Portrait in Death by Unknown, J.D. Robb
Lieutenant Eve Dallas may live in 2059, but shes still a recognizable Manhattan police officer: mouthy, courageous, skeptical and impatient. In Robertss latest In Death novel (after Purity in Death), shes charged with finding a killer who murders young people full of innocence and promise, photographs them after death, then taunts both a top reporter and Dallas herself with notes about his handiwork. Just as her investigation of Manhattans clubs and colleges nears its peak, Eves husband, the wealthy entrepreneur Roarke, discovers that his mother is not the cold abandoner he remembers, but a tender young Irishwoman whom his father brutally murdered. While he struggles to understand his heritage, the couple must navigate stormy marital waters. Though the mysterys denouement doesnt live up to its promise, the book ably delivers on other fronts. Intensely female yet unfeminine in any traditional sense, Dallas has a complex edge that transcends genre stereotypes and gives the books romantic
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Portrait in Death
Unknown, J.D. Robb
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Lieutenant Eve Dallas may live in 2059, but shes still a recognizable Manhattan police officer: mouthy, courageous, skeptical and impatient. In Robertss latest In Death novel (after Purity in Death), shes charged with finding a killer who murders young people full of innocence and promise, photographs them after death, then taunts both a top reporter and Dallas herself with notes about his handiwork. Just as her investigation of Manhattans clubs and colleges nears its peak, Eves husband, the wealthy entrepreneur Roarke, discovers that his mother is not the cold abandoner he remembers, but a tender young Irishwoman whom his father brutally murdered. While he struggles to understand his heritage, the couple must navigate stormy marital waters. Though the mysterys denouement doesnt live up to its promise, the book ably delivers on other fronts. Intensely female yet unfeminine in any traditional sense, Dallas has a complex edge that transcends genre stereotypes and gives the books romantic
