Killer Heat by Linda Fairstein

District Attorney Alex Cooper of New York City is sweating it out in August heat, prosecuting a rapist who was imprisoned 36 years ago. The victim is willing to undergo the stress and fear of facing her attacker to prove through DNA that he is indeed the rapist. Hold on, a body is discovered, a young woman brutally murdered and then a second body, beaten and disposed of in the same manner. Does the city have a serial killer on the loose? Then a third body is found and Alex pushes forward, realizing time is not on their side. This is a well written mystery with a bit of early American history thrown in. Well worth the read. Sandy P