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Born in Death
576 pages
A gritty, futuristic police procedural that balances the chilling urgency of a missing persons case with the fierce, protective warmth of found family.
What it feels like
Reading this installment feels like stepping into a well-worn leather jacket—familiar, tough, and surprisingly warm on the inside. The narrative moves at a brisk, confident clip, seamlessly weaving the dark, gritty atmosphere of a futuristic New York City murder investigation with the intimate, often humorous dynamics of a deeply connected found family. The prose is sharp and dialogue-driven, capturing the sardonic edge of a hardened detective who is reluctantly navigating the vulnerable terrain of baby showers and impending motherhood. It is a high-stakes, tension-filled experience that never loses its emotional core, delighting readers who crave a fierce, unapologetic heroine, a swoon-worthy romance that anchors the chaos, and a relentless pursuit of justice.
- Mood
- tense
- shadowy
- intimate
- high-stakes
- Tone
- gritty
- sardonic
- affectionate
- urgent
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- found family · vulnerability of motherhood · relentless pursuit of justice · balancing duty and love
- The writing
- Sharp, dialogue-heavy, and efficient, balancing hard-boiled detective grit with moments of deep emotional resonance.
- The arc
- Moves from the reluctant domesticity of social obligations into the chilling urgency of a rescue mission, culminating in a fierce, protective triumph.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love a tough-as-nails heroine with a hidden soft spot, intricate police procedurals, and enduring romantic partnerships.
Content notes
- murder
- kidnapping
- pregnancy peril
- graphic violence
About the book
A Eve Dallas Investigation In Death
2060 in New York City. Lieutenant Eve Dallas has a grisly double homicide to solve when two young lovers-both employees of the same prestigious accounting firm-are brutally killed on the same night. It doesn't leave Eve a lot of leftover time to put together a baby shower for her buddy Mavis Freestone, but that's supposedly what friends are for.
Now Mavis needs another favor. Tandy Willowby, one of the moms-to-be in Mavis's birthing class, didn't show up for the shower. A recent emigrant from London, Tandy has few friends in New York, and no family-and she was really looking forward to the party. And when Eve enters Tandy's apartment and finds a gift for Mavis's shower wrapped and ready on the table-and a packed bag for the hospital still on the floor next to it-tingling runs up and down her spine.
Normally, such a case would be turned over to Missing Persons. But Mavis wants no one else on the job but Eve-and Eve can't say no. She'll have to track Tandy down while simultaneously unearthing the deals and double-crosses hidden in the files of some of the city's richest and most secretive citizens, in a race against this particularly vicious killer. Luckily, her multimillionaire husband Roarke's expertise comes in handy with the number crunching. But as he mines the crucial data that will break the case wide open, Eve faces an all too real danger in the world of flesh and blood.
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