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And Rourke wanted the ultimate proof of concept.

If his murder mystery could fool Eve Dallas, it could fool anybody.

Eve looks around at her supposedly kidnapped friends, then at Rourke.

You all knew? Someone inevitably points out that they didn't know until they were murdered.

And it all started right here with this one book.

We meet the tough, damaged protagonist, Lieutenant Eve Dallas.

We meet the impossibly wealthy, mysterious billionaire suspect, Roarke.

The quote selected by the article is deeply romantic but also physiological, hinting at the genre blend.

Wow, what an absolutely incredible journey this list has been.

Think about the ground we've covered today.

We have taken you from the microscopic clinical evidence under Dr. Scarpetta's centrifuge in Richmond, Virginia, all the way to the futuristic glowing holo-screens of Eve Dallas' 2058 New York.

It's a huge spectrum.

Right.

Um, and then she insists on picking and paying for her own dress, which I was like the fir- I remember the first time I read this being like, even though I had, I had now at this point read at least four or five books about Eve Dallas, being like, "What woman wouldn't wanna pick out what the fuck they're wearing to their wedding?" Ugh, Eve.

Um, so I'm glad that she's like, "I'm picking it out."

Yeah, the one time she actually wants to pick out her own clothes.