In the new crime thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling J.D. Robb, a small and easily concealed weapon wreaks havoc, and the killer is just a face in the crowd.
Jenna’s parents had finally given in, and there she was, at a New York club with her best friends, watching the legendary band Avenue A, carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist, Jake Kincade. Then, from the stage, Jake catches her eye, and smiles. It’s the best night of her life.
It’s the last night of her life.
Minutes later, Jake’s in the alley getting some fresh air, and the girl from the dance floor comes stumbling out, sick and confused and deathly pale. He tries to help, but it’s no use. He doesn’t know that someone in the crowd has jabbed her with a needle—and when his girlfriend Nadine arrives, she knows the only thing left to do for the girl is call her friend, Lieutenant Eve Dallas.
After everyone on the scene is interviewed, lab results show a toxic mix of substances in the victim’s body—and for an extra touch of viciousness, the needle was teeming with infectious agents. Dallas searches for a pattern: Had any boys been harassing Jenna? Was she engaging in risky behavior or caught up in something shady? But there are no obvious clues why this levelheaded sixteen-year-old, passionate about her music, would be targeted.
And that worries Dallas. Because if Jenna wasn’t targeted, if she was just the random, unlucky victim of a madman consumed by hatred, there are likely more deaths to come.
* from Goodreads
Hott Review of Random in Death:
Losing someone you love is painful. Losing a child, even more so. But when you lose a child and find that they were specifically chosen as a random victim… devastating!
And so begins our newest book in JD Robb’s in death series. Random in Death hits close to home for police detective Eve Dallas. With her friends caught up in the mix, Eve has to determine whether the people she has come to care about could possibly be a part of something so horrific.
Random in Death is one of the more police procedural type books. The mystery is interesting and great to follow as we watch Eve and Peabody work through their suspects and evidence to determine who could possibly be targeting the innocent.
Random in Death is a little steamier than some and the language of it more salty but it is a very interesting if peaceful story. It has loads of triggers and hits close to home so be prepared with a box of tissues.
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Author: J.D. Robb
Source: NetGalley (Plus I purchased it for Kindle and in Hardcover)
Publisher & Date: January 23, 2024 by St. Martin’s Press
Genre: Police Procedural, Futuristic, Mystery
ISBN: 9781250289544 (ISBN10: 1250289548)
Pages: 368
Grade: A
Ages: 18+
Steam: Adult
Series: In Death, 58
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