"Witness In Death"  By J.D. Robb
   An Eve Dallas Mystery

2011 Book Review #83
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It is 2059, and New York City homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas's husband, Roarke, is producing a revival of Agatha Christie's thriller ‘Witness for the Prosecution’. On opening night, when the villainous character Leonard Vole gets his just desserts, someone substitutes a kitchen knife for the prop knife, and the actor, Richard Draco, is stabbed through the heart. 

Trouble is, in time-tested British mystery fashion, everyone in the cast had good reason to despise Richard, a misogynist who seduced and discarded beautiful young women, including one whom he knew to be his daughter. It's up to Eve to solve the case, an emotionally difficult task as she is no stranger to incest herself: she was beaten and raped by her father before she managed to escape him.

As Eve fights to keep her head above water, she tries to bond at a deeper level with Roarke, so that her future will heal the pain of her past. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) serves up a welcome mix of edgy, sexy lovers, new fangled gadgets, classic whodunit and noir.

My Thoughts:  Eve Dallas is one of my favorite characters…and…her husband Roarke who owns the world, practically, and just about everything ‘off planet’ too!  There is never a dull moment in J.D. Robb’s books! 

WARNING:  There is much bad language and some sex scenes in this book!