Pros: Full-bore dive into the “dirty cop” plot; significant Peabody character development
Cons: Some transparent excuses to let Eve go head-to-head with the bad guys
Rