The real-life work of sex-crimes prosecutor Linda Fairstein brought "riveting authenticity" <I>(Vanity Fair)</I> to her bestselling debut novel, <I>Final Jeopardy.</I> Now Fairstein's fictional counterpart -- smart and savvy assistant D.A. Alexandra Cooper -- returns in "[a] Grisham-esque page turner" <I>(Time)</I> that puts Alex in the line of fire. <BR> New York City's oldest and largest medical center is the scene of a ghastly attack: top neurosurgeon Gemma Dogen is found in her blood-soaked office, where she has been sexually assaulted, stabbed, and designated by the cops as a "likely to die." By the time Alex has plunged into the case, it's a high-profile, media-infested murder investigation with a growing list of suspects from among those who roam the hospital's labyrinthine halls. As Alex's passion to find the killer intensifies, she discovers this hospital is not a place of healing but of deadly peril -- and that she is the next target for lethal violence. <BR> A high-style thriller that sweeps from Manhattan to London to Martha's Vineyard, <I>Likely to Die</I> is an exhilarating tale from a justice system insider and provocative novelist.