Imitation in Death (2003) (edit title/settings)

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• Eve Dallas: NYPSD lieutenant and homicide detective; married to Roarke
• Roarke: Billionaire; married to Eve
• Officer Delia Peabody: Aide to Lt Dallas, dating McNab
• Detective Ian McNab: E-Detective, dating Peabody
• Capt. Ryan Feeney: Head of EDD in the NYPSD;Eve's former partner and trainer
• Dr. Charlotte Mira: NYPSD profiler and psychologist
• Nadine Furst: Ace TV reporter for Channel 75
• Mavis: Eve's best friend
• Leonardo: Mavis' co-hab partner
• Commander Jack Whitney: Eve's boss
• Detective David Baxter: Detective in Eve's squad
• Dr. Li Morris: Chief medical examiner
• Thomas Breen: Famous author who writes books about serial killers
• Leo Fortney: Actor
• Marlene Cox: Neighbor of a murder victim
• Carmichael Smith: Famous singer
• Julietta Breen: Fashion magazine editor married to Thomas Breen
• Lois Gregg: Murder victim
• Niles Renquist: British national working in the UN.
• Jacie Wooton: Murdered licensed companion

Quotes edit see section history

• “You've got no sense of humor." "I'm going to laugh really hard after I kick your ass.”

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• So the fuck what? It was clothes. You put them on and you weren’t naked or cold.

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• “I’m going to laugh my ass off any minute, then where will I sit?

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• “When I came in and you were sleeping, I thought: There’s my soldier, exhausted from her wars.” He lifted her hand, kissed her fingers. “Now, I look, and I think: There’s my woman, soft and lovely.” Her lips curved as he undressed her. “Where do you get this stuff?” “It just comes to me. I’ve only to look at you, and the world comes to me. You’re my life.”

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• “I plug in my badge number, the machine will give me grief. The one up by our squad hates me, has a personal vendetta. And they talk to each other, Baxter. Don’t think they don’t communicate.”

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• She’s the most extraordinary woman I’ve ever known. Wise, compassionate, strong, smart, giving. I didn’t always appreciate it, you don’t when it’s yours. But as I’ve gotten older, had children of my own, I’ve come to treasure everything about her.”

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• “I smell the distinct aroma of lame-ass sarcasm in this vehicle.” “We’ll have it fumigated.”

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• “You’re muttering out loud.” He patted her shoulder supportively. “I don’t know as talking to yourself when knocking on the door of a shrink is the best of behaviors.”

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• “Every now and then,” he said without looking up, “I see something in here that goes beyond. Beyond the human. And we know, don’t we, Dallas, that the human has an amazing capacity for cruelty to its own species? But every once in a while, I see something that takes even that one hideous step beyond.”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• New York City
• New L.A.

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 Portrait in Death, and followed by Big Jack.

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 › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( R ) › Roberts, Nora
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Mystery › Women Sleuths
• Books › Romance › Romantic Suspense
• Books › Romance › Fantasy, Futuristic & Ghost

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• J. D. Robb: Author's website

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