Strangers in death - j. d. robb

New York may be a different place in 2060, but some events still receive more attention than others--especially those that involve the murder of a prominent businessman.

Now Lt.

Eve Dallas is about to discover how ties that bind strangers can kill.

Lieutenant Eve Dallas explores the hidden connections among friends and lovers, enemies and strangers in this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series.

In 2060 New York, some murders still get more attention than others, especially those in which the victim is a prominent businessman, found in his Park Avenue apartment, tied to the bed--and strangled--with cords of black velvet.

Fortunately, homicide cop Lt.

Eve Dallass billionaire husband Roarke happens to own the prime real estate where Thomas Anderss sporting-goods firm was headquartered, giving her some help with access.

Before long, shes knocking on doors--or barging through them--to look for the answers she needs.

But some things dont add up--and everyones alibi checks out, from the wife who was off in the tropics to the nephew who stood to inherit millions.

Was this a crime of passion--or a carefully planned execution? Its up to Dallas to solve a sensational case in which those who seem to be intimates sometimes guard secrets from each other--and strangers may be connected in unexpected, and deadly, ways.