Technology may be different in 2060 New York, yet the city is still a location of many civilizations and great divides. So that as ever, some murders receive more interest than others – especially those where the sufferer is certainly a prominent businessman, found in his Recreation area Avenue apartment, linked with the bed – and strangled – with cords of black velvet.

It doesn’t surprise Lieutenant Eve Dallas that Thomas Anders’s scandalous death is a source of titillation and speculation for the general public – and humiliation for on the subject of Strangers in Loss of life his family members. While everybody else in the town is discussing it, those near Anders aren’t therefore anxious to do so. Thankfully, because Dallas’s billionaire hubby, Roarke, happens to own the prime real estate where Anders’s sporting-goods company was headquartered, she’s some help with access. Before long, she’s knocking on doors – or barging through them – to look for the answers she requirements.

But the facts don’t accumulate. Physical evidence shows that the victim didn’t struggle. The security breach in the extremely fortified apartment indicates that this killer was somebody close to Anders, but everyone’s alibi bank checks out, from your wife who was simply off in the tropics to the loving nephew who stands to inherit thousands. Was this a criminal offense of passion – or a carefully planned execution?

It’s up to Dallas to resolve a sensational case where almost all involved safeguard secrets from one another – and strangers may be connected in unpredicted, and deadly, ways.

“Nora Roberts is cool.” – Stephen King