Witness in Death FROM THE PUBLISHER
Lieutenant Eve Dallas is thrust into the spotlight when she becomes the key witness in the brutal murder of a famous actor.
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
It is 2059, and New York City homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas's husband, Roarke, is producing a revival of Agatha Christie's thriller Witness for the Prosecution. On opening night, when the villainous character Leonard Vole gets his just deserts, someone substitutes a kitchen knife for the prop knife, and the actor, Richard Draco, is stabbed through the heart. Trouble is, in time-tested British mystery fashion, everyone in the cast had good reason to despise Richard, a misogynist who seduced and discarded beautiful young women, including one whom he knew to be his daughter. It's up to Eve to solve the case, an emotionally difficult task as she is no stranger to incest herself: she was beaten and raped by her father before she managed to escape him. As Eve fights to keep her head above water, she tries to bond at a deeper level with Roarke, so that her future will heal the pain of her past. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) serves up a welcome mix of edgy, sexy lovers,newfangled gadgets, classic whodunit and noir. (Mar.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.|
AudioFile
Susan Ericksen knows her characters. Detective Eve Dallas is once again investigating a murder that, because of its ties to her famous husband (and the fact that the murder occurred on stage on opening night of a play), is under the bright light of public interest. Ericksen is as comfortable with the new characters as she is with the core cast who are back with familiar voices and personalities. All work together to sort out a complicated web of prima donnas who have been scorned by the less- than-lovable victim to solve the crime. The abridgment is seamless and fast moving. J.E.M. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
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