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Berkley Pub Group 2007-04-24 (2007), Edition: Reprint
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Fiction. Mystery. Romance. Suspense. HTML:Lieutenant Eve Dallas struggles with the endâ??and the beginningâ??of life in this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series. Just as Eve Dallas begins to investigate the grisly double homicide of two young loversâ??both employees of the same prestigious accounting firmâ??her friend Mavis need a favor. One of the moms-to-be in Mavisâ??s birthing class has gone missing. Normally, such a case would be turned over to Missing Persons. But Mavis wants no one else on the jobâ??and Eve canâ??t say no. Now Eveâ??s trying to track down the missing woman, while simultaneously unearthing the deals and double-crosses hidden in the files of some of the cityâ??s richest and most secretive citizens, in a race against this particularly vicious killer. Luckily, her multimillionaire husband Roarkeâ??s expertise comes in handy with the number crunching. But as he mines the crucial data that will break the case wide open, Eve faces an all too real danger in… (more)
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LibraryThing member readingraven
I am an avowed lover of series literature. I love the depth that author's can bring to characters when allowing them to grow and change over time. This particular series just gets better and better over time. As followers of the series may intuit from the title, this book involves birth and
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watching Eve and Roarke grow and change (as well as groan about change) through this process is fun. The mystery is interesting and has a fun twist that ties the two plots together. Loved it. Great escape reading! Show Less
LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
The story starts with Eve and Rourke at a birthing training for Mavis, as Eve has promised that she'll be there for her at the birth. Eve is thankful to be dragged away from birth to deal with the death of a couple of lovers. Obviously killed seperately, as Eve starts to dig she gets annoyed by
Some seriously laugh out loud moments here with the baby shower and birth moments but also good tension as she investigates. This series is however losing the detective end of the story to the personalities.
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people getting in her way and some implications that she would compromise the case for Rourke.Some seriously laugh out loud moments here with the baby shower and birth moments but also good tension as she investigates. This series is however losing the detective end of the story to the personalities.
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LibraryThing member rocalisa
This was a lovely addition to Robb's series and the continuing tale of Eve and Roarke. We've been counting down to the birth of Mavis' baby for a while now and in this book, the big day finally arrives.
Robb manages some lovely humour as Eve and Roarke, neither of which has an experience of
The mystery is also solid, starting with the apparently meaningless murders of two accountants and getting more complicated and personal as time goes on. A secondary problem is added when a member of Mavis' birthing class goes missing and she asks Eve to find the woman before anything can happen to her and her unborn baby.
Robb weaves the stories together neatly - there's a bit more connection here than is truly realistic, but the story is neatly told so that it doesn't matter.
I thoroughly enjoyed the read and found it one of my recent favourites in the series. The main down side to finishing Born in Death is that I'm now up to date with the series and have to wait for the next one to be written before I can read it.
Robb manages some lovely humour as Eve and Roarke, neither of which has an experience of
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functional and happy families, try to come to terms with what it will mean to be Mavis and Leonardo's support people at the birth. Eve finds herself doomed to throw a baby shower, and manages only with Peabody's staunch assistance.The mystery is also solid, starting with the apparently meaningless murders of two accountants and getting more complicated and personal as time goes on. A secondary problem is added when a member of Mavis' birthing class goes missing and she asks Eve to find the woman before anything can happen to her and her unborn baby.
Robb weaves the stories together neatly - there's a bit more connection here than is truly realistic, but the story is neatly told so that it doesn't matter.
I thoroughly enjoyed the read and found it one of my recent favourites in the series. The main down side to finishing Born in Death is that I'm now up to date with the series and have to wait for the next one to be written before I can read it.
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LibraryThing member smik
#27? in the Eve Dallas series. Set in future in New York.Two bright young things, an engaged couple, are murdered separately but obviously by the same killer and on the same night. They are both working for a large accounting firm and it seems probably uncovered some fraud that has led to their
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death, but what? At the same time Dallas' friendship for her best friend Mavis is being stretched to the limit. Mavis is due to have a baby in the next few days and Eve and her husband Roarke are her "birthing team". Holding a baby shower for Mavis is not Eve's idea of fun, nor is being there when the baby is born. Just to complicate things a friend of Mavis', also about to give birth, disappears in mysterious circumstances. Eve discovers a link between her disappearance and that of other pregnant women. These are books I read under sufferance but it obvious from J. D. Robb's sales that others don't find them as exasperating as I do. Show Less
LibraryThing member onthehill
Two mysteries intertwine and are solved by Eve Dallas. Two accountants are murdered when they find out that accounts are not adding up. A pregnant young woman is kidnapped so that her baby can be sold and then she will probably be murdered.
