NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher and her partner, J. J. Rogan are assigned as the "fresh look" team to take another look at the investigation of an old murder case. The man convicted of killing several women 20 years ago is Anthony Amaro, who is currently sitting in prison for these horrific crimes. However, the recent murder of psychotherapist Helen Brunswick has suggested that he may not have killed those women after all. The way she is murdered is identical to what was done to those other women all those years ago.

Attorney Carrie Blank is contacted by celebrity attorney Linda Moreland to come to work for her to assist on the Amaro case. Linda has made a name for herself in overturning convictions of criminals, many of whom did turn out to be innocent. Criminal law is not what Carrie is used to but, this time, she has a personal stake in things. Her sister Donna was supposedly one of Amaro's victims and Carrie wants nothing more than to get to the truth of what happened.

With so many twists and turns that seem to keep popping up in their fresh look at things, Ellie and J. J. start to wonder if they are going to get this all figured before time runs out; and it is running out very quickly. Amaro is set to be released and they know he is too dangerous to be on the streets. But can they prove it in time?

ALL DAY AND A NIGHT is the latest entry into the Ellie Hatcher series and it does not disappoint. Moving at a fast and thrilling pace, the reader is treated to many disturbing and frightening revelations along the way. You will also revisit some familiar characters who will become involved in the final resolution of this very complex case.

The characters that Ms. Burke writes are quite three dimensional, which makes for an even more exciting book. In fact, I kept seeing ALL DAY AND A NIGHT as a movie or even a television series. The plot fairly leaps off the pages and I was often so immersed in the events that I simply could not stop reading.

ALL DAY AND A NIGHT is clearly one of the most engrossing, electrifying and breathtaking books you are likely to pick up this year. Don't miss out on this treat for the senses!

Book Summary

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 chilling detail that police have kept secret: the victim’s bones were broken after she was killed. Her injuries were eerily similar to the signature used twenty years earlier by Anthony Amaro, a serial killer serving a life sentence for his crimes. 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.

NYPD Detectives Ellie Hatcher and 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 defense lawyer with a young associate named Carrie Blank, whose older sister was one of Amaro’s victims.

As the NYPD and Amaro’s lawyers search for certainty among conflicting evidence, their investigations take them back to Carrie’s hometown, where secrets buried long ago lead to a brutal attack—one that makes it terrifyingly clear that someone has gotten too close to the truth.

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