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Investigating the baffling murder case of an ordinary and much-loved private school teacher, New York City lieutenant Eve Dallas struggles to identify who may have wanted the death of an innocent man.
J.D. Robb is de gevierde auteur achter de bestsellerreeks In Death, een futuristische suspense-saga gericht op luitenant Eve Dallas en haar turbulente verleden in New York City. Wat begon als een trilogie, boeide de lezers al snel en leidde tot een enorme vraag naar verdere avonturen van Eve en de raadselachtige Roarke. Robb's vertelstijl combineert meesterlijk spannende thrillers met complexe karakterontwikkeling, waarbij de complexiteit van gerechtigheid en verlossing wordt onderzocht.






Investigating the baffling murder case of an ordinary and much-loved private school teacher, New York City lieutenant Eve Dallas struggles to identify who may have wanted the death of an innocent man.
Eve Dallas's "tough cop" exterior is shaken when her former foster mother demands money in exchange for protecting secrets from Dallas's childhood, a situation that becomes more complicated when the woman is found murdered.
In een duistere hoek van de stad wordt het stoffelijk overschot van een prostituee gevonden, samen met een brief die is gericht aan Eve Dallas, en ondertekend met de naam Jack. Dat is het begin van een zenuwslopend kat-en-muisspel tussen Eve en een hyperintelligente seriemoordenaar die vast van plan is alle beruchte seriemoordenaars uit de geschiedenis te imiteren, te beginnen met Jack the Ripper...
De doden waren haar werk. Ze leefde met ze, werkte met ze, bestudeerde ze. Ze droomde zelfs van ze. Ze vond moord niet meer schokkend, maar nog steeds walgelijk. Het eerste slachtoffer wordt op de stoep gevonden, in de stromende regen. Het tweede slachtoffer ligt in de tuin van het gebouw waar ze woonde. Inspecteur Eve Dallas ziet genoeg overeenkomsten. Zo waren beide slachtoffers mooie en zeer succesvolle vrouwen - hun glamoureuze bestaan en hun liefdesleven hielden de hele stad bezig. De relaties die ze hadden met de machtigste en rijkste mannen van New York bieden Eve een lange lijst met verdachten - onder wie haar eigen geliefde, Roarke.
Eve Dallas and her partner, Peabody, investigate a brutal crime involving the murder of an elderly grocery owner by three drugged youths. This case marks a significant moment for Peabody, who is now the primary detective, stepping into a new role of authority and responsibility, having learned from Eve. After apprehending the suspects, Peabody finds herself in a precarious situation. Eager to enhance her fitness, she decides to work out at a seldom-used gym at Central. Following an intense session, she retreats to a shower stall, enjoying the solitude. However, her peace is shattered when two fellow officers, Garnet and Oberman, enter and begin arguing. Peabody overhears them discussing illicit activities involving a "product," a house in the islands, and a person named Keener, who is linked to a suspicious overdose. Realizing the officers are corrupt and involved in murder, Peabody remains hidden, aware of the danger she faces. Fortunately, the officers leave without noticing her presence. Understanding the gravity of the situation, Peabody enlists Eve and her husband, Roarke, to gather the necessary evidence to expose the corrupt cops, fully aware that they have already committed murder to protect their secrets and will likely do so again.
Includes Three Favorites: Eternity in Death, Ritual in Death, Missing in Death
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author: three popular Eve Dallas stories together for the first time in one volume. J. D. Robb's In Death novels have been praised as "Law & Order: SVU-in the future" ( Entertainment Weekly ). Now, together for the first time in one volume, are three stories that spotlight Lieutenant Eve Dallas doing what she does best: solving crime with skill, integrity, and passion. Eternity in Death A seductive killer is luring in victims with a promise of the impossible-immortality. Eve Dallas must strip away the fantasy to catch the coldhearted madman. Ritual in Death Eve is plunged into the violent aftermath of a ritualistic murder-and into the mind of an alleged witness who can't remember a thing to save his life. Missing in Death When a woman disappears from a New York City ferry, it's a case that only Eve Dallas can solve- because the woman didn't jump, and yet she's not on board.
