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Country US Publisher Putnam Media type Print Originally published June 1996 Followed by Stone angel Genre Mystery | 4/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date June 1996 Pages 308 Page count 308 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preceded by The Man Who Cast Two Shadows Similar Carol O'Connell books, Kathleen Mallory series books, Other books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Killing Critics is the third book in the Kathleen Mallory series written by Carol O'Connell. Mallory investigates the murder of Dean Starr, an artist killed in the middle of an exhibition. The killer made the murder appear to be performance art.
Mallory and her partner, Sergeant Riker, find links to a double murder that occurred 12 years ago in an art gallery owned by the same man. Mallory's late father, Markowitz, was on that case and although he got a confession and a conviction, he never for a minute believed that he had the right man. The NYPD considers the old case closed, and will not allow them to officially investigate.
Many of the same characters are involved in both killings
The New York City art world is a key character in the novel. The book also expands on Mallory's troubled childhood.