Origin in Death

Publisher Marketing: 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 case. A hugely popular vid star has been beaten to a bloody pulp - and has killed her attacker in the process. After a post-op interview, Dallas and Peabody confirm for themselves that it s a clear-cut case of self-defense, but before they can leave the building, another case falls into their hands. Dr. Wilfred B. Icove himself has been 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 discs 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, his 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? With her husband, Roarke, working behind the scenes, Dallas follows her darkest instincts into the Icoves pasts. And 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." Review Citations: Ingram Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 137 (EAN 9781596008625, Compact Disc) Ingram Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 137 (EAN 9781596001718, Analog Audio Cassette) Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/15/2005 pg. 138 (EAN 9781593359553, MP3 CD) Ingram Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 137 (EAN 9781593359553, MP3 CD) Ingram Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 137 (EAN 9781593359546, MP3 CD) Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/15/2005 pg. 138 (EAN 9781596001732, Compact Disc) Ingram Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 137 (EAN 9781596001732, Compact Disc) Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2005 pg. 607 (EAN 9781596001725, Compact Disc) Ingram Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 137 (EAN 9781596001725, Compact Disc) Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/15/2005 pg. 138 (EAN 9781596001701, Analog Audio Cassette) Ingram Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 137 (EAN 9781596001701, Analog Audio Cassette) Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2005 pg. 607 (EAN 9781596001695, Analog Audio Cassette) Ingram Advance 07/01/2005 pg. 137 (EAN 9781596001695, Analog Audio Cassette) Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/01/2005 pg. 72 (EAN 9780399152894, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 06/06/2005 pg. 37 (EAN 9780399152894, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2005 pg. 607 (EAN 9780399152894, Hardcover) Ingram Advance 08/01/2005 pg. 18 (EAN 9780399152894, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Robb, J D Nora Roberts is the number-one New York Times-bestselling author of more than 150 novels, including High Noon, Angels Fall, Blue Smoke, and Northern Lights. She is also the author of the bestselling futuristic suspense series written under the pen name J. D. Robb. There are more than 280 million copies of her books in print. Contributor Bio:  Roberts, Nora #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts is a storyteller of immeasurable diversity and talent, according to Publishers Weekly. She has published over 160 novels, her work has been optioned and made into films, and her books have been translated into over twenty-five different languages and published all over the world. In addition to her amazing success in mainstream, Nora has a large and loyal category-romance audience, which took her to their hearts in 1981 with her very first book, Irish Thoroughbred, a Silhouette Romance novel. The last decade has seen over 100 of Nora s books become New York Times bestsellers many of them reaching #1. Nora is truly a publishing phenomenon. Contributor Bio:  Ericksen, Susan Susan Ericksen, an Audie Award and "AudioFile" Earphones Award winner, has recorded many audiobooks, including "Naked in Death" by J. D. Robb.