by J.D. Robb
Part of In Death, book 41.5
First published 2015
Lieutenant Eve Dallas responds to what looks like a straightforward murder-suicide in futuristic New York. Darlene Fitzwilliams appears to have killed her brother Marcus before taking her own life. Their friends insist Darlene would never harm Marcus. Eve starts digging. She discovers Darlene had been consulting psychics and paranormal experts, desperate to reach her deceased parents. Strange clues keep appearing that mirror Alice in Wonderland. The case grows stranger as Eve realizes someone is orchestrating elaborate tea parties with fatal consequences. A killer is using the beloved children's story as a blueprint for murder. Eve must decode the twisted logic behind these deadly gatherings. She races to stop the madman before more victims fall down his rabbit hole. The investigation pulls her into a world where fantasy and murder intersect in the most dangerous ways.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, paranormal
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, twisted-logic
Setting: New York
Period: Futuristic
4 pages · Audio CD · Brilliance Audio
Content warnings: murder, violence