Book #6. Summerset is at the center of this story. I like Summerset - especially his devotion to Roarke. He has also shown kindness to Eve at times, but she really doesn't see that. I am hoping that one day Eve accepts Summerset for who he is and his importance to Roarke and not be so nasty to him all the time. Maybe the author thinks it's better to have an element of "conflict" in her stories, but I prefer to have the conflict between the good guys and the bad guys, not between two of her main characters.
Summerset is accused of murder and we get a better of understanding of what life was like for Summerset & Roarke in Dublin. We know that Roarke was not always an above-board businessman and that he made a lot of money participating in illegal business practices, but we have a better understanding now of some of the truly awful things he has done in his past. Basically, he sought vengeance after Summerset's daughter was raped and killed. Now the people who helped Roarke track down the men who raped and killed Summerset's daughter are being killed. Eve, the police lieutenant, who doesn't like Summerset anyway, seems to have no issues initially arresting him. Fortunately, since she is a good cop, she realizes pretty quickly that Summerset is being set up. The murderer is a religious fanatic, so that's one big clue that it's not Summerset!
The murderer calls Eve and tells her riddles that she has to solve to find the next murdered person. He always tells her that she can save the person if she finds them fast enough, but that really doesn't appear to be the case since she figures out where everyone is pretty dang quick, and they have already died a torturous, violent death.
Eve & Roarke go to Dublin, which is a nice change of pace. Roarke also befriends a young boy who pretty much lives on the streets and Roarke finds a home for him. So that was different too. I can't imagine Eve & Roarke ever having kids, but maybe this was some foreshadowing about their future life. Who knows? (I think there are 57 books in this series now, so anything can happen!)
Wendy's Rating: ****
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