| The Finishing School Contributor(s): Martinez, Michele (Author), Keating, Isabel (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0792739019 ISBN-13: 9780792739012 Publisher: BBC Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: A late-night call from her boss sends federal prosecutor Melanie Vargas to a vast Park Avenue apartment where two beautiful teenagers, students at a posh East Side girls' school, lie dead under suspicious circumstances. As determined as she is smart and ambitious, Melanie will do what it takes to get to the truth. But it's tough for a woman to focus on work when she's paired with a hot cop who has a talent for making her pulse race. Heeling pressure from the top, Melanie needs answers fast. Breaking all the rules, she goes undercover on a hunt that takes her into the darkest recesses of the city's nightlife--and into the hands of a devious murderer with no intention of getting caught. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths - Fiction | Legal - Fiction | Thrillers - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Sound Library |
| Physical Information: 1.57" H x 6.5" W x 6.7" (0.92 lbs) |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - New York - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A late night call from her boss sends federal prosecutor Melanie Vargas to a vast Park Avenue apartment where two beautiful teenagers, students at a posh East Side girls' school, lie dead under suspicious circumstances. As determined as she is smart and ambitious, Melanie will do what it takes to get to the truth. But it's tough for a woman to focus on work when she's paired with a hot cop who has a talent for making her pulse race. Feeling pressure from the top, Melanie needs answers fast. Breaking all the rules, she goes undercover on a hunt that takes her into the darkest recesses of the city's nightlife-and into the hands of a devious murderer with no intention of getting caught. |
Contributor Bio(s): Martinez, Michele: - Michele Martinez, a graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Law School, was a federal prosecutor in New York City for eight years. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and two children. Keating, Isabel: -Isabel Keating has earned several AudioFile Earphones Awards for her audiobook narration and twice been a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. As an actress, she garnered a Drama Desk Award, Theatre World Award, and a Tony nomination for her critically acclaimed 2004 Broadway performance as Judy Garland in The Boy from Oz. She was awarded the Helen Hayes Award for Best Actress in 2000 for her portrayal of Flora Crewe in Tom Stoppard's Indian Ink. |