Eve Dallas #13. This story starts out with an accidental murder and progresses into planned murders in the context of a game between two intelligent young men, Kevin & Lucias, who are themselves products of an experiment. They are bored entitled twenty-somethings who decide to use sex-enhancing drugs (illegal and extremely expensive) to compete against each other by racking up points by doing things to young women they meet online. Think rape and murder. They both present as psychopaths, since they have zero feelings of remorse for what they are doing. They simply want to win the game. What's difficult for Eve and Co is figuring out who the next target is since these two are extremely tech-savvy, especially Lucias. Feeney & McNabb have their work cut out for them trying to dig through the layers of electronic security.
The two drugs are called "Rabbit" and "Whore" - and mixing them together is what causes death. Kevin & Lucias administer these drugs in champagne throughout their "first (and only) date" with these women. This results in the women having a insatiable sexual desire for them. To outside appearances, the women seem to be the one seeking sex and making forward advances in public. On top of this, Kevin & Lucias disguise their appearances using face putty to re-shape their faces, different color wigs, eyes, etc. They are both extremely attractive men who are charming and skilled at attracting women, partly because they are intelligent and quote romantic poetry to women who value those characteristics.
Meanwhile, as usual, Eve runs herself into the ground, only getting 2-3 hours of sleep at a time. She is relentless. She also uses herself as bait this time around, disguising herself as one of the woman targeted by Kevin. The good news is she finally realizes the value of some "down time" with Roarke and at the end of the book, they immediately head to Mexico for a much-needed vacation.
Wendy's Rating: ****
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