In the new Eve Dallas police thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author J. D. Robb, what looked like a lover’s quarrel turned fatal has larger—and more terrifying—motives behind it…

The scene in the West Village studio appears to be classic crime-of-passion: two wineglasses by the bed, music playing, and a young sculptor named Ariel Byrd with the back of her head bashed in. But when Dallas tracks down the wealthy Upper East Side woman who called 911, the details don’t add up. Gwen Huffman is wealthy, elegant, comforted by her handsome fiancé as she sheds tears over the trauma of finding the body—but why did it take an hour to report it? And why is she lying about little things?

As Eve and her team look into Gwen, her past, and the people around her, they find that the lies are about more than murder. As with sculpture, they need to chip away at the layers of deception to find the shape within—and soon they’re getting the FBI involved in a case that involves a sinister, fanatical group and a stunning criminal conspiracy.

* from Goodreads

Hott Review

What a book! Although I read this before and I remember it being jarring, it hit a little differently this time. And this time my daughter is at the age where she would have been a recruit… And nothing causes you more fear or trepidation then imagining your children in harm. Many times as I read this, I cannot wrap my head around not only the leadership of cults but also of the followers. Why? I just can’t wrap my head around that. As always, I loved watching Eve and the team presses the investigation and seeing how her mind works and how the case clicks together. There were a few times during this book where I thought that there was a bit of a leap, but nothing overwhelmingly off kilter that caused me to not want to engage. I especially loved rereading Mavis’s house buying excursion and how they’ve created their own family.

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Author: J.D. Robb
Source: NetGalley & Kindle & Hardcover
Publisher & Date: February 9, 2021 by St. Martin’s Press
Genre: Mystery, Suspense, Police Procedural
ISBN: 9781250272744 (ISBN10: 1250272742)
Pages: 400
Grade: A+
Ages: 18+
Steam: Adult
Setting: 2059New York City, New York (United States)
Series: In Death #52

 

 

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