Dallas, Peabody, and Roarke, in particular, have grown deeper and richer as characters in every book. What they don't know yet is that the killing has only started.Įve Dallas, her friends and colleagues, and especially, of course, Roarke, are old friends now, and they don't disappoint in Thankless. When Dallas and Peabody realize that their grown son killed his mother, waited around until his father came home, and killed him-and then sat around eating and emptying his parents' accounts into his own accounts-it's horrifying. When the call comes in about the murder of the Reinholds, a nice, quiet, responsible, middle class couple, it's a tragedy. She loves him, she loves them, but really, she'd rather deal with a nice, straight-forward murder investigation. It's a few days before Thanksgiving, and Roarke's entire Irish family will soon be arriving to spend the holiday with him and Dallas. What they need to pinpoint is where Jerry's going to strike next. Eve and her team already know the who, how, and why of this murder. With the money he's stolen from his parents, and a long list of grievances, he intends to finally make his mark on the world. Turns out Jerry is not only capable of brutality but taking a liking to it. Twenty-six-year-old Jerry hadn't exactly made a good impression on all the bosses who fired him or the girlfriend who dumped him - but they didn't think he was capable of this. Those who knew them are stunned - and even more heartbroken by the overwhelming evidence that they were murdered by their own son.

The Reinholds, for example, are lying on the floor of their Downing Street apartment, stabbed and bludgeoned almost beyond recognition. Other couples aren't as lucky as Eve and Roarke. Hosting Roarke's big Irish family for the holiday may be challenging, but it's a joyful improvement on her own dark childhood. But sometimes the deepest hatreds seethe within the closest relationships, and blood flows faster than water.įor Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the NYPSD, the job is a useful reminder of what she has to be grateful for this season. It's a time for loved ones to come together. The year 2060 is drawing to a close, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner.

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