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Even in an age of cutting-edge technology, old beliefs die hard...
Conducting a top secret investigation into the death of a fellow police officer has Lieutenant Eve Dallas treading on dangerous ground. She must put professional ethics personal loyalties. But when a dead body is placed... read more
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Characters edit
- Eve Dallas: NYPSD lieutenant and homicide detective; married to Roarke
- Roarke: Billionaire; married to Eve
- Officer Delia Peabody: Eve's aide.
- Capt. Ryan Feeney: Head of EDD; Eve's former partner and trainer. Father figure to Eve
- Alice Lingstrom: Daughter of a Frank Lingstrom, deceased policeman who was a close friend of Feeney's.
- Selina Cross: Woman who practices black witchcraft
- Jamie Lingstrom: Alice's brother; 16 years old
- Frank Wojinski: Former cop
- Mavis Freestone: Eve's best friend. Former grifter and performer
- Commander Jack Whitney: Eve's boss.
- Nadine Furst: Ace news reporter for Channel 75 and friend of Eve
- Dr. Charlotte Mira: NYPSD profiler and psychiatrist
- Alban Eilir: Partnered with Selina
- Trina: Eve's stylist. Hired mostly by Roarke.
- Summerset: Roarke's butler.
- Mirium Hopkins: Wicca participant
- Leonardo: Fashion Designer and cohab of Mavis Freestone.
- Chas: Isis' mate
Quotes edit
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“Genius has no age”
Jamie Lingstrom -
“Do I get a badge?"Her lips twitched into a smirk. "No. But you get to have sex with a cop.”
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“You've got a cousin in a coven in Cincinnati. Peabody, you never cease to amaze me." "One day I'll tell you about my granny and her five lovers." "Five lovers isn't abnormal for a woman's lifetime." "Not in her lifetime; last month. All at the same time. She's ninety-eight. I hope to take after her.”
Eve Dallas, Delia Peabody -
“I bought this lotion to rub on, it's supposed to bring out the animal in men. Like pheromones. What's it do for you?" "If I wasn't married to woman who carries a weapon, I'd...Hello, darling." "You could finish the thought." "I'll wait until you're unarmed.”
Trina, Roarke, and Eve
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A wolf, a boar, and a silver blade. Fire, smoke, and death. Trust the wolf, slay the boar, and live.”
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“I’m not talking about the job. She loves you, and she doesn’t love easily. It’s difficult for her to feel it, and to show it. Part of her may always be braced for betrayal, for a blow. You’ve been her father for ten years, Feeney. She didn’t deserve to be broken again.”
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“You can’t separate what you do from who you are. I don’t expect or want you to. What touches you, touches me. That’s what I expect and what I want.”
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VENGEANCE IN DEATH
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For once, he slept first. She lay in the dark, listening to him breathe, stealing a little of his warmth as her own body cooled. Since he was asleep, she stroked his hair. “I love you,” she murmured. “I love you so much, I’m stupid about it.” With a sigh, she settled down, closed her eyes, and willed her mind to empty. Beside her, Roarke smiled into the dark. He never slept first.
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Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page chapter one
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“One more thing. Why did you have a Celtic symbol of protection carved into my wedding ring?” He felt the jolt of surprise, covered it smoothly. “Excuse me?”
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ennui,” he said on a sigh, “was unspeakable. I might have faded away from it
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eviscer ated. “He’s already
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First Sentence edit
Death surrounded her.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 20
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 48 in In Death. (standard series)
Preceded by Rapture in Death, and followed by Vengeance in Death.
This is book 83 of 105 in AAR Top 100 Romances 1998. (authoritative list)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Berkley
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 1997
ISBN: 978-0425157626
Page Count: 336
Publisher: Berkley
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 1997
ISBN: 978-0425157626
Page Count: 336
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 556 vol. 14 Copyright Pbk Coll FT MEADE
- Dewey: 813.54
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- J. D. Robb: Author's website
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