Witness in Death
J. D. Robb
Language: English
Pages: 368
ISBN: 0425173631
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Writing as J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts presents the tenth book in the New York Times bestselling series. When a celebrity is killed right before her eyes, New York detective Eve Dallas takes a new place in crime--as both officer and witness to murder....
it two blocks over.” “Shit.” He shifted his bag, then scooted off, heading west through the billowing steam from a glide-cart. Peabody sniffed hopefully. “Those soy dogs smell fresh.” “They haven’t been fresh for a decade. Put your stomach on hold.” “I can’t. It has a mind of its own.” Glancing back wistfully at the glide-cart, Peabody followed Eve into the grimy building. At one time the place had boasted some level of security. But the lock on outer doors had been drilled out, likely by
Medical Examiner Morse’s dark eyes glittered behind his microgoggles. Above the serviceable lenses, his eyebrows arched in two long, slim triangles. At the peak of the left was a small, shiny silver hoop. He snapped his fingers, held out his sealed hand, palm up. A grumbling assistant flipped a twenty-dollar credit into it. “Dallas, you never disappoint me. You see, Rochinsky, never bet against the house.” The credit disappeared into one of the pockets of his puke-green protective jumpsuit.
yelped. Eve managed, just barely, to bite it back. “Get lost. I’m busy.” Summerset simply strode over, the cat at his heels. “So I observe. If you wish to know the contents of the house, I suggest you discuss it with Roarke.” “I can’t because I’ve killed him, disposed of his body, and now I’m going to hold the biggest auction, on or off planet, in the history of civilization.” She jabbed a finger against something called Waterford, Dublin pattern, only because she recognized it as the city
cells are in working order, you’ll get the drift when I corner Stiles. I’ll fill in the blanks when we’re done.” She gave her badge and palm print to the night guard for verification, got clearance. Eve ran it through quickly on the way up. “Wow, it’s like one of those daytime serials. Not that I watch them,” Peabody said quickly when Eve’s eyes slid coolly in her direction. “One of my sisters is addicted though. She’s totally hooked on The Heart of Desire. See, Desire’s this small and charming
changed that, no matter how she found out.” “Maybe not.” She closed her eyes again, sighed. “I swiped at Peabody.” “She’ll get over it.” “I came close to losing it, right out on the street. I nearly—” “But you didn’t.” He gave her a little shake before she could speak again. “You irritate me, Eve. Why must you beat yourself up like this? You haven’t slept in over thirty hours. You’ve entered into a phase of this investigation that hits so close to a personal horror most people would run away