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Visions in Death

J. D. Robb

541 pages

A gritty, futuristic race against time where hard-boiled detective work collides with the unsettling realm of the paranormal.

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What it feels like

Reading this installment feels like stepping onto the sweltering, neon-lit streets of a futuristic New York City, where the shadows hide unspeakable cruelty. The narrative moves with a propulsive, ticking-clock urgency, pulling you through a dark and twisted psychological maze. It balances the clinical, gritty reality of a homicide investigation with the unsettling, ethereal presence of psychic visions, creating a mood that is both grounded and deeply eerie. Beneath the blood and the procedural grit, however, lies a core of fierce emotional loyalty and the comforting anchor of a deeply established romance. It is a perfect fit for readers who love their thrillers fast, dark, and unapologetically intense, anchored by a heroine who refuses to back down from the abyss.

Mood
  • shadowy
  • suspenseful
  • eerie
  • tense
Tone
  • gritty
  • pragmatic
  • intense
  • wry
Pace
propulsive
Themes
the weight of justice · trusting the unexplainable · healing from trauma · the anchor of partnership
The writing
Sharp, fast-paced, and dialogue-heavy, balancing clinical procedural details with moments of deep emotional intimacy.
The arc
Moves from grim, hard-boiled determination through unsettling psychological vulnerability to a fiercely satisfying, action-packed resolution.
Who it's for
Readers who crave gritty, futuristic police procedurals anchored by a fiercely competent heroine and a ride-or-die romance.
Content notes
  • graphic violence
  • sexual assault
  • mutilation
  • murder

About the book

22# Eve Dallas Investigation In Death

'The summer had been long hot and bloody. Fall, with its cooler temperatures was coming. Maybe people wouldn't be as inclined to kill each other. But she doubted it.'

In 2059 New York City, technology and humanity collide, Detective Eve Dallas searches the darkest corners of Manhattan for an elusive killer with a passion for collecting souls...

On one of the city's hottest nights, New York Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas is sent to Central Park-and into a hellish new investigation. Her latest homicide case is a particularly vicious case. The victim, Elisa Maplewood, a young mother, is found on the rocks, just above the still, dark water of the lake. Raped and strangled in the park, her body naked but for what appears to be a single red ribbon tied around her neck. Her hands are posed, as if in prayer. But it is the eyes-removed with such precision, as if done with the careful hands of a surgeon-that have Dallas most alarmed.

Eve starts investigating Elisa's friends and relations, and as more bodies turn up, each with the same defining scars, Eve is frantic for answers. An offer of help comes from an unlikely source. The only reason Eve agrees to meet with psychic Celina Sanchez is that she is a friend of a friend. But Celina claims to have experienced visions of the killer and can recite precise details of the case - details that the police have kept to themselves. She is also no glory-hunter - she doesn't want her name released to the media. Haunted by the visions of death that she sees, all she wants to do is help Eve catch the criminal so that she is left in peace. Though Eve remains sceptical of Celina's abilities, against her instincts, she serves the greater good, and she will use all the resources she can to track down the killer before he strikes again...

The psychic who offers one vision after another-each with shockingly accurate details of the murders. And when partner and friend Peabody is badly injured after escaping an attack, the stakes are raised. Are the eyes a symbol? A twisted religious ritual? A souvenir? With help from her husband, Roarke, Dallas must uncover the killer's motivation before another vision becomes another nightmare....

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