New York to Dallas
by J.D. Robb
Brilliance Audio 2011
Imagine that you are a detective in New York City. As a child, you were abused by your father. As an adult, you became a police officer. In your first major case, you apprehended a serial child abuser in the most harrowing circumstances, outwitting the long-term pedophile, who was sent away for at least life. Like you, the pedophile was abused by his mother, whom he killed at age 19 as he would later kill mother substitutes who facilitated his rampage. In due course, you marry a wealthy spouse who supports your detective work in a manner not available to ordinary officers.
The incarcerated pedophile escapes a maximum security prison and launches a new campaign of terror through twin victims from his earlier time. His object is you, who interrupted his initial work.
Our heroine is Eve Dallas, married to an engaging Irishman, O’Rourke. They come to Atlanta where the pedophile is at work. The detective does her work, with the help of O’Rourke and his on-line wizardry. The sleuthing process is addressed in detail, though a few of the steps require a bit of faith in the integrity of the story teller to accept the leap. Like all good mysteries, the denouement is exciting.
I enjoyed listening to New York to Dallas. This medium has become a favorite means of passing time as we drive between Dallas as Rosemary Beach. The storyline is an interesting paradigm for thought. As I find with most clever stories, a variety of thoughts emerged as the story unfolded. I was curious to see how Eve would reconcile her own childhood abuse with that visited upon the children she was determined to protect. How will the reliving of her own experience impact her psyche? Her marriage? Her willingness to bear or adopt children, perhaps abused orphans? Will the childhood abuse of the pedophile result in an exploration of the psychology of abuser and abused?
These threads of emotional interest were not explored in the story itself. While I understand that the genre does not delve into the emotions and psyche of the protagonists, it would have been satisfying to have heard Eve and O’Rourke share with us their own emotions, which, of course, who have to be addressed in real life.
A fine listen!
Warms, Cym
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