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At the luxurious Roarke Palace Hotel, a maid walks into suite 4602 for the nightly turndown - and steps into her worst nightmare. A killer leaves her dead, strangled by a thin silver wire. He's Sly Yost, a virtuoso of music and murder. A hit man for the elite. Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows him... read more

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  • “It's so hard not to be jealous when you've got a handsome, powerful man. I just want to scratch their eyes out when they come on to my Vinnie." "Yeah? Me, I just punch them in the face.”
    Liza Trent, Eve Dallas
  • “They're like family, huh?" Peabody said as she got into the car. "Hey! That makes you sort of like Summerset's daughter-in-law." Horror drained all color from Eve's cheeks. All she could do was press a hand to her stomach. "Jesus, I feel sick.”
    Delia Peabody, Eve Dallas
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  • Through all the other miseries in his life there’d been no one to offer him the simple soothing of understanding. It swamped him, washed away the worst edge of grief, and left him steadier for it.
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  • “They’re like family, huh?” Peabody said as she got into the car. “Hey! That makes you sort of like Summerset’s daughter-in-law.” Horror drained all color from Eve’s cheeks. All she could do was press a hand to her stomach. “Jesus, I feel sick.”
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  • He’d wanted her. Out of all the women in the world, he’d wanted her. Wanted, hell, she thought, grinning now. Pursued, demanded. Taken. And while she could admit all of that was exciting, he’d gone one step further. He cherished. She’d never believed anyone would, or could. And had never believed there was enough inside her to give all of those things back.
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  • “Adoring you. Absolutely.” Unable to help himself, he took her face in his hands and kissed her hard. “My God, what did I ever do before you were there?”
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  • Guns Don’t Kill People, People Kill People. And it’s true enough. But a gun gives them a hell of a lot of help.”
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  • And as we sat around the question came up as to what the one thing in the world would be we’d want and need most. The one thing we would give up anything else to keep.
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  • “When I met you,” she said carefully, “I didn’t want you in my life. You were one big complication. Every time I looked at you, or heard your voice, or so much as thought about you, the complication got bigger.” “And now?” “Now? You are my life.”
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  • “Is that ego or fact?” “Darling Eve, my ego is fact.”
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Organizations edit see section history

  • NYPSD: New York Police and Security Department
  • FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigations
  • INTERPOL: International police
  • IRCCA: International Resource Center on Criminal Activity

First Sentence edit see section history

A murder was taking place.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue
Chapters 1 - 22

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 13 of 47 in In Death. (standard series)

Preceded by Judgment in Death, and followed by Interlude 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

Original Language: English
Publisher: Berkley
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2001
ISBN: 0425178579
Page Count: 368

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  • AAR (AAR: Favorite Hero (Tie))

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Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Sexual content. Profanity

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More Books Like This edit see section history

   
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  • The Sinner
  • All the Pretty Girls

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Naked in Death
  • Glory in Death
  • Immortal in Death
  • Rapture in Death
  • Ceremony in Death
  • Vengeance in Death

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