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Origin in Death

  • 2005 first published
  • 377 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (4 ratings)
  • 19 editions

Nora Roberts's Origin in Death (2005) is a sci-fi romance and romantic suspense novel. The story is set in New York, State and New York, N.Y., in 2059. It features Eve Dallas, Roarke and Delia Peabody. It deals with Police, eve Dallas, Policewomen and roman policier américain.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 17 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 19 editions across 3 languages.

It runs to roughly 377 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Origin in Death

Eve Dallas Investigation In Death In 2059 in New York City, as scientists work to expand the limits of technology, Detective Eve Dallas tracks the cunning, cold-blooded killer. New York police lieutenant Eve Dallas and her partner Delia Peabody enter the hallowed halls of the Wilfred B. Icove Center for Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery on an open and shut case of self-defence. But before they can leave they are called to another crime scene. Dr. Wilfred B. Icove himself, a pioneer of modern reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, 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 - and 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 doctors? With her husband, Roarke, working behind the scenes, Dallas follows her darkest instincts into the Icoves' pasts.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • 2059

Characters

Subjects

  • American Detective and mystery stories
  • Police
  • Eve Dallas
  • Policewomen
  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Science fiction
  • Mystery fiction
  • Roman policier américain
  • Littérature américaine
  • Enquêtes criminelles
  • Meurtre
  • New york, N.y.
  • Women sleuths mystery & detective
  • Dallas, eve
  • Suspense romance

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote Origin in Death?

Origin in Death was written by Nora Roberts and first published in 2005.

What genre is Origin in Death?

It is usually shelved as Science Fiction Romance and Romantic Suspense.

How long is Origin in Death?

The median edition has 377 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Origin in Death?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Death Dealer, Little Black Dress and Pregnant on the Upper East Side?.

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