Lieutenant Eve Dallas fights to save the innocentand serve justice to the guiltyon the streets of New York in Connections in Death, the gritty and gripping new In Death novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author J.D. Robb.
Homicide cop Eve Dallas and her billionaire husband, Roarke, are building a brand-new school and youth shelter. They know that the hard life can lead kids toward dangerous crossroadsand with this new project, they hope to nudge a few more of them onto the right path. For expert help, they hire child psychologist Dr. Rochelle Pickeringwhose own brother pulled himself out of a spiral of addiction and crime with Rochelles support.
Lyle is living with Rochelle while he gets his life together, and hes thrilled to hear about his sisters new job offer. But within hours, triumph is followed by tragedy. Returning from a celebratory dinner with her boyfriend, she finds Lyle dead with a syringe in his lap, and Eves investigation confirms that this wasnt just another OD. After all his work to get clean, Lyles been pumped full of poisonand a neighbor with a peephole reports seeing a scruffy, pink-haired girl fleeing the scene.
Now Eve and Roarke must venture into the gang territory where Lyle used to run, and the ugly underground world of tattoo parlors and strip joints where everyone has taken a wrong turn somewhere. They both believe in giving people a second chance. Maybe even a third or fourth. But as far as theyre concerned, whoever gave the order on Lyle Pickerings murder has run out of chances
