![]() She is very dedicated to her job and has almost no other life outside working. Eve is not taking great care of herself but she continues to knock it out of the park on solving cases and catching criminals. She became famous in the first book for arresting a tv star behaving badly, which helped her get the promotion.Įve has a tough balance between the others in the department who actively try to sabotage or even harm her, and continue to harass her, and her greedy family who want to use her to get themselves Hollywood parts. Eve is a new homicide detective in a misogynistic, political department in Los Angeles California. The Eve Ronin series is like other police procedurals I read, only it isn’t. Was the trap actually for her, bloody payback for Eve’s very public takedown of a clique of corrupt deputies? Or is there an even deadlier secret lurking behind those opulent gates? Eve’s refusal to back down and her relentless quest for the truth make her both the hunter…and the prey. The trap works, leaving three intruders dead, a body count that nearly includes Eve and Duncan.Įve’s bosses are eager to declare the case closed, but there are too many unanswered questions for her to let go. Their luxury McMansion is a honey trap, set to lure in the violent home invaders terrorizing the community. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s detective Eve Ronin and her soon-to-retire partner, Duncan Pavone, are running a 24-7 sting in a guard-gated enclave of palatial homes in Calabasas. Published by Thomas & Mercer on October 26, 2021 This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ISBN 9781542029346 (hardcover), 247p.Review copy was received from NetGalley. ![]() As Eve Ronin’s partner, he’s always in danger. How often does a retiring policeman really make it to retirement in a series? I’m hoping the next book in the series finds him at home, and not in a grave. In other words, there are a number of secrets behind those security gates.Īs I said, I was much more interested in the home invasion case, and the investigation into the mother of the dead baby didn’t interest me at all. She loses sleep over that case, and she has questions about the woman who is in the hospital following the baby’s death. While the Sheriff’s Department is congratulating themselves on wrapping up the home invasion case, Eve convinces Duncan there’s something wrong about the case involving the dead baby.Įve isn’t convinced the three dead home invaders are the brains behind that operation. But, there’s something odd about that scene, and the woman who is desperate to have a baby. Eve responds when there’s a call that a woman gave birth, and the baby is dead. Eve is convinced the sheriff’s department meant to leave her as one of those bodies. They’re living in a McMansion, trying to lure the gang with their flashy lifestyle. She and her partner, Duncan, who is about to retire, are running a 24/7 sting operation, trying to catch the gang responsible for a number of home invasions in gated communities. That’s a matter of personal taste.Įve is the youngest female homicide detective in the history of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and she’s not popular. Eve Ronin and her partner, Duncan Pavone, investigate two messy cases, and I really only found one of them interesting. This isn’t the fault of author Lee Goldberg. ![]() While I thought Bone Canyon, the second Eve Ronin novel was terrific, I’ll admit Gated Prey dragged for me.
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