Fantasy in Death
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · July 27, 2010
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- Who it’s for
- A murder investigation crosses the worlds of competitive gaming and real-world police work.
- Themes
- Murder investigation, Virtual reality gaming, Business rivalries
- Genres
- Police Procedurals, Sci-Fi Crime, Romantic Suspense
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In this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series, it's game over for the criminals who cross Lieutenant Eve Dallas as she investigates the murder of a virtual reality wunderkind. Bart Minnock, founder of the computer gaming giant U-Play, is found in his locked private playroom, in a pool of blood, his head separated from his body.
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Despite his violent end, Eve can’t find anyone—girlfriend and business partners included—who seemed to have a problem with the enthusiastic, high-spirited millionaire. Of course gaming, like any business, has its fierce rivalries and dirty tricks—as Eve’s husband, Roarke, one of U-Play’s competitors, knows well. But Minnock was not naïve, and he knew how to fight back in the real world as well as the virtual one. Eve and her team are about to enter the next level of police work, in a world where fantasy is the ultimate seduction—and the price of defeat is death...
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A murder investigation crosses the worlds of competitive gaming and real-world police work.
Come here for
- A sharp-edged crime mystery with virtual reality in the mix
- Rivalries, dirty tricks, and a locked-room killing
Expect
- Eve Dallas and her team working a murder case
- A playful clash between fantasy and the real world
Where it sits
| Sci-Fi Crime | 51% |
|---|---|
| Police Procedurals | 45% |
| Romantic Suspense | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Police Procedurals
- Women Detectives
- Romantic Suspense
- Authors
- J. D. Robb
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- July 27, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Murder investigation · Virtual reality gaming · Business rivalries
- Reading lane
- Police Procedurals