Alafair Burke

Alafair Burke will sign and discussThe Better Sister (Harper; $26.99).

Alafair Burke is the author of "two power house series" (Sun-Sentinel) that have earned her a reputation for creating strong, believable, and eminently likable female characters, such as NYPD Detective Ellie Hatcher and Portland Deputy District Attorney Samantha Kincaid. Alafair's novels grow out of her experience as a prosecutor in America's police precincts and criminal courtrooms, and have been featured by The Today Show, People Magazine, The New York Times, MSNBC, The Washington Post, USA Today, and The Chicago Sun-Times. According to Entertainment Weekly, Alafair "is a terrific web spinner" who "knows when and how to drop clues to keep readers at her mercy."

A graduate of Stanford Law School and a former Deputy District Attorney in Portland, Oregon, Alafair is now a Professor of Law at Hofstra Law School, where she teaches criminal law and procedure. Her books have been translated into 12 languages.

Learn more about Alafair at www.alafairburke.com

Event date: 

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - 6:30pm

Event address: 

2342 Bissonnet St
Houston, TX 77005
The Better Sister: A Novel By Alafair Burke Cover Image
$26.99
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ISBN: 9780062853370
Published: Harper - April 16th, 2019

A Washington Post and Sun Sentinel Best Book of the Year

“One hell of a rip-roaring read.”— Seattle Review of Books


The Wife: A Novel By Alafair Burke Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062390523
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Published: Harper Paperbacks - November 6th, 2018

“This might be the most gripping, insightful work from the best-selling author Alafair Burke yet. She poses a seemingly impossible, if undeniably compelling, challenge: a woman must either save her life or defend her husband, but not both.” — Entertainment Weekly


The Ex: A Novel By Alafair Burke Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062390493
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Published: Harper Paperbacks - January 31st, 2017

“Superb…. Equal measures superlative mystery and crack courtroom thriller reminiscent of the great John Lescroart or the William Diehl classic "Primal Fear.” We literally never know what’s coming next. . . a wholly satisfying and brilliantly constructed whiz bang of a tale.” — Providence Journal


All Day and a Night: A Novel of Suspense (Ellie Hatcher) By Alafair Burke Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062208392
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Published: Harper Paperbacks - June 16th, 2015

A new murder case with ties to a convicted serial killer leads Detective Ellie Hatcher into a twisting investigation with explosive and deadly results in this superb mystery from the “terrific web spinner” (Entertainment Weekly) Alafair Burke.


If You Were Here: A Novel of Suspense By Alafair Burke Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062208361
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Published: Harper Paperbacks - May 13th, 2014

If You Were Here is a thrilling novel of suspense from Alafair Burke, the author Dennis Lehane calls “one of the finest young crime writers working today.”
 
Manhattan journalist McKenna Jordan is chasing the story of an unidentified woman who heroically pulled a teenaged boy from the subway tracks.