LibraryThing member Darla
What are we up to now? 27? Unreal.
The highlight of this book is the birth of Mavis's baby, and that's also the framework in which the story took place--beginning with Eve and Roarke attending a childbirth class with Mavis, and ending with the birth itself.
In the meantime, a young engaged couple who
My absolute favorite part of the book wasn't the birth of the baby, contrary to the majority of Amazon reviews (we all know I'm contrary). It was the dilemma provided when Commander Whitney tells Eve that there's concern about Roarke using information uncovered during the case to further his own business. This was just so well done and realistic. Roarke initially reacts in anger, and tells Eve to drop the case, demanding that she prove her priorities: him or the job. I'm not going to spoil the fun by revealing how they work it out, but this is the number one reason why even after more than a score of books, this is still one of my favorite series: the marital issues and how Eve and Roarke learn to work through them.
And to my surprise, the long-awaited birth of the baby wasn't sappy or overdone. I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised, given the experience of the rest of the series, which shies away from sappiness--Nora never showed Eve & Roarke's wedding, for example--but it was emotional, and a fitting end to the story.
Another huge plus was that Tandy's abduction hit too close to home, not for Eve this time, as so many cases have done, but for Roarke.
Of course, there were too many funny moments and great lines relating to Eve and Roarke's phobia about childbirth to count. And mostly they weren't over-the-top, and didn't grate on my nerves.
The negatives were that the explanation of the clues found in the accounting records was very muddled; we didn't get to know Tandy well enough to worry about her--in fact, I believed until very near the end that she'd end up being a villain; and the two mystery threads meshed a little too conveniently and abruptly.
This isn't a story to read for the mystery--it's one to read for the characters, and they're done well enough to make up for any deficiencies in the mystery.
The highlight of this book is the birth of Mavis's baby, and that's also the framework in which the story took place--beginning with Eve and Roarke attending a childbirth class with Mavis, and ending with the birth itself.
In the meantime, a young engaged couple who
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work in an accounting firm are brutally murdered, and signs point to the cause as emanating from within the firm. Later on, Tandy, a pregnant friend of Mavis's, due any day, disappears, and a teary and hormonal Mavis begs Eve to find her.My absolute favorite part of the book wasn't the birth of the baby, contrary to the majority of Amazon reviews (we all know I'm contrary). It was the dilemma provided when Commander Whitney tells Eve that there's concern about Roarke using information uncovered during the case to further his own business. This was just so well done and realistic. Roarke initially reacts in anger, and tells Eve to drop the case, demanding that she prove her priorities: him or the job. I'm not going to spoil the fun by revealing how they work it out, but this is the number one reason why even after more than a score of books, this is still one of my favorite series: the marital issues and how Eve and Roarke learn to work through them.
And to my surprise, the long-awaited birth of the baby wasn't sappy or overdone. I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised, given the experience of the rest of the series, which shies away from sappiness--Nora never showed Eve & Roarke's wedding, for example--but it was emotional, and a fitting end to the story.
Another huge plus was that Tandy's abduction hit too close to home, not for Eve this time, as so many cases have done, but for Roarke.
Of course, there were too many funny moments and great lines relating to Eve and Roarke's phobia about childbirth to count. And mostly they weren't over-the-top, and didn't grate on my nerves.
The negatives were that the explanation of the clues found in the accounting records was very muddled; we didn't get to know Tandy well enough to worry about her--in fact, I believed until very near the end that she'd end up being a villain; and the two mystery threads meshed a little too conveniently and abruptly.
This isn't a story to read for the mystery--it's one to read for the characters, and they're done well enough to make up for any deficiencies in the mystery.
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LibraryThing member miyurose
There's not much I can say about this series that hasn't already been said. I thought this was another winner. I liked the way the cases wrapped up, and Eve's discomfort with Mavis's pregnancy is just icing on the cake.
