Buzz Killer

Download or read book Buzz Killer written by Tom Straw and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Tom Straw, the author of seven New York Times Bestsellers writing as Richard Castle,comes BUZZ KILLER, his first mystery since the Nikki Heat series. New York City public defender Macie Wild takes the homicide case of a burglar the tabloidsnickname the Buzz Killer for his MO of lobby-buzzing apartments to select his targets. But whenhe is the victim of an attempted jailhouse killing and then someone tries to kill Macie, hermurder case is suddenly something bigger-and more dangerous.Stonewalled by a hostile DA and shut down by a code of silence from the Buzz Killer's criminalcircle, she crosses paths with Gunnar Cody, an ex-detective dismissed from the NYPD's elitesurveillance unit. The brash former police spy is now a freelance video journalist trampling allover Macie's case, shooting a documentary. In spite of her misgivings about his methods, Macie and Gunnar form an uneasy partnership fraught with moral conflicts and romantic sparks.In constant danger from a ruthless contract killer, they collide with an unscrupulouspharmaceutical CEO, a playboy prince, rogue FBI agents, a high-tech cat burglar, a sadistic callgirl, plus a scheme to launder illegal Russian billions through Manhattan luxury real estate. In anemotional climax they expose a deadly conspiracy that reaches the highest halls of power,culminating in a shocking twist that's anything but a buzz killer.