From the Publisher
"The thrills keep on coming, and the final interrogation...is as satisfying as ever." —Kirkus Reviews
"Robb returns in resplendent fashion with the sixtieth stellar entry in her Eve Dallas series, a tale that features a cleverly constructed and completely compelling story line that delivers all the requisite thrills her readers crave while also offering some fascinating and keenly relevant insights into the past of Eve and her tycoon husband’s majordomo, the heroic Summerset." —Booklist
FEBRUARY 2025 - AudioFile
Eve Dallas has trouble finding out who Giovanni Rossi really was, why he was killed, and how. Susan Ericksen's portrayal of the tough-as-nails Dallas proves she hasn't lost her appetite for this futuristic suspense series. She projects Dallas as her snippy, sarcastic self. And now her family is being threatened. Her husband's majordomo, Summerset, alongside Giovanni, were two of the 12 undercover agents in the Urban Wars resistance. Now one of the remaining agents is attempting to kill the rest. Ericksen's crackerjack delivery of Eastern European, Irish, and English accents drives her performance to a fever pitch as Dallas races to find out who the murderer is. The energy and artistry Ericksen puts into her presentation make for an exciting listen. E.E.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine
Kirkus Reviews
2024-11-23
Lt. Eve Dallas and her colleagues in the New York Police and Security Department step outside their comfort zone into counterterrorism.
Back in 2024, during the stressful time of the Urban Wars, a courageous band calling themselves The Twelve fought Dominion and other violent fringe groups that sought to end civilization as we know it, despite the presence of a traitor in their own midst. Now, 37 years later, someone’s killed Giovanni Rossi, a retired cybersecurity expert who was one of The Twelve, an hour or so after a summons—ostensibly from another veteran of the group—brought him from Rome to New York. On the body, officers called to the scene find a copy of Dallas’ business card that’s been embellished with a flamboyant threat to annihilate the seven surviving members of The Twelve. Obligingly inviting all seven to New York—a move you’d think would make it a lot easier for their nemesis to wipe them all out at once—Dallas soon forms a theory about the killer’s identity and sets a trap to draw him out. But her plan turns into a narrow miss, upping the stakes on both sides, for now the killer knows Dallas is on to him. It’s in the nature of the case that there’s less mystery and detection than usual in this long-running franchise—the biggest surprise turns out to be the connection between Dallas and her quarry—but the thrills keep on coming, and the final interrogation, though highly predictable in its broad outlines, is as satisfying as ever.
Forget the tangled backstory, focus on the game of cat and mouse, and enjoy.
