Author: J.D. Robb
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Publication Date: September 2018
Genre: Urban Fantasy / Mystery / Suspense
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Description: Lieutenant Eve Dallas puzzles over a bizarre suicide bombing in a Wall St. office building in the latest in the #1 New York Times bestselling series…
For the airline executives finalizing a merger that would make news in the business world, the nine a.m. meeting would be a major milestone. But after marketing VP Paul Rogan walked into the plush conference room, strapped with explosives, the headlines told of death and destruction instead. The NYPSD’s Eve Dallas confirms that Rogan was cruelly coerced by two masked men holding his family hostage. His motive was saving his wife and daughter―but what was the motive of the masked men?
Despite the chaos and bad publicity, blowing up one meeting isn’t going to put the brakes on the merger. All it’s accomplished is shattering a lot of innocent lives. Now, with the help of her billionaire husband Roarke, Eve must untangle the reason for an inexplicable act of terror, look at suspects inside and outside both corporations, and determine whether the root of this crime lies in simple sabotage, or something far more complex and twisted.
My Thoughts: What an intense nail-biter plot this story offers! I could not wrap my mind around the abject fear, horror, misery and anguish these people felt knowing they were going to die, choosing to die because the alternative is too horrible to imagine. Once again, J.D. Robb pulls out all the stops to deliver another in death installment that knocks my little white cotton socks right off my feet.
More than that, I get such a good buzz from hanging around these characters, they are interesting and fun to be around. I especially love that Robb makes them real. They aren’t just one dimensional characters. They have so many layers to their personalities and after forty-seven books, I still believe there is much more to them.
My Final Verdict: Stories that continue to deliver intensity while maintaining an intriguing edge and characters that always entertain and surprise me remains the biggest reason I keep coming back to this series. I try to figure the case out before Eve and Roarke put it together, but I usually fail and that’s completely fine with me.
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