Echoes in Death by J.D. RobbMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
New York Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband billionaire Roarke (like Madonna he only has one name) are driving home from a fancy do when they come across a naked woman covered in blood stumbling through the snow. The woman, Daphne Strazza, has been beaten and raped. Apparently she and her husband Doctor Anthony Strazza were attacked in their own home by a man, dressed as a devil who subjected them both to a terrible ordeal, leaving the Doctor dead, and stealing some of their possessions.
The incident is similar to two previous incidents, in both of which the husband is tied up and beaten, then forced to watch the man repeatedly rape and beat his wife, the husband is induced to give the codes to their safe, and the man steals various high value possessions. Although murder appears to be an escalation. Can Eve identify what links the crimes and hone in on the perpetrator before he claims more victims?
I have read the first two books in this series but a combination of the gruesome crimes and the sheer number of books in the series put me off reading any more. Then I saw two books being offered as ARCs on NetGalley and decided to have another go.
Set in the future, there are police droids, clever 'Links which are one step up from mobile phones, etc. Throw in a doting billionaire husband who is also a genius and a former thief, and Eve has access to vast resources.
I enjoyed this, about 80% of the way through I was wondering who the murderer could be and trying to recall if anyone had stood out. But then, when the murderer was revealed I did think oh yes, I had my suspicions.
Anyway, a good suspenseful detective novel.
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.
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