by J.D. Robb
Part of In Death, book 26
First published 2008
Lieutenant Eve Dallas faces a puzzling case in 2060 New York. Thomas Anders, a successful businessman, lies dead in his Park Avenue apartment. Someone tied him to his bed and strangled him with black velvet cords. The crime scene suggests intimacy, but the details feel wrong to Dallas. Her husband Roarke owns the building that houses Anders's sporting goods company. This connection gives Dallas easier access to the victim's business associates. She questions everyone close to Anders, but their alibis hold up. His wife was vacationing in the tropics when he died. His nephew, who inherits millions, was elsewhere too. Dallas suspects the murder was planned, not spontaneous. She digs deeper into Anders's life and discovers that people who appeared close kept dangerous secrets. Others who seemed like strangers shared deadly connections. Dallas must untangle these hidden relationships to identify the killer and understand the motive behind this elaborate crime.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, detective
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, hidden-relationships
Setting: New York, Park Avenue
Period: 2060
356 pages · Hardcover · Putnam Publishing Group