The shots came quickly, silently, and with deadly accuracy. Within seconds, three people were dead at Central Park's ice skating rink. The victims: a talented young skater, a doctor, and a teacher. As random as random can be.
Eve Dallas has seen a lot of killers during her time with the NYPSD, but never one like this. After reviewing security videos, it becomes clear that the victims were killed by a sniper firing a tactical laser rifle, who could have been miles away when the trigger was pulled. And though the locations where the shooter could have set up seem endless, the list of people with that particular skill set is finite: police, military, professional killer.
Eve's husband, Roarke, has unlimited resources - and genius - at his disposal. And when his computer program leads Eve to the location of the sniper, she learns a shocking fact: There were two-one older, one younger. Someone is being trained by an expert in the science of killing, and they have an agenda. Central Park was just a warm-up. And as another sniper attack shakes the city to its core, Eve realizes that though we're all shaped by the people around us, there are those who are just born evil...
In Death Series:
Naked in Death
Glory in Death
Immortal in Death
Rapture in Death
Ceremony in Death
Vengeance in Death
Holiday in Death
Midnight in Death (Novella)
Conspiracy in Death
Loyalty in Death
Witness in Death
Judgement in Death
Betrayal in Death
Interlude in Death (Novella)
Seduction in Death
Reunion in Death
Purity in Death
Portrait in Death
Imitation in Death
Big Jack (Available in the Remember When Anthology or separately)
Divided in Death
Visions in Death
Survivor in Death
Origin in Death
Memory in Death
Haunted in Death (Novella)
Born in Death
Innocent in Death
Creation in Death
Eternity in Death (Novella)
Strangers in Death
Salvation in Death
Ritual in Death (Novella)
Promises in Death
Kindred in Death
Missing in Death (Novella)
Fantasy in Death
Indulgence in Death
Possession in Death (Novella)
Treachery in Death
New York to Dallas
Chaos in Death (Novella)
Celebrity in Death
Delusion in Death
Calculated in Death
Thankless in Death
Taken in Death (Novella available in the Mirror, Mirror anthology or separately)
Concealed in Death
Festive in Death
Obsession in Death
Devoted in Death
Wonderment in Death (Novella)
Brotherhood in Death
Apprentice in Death
Echoes in Death
Secrets in Death
Dark in Death
Leverage in Death
Connections in Death
Vendetta in Death
Golden in Death
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Review:
When Eve is called to a mass shooting event at the Ice Rink in Central Park she quickly realises they have an expert sniper in the city. With no apparent link between the 3 victims she's at a distinct disadvantage trying to figure out whether it was a targeted hit or someone shooting random victims just for the fun of it. As further incidents follow and people in the city start to panic it's up to Eve and her team to try and track down the murderer before they can take any more innocent lives. There is very little that shocks Eve these days but when they figure out the identity of the shooter she realises that evil can still come in unexpected packages. Unfortunately knowing the killer's identity is only half the battle and actually finding them and bringing them to justice is a whole other challenge.
You'd think by book 43 that I might be starting to get tired of this series but that couldn't be further from the case. I'm still hopelessly addicted to these books and I love seeing how much the characters have all changed from the beginning of the series. Of course Eve and Roarke are their awesome selves but Peabody, McNab, Feeny, Baxter, Trueheart and so many others continue to come into their own more with every book.
The murderer in this book was one of the creepiest we've had in a while, I can't really say why because I don't want to spoil it but they were a true psychopath and definitely someone you're glad to see Eve send to prison for the rest of their miserable life. This was another great instalment to the series and I can't wait to carry on reading about Eve's adventures.
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