Synopses & Reviews
#1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb takes us to the New York City of 2060, where Lieutenant Eve Dallas faces down a cop killer.A Amarylis Coltraine may have recently transferred to the New York City police force from Atlanta, but shes been a cop long enough to know how to defend herself against an assailant. When shes taken down just steps away from her apartment, killed with her own weapon, for Eve the victim isnt just one of us.
Dallass friend Chief Medical Examiner Morris and Coltraine had started a serious relationship, and from all accounts the two were headed for a happy future together. But someone has put an end to all that. After breaking the news to Morris, Eve starts questioning everyone from Coltraines squad, informants, and neighbors, while Eves husband, Roarke, digs into computer data on Coltraines life back in Atlanta. To their shock, they discover a connection between this case and their own painful, shadowy pasts.
The truth will need to be uncovered one layer at a time, starting with the box that arrives at Cop Central addressed to Eve containing Coltraines guns, badge, and a note from her killer: You can have them back. Maybe someday soon, Ill be sending yours to somebody else.
But Eve Dallas doesnt take too kindly to personal threats, and she is going to break this case, whatever it takes. And thats a promise.
Review
The characters are compelling, the plot suspenseful and the sci-fi twist is an added dimension.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Synopsis
Amarylis Coltraine had recently transferred to the New York City police force from Atlanta, but she's been a cop long enough to know how to defend herself against an assailant. When she's taken down just steps away from her apartment, disarmed, and killed with her own weapon, for Eve Dallas, the victim isn't just one of us.
Synopsis
J. D. Robb takes us to the New York City of 2060, where Lieutenant Eve Dallas faces down a cop killer.
About the Author
Nora Roberts is the number-one New York Times bestselling author of more than 150 novels. Under the pen name J. D. ROBB, she is the author of the futuristic suspense In Death series, featuring Lieutenant Eve Dallas and Roarke. With more than 280 million copies of her books in print, Roberts has had more than one hundred bestsellers on the New York Times list.