212 / Alafair Burke / 362 pages

Detective Ellie Hatcher and her partner, Rogan, are called to investigate a murder at a prestigious 212 Lafayette Avenue, New York address.  The bodyguard of the owner was shot multiple times.  Robbery could have been a motive, or a home invasion based on a drug bust could have gone bad.  Ellie is convinced that the owner, Sparks, is intimately involved.  She eventually uncovers a dirty retired cop, a judge who abused and then cared for his son's nanny's teenage daughter.  Several call murders lead her to an exciting conclusion.