FFB Review: Golden in Death: In Death Series by J.D. Robb

The April 2061 day looks to be beautiful in New York City. The weather is balmy and everything is budding out and/or blooming. Dr. Kent Abner has plans for the day and for the evening as well. Unfortunately, he got a package, opened it, and died with seconds.

 

The airborne poison had dissipated by the time the police and the medics had responded when his husband, Martin Rufty, came home and found him down. He tried everything to revive him. He was too late as were the medics.

 

It wasn’t until long after the crime scene had been trampled and numerous folks had touched the body, that Dallas and Peabody arrived on the scene. Dallas is assessing things and realizes the victim opened a package, and then the inner package, and then the very small container inside. It’s seven hours later, which is why they are all still alive. Whatever it was, the substance probably aerosoled, then quickly dissipated, and no long is a threat. Still, one needs Hazmat to check everything and everyone.

 

Soon cleared by Hazmat, Lieutenant Dallas, Detective Peabody, and the team are hard at work chasing a killer. Who? They have no idea as Dr. Kent Abner led a nearly perfect life. They can’t find a single enemy or anyone with a grudge that would do this sort of thing. The man was damn near perfect.

 

Clearly, the killer did not think so. Neither was his next victim, according to the killer who sent another package of poison to victim two.

 

Why stop now?

 

Identifying the poison, the resources to make it, and identifying the killer or killer is the primary priority for everyone as somebody is easily killing people.

 

What follows is another solidly good police procedural. Golden in Death by J.D. Robb spins an all too real tale that pulls the reader into a complex police procedural. One that again throws in a bit of romance (graphic at times) with some misdirection and creates an entertaining tale.

 

 

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As the digital version was unavailable through the library, I requested the large print hardback. It came from the Vickery Park Branch of the Dallas Public Library System.

 

 

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