Eve Dallas book #9. This installment in this futuristic New York Police Department's crime fighting series involves a bomber. The bomber leaves letters that explain the purpose of the bombs: destroy the corrupt, over-indulged, repressed society of New York. The letters end with the phrase "We are Cassandra". The letters refer to Cassandra causing destruction in the name of, or for the sake of, an unknown "Him". The letters always mention their loyalty to "Him".
In addition to this, Eve is called to the scene of the murder of a wealthy man, J. Clarence Branson. JC Branson, by all accounts a kind, honest man, is murdered by his mistress, Lisbeth Cooke. She stabs him with one of the tools that his company manufactures. She kills him because she finds out that he is cheating on her. The problem is, he is not the type of man to cheat - and no one has any evidence of this.
We are introduced to Peabody's brother, Zeke, who comes to town for a job. He stays with Peabody. Zeke is actually in love with his new client's wife, which is why he took the job. Also in the romance department, Peabody and McNab finally succumb to their attraction to each other.
Eve and crew (including Roarke, of course) try to track down the origin of Cassandra, who link themselves to Mt. Olympus (power and prophecy). Eve/Roarke eventually connect Cassandra to an earlier (30 years prior) group who went by the name of "Apollo". Most of Apollo's top leadership was killed at once, which is what stopped them.
All of these stories are interwoven. There are definitely a couple of surprises along the way, which is always nice. I love twists that I wasn't expecting. Eve and Roarke have been married for six months by now and they finally have a fight which causes Roarke to give Eve the silent treatment. Ha! It's about time. She would be difficult to be married to!
Wendy's Rating: ****
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