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Robb, J. D., Pseudonym used by Nora Roberts 1950-

Origin in death / Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb. - New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2005. - 339 p. ; 24 cm. - In death 21 .

"New York Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her partner Peabody enter the hallowed walls of the Wilfred B. Icove Center for Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery on a case. A hugely popular video 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 doctor?"--Publisher description.

ISBN: 0749935839 $36.99 039915289X (acidfree paper) 9780425204269

LCCN: 2004042394

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dallas, Eve (Fictitious character)--Fiction.
Police--New York (State)--New York--Fiction.
Policewomen --Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
New York (N.Y.)--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Detective and mystery fiction.