Buzz Killer Author:Tom Straw 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 aburglar the tabloids nickname the Buzz Killer for his MO oflobby-buzzing apartments to select his targets. But when he... more » is thevictim of an attempted jailhouse killing and then someone tries to killMacie, her murder case reveals itself to be something bigger.
Stonewalled by a hostile DA and shut down by a code of silence from the BuzzKiller's criminal circle, she crosses paths with Gunnar Cody, anex-detective dismissed from the NYPD's elite surveillance unit. Thebrash former police spy is now a freelance video journalist tramplingall over Macie's case, shooting a documentary. In spite of hermisgivings about his methods, Macie and Gunnar form an uneasypartnership fraught with moral conflicts and romantic sparks.
Inconstant danger from a ruthless contract killer, they collide with anunscrupulous pharmaceutical CEO, a playboy prince, rogue FBI agents, ahigh-tech cat burglar, a sadistic call girl, plus a scheme to launderillegal Russian billions through Manhattan luxury real estate. In anemotional climax they expose a deadly conspiracy that reaches thehighest halls of power, culminating in a shocking twist that's anythingbut a buzz killer.« less