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Homicide officer Eve Dallas investigates the death of child psychologist Dr. Rocelle Pickering's brother, a case that takes her into the underground world of tattoo parlors and strip joints to find his murderer.

"Homicide detective Eve Dallas races to untangle a twisted family history while a hostage's life hangs in the balance--in the new In Death novel by New York Times bestselling author J.D. Robb"-- "The woman’s body was found in the early morning, on a bench in a New York City playground. She was clean, her hair neatly arranged, her makeup carefully applied. But other things were very wrong—like the tattoo and piercings, clearly new. The clothes,...

"The chic Manhattan nightspot Du Vin is not the kind of place Eve Dallas would usually patronize, and it's not the kind of bar where a lot of blood gets spilled. But that's exactly what happens one cold February evening. The mortally wounded woman is Larinda Mars, a self-described "social information reporter," or as most people would call it, a professional gossip. As it turns out, she was keeping the most shocking stories quiet, for profitable use...

"The body had been left in a dumpster like so much trash. When Lieutenant Eve Dallas arrives on scene, one of the uniforms recognizes the victim: a woman with no fixed address, known for offering paper flowers in return for spare change--and for keeping the cops informed of any infractions she witnessed on the street. But the little notebook where she scribbled down her intel on litterers and other such offenders is nowhere to be found. Then, while...