"fabulous futuristic police procedural"
In 2059 New York City someone murders reconstructive and
cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Wilfred Icove. The victim was found
in his office with one stab wound to his heart and no
other evidence of a struggle. NYPD Detective Eve Dallas leads the investigation into the
murder of "Dr. Perfect" with pressure to find the killer
from residents and the media because the victim was a
kindhearted family man who gave so much to the city.
Besides no apparent struggle as the crime scene is so
clean one could eat off the floor, the security disks
display a woman leisurely entering and later leaving the
building, who apparently was Icove's final appointment of
the day. Eve investigates the patients, staff and family,
but finds Icove lived a sterilized life without one slight
blemish. The case turns bizarre when Wilfred's son dies
in the same manner. In both cases they seem to have
trusted their killer. Frustrated the great detective
believes that a hidden dark secret shared by the
compassionate dead duo is the motive, but even with her
beloved Roarke, the wealthiest man in the universe,
helping her dig for information, Eve finds an imperfect
case going nowhere as the ORIGINS OF DEATH remain elusive. The twenty-first "In Death" science fiction police
procedural is a fabulous entry in the wonderful series as
Eve even with her Ace in the hole Roarke finds her
investigation into the homicides of the sanitized clean
father and son making no progress. This makes for a fine
investigative tale that displays that even Roarke has
limitations. Eve is at her best sleuthing on the mean
streets of futuristic Manhattan seeking the ORIGINS OF
DEATH of two seemingly outstanding conscientious citizens. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted July 5, 2005
Set in 2059 in New York City, the number-one bestselling In
Death series has given fans a searing glimpse into
near-future law and order. Now, as scientists work to expand
the limits of technology, Detective Eve Dallas tracks the
cunning, cold-blooded killer of a father and son.
SummaryA pioneer of modern reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, Dr.
Wilfred B. Icove, is found dead in his office—murdered
in a chillingly efficient manner: one swift stab to the
heart. Struck by the immaculate condition of the crime
scene, Dallas suspects a professional killing. Security
disks show a stunningly beautiful woman calmly entering and
leaving the building—the good doctor's final appointment.
Known as "Dr. Perfect," the saintly Icove devoted his life
to his family and his work. His record is clean. Too clean
for Dallas. She knows he was hiding something and suspects
that his son—and successor—knows what it is. Then,
like father, like son, the young Dr. Icove is killed . . .
with the same deadly precision.
But who is the mystery woman—and what was her
relationship with the good doctors? While her husband,
Roarke, works behind the scenes, Dallas follows her darkest
instincts into the Icoves' pasts. What she discovers are men
driven to create perfection—playing fast and loose with
the laws of nature, the limits of science, and the morals of
humanity.
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