Synopsis:

Technology may be different in 2060 New York, yet the city is still a place of many cultures and great divides. But as ever, some murders receive more attention than others-especially those in which the victim is a prominent businessman, found in his Park Avenue apartment, tied to the bed-and strangled- with cords of black velvet.

It doesn't surprise Lieutenant Eve Dallas that Thomas Anders's scandalous death is a source of titillation and speculation to the public-and of humiliation to his family. But while people in the city are talking about it, those close to Anders aren't so anxious to do the same. With some help from her billionaire husband, Roarke, Eve's soon knocking on doors-or barging through them-to find answers.

But the facts don't add up. Physical evidence suggests that the victim didn't struggle. The security breach in the apartment indicates that the killer was someone known to the family, but everyone's alibi checks out. Was this a crime of passion in a kinky game gone wrong-or a meticulously planned execution? It's up to Dallas to solve a case in which strangers may be connected in unexpected, and deadly, ways.
 

SRR GRADE:  A
 

I’ve read every book written by J.D. Robb/Nora Roberts for a reason.  She is a fabulous author who never fails to entertain, intrigue and mystify. 

Book 26 in the “In Death” series is another mystery that lieutenant Eve Dallas and her cohort Detective Peabody have to solve.  It’s also another look into the life of Eve and her hottie of a husband, Roarke.  The development of their relationship is always anticipated, and sometimes takes unexpected turns.  But the one constant, their love and devotion, are always prevalent.

The draw to me to this series is not so much the whodunit aspect, which sometimes is revealed rather early in the book, but how is Eve going to pull it all together, AND get the suspect to tip his/her hand and put themselves in a cage.  Drawing in her cadre of experts, she never fails to get her villain, and goes to bed with the hottest man in the universe every night. 

The latest tale once again uses all of Eve’s abilities to determine who killed the mild mannered, happily married man in his own bed in a spectacularly kinky fashion.  No sign of forced entry, no apparent struggle.  His wife far away with her group of friends on a vacation planned way in advance.  Suspects are few.

Whodunit?  Prepare to set aside several hours of uninterrupted time, because you’ll be reading this book from start to finish in one sitting.