The Jury Must Die

About this book

Carol OConnell succeeds triumphantly once again in creating an intriguing crime scenario and also an engaging group of characters all damaged in their own different ways who pursue their destinies in a city that is both darkly dangerous and resilient to disaster. After bringing in a unanimous and very dubious acquittal in a murder case only three of the original jurors remain alive. And someone known only as the Reaper because of the signature of a bloody scythe left at the crime scenes is clearly determined to make a clean sweep of the terrified survivors. Detective Sgt. Riker although on paid sick leave after a teenage psychopath pumped four bullets into his chest has a keen but unofficial interest in the case. And his NYPD Special Crimes partner Kathy Mallory orphan sociopath and computer genius is resolute that there will be no more personal defections in her life and determined to discover the identity of the killer before he or she makes a complete mockery of justice.