Reunion in Death

Zusatztext “Eve and Roarke are back and in exceptional form. The progress of this multifaceted relationship is a magnificent ride that just keeps getting better. When you add on the layer of top-notch suspense! it forms a truly unbeatable mix.” — RT Book Reviews “A satisfying! well-paced novel that offers readers a little of everything—sex! death! family drama and well-orchestrated chase scenes. Although Robb's plot is tight and suspenseful! the real pleasure here comes from watching Eve struggle to maintain her distance from others! even as she finds herself tied ever more closely to her friends and family by the bonds of love.” — Publishers Weekly More Praise for the In Death series   “Robb is a virtuoso.”— Seattle Post-Intelligencer   “It’s Law & Order: SVU —in the future.”— Entertainment Weekly   “J. D. Robb’s In Death novels are can’t-miss pleasures.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben   “Anchored by terrific characters! sudden twists that spin the whole narrative on a dime! and a thrills-to-chills ration that will raise the neck hairs of even the most jaded reader! the J. D. Robb books are the epitome of great popular fiction.”— New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane Informationen zum Autor J. D. Robb Klappentext A birthday bash sets the scene for a frightening reunion with a killer from Eve Dallas's past in this novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series. At exactly 7:30 p.m., Walter Pettibone arrived home to over a hundred friends and family shouting, "surprise!" It was his birthday. Although he had known about the planned event for weeks, the real surprise was yet to come. At 8:45 p.m., a woman with emerald eyes and red hair handed him a glass of champagne. One sip of birthday bubbly, and he was dead. No one at the party knew who she was, but Detective Eve Dallas remembers her all too well. Eve was personally responsible for Julianna Dunne's incarceration nearly ten years ago. And now, let out on good behavior, she still has nothing but bad intentions. It appears she wants to meet Dallas again-in a reunion neither will forget...Chapter One Murder was work. Death was a serious chore for the killer, the victim, for the survivors. And for those who stood for the dead. Some went about the job devotedly, others carelessly. And for some, murder was a labor of love. When he left his Park Avenue condo for his regular morning stroll, Walter C. Pettibone was blissfully unaware he was in his last hours of life. He was a robust sixty and a canny businessman who'd increased his family's already considerable fortune through flowers and sentiment. He was wealthy, healthy, and just over a year before had acquired a young, blonde wife who had the sexual appetite of a Doberman in heat and the brains of a cabbage. His world, in Walter C. Pettibone's opinion, was just exactly so. He had work he loved, two children from his first marriage who would one day take over the business he'd taken over from his own father. He maintained a reasonably friendly relationship with his ex, a fine, sensible woman, and his son and daughter were pleasant, intelligent individuals who brought him pride and satisfaction. He had a grandson who was the apple of his eye. In the summer of 2059, World of Flowers was a major intergalactic enterprise with florists, horticulturists, offices, and greenhouses both on and off planet. Walter loved flowers. And not just for their profit margin. He loved the scents of them, the colors, the textures, the beauty of both foliage and blossom and the simple miracle of their existence. Every morning he would visit a handful of florists, to check the stock, the arrangements, and just to sniff and chat and spend time among the flowers and the people who loved them. Twice a week, he was up before dawn to attend ...

Über den Autor / die Autorin

J. D. Robb is the pseudonym for a #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including the bestselling In Death series. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Copyright Paperback Collection, J. D. Robb, J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts
• Verlag: Berkley Publishing Group
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 05.03.2002
• EAN: 9780425183977
• ISBN: 978-0-425-18397-7
• Seiten: 371
• Abmessung: 107 mm x 172 mm x 25 mm
• Serien: In Death; In Death
• Thema: Belletristik > Spannung