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Creation in Death

J. D. Robb

565 pages

A gritty, adrenaline-fueled race against time where past demons collide with present dangers, anchored by an unshakable romantic partnership.

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What it feels like

Reading this installment feels like stepping into a sleek, rain-slicked, near-future metropolis where danger lurks in the shadows and the clock is always ticking. The atmosphere is thick with a dread-soaked urgency, pulling you into a propulsive cat-and-mouse game that feels deeply personal and psychologically intense. It balances the gritty, procedural mechanics of a high-stakes murder investigation with the fierce, protective warmth of an enduring romance. The prose is sharp and efficient, driving the momentum forward while allowing moments of vulnerability to breathe. It is a perfect fit for readers who love their thrillers dark and relentless, yet anchored by characters who face down their darkest past failures with unwavering grit and the support of a fiercely loyal partner.

Mood
  • tense
  • urgent
  • dread-soaked
  • atmospheric
Tone
  • gritty
  • determined
  • suspenseful
  • pragmatic
Pace
propulsive
Themes
confronting past failures · the weight of duty · psychology of obsession · partnership and trust · justice versus vengeance
The writing
Sharp, efficient, and dialogue-heavy, balancing gritty procedural details with moments of intense emotional intimacy.
The arc
Moves from haunting guilt and chilling dread to fierce, adrenaline-fueled determination and hard-won closure.
Who it's for
Readers who crave high-stakes, gritty police procedurals anchored by an unbreakable, fiercely protective romantic partnership.
Content notes
  • graphic violence
  • torture
  • serial murder
  • PTSD and trauma

About the book

A Eve Dallas Investigation In Death

NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas keeps the streets of a near-future New York City safe in this extraordinary series. But even she makes mistakes, and is haunted by those she couldn't save-and the killers she couldn't capture.

When the body of a young brunette is found in East River Park, Eve has seen this crime scene before: the artfully arranged body of a young brunette, arms spread, palms up, body marked by the signs of prolonged and painful torture. Carved into her torso is the time it took her to die - in hours, minutes, and seconds. And on the third finger of her left hand has been placed a silver ring.

Eve is catapulted back to a case nine years earlier, when a man whom the media tagged “The Groom”, because he put silver rings on his victims' fingers. The city had been on edge due to a killing spree that took the lives of four women in fifteen days. Eve and her partner Ryan Feeney, her friend and mentor, couldn’t stop him before he disappeared, only to resurface in other parts of the world to kill and kill again. But now The Groom seems to have come back to where he started.

This time, it becomes chillingly clear that the killer has made his attack personal: when it turns out that The Groom’s most recent victim was employed by Eve’s billionaire husband, Roarke, she brings him onto the case. A move that proves fitting when it becomes chillingly clear that the killer has made it personal. The corpse was washed in products from a store Roarke owns and laid out on a sheet his company manufactures. With the Groom’s monstrous return, Eve is determined to finish him once and for all. Familiar with his methods, she knows that he has already grabbed his next victim.

But his sights are set on the biggest challenge of his illustrious career - an abduction that will test his skills and that promises to give him satisfaction as he’s never known. Time is running out on another woman’s life... and for Eve.

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