Creation in Death (In Death, #25)

by J D Robb

“IF YOU HAVEN’T READ ROBB, THIS IS A GREAT PLACE TO START.”—Stephen King

“A WITTY, DARK, PAGE-TURNING TALE OF FUTURISTIC CRIME FIGHTING. RAYMOND CHANDLER MEETS BLADE RUNNER MEETS SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.”—Jonathan Kellerman

New York City, 2060: Lieutenant Eve Dallas never forgets a corpse. Her new case will resurrect the memories of women she couldn’t save—and the killer who slipped out of her grasp…

When the body of a young brunette is found in East River Park, artfully positioned and marked by signs of prolonged and painful torture, Lieutenant Eve Dallas is catapulted back to a case nine years earlier. The city was on edge from a killing spree that took the lives of four women in fifteen days, courtesy of a man the media tagged “The Groom”—because he put silver rings on the fingers of his victims.
 
But this time, it becomes chillingly clear that the killer has made his attack personal. The young woman was employed by Eve’s billionaire husband, Roarke, washed in products from a store Roarke owns, and laid out on a sheet his company manufactures. Chances are, The Groom is working up to the biggest challenge of his illustrious career—abducting a woman who will test his skills and who promises to give him days and days of pleasure before she dies: Eve.

• ISBN10: 0425221024
• ISBN13: 9780425221020
• Publish Date: 1 April 2008 (first published 25 October 2007)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Penguin USA
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 384
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780425221020

Reviews

[Berls]

This has to be one of my favorites! The stress of everyone involved on this investigation - trying to catch the one that got away years ago was great. I loved seeing Roarke fully involved, more than ever before. And I loved the way everyone backed Eve up. I loved the comradery and the way they all pushed themselves so hard. It was just a really good story with a lot of heart. Love this series.

[mitabird]

3.5 stars

[ibeforem]

I really liked that more of this book was seen from Roarke’s point-of-view. It was a nice change of pace — like an episode of a tv cop drama where there’s a camera crew tagging along and you see everything through *that* camera. I liked the sense of urgency in this one. Not a lot of side plots here, almost everything is about the case. Another change of pace. I guess you have to shake things up once you get to #25!