Books by j. d. robb

'The heat was murder. Some managed to escape. But most just had to live through it.'Louie Cogburn has spent three days holed up in his apartment, staring at his computer screen. His pounding headache is unbearable like spikes drilling into his brain. And it's getting worse. Finally, when someone knocks at his door, Louie picks up a baseball bat, opens the door, and starts swinging... The first co... ...Read More »

Technology may be different in 2060 New York, yet the city is still a place of many cultures and great divides. But as ever, some murders receive more attention than others - especially those in which the victim is a prominent businessman, found in his Park Avenue apartment, tied to the bed - and strangled - with cords of black velvet.It doesn't surprise Lieutenant Eve Dallas that Thomas Anders' s... ...Read More »

A priest is conducting the funeral service for a beloved member of his congregation. But when he lifts the chalice to his lips, he dies suddenly and horribly - poisoned by the blood of Christ.Who would want to murder a parish priest in such a way And who could get access to the closely guarded communion wineLieutenant Eve Dallas is called to the scene to investigate. Although initially there seems... ...Read More »

Every cop gets angry when a police officer is killed. And Lieutenant Eve Dallas is no exception. Throwing every resource into solving Amarylis Coltraine s brutal murder, Eve encounters bitter opposition from Coltraine s fellow officers, who are desperate to take over the case. But when Eve receives a strange parcel containing Coltraine s badge and gun together with a note threatening the imminent ... ...Read More »

New York police lieutenant Eve Dallas and her partner Peabody enter the hallowed halls of the Wilfred B. Icove Center for Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery on a open and shut case. But before they can leave they are called to another crime scene. ...Read More »

On the surface Keelie and Grant Swisher seem unlikely targets for an assassin, but when Eve Dallas is called to a multiple homicide at the Swisher family home, she discovers a blood-bath. There are five dead in what seems a professional hit. But the killers left a survivor - nine-year-old Nixie Swisher. ...Read More »

After a tip from a reporter, Eve Dallas finds the body of a young woman in a Delancey street dumpster. Just hours before, the news station had mysteriously received a portfolio of professional portraits of the same woman. But these photos had been taken after she had been murdered. ...Read More »

An unknown bomber is stalking New York City. He is sending Eve Dallas letters promising to wreak terror and destruction among the corrupt masses. And when his cruel web of deceit and destruction threatens those she cares for most, Eve fights back. It's her city. It's her job and it's hitting too close to home. ...Read More »

With the precision of a surgeon, a serial killer preys on the most vulnerable souls of the world's city streets. Detective Eve Dallas is assigned to investigate. But as she is lured into a cat-and-mouse game with the killer, Dallas also becomes the focus of an internal investigation. ...Read More »

Lieutenant Eve Dallas is on the trail of a serial killer and has made a discovery - all of the victims have been traced to Personally Yours, New York's most exclusive dating service. As the murders continue, Eve enters into a world of people looking for their one true love - and a killer searching for his next victim. ...Read More »

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They were best friends, driven by one shared vision - to rule the world of virtual reality games. Cill, hard-edged and beautiful, Var and Benny, brains and business acumen, and Bart, the genius behind the idea. Their newest invention, developed to transport the player into a fantastical virtual world, is just about to be launched. Then, suddenly, Bart is found brutally killed, defeated by their... ...Read More »

They were best friends, driven by one shared vision - to rule the world of virtual reality games. Cill, hard-edged and beautiful, Var and Benny, brains and business acumen, and Bart, the genius behind the idea. Their newest invention, developed to transport the player into a fantastical virtual world, is just about to be launched. Then, suddenly, Bart is found brutally killed, defeated by their... ...Read More »

A phone call from up high interrupts Eve?s plans to have a lazy day with Roarke: The teenage daughter of Captain Jonah McMasters, head of the NYPD drug squad, has been found raped and strangled.

A terrifying video of Deena, bloody and beaten beyond recognition, hints at a link to a criminal in McMasters?s own past, but searching through his cases leads Eve nowhere ? until another ... ...Read More »

A phone call from up high interrupts Eve?s plans to have a lazy day with Roarke: The teenage daughter of Captain Jonah McMasters, head of the NYPD drug squad, has been found raped and strangled.

A terrifying video of Deena, bloody and beaten beyond recognition, hints at a link to a criminal in McMasters?s own past, but searching through his cases leads Eve nowhere ? until another ... ...Read More »

Cosmetic surgeon Dr Wilfred B. Icove has been found dead in his office- murdered in a chillingly efficent manner by one swift stab to the heart. Struck by the immaculate condition of the crime scene, Eve Dallas suspects a professional killing. Security discs show a stunningly beautiful woman calmly entering and leaving the building- the good doctor's final appointment. Known as 'Dr Perfect, the sa... ...Read More »

A birthday bash sets the scene for a frightening reunion with a killer from Eve Dallas's past. ...Read More »