Origin in DeathJ.D. Robb
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  7/31/2005 |
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Dr. Wilfred B. Icove, Sr., is a plastic surgeon at the top of his field. He is respected around the world. He worked in the Urban Wars in the battlefront, repairing injuries and restoring bodies. After his wife was killed in those same Wars, he retreated but instead built up a private practice that caters to the rich and famous and takes on the poor and needy. He and his son, Dr. Wilfred B. Icove, Jr., have a large clinic in New York City. Dr. Icove has semi-retired, seeing hand picked patients. His last patient has killed him with a scapel stabbed through the heart. Lieutenant Eve Dallas becomes the primary homicide detective in the case. She and her partner Peabody start investigating the murder. Every one they speak with is shocked. Dr. Icove was a saint. Every one only has glowing superlatives to describe him. He made a very large income and made very large donations to charities. He ran the Icove Clinic very ethically. He used the clinic not only to sculp bodies of those who could afford it, but to use plastic surgery to help people with body defects no matter what their station or income. Dr. Icove was perfect. Too perfect. Dallas and Peabody can't find any dark spots in his history, not even minor ones. It appears his record has been wiped clean. Why was Dr. Icove murdered? What is hidden behind the saintly shell? When another respected doctor is killed by the same method, Dallas, Peabody and Dallas' husband Roarke find themselves searching the realms of what used to be science fiction - genetic manipulation. I always enjoy the novels in the In Death series by J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) because I like the development of the different characters. But admittedly, some books are better than others. This one is one of the others. While believable in terms of modern science, the overall scenario never quite jelled. The story almost feels cobbled together, not quite whole, but close. I found myself putting it down just because something else caught my interested or needed doing. I didn't mind breaking away. If you haven't read any of these novels in the series, don't start with this one. But if you have, you'll enjoy the fact that Dallas and Roarke are having his Irish family visit for Thanksgiving. Notice: Graphic violence, Strong indecent language, Strong sexual content |
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