Every cop gets angry when a police officer is killed. And Lieutenant Eve Dallas is no exception. Throwing every resource into solving Amarylis Coltraine's brutal murder, Eve encounters bitter opposition from Coltraine's fellow officers, who are desperate to take over the case. But when Eve receives a strange parcel containing Coltraine's badge and gun together with a note threatening the imminent arrival of her own ID, she knows the case has just got personal. Then a link to millionaire Alex Ricker, son of a criminal she had put behind bars, heats things up even further. Ricker was romantically involved with Amarylis - did she leak information to him and then have a change of heart? Eve must put herself in extreme danger to get to the truth . . .
First it was a limo driver shot through the neck with a crossbow. Then it was a high-priced escort stabbed through the heart with a bayonet. Random hits, thrill kills, murderers with a taste for the finer things in life – and death – are making NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas angry. And an angry Eve can be just as an efficient and dangerous predator as the killer. As time runs out on another innocent victim’s life, Eve’s investigation will take her into the rarified circle that her husband, Roarke, travels in – and into the perverted heart of madness….
In this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series, Lieutenant Eve Dallas must solve the murder of an actress whose final role was to die for... Lieutenant Eve Dallas is no party girl, but she’s managing to have a reasonably good time at the celebrity-packed bash celebrating The Icove Agenda, a film based on one of her famous cases. It’s a little spooky seeing the actress playing her, who looks as though she could be her long-lost twin. Not as unsettling, though, as seeing the actress who plays Peabody—drowned in the lap pool on the roof of the director’s luxury building. Talented but rude and widely disliked, K.T. Harris made an embarrassing scene during dinner. Now she’s at the center of a crime scene—and Eve is more than ready to get out of her high heels and strap on her holster to step into the role she was born to play: cop.
Lieutenant Eve Dallas delves into the world of virtual reality gaming to stop a sadistic killer in this In Death novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb. They died with smiles on their faces. Three apparent suicides: a brilliant engineer, an infamous lawyer, and a controversial politician. Three strangers with nothing in common—and no obvious reasons for killing themselves. Police lieutenant Eve Dallas finds the deaths suspicious. And her instincts pay off when autopsies reveal small burns on the brains of the victims. Was it a genetic abnormality or a high-tech method of murder? Eve’s investigation turns to the provocative world of virtual reality games—where the same techniques used to create joy and desire can also prompt the mind to become the weapon of its own destruction...
Seconds after partaking of wine during a Catholic funeral mass, Father Miguel Flores is dead on the altar. Detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas confirms that the consecrated wine contained enough potassium cyanide to kill a rhino. And though the East Harlem neighborhood is a long way from the stone mansion she shares with her billionaire husband Roarke, it’s the holiness flying around St. Christobal’s that makes her uneasy. The autopsy reveals faint scars of knife wounds, a removed tattoo—and evidence of plastic surgery suggesting “Father Flores” may not be the man his parishioners thought. Now, as Eve pieces together clues that suggest identity theft, gang connections, and a deeply personal act of revenge, she hopes to track down whoever committed this unholy act. Until a second murder—in front of an even larger crowd of worshippers—knocks the whole investigation sideways…
Midnight in Death/Unexpected Gift/Christmas Promise/Berry Merry Christmas (Christmas Anthology)
"Midnight in Death" / J.D. Robb (In Death #7.5)Lieutenant Eve Dallas's name has a made a Christmas list, but it's not for being naughty or nice. It's for putting a serial killer behind bars. Now the escaped madman has her in his sights. Eve must postpone her first Christmas with her new husband, Roarke, and she must stop the killer from exacting his bloody vengeance-or die trying. But with her husband at her side, they still manage to find ways to celebrate...."Christmas Promises" / Susan Plunkett's Brings a woman and her ex-fiance together after four long years as they search for a missing child - and make up for broken promises of Christmases past..."The Unexpected Gift" / Dee HomesSabrina McKay and her five-year-old son are coping with the first Christmas since her divorce when her sons finds a "body" in the yard - and unexpectedly they rediscover the true spirit of the holidays..."A Berry Merry Christmas" / Claire CrossA mysterious nanny has a special message to deliver to a young orphan and her uncle who long to feel the joy of Christmas in their hearts once again...
When a cosmetic surgeon is killed in his office with tidy precision, Detective Eve Dallas must track down the cunning, cold-blooded killer, who may be one of the doctor's beautiful female patients.
Even in an age of cutting-edge technology, old beliefs die hard...Conducting a top secret investigation into the death of a fellow police officer has Lieutenant Eve Dallas treading on dangerous ground. She must put professional ethics before personal loyalties. But when a dead body is placed outside her home, Eve takes the warning personally. With her husband, Roarke, watching her every move, Eve is drawn into the most dangerous case of her career. Every step she takes makes her question her own beliefs of right and wrong - and brings her closer to a confrontation with humanity's most seductive form of evil...
In this gripping thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series, Lieutenant Eve Dallas delves into her billionaire husband Roarke's business world to track a hitman. After the suspicious murder of accountant Marta Dickenson, Eve discovers a dangerous killer who leaves clues behind, forcing her to become bait to catch him.
Homicide detective Eve Dallas must untangle a twisted family history while a hostage’s life hangs in the balance—in the new In Death novel by New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb.The woman’s body was found in the early morning, on a bench in a New York City playground. She was clean, her hair neatly arranged, her makeup carefully applied. But other things were very wrong—like the tattoo and piercings, clearly new. The clothes, decades out of date. The fatal wound hidden beneath a ribbon around her neck. And the note: Bad Mommy, written in crayon as if by a child.Eve Dallas turns to the department’s top profiler, who confirms what seems obvious to Eve: They’re dealing with a killer whose childhood involved some sort of trauma—a situation Eve is all too familiar with herself. Yet the clues suggest a perpetrator who’d be roughly sixty years old, and there are no records of old crimes with a similar MO. What was the trigger that apparently reopened such an old wound and sent someone over the edge?When Eve discovers that other young women—who physically resemble the first victim—have vanished, the clock starts ticking louder. But to solve this case she will need to find her way into a hidden place of dim light and concrete, into the distant past, and into the cold depths of a shattered mind.
Manchmal sind Familienbande eine tödliche Verbindung ... Eve und ihr Team werden zu einem Tatort gerufen. Diesmal mit von der Partie: Eves Ehemann Roarke, Ire und milliardenschwerer Selfmademan. Unter den Gaffern entdeckt Roarke einen Mann, den er seit seiner Jugend in Dublin kennt. Lorcan Cobbe ist nicht nur gefährlicher Auftragskiller, sondern behauptet auch, Roarkes Halbbruder sein. Eve vermutet, dass Cobb hier für jemand die Drecksarbeit erledigt hat. Roarke hingegen befürchtet, dass auch Eve auf der Abschussliste steht – Cobbe will ihn leiden sehen! Gemeinsam gehen sie auf die Jagd, im Bewusstsein, dass ihnen tödliche Gefahr droht … Sie lieben es spannend und romantisch? Dann lesen Sie auch »Rendezvous mit einem Mörder« und erfahren Sie, wie die Liebesgeschichte von Eve und Roarke begann.
Drückende Sommerglut liegt über New York, die Stadt ist mit Gewalt aufgeheizt. Ist dies der Grund, dass ein bislang unauffälliger kleiner Dealer plötzlich ausrastet, bis ihn die Kugel eines Polizisten stoppt? Was bedeutet die mysteriöse Botschaft „Absolute Reinheit erreicht“ auf dem Bildschirm seines Computers? Eve Dallas gerät unter Druck, als der Computerspezialist der Polizei unter ähnlichen Umständen Amok läuft. In Eve keimt ein furchtbarer Verdacht auf: Der Tod kommt online ..