A few months have passed and Eve is beginning to accept that
Roarke truly loves her. She’s amazed that anyone could love her, for no one
ever did for most of her life. But accepting it is hard. Eve practically lives
with Roarke but can’t quite commit enough to give up her apartment.
The new case Eve is assigned cuts too close to home for her
commander, as the first victim was a close family friend of his. Their relationship
becomes strained as Eve tries to follow the case where it seems to lead.
In this book we meet CRACK, a huge black, tattooed bouncer
at a seedy sex club near where the first victim was found. POLICE CHIEF
HARRISON TRIBBLE is also introduced and a young police officer DELIA PEABODY.
The children of the 1st victim grew up spoiled
and indulged by their parents. We learn the details of Eve’s childhood (that
back story again) when she compares her childhood to theirs.
Nadine, the reporter, is involved in the investigation, but
without spoiling the dramatic ending, I’ll just say that she and Eve forge a
stronger friendship at the end.
Roarke presents Eve with a huge diamond pendent, and she
wants no part of it, afraid that if she accepts it, it would mean giving up
what has been most important to her...being a cop.
The flashbacks of her childhood continue, and Eve remembers
that it was her father who beat her. She hides this return of memory from
Roarke. She has always been alone, no family, few friends, dedicated only to
her job. We see her conflicted between doing her job and her relationship with
Roarke. It doesn’t help that he is demanding more from her than she knows how
to give.
The author has created a complex character with the uncanny
ability to put herself in the mind of the killer when investigating the murder
scene. As a cop she is sure of herself and her abilities. As a woman she is
amazingly lacking in confidence and self awareness.
It’s going to be an interesting journey to see who Eve
becomes as she meshes these two sides of herself.
No comments:
Post a Comment