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Set in New York City in 2060, bestseller Roberts's latest police thriller under her Robb pseudonym in her Lt. Eve Dallas series (Naked in Death, etc.) offers her usual engaging characters. Dallas's investigation of the brutal murders of Natalie Copperfield, a 26-year-old accountant, and Copperfield's boyfriend becomes entangled with the search for Tandy Willowby, a pregnant friend who mysteriously vanishes shortly before her due date. Dallas discovers that Copperfield had stumbled on some white-collar fraud at her high-profile accounting firm, while Willowby's disappearance may be part of a series of abductions. Predictably, the two cases converge, and the mystery's solution becomes obvious. Newcomers, who may be dismayed at how little things will have changed in more than 50 years, would do better to start with earlier books in this near-future suspense series. (Nov.)
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Dallas methodically cuts through her twin cases with barely a hitch, but she's such a prickly-sharp, memorable character (one of many, in fact), you'll enjoy watching her do it. -- Entertainment Weekly, November 9, 2006

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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons (November 7, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0399153470
  • ISBN-13: 978-0399153471
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (79 customer reviews)
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4.0 out of 5 stars We finally see Mavis have her baby, November 8, 2006
By Desdemona (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews
The best part of this book is the very end, where Mavis has her baby. You knew she would by the title of the book, and we've waited a long time for this event. The mystery isn't up to the usual J.D. Robb standards, but since we're more focused on the arrival of little Apricot or Radish (yes, Mavis is still trying out improbable names right to the very end), you can forgive the transparency of the mystery. I was somewhat disappointed that all the usual characters make an appearance - Mira, Feeney, Trina, etc.- but you get to spend very little time with them. The scenes of Roarke and Eve attending childbirth classes and then the real deal are what you are paying for here, and I was pretty satisfied. I won't spoil it and tell you if the baby is a boy or a girl, but I will say that Mavis and Leonardo don't name the baby Apricot, thankfully. And Sommerset's actions in the delivery room will make you sniffle, but I won't spoil that, either:)

In my opinion, though, the best scene(s) in terms of furthering the relationship of Eve & Roarke and the subject of her work deal with Eve's investigation into the death's of Nat & Bick, two employees of a high profile accounting firm. Because of the type of investment information that will be included in the investigation, Whitney gives Eve an official warning about inside information learned during the investigation being used by the competition (i.e. Roarke). Whew, does it hit the fan! Both between Eve & Whitney, Eve & Roarke, and then Roarke & Whitney. I think that will have some interesting repercussions later on down the line...
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hello, Baby!, November 8, 2006
By Cherise Everhard (Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews
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This is the 27th book in the In Death Series.
This story begins with Eve and Roarke at birthing class with Mavis and Leonardo. It is the funniest first chapter ever. At this class they meet Tandy, a single mother to be from London. Mavis and Leonardo have befriended her and are to be her birthing coaches.
Dallas catches a double homicide of an accountant and her fiance. All signs point to her finding something off at work.
As this mystery deepens, Tandy pulls a no show at Mavis' shower. Eve and Mavis go to check on her at her apartment and she is not there. It looks like no one has seen her for a few days. Eve promises Mavis she will find Tandy. Eve, Roarke, Peobody and McNab are working double time to solve these two mysteries.
This was a good story. It was funny and touching. I started the book laughing and ended it crying. I thought the mystery was good. But I was bummed we had to wait for the baby til the last chapter. I liked how Eve and Roarke reacted in the birthing room. It was interesting to see how everything played out and I don't think Eve and Roarke fans will be disappointed.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Unfulfilling, January 29, 2007
By A. Luciano (Lowell, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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Eve Dallas, a police investigator in the New York of the future, is hard at work on a double homicide case, involving a young engaged couple at an accounting firm. She is already stretched thin by the case when her best friend, Mavis, begs her to look into the disappearance of a friend from her pregnancy classes. Unable to refuse her hormonal friend this favor, Eve dives in with her usual disregard for her own health and well being, much to the chagrin of her rich, handsome and perfect husband.

I know that these books follow a formula, and I expect that when I pick one up. However, usually the character development and interaction are so sparkling that I find myself completely engaged once I start reading. I found myself less so with this book than with Robb's others. This one seemed heavy on the investigation to me, and much lighter on the characters. I missed Roarke losing his temper and having his accent get away from him. I missed cute and irritating behavior from Peabody and McNab. I missed Mira soothing Eve and talking to her about accepting her past. I missed sniping between Eve and Summerset. I especially missed Charles getting away with sexually harassing Eve. Where were all of these elements? At the end of this book, I felt a little lonely, like I hadn't really been in Eve's universe at all.

One of Robb's greatest strengths is in making her characters leap off of the page. I often find myself laughing out loud at a bit of dialog I read in her stories. This book, unfortunately, gave me little opportunity to laugh.
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As usual, J.D. Robb delivers.
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