Lt. Eve Dallas knows death. She has seen it in so many guises that it takes a lot to surprise her. But she is certain that if one case is straightforward and easy to solve, the next time she is called out will not be so simple. So when the first investigation of the night turns out to be a tragic accident, Dallas has the feeling that the second body she stands over is not just a home invasion or attempted burglary gone wrong. She and Peabody wind up tracing a carefully hidden trail of betrayal and revenge going back years - to a time when Dallas was just a rookie cop. This latest “In Death” title explores what happens when someone is pushed past the point of breaking. What would someone be capable of if the ones they loved most were taken and left their heart hollowed out to be filled with nothing but rage? And what would motivate those behind that loss? Greed? Fear? Entitlement?
Every Eve Dallas story counts on the resilience, strength, and compassion that wraps around her core of justice. As usual, this one also includes her found family: Roarke, Mavis and Leonardo, Charles and Louise, Summerset, Peabody and McNabb and their families, Nadine and Jake, Feeney, and the rest of Eve’s homicide squad and Feeney’s e-geeks. The shared housewarming for Mavis, Leonardo, Peabody and McNabb is scheduled and guests are arriving from out of town. Can they get the case wrapped up before the shindig? And there is the added pressure of the upcoming arrival of Mavis and Leonardo’s second child, with Mavis insisting Eve and Roarke must be there for the delivery. (It is a wonder that Dallas doesn’t prolong the investigation just to have a reason to be absent from the birthing room.)
For longtime readers, there are the expected lulls as the team awaits lab results, background checks, or the processing of warrants, followed by the dramatic scenes in “the box” where Dallas and Peabody work their own special kind of magic to get a confession from the guilty party. Readers new to the series may not catch all the undercurrents of the existing relationships, but all the books in the series work fine as stand-alone titles. Just be warned, like a certain brand of potato chips, you won’t be able to stop with just one.
I read a review copy provided by the publisher through NetGalley.
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