LibraryThing member pauliharman
An above-par adventure for Lieutenant Eve Dallas and gazillionaire husband Roarke. Two underlings at an accounts firm are murdered; the investigation sugge underhand is going on. Meanwhile a heavily pregnant friend oof Mavis disappears. Eve works both cases before realising they are the same case
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LibraryThing member wisdomlore
Almost too many crimes for Eve in this one: a couple, who both worked for the same accounting firm, are found brutally murdered, and a close friend of the pregnant Mavis, Tandy Willowby, has disappeared. On top of it all, Eve (with LOTS of help from Peabody and Louise) is giving Mavis a baby
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shower. At the end, Mavis does indeed give birth, and the whole thing is beautiful and almost hilarious. Show Less
LibraryThing member kerrycarter76
An Okay Read.
I have enjoyed most of J.D.Robb's mysteries, but I was a bit disappointed in this novel.
I did enjoy Mavis and the birth of her child. I thought the scene had a humorous touch which was refreshing. I thought the plot for the most part was weak. Some parts held my attention, but
I have enjoyed most of J.D.Robb's mysteries, but I was a bit disappointed in this novel.
I did enjoy Mavis and the birth of her child. I thought the scene had a humorous touch which was refreshing. I thought the plot for the most part was weak. Some parts held my attention, but
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overall I thought it could have been developed better. I'll probably buy Nora's next novel with a view towards it being a better than "Born in Death". I hope so. Show Less
LibraryThing member shelleyraec
The first I have read of these since futuristic isn't usually of interest to me but its completely incidental to this story so I plan to try a few others. I liked the main characters of Eve and Roarke, the relationship rings true as does their relationships with the other characters. I particulary
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liked Eve's character - strong, smart, no bs but also cares about her friends and her job. She is easy to visualise.Each mystery was intriguing -the eventual dovetailing of the two was a bit dissapointing though. In all it was entertaining, well paced and I look forward to reading others in the series Show Less
LibraryThing member dbhutch
This would basically make 3 of the Dalls books that Robb/Roberts has written that I've gotten my hands on and read. I'm reading the series way out of order, but they are still excellent.
Dalls catches a murder case of a young accountant at a big NY firm with international clients. First she is found
Dallas' investigation points towards a multinational foundation headed by a mother son team, who Dallas' murder victim seems to have found large sums of hidden cash being funneled and laundered into some of the employee's pockets at the firm. As Dallas closes in, Tiffany goes missing. Now with two crises on her hands, Dallas seems to be runnign out of time. Can she wrap up both investigations, while havng to deal with her friend's immenent birth-giving?
Dalls catches a murder case of a young accountant at a big NY firm with international clients. First she is found
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dead. Then, so is her future fiancee, both murdered in their apartments, same night, similar MO's. As her investgation goes long, her reguilar life is complicated and to Dallas, far more frightening. One of her best frineds, Mavis, is pregnant, and Dallas and Rouarke are her labor coaches. Children are bad enough for Dalls, but pregnant women seem to be even worse. They meet a friend of Mavis, Tiffany, who si pregnant was well, but doing it all on her own, having moved to NY from England.Dallas' investigation points towards a multinational foundation headed by a mother son team, who Dallas' murder victim seems to have found large sums of hidden cash being funneled and laundered into some of the employee's pockets at the firm. As Dallas closes in, Tiffany goes missing. Now with two crises on her hands, Dallas seems to be runnign out of time. Can she wrap up both investigations, while havng to deal with her friend's immenent birth-giving?
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LibraryThing member Carl_Alves
This is the first J.D. Robb book that I read, and I came away largely unimpressed. Set in a futuristic New York City, detective Eve Dallas starts off helping her friend Mavis as a birthing coach, even though she hates the thoughts of delivering a baby. Why she was there made no sense to me, since
There really was not much to like in this novel. The characters were neither compelling nor believable. The melodrama was high, the tension low. As far as the detective and mystery aspect of this book, it fell flat. In reading some of the reviews, apparently one of the drawing points to this series is in getting to know some of the characters, but these characters don't seem worth getting to know. The novel was unimpressive and unispiring. I don't see myself coming back for more.
Carl Alves - author of Two For Eternity
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Mavis's partner was already there. Mavis has Eve investigate the disappearance of her friend, which coincidentally is connected to the murder case she's investigating. In fact, the level of coincidences in thsi book are down right absurd.There really was not much to like in this novel. The characters were neither compelling nor believable. The melodrama was high, the tension low. As far as the detective and mystery aspect of this book, it fell flat. In reading some of the reviews, apparently one of the drawing points to this series is in getting to know some of the characters, but these characters don't seem worth getting to know. The novel was unimpressive and unispiring. I don't see myself coming back for more.
Carl Alves - author of Two For Eternity
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LibraryThing member Barb_H
I love this series. This was a really good one too. It made me cry at the end. I'm glad that I have so many more books about these characters to look forward to devouring!
