In her newest novel in the #1 "New York Times" bestselling series, Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb returns to the New York city of 2059, where Lieutenant Eve Dallas will struggle to solve murder of a seemingly ordinary family, and protect one small, terrified survivor.
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Writing as J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts sends us to 2059 for another rendezvous with NYPD lieutenant Eve Dallas. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
In the 20th fine volume of Roberts's futuristic mystery franchise, police lieutenant Eve Dallas is called in when lawyer Grant Swisher and his family are massacred with eerie skillfulness on the Upper West Side. The only survivor is 10-year-old Nixie, who evades-and witnesses-the killers as she creeps down to the kitchen for a midnight snack. Despite the painful memories of her own childhood that Nixie's presence calls up, Eve decides to hide the girl in the high-tech mansion she shares with her husband, billionaire businessman Roarke. With help from Roarke; her faithful sidekick, Peabody; and others, Eve discovers the existence of a shadowy former military operative with a grudge against Swisher-the lawyer helped the operative's battered wife divorce him right before she disappeared. The relatively early disclosure of the villain's identity and the dearth of other viable suspects dulls the suspense in the first half of the book, but tension escalates toward an absorbing denouement as a trap Eve sets for her target ends up with Nixie as its unintentional bait. Throughout, the series' colorful supporting cast and Eve's prickly personality-smartly showcased in her power struggles with everything from space-age vending machines to her own past-remain as vividly appealing as ever. Agent, Amy Berkower. (Jan.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
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I think this has to be one of the very best of the brilliant In Death series. In this book Robb has managed everything to perfection. The plot is fantastic, intricate, plausible, yet original. The characters - well, if you know anything about Eve Dallas you'll know how traumatic it is for her to find a small girl covered in blood, the only survivor of a family massacre. Eve and her ex-criminal husband Roarke react to this strange little creature in a perfectly believable way, since their own childhoods have given them no idea how to handle a wounded child. The other regular characters, Peabody, McNabb, Feeney et al, are just as beautifully drawn, as are the lesser individuals. Robb manages to merge emotions, humour, witty dialogue, and an excellent grasp of forensics, with a slightly futuristic backdrop as Lt Eve Dallas of the mid-twenty-first century New York Police and Security Department is faced with yet another homicide.
Brilliant! Nixie - a nine year old girl who survives the brutal murder of her entire family - clings to Eve as the person who rescued her. Eve takes her to stay with her and Roarke in order to keep her safe until they find out what sort of maniac would slip into a house and kill three adults and two children in their sleep. Nixie is a bright, spunky, interesting kid - and your heart breaks for her when you see her guilt at being the only survivor. A good case and a good cast of characters.
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