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It's snowing in New York. On the soaring skyscrapers. On the cozy brownstones.  And on the sidewalk in front of a trendy West side restaurant where two bodies lie entangled on the ground.  A man and a woman.  One viciously stabbed to death, the other the victim of an apparent heart attack.  Each married to someone else, both joined in a chilling tableau of death.

For Detective Sergeant April Woo, newly promoted and new to Manhattan's Midtown North, it is a baffling double homicide that screams of race, class, sex, and headlines.  Because the dead woman was the beautiful wife of African-American pro football player turned stockbroker Rick Liberty.  And the dead man was Liberty's close friend and perhaps his wife's lover.

With the heat coming down from City Hall-and Rick Liberty at the center of a raging media frenzy-the pressure is on for the NYPD to bring in a killer.  But April isn't so sure Liberty is guilty.  Neither is Mike Sanchez, April's former partner, who has just been brought in as a special investigator.  As the manhunt turns savage, April and Sanchez must uncover the truth before time runs out on the wrong suspect.  Yet even they can't predict the sudden, violent turn the case will take when a shocking piece of evidence comes to light.  Soon they are tracking a killer who is an expert at covering tracks and planting false leads.  A killer who is much closer than they think.

What People Are Saying

"The first sentence of "Judging Time" is a brilliant "hook" of the sort that writers long for but can rarely produce.  The ending is just as skillfully done, as Woo makes an important choice." - The Tampa Tribune-Times


"I'll drop what I'm doing to read Leslie Glass anytime." - Nevada Barr


"As expected, Glass gives us a complex and exciting story... The Characters and the racial tension are upfront, in your face, with punches pulled.  We've had "Hanging Time," " Loving Time," and "Burning Time," I'm sure I'm not alone in hoping there's a next time." - Connecticut Post


(April Woo's) the consummate anti-hero.  Psychologically rich...tackles every cultural assumption.  Like Chinese fireworks, bit by shining bit, Judging Time builds to an explosive climax as unpredictable and surprising as April herself." - Perri O'Shanghnessy


"Judging Time" is populated by interesting, three-dimensional people who are often very funny.  ...the ending is a genuine surprise.  Woo is so appealing a protagonist that Leslie Glass can keep her going for a long time." - The Star Ledger

"Glass writes a masterful police procedural that shows how plodding and painstaking-but ultimately exhilarating-a murder investigation can be.  But it's her wonderfully rich portrait of smart, sensible, intrepid, stubborn April Woo that sets this book apart from the also-rans. - Booklist

[Judging Time} will elate the reader. Leslie Glass is the superstar in the making, continues to climb the ladder toward the top rung." - Harriet Klausner for amazon.com


"Sharp as a scalpel...scary as hell.  Leslie Glass is Lady Mcbain." - Michael Palmer


"...difficult to put down.  This is the second novel I've read by Glass, and I plan to read her past and future work as well." - Tulsa World


"Glass does a masterful job of building suspense, and she's a wizard at creating believable, unforgettable character." - Rave Reviews


"It's the author's strong way with character that makes this series a winner for me." - Mystery News


"...Leslie Glass delivers a multi-faced exploration of race and culture...Glass expertly weaves April's two cultures into an emotional collision...[Glass] keeps the suspense intense." - Sun-Sentinel

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