With apologies to Chef Emeril Lagasse, the best way to describe David Rosenfelt’s new novel, DOWN TO THE WIRE, is that the author has “kicked it up a notch” with a fast-paced, chilling mystery that is unlike any of his previous efforts. Rosenfelt is the author of an entertaining series that is a lighthearted courtroom and mystery combination featuring Andy Carpenter, a fast-talking and quick-witted attorney who verbally baits prosecutors, judges, police officers and citizens as he battles to free innocent clients. Readers know that Carpenter will prevail and that his client will be vindicated in the end. DOWN TO THE