Portrait in Death
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4.3 • 45 Ratings
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- £5.49
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- £5.49
Publisher Description
After a tip from a reporter, Eve Dallas finds the body of a young woman in a Delancey street dumpster. Just hours before, the news station had mysteriously received a portfolio of professional portraits of the woman. The photos seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary for any pretty young woman starting a modeling career. Except that she wasn't a model. And that these photos were taken after she had been murdered.
Now Dallas is on the trail of a killer who's a perfectionist and an artist. He carefully observes and records his victim's every move. And he has a mission: to own every beautiful young woman's innocence, to capture her youth and vitalityin one fateful shot…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Lieutenant Eve Dallas may live in 2059, but she's still a recognizable Manhattan police officer: mouthy, courageous, skeptical and impatient. In Roberts's latest In Death novel (after Purity in Death), she's charged with finding a killer who murders young people full of innocence and promise, photographs them after death, then taunts both a top reporter and Dallas herself with notes about his handiwork. Just as her investigation of Manhattan's clubs and colleges nears its peak, Eve's husband, the wealthy entrepreneur Roarke, discovers that his mother is not the cold abandoner he remembers, but a tender young Irishwoman whom his father brutally murdered. While he struggles to understand his heritage, the couple must navigate stormy marital waters. Though the mystery's denouement doesn't live up to its promise, the book ably delivers on other fronts. Intensely female yet unfeminine in any traditional sense, Dallas has a complex edge that transcends genre stereotypes and gives the book's romantic interludes a real charge. As always in Roberts's work, appealing secondary characters add genuine warmth and humor. And while this futuristic vision of New York may not be totally accurate (it's unlikely, for example, that Dallas's oft-used "bite me" will still be in vogue 50 years from now), it's perfectly calibrated to intrigue.
Customer Reviews
Rich and Relatable
I feel many may find Roarkes story relatable to them. Especially those who didn’t have the luxury to grow up with the love of parents in their hearts. I myself was adored fortunately from birth as the situation was very unsafe. Roarkes story and Eve’s is one that tugs so very much at the heartstrings. I cried reading this one and it takes a lot to make me cry - believe me no one was more surprised than I was. The way Robb injects emotions into her stories is second to none. Onto the next amazing book in this epic ongoing crime busting saga. These books sure are gritty and not for the faint of heart. 10/10 every time.
Portrait In Death
Another fantastic instalment in the In Death series. I just love the way the characters are so real, so believable and so likeable. Great story telling, would recommend to all.