A Clean Kill

by Leslie Glass

Manhattan's Upper East Side isn't a neighbourhood that NYPD detective April Woo and Precinct Captain Mike Sanchez associate with grisly crimes - until the wife of a celebrity chef is slashed to death in her fashionable townhouse. The obvious suspect is her long-time nanny. Then the victim's best friend is murdered as well. The suspect in the case - the nanny. As April's investigation unfolds, so do the victims' privileged secrets...and each one of...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451411897
• ISBN13: 9780451411891
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Onyx Books
• Length: 357 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

4.5 stars

This is the first book I've read in this series featuring NYPD detective April Woo. I really must find at least one more book in this series to determine if it's the author I like or just this particular story. Two young wealthy women are murdered, both are found by their nannies (er--the nannies of their children, not the women's nannies). It was a nice mystery, and I liked the detective. If the reviewers who say this isn't as good as other books in the series are correct, it looks like I'm in for a real treat once I find the previous books.

Clean Kill

Leslie Glass has brought April Woo to a new high. Could not wait for this one.

Good Installment of the Series

Although predictable, I enjoyed this installment of the April Woo series. I was a bit shocked though to find April and Mike married. I had to go back to the author's website to see if I'd missed an installment because I was really surprised that she'd marry the characters off and have it happen "off-screen." That could've been a book all by itself. I do sense the series will be winding down soon with all the hinting about April not feeling well, and her mother's potions to try to get her pregnant. It's too bad, because this is one of the better procedural series out there.

Another Face Paced Novel!

Although you could see the ending of this one, I still found the book to be immensely enjoyable and read it in a day. The introduction of Eloise Gelo gives the series a new direction to go in as Woo must train someone who handles police work much like herself. If your a Woo fan, I don't think you'll be disappointed with this installment of the series - it was well-written, character-driven and fun!

The best April Woo novel yet!

Here's the novel April Woo fans have been waiting for -- NYPD Detective Sargeant April Woo is back in the ninth novel in the New York Time Best-Selling series by Leslie Glass. If you haven't read any of the Leslie Glass novels featuring NYPD Detective April Woo, this is a good place to start. "A Clean Kill" is getting rave reviews in all of the mystery magazines. Glass makes her characters and the city of New York come to life as only a native New Yorker could. You will love this series! A testament to their enduring popularity, all 9 books are still in print. Leslie Glass has created her most provocative and spine-tingling work yet with "A Clean Kill", with all the characters her readers have come to love, and with the page-turning, heart-thumping action we have come to expect from this author. And, in a development that makes the characters even more real, April's relationship with Mike has taken the next big step -- they are now married and trying to put aside their work long enough to take their honeymoon. Unfortunately a murder on Manhattan's Upper East Side delays their plans once again: Maddy Wilson, the wife of a celebrity chef, is slashed to death in her fashionable townhouse. The murder scene alone is worth the price of the book. This is a keeper!