LibraryThing member StefanieGeeks
This may be my favorite In Death book yet! It's a Mavis-heavy book with lots of love towards Eve's girlfriends. The mystery was unique and the dialogue was entertaining. This series is super addictive.
LibraryThing member msralways
Loved this! This story was a little more on the personal side for Eve and specially Mavis and it showed how deep their relationship runs. The rest of the gang was, as always, just as good to read and to see how they interact together; Roarke was his charming and yummy self, but with a newscared out
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of his mind facet to him that just added to how good the story was and how these characters just keep developing as the story and the series goes. Incredible! Show Less
LibraryThing member ladypembroke
Continuing in my quest to catch up on the J.D. Robb/Eve Dallas series of books, this one was cool. Two young accountants - a couple with the future ahead of them - are murdered. Dallas does what she always does - sets out to find who and why. And the why is where it gets interesting.
In the
All in all, very good book.
In the
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meantime, Mavis is about to pop, so you get to watch Dallas and Roarke get all freaked out about the birthing classes and then try to deal with their fear of becoming parents because they had such lousy childhoods. Dallas is "planning" the baby shower. Hahaha... yeah, that part alone was worth the price of admission.All in all, very good book.
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LibraryThing member Kathy89
I do enjoy this series in audiobook form listening to Rourke's Irish brogue. Eve is investigating a double homicide of engaged couple who work at an investment company while going to Lamaze classes for her friend Mavis. Mavis has befriended a woman who is alone at the classes who has gone missing.
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She enlists Eve's help in finding Tandy even though Eve tries to tell her that missing persons isn't her area but Mavis, nine months and emotional, insists and Eve can't bear to see her friend so upset. With the help of her team they clear up the cases just in time for Mavis to go into labor and rush her to the "birthing center" in a comical delivery. Show Less
LibraryThing member Carol420
A prestigious accounting firm is at the heart of a double murder investigation as Lt. Eve Dallas searches the deals of some of the richest and the most secretive citizens. Eve soon finds that the murders are tied to something much worse than money laundering. Some very nice surprises are in store
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LibraryThing member chrissywest
Born In Death, is the 23rd installment of the In Death Series. I read a few reviews from amazon.com, and Barnes N Noble, and a lot of people are saying that Born In Death was lacking in comparison to other past books from the series. The only other books I’ve read from the series are Naked In
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Death, and Glory In Death, and I do think these two books were better. Other then the birth of the babies there was not really much plot to the book. Eve and Roarke lead very boring lives, they seem to work far to much, and spend the time they are not working having sex. There are so many ways this book could have been more exciting. Of course the book was written by J.D. Robb/Nora Roberts so it was well written, but it didn’t leave the impact on me I thought it would. Show Less
LibraryThing member wndy2011
A young pregnant woman goes missing, a couple end up dead and Eve Dallas is on the case. Somehow could they end up connected is beyond belief.
LibraryThing member Sheila1957
While Dallas has two murders in an accounting firm to deal with, Mavis comes to her about a missing friend who is in her childbirth class. Eva takes on the case to keep Mavis calm and happy.
I liked this story. I liked seeing Eve and Roarke freaked out about Mavis and her impending childbirth. I
I liked this story. I liked seeing Eve and Roarke freaked out about Mavis and her impending childbirth. I
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liked how Eve feels pressured into doing the right things for Mavis but lets Peabody do the actual work. Though dealing with death and kidnapping, I liked the lightheartedness of the impending baby stuff. Show Less
LibraryThing member Lauren2013
Born in Death
4 Stars
Whether one loves or hates her writing style, Nora Roberts, aka J. D. Robb, has hit on a winning formula with her In Death books and this installment is no exception.
While the murder mystery and abduction storylines are rather predictable (it is easy to guess both the culprits
The interactions between the characters are fantastic as always, especially the snarky banter between Eve and Summerset. That said, this book demonstrates once again why Mavis is not a favorite of mine as her over the top drama continues to grate on the nerves. Oh well, its impossible to like all the characters all the time ...
All in all, I'm now at the halfway mark through the series and still going strong. I actually can't believe I've made it this far :)
4 Stars
Whether one loves or hates her writing style, Nora Roberts, aka J. D. Robb, has hit on a winning formula with her In Death books and this installment is no exception.
While the murder mystery and abduction storylines are rather predictable (it is easy to guess both the culprits
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and the motives relatively early), they, nevertheless, make for gripping reading and the resolution is exciting and satisfying. The interactions between the characters are fantastic as always, especially the snarky banter between Eve and Summerset. That said, this book demonstrates once again why Mavis is not a favorite of mine as her over the top drama continues to grate on the nerves. Oh well, its impossible to like all the characters all the time ...
All in all, I'm now at the halfway mark through the series and still going strong. I actually can't believe I've made it this far :)
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LibraryThing member JenniferRobb
Birth and Death--the phrase always makes me think of a soap opera opening (Days of Our Lives, I think).
WARNING: SPOILERS POSSIBLE READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION:
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Mavis and Tawny are pregnant. Dallas has to give Mavis a baby shower--and she foolishly thinks all she has to do is call the caterer!
Dallas can stare down death and the scariest of bad guys--but birth? That scares her. It's a bit of comedy in the homicide laden story. Another bit of comedy comes in Dallas' interactions with Summerset.
The death part starts with two bodies--the girl is found first and when they go to notify her fiance, he is found dead also. While investigating that, Tawny disappears and Mavis begs Dallas to take that case on too.
The tale is convoluted and ends up involving an adoption agency, doctors, a foundation, lawyers, and an accounting firm--all threads that need to be unraveled and woven to make a whole case.
It was good to see that Trueheart has gotten in with Feeney. I liked him in an earlier book in the series but then didn't see his name come up for a bit and wondered what had happened to him.
WARNING: SPOILERS POSSIBLE READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION:
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Mavis and Tawny are pregnant. Dallas has to give Mavis a baby shower--and she foolishly thinks all she has to do is call the caterer!
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Thank goodness for Delia Peabody! Dallas can stare down death and the scariest of bad guys--but birth? That scares her. It's a bit of comedy in the homicide laden story. Another bit of comedy comes in Dallas' interactions with Summerset.
The death part starts with two bodies--the girl is found first and when they go to notify her fiance, he is found dead also. While investigating that, Tawny disappears and Mavis begs Dallas to take that case on too.
The tale is convoluted and ends up involving an adoption agency, doctors, a foundation, lawyers, and an accounting firm--all threads that need to be unraveled and woven to make a whole case.
It was good to see that Trueheart has gotten in with Feeney. I liked him in an earlier book in the series but then didn't see his name come up for a bit and wondered what had happened to him.
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LibraryThing member jfe16
While investigating the grisly murders of Natalie Copperfield and Bick Byson, New York Police and Security Department homicide detective Eve Dallas is putting together a baby shower for her friend, Mavis. The shower comes off as planned, but Mavis’s friend and fellow expectant mother Tandy
Can Eve solve the murder of the two accountant firm employees while searching for Tandy and honoring her promise to be with Mavis when her baby is born?
In this twenty-third installment of the “In Death” series, a strong sense of place anchors a narrative filled with well-defined, relatable characters. New readers will appreciate the backstory woven into the telling of the tale. Witty repartee between Eve and Summerset lightens the gruesomeness of the murder investigation even though the case is almost secondary to the often-hilarious escapades surrounding Mavis’s pregnancy.
All the expected characters make an appearance, but the events surrounding the birth of Mavis’s Little One definitely take center stage. The ever-evolving relationships, the camaraderie, the angst, the silliness that serves as a counterpoint to the gritty murders . . . all combine to create a can’t-put-it-down narrative fans of the series won’t want to miss.
Highly recommended.
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Willowby, doesn’t show up for the festivities and Mavis asks Eve to find her. Can Eve solve the murder of the two accountant firm employees while searching for Tandy and honoring her promise to be with Mavis when her baby is born?
In this twenty-third installment of the “In Death” series, a strong sense of place anchors a narrative filled with well-defined, relatable characters. New readers will appreciate the backstory woven into the telling of the tale. Witty repartee between Eve and Summerset lightens the gruesomeness of the murder investigation even though the case is almost secondary to the often-hilarious escapades surrounding Mavis’s pregnancy.
All the expected characters make an appearance, but the events surrounding the birth of Mavis’s Little One definitely take center stage. The ever-evolving relationships, the camaraderie, the angst, the silliness that serves as a counterpoint to the gritty murders . . . all combine to create a can’t-put-it-down narrative fans of the series won’t want to miss.
Highly recommended.
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Awards
Audie Award (Finalist — Romance — 2007)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2006-12-06
ISBN
0425215687 / 9780425215685