s sudden disappearance is fraught with terrifying complications: scores of enemies she has made after a decade of putting criminals behind bars a recent security breach with dangerous repercussions and a new intimacy in her relationship with Mike, causing the Police Commissioner himself to be wary of the methods Mike will use to get Coop back... if he can. --from publisher\u27s descriptionhttps://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2016/1007/thumbnail.jp

Death angel

Discovering the murdered body of a young woman in Ramble urban park, New York Assistant DA Alex Cooper and Detective Mike Chapman uncover disturbing links between the savage crime and a string of cold-case disappearances. In this novel the author, a former prosecutor for the City of New York, explores the rich, and little-known, history of New York City\u27s Central Park. Here she takes readers into the storied history of Central Park as Assistant DA Alex Cooper and Detective Mike Chapman race to track down a serial killer before yet another young woman is found dead. Is the body found in the Ramble the first victim of a deranged psychopath, or are other missing women in years past whose remains have never been found connected to this savage attack? Is this enormous urban park a sanctuary in the middle of the city, as it seems to the thousands of New Yorkers and tourists who fill it every day, or is it a hunting ground for a killer with a twisted mind?https://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2014/1006/thumbnail.jp

Terminal city: a novel

When the body of a young woman is found in the tower suite of the Waldorf Astoria--one of the most prestigious hotels in Manhattan--Assistant DA Alex Cooper and Detectives Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace find themselves hunting for an elusive killer whose only signature is carving a carefully drawn symbol into his victims\u27 bodies, a symbol that bears a striking resemblance to train tracks. When a second body bearing the same bloody symbol is discovered in a deserted alleyway right next to the Grand Central terminal building, all attention shifts to the iconic transportation hub, where the potential for a bigger attack weighs heavily on everyone\u27s minds --from publisher\u27s descriptionhttps://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2015/1007/thumbnail.jp