Origin In Death
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4.5 • 699 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Detective Eve Dallas tracks the cunning, cold-blooded killer of a doctor and his son in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series.
A pioneer of modern reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, Dr. Wilfred B. Icove, is found dead in his office—murdered in a chillingly efficient manner: one swift stab to the heart. Struck by the immaculate condition of the crime scene, Dallas suspects a professional killing. Security disks show a stunningly beautiful woman calmly entering and leaving the building—the doctor’s final appointment.
Known as “Dr. Perfect,” the saintly Icove devoted his life to his family and his work. His record is clean. Too clean for Dallas. She knows he was hiding something and suspects that his son—and successor—knows what it is. Then, like father, like son, the young Dr. Icove is killed…with the same deadly precision.
But who is the mystery woman—and what was her relationship with the good doctors? While her husband, Roarke, works behind the scenes, Dallas follows her darkest instincts into the Icoves’ pasts. What she discovers are men driven to create perfection—playing fast and loose with the laws of nature, the limits of science, and the morals of humanity…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Set in the year 2059, this latest in Robb's long-running series (Naked in Death, etc.) featuring acerbic Lt. Eve Dallas of the New York police is the best in recent memory. In the past, Robb has kept whiz-bang futuristic effects to a minimum, allowing her world to grow organically out of dialogue and characterization; this time she incorporates science fiction elements including the future of cosmetic surgery, cloning, scientific morality and physical mortality into her plot, giving the series a big shot of adrenaline. Eve and her partner, Det. Delia Peabody, are visiting the Wilfred B. Icove Center for Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery on a celebrity murder case when the center's founder, old Wilfred Icove, is discovered with a scalpel rammed into his heart. Wilfred Jr., also a surgeon at the center, is grief stricken, as is his family and most of the rest of the country. Wilfred Sr., everyone agrees, was a saint. Except he wasn't, as Eve and savvy mystery readers will have already guessed. Eve gathers her usual crime-fighting crew around her, including her drop-dead gorgeous, fabulously wealthy, staggeringly brilliant husband, Roarke. Robb tones down the romance and ups the action ante as the team uncovers an increasingly horrific crime that builds to a race-against-the-clock climax that will have readers cheering.
Customer Reviews
Absolutely fantastic!
This is one of the very large collection of J.D. Robb books sharing the life of Lieutenant Eve Dallas, her husband Roarke, and her absolutely brilliantly crafted team and other characters. But this has been one of my favorite, in the beginning it seems slower and as if we are going in a very clear direction, but then something else goes wrong and we are in our way to building one of the most incredibly well put together situation that is beyond belief. J.D. Robb as per usual has you guessing and thinking you’re onto what’s happening next but this particular story is certainly not at all what you would have expected it to be. Really well written, great job on building characters even more and continuing the plot into a major twist that you don’t guess until you’re nearly upon it which is my favorite. Highly recommend this one out of the series so far from the first book to this one, however reading them in order really just allows the building upon each character that much more and you become so well acquainted with everyone that you care about them and are invested in their lives. Again, great book and highly recommend for a crime solving, mystery, and romance novel.
Origin is n Death
I'm hooked on the series. The tension builds throughout with a few twists and turns in the end.
Great title.
This story was too far out. I have a hard time visualizing this type of line. No way could Eve take down all this story entails. Also it ended without telling us what happened to all the children and babies. I also skipped over much of the thanksgiving festivities.