Origin In Death (2006) (edit title/settings)

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• Eve Dallas: NYPSD lieutenant and homicide detective; married to Roarke
• Roarke: Billionaire; married to Eve
• Dr. Charlotte Mira: NYPSD profiler and psychologist
• Commander Jack Whitney: Eve's boss
• Detective Delia Peabody: Eve's partner and co-hab of Ian McNab
• Detective Ian McNab: EDD detective and Peabody's co-hab
• Dr. Willfred Icove, Sr: Father - Noted reconstructive and cosmetic surgeon, murdered
• Sinead: Twin sister of Roarke's mother
• Capt. Ryan Feeney: Head of EDD of the New York Police and Security Department, Eve's former partner and trainer
• Dr. Willfred Icove, Jr: Son of Icove, Sr., noted reconstructive surgeon
• Avril Icove: Wilfred, Jr.'s wife
• Nadine Furst: Ace reporter for Channel 75 and friend of Eve

Quotes edit see section history

• “We could all admire your skinny nose at your memorial. Damn shame about Peabody we'd all say, and dash the tears from our eyes. But that is one mag nose she's got in the middle of her dead face.”

  Eve Dallas

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• Whatever our DNA, it’s living and being that make us. We have to love, I think—as frothy as that sounds—we have to love to be fully alive, fully human.”

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• People should be allowed—no, they should be required to chase mimes down the street with bats.

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• “Bet the first guy who made fire figured he was a god, and the other cavemen bowed down to him.” “Or bashed him in the head with a rock and stole his burning stick.”

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• Do you know there’s no one in this world who can annoy me so much as you, other than Dennis and my own children?”

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• “It was death that brought me and Eve together. And as frothy as it sounds, there are times I feel as though that was when I took my first breath.”

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• “I’m entitled to expect you to be perfect, because that’s how I see you. So if you go around acting flawed and human like the rest of us lower beings, it’s going to throw me off.”

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• THE TRAFFIC WAS MEAN AS A CONSTIPATED LION.

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• “The world’s full of people who are locked away without any bars.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• New York City
• Wilfred B. Icove Center for Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery
• Unilab: One of the medical facilities owned by Icove
• Brookhollow Academy and Brookhollow College: Schools run my the Icoves

Organizations edit see section history

• NYPSD: New York Police and Security Department

First Sentence edit see section history

Table of Contents edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Survivor in Death, and followed by Memory in Death.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. J. D. Robb (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Susan Ericksen (Reader)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Profanity. Sexual content.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Women Sleuths
• Books › Romance › Romantic Suspense

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• J. D. Robb: Author's website

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