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Detective Eve Dallas is called to the scene of a mangled body in a New York apartment, where the victim, Louie Cogburn, killed himself after a violent assault. The only clue left behind is a cryptic computer message: "Absolute Purity Achieved." When a second man dies in a similar fashion, Dallas must piece together a conspiracy that may involve a lethal computer virus threatening the city’s residents. The case tests her investigative skills and her resolve to protect an increasingly vulnerable New York.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Nora Roberts
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