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.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2024
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