Bad Blood Fairstein, Linda

Alexandra Cooper is Manhattan's top sex crimes prosecutor, but this time the crime scene isn't a courtroom — it's a museum. When a young woman is found dead in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Alex is pulled into a case that winds through the darkest corners of New York's elite art world. Linda Fairstein, herself a former Manhattan prosecutor who ran the Sex Crimes Unit for two decades, writes legal thrillers that crackle with insider authority. This is procedural fiction that doesn't just feel real — it is real, filtered through years of courtroom battles and late-night investigations. If you like Patricia Cornwell's forensic detail or John Grisham's legal maneuvering but want a protagonist who's sharp, uncompromising, and genuinely good at her job, Alex Cooper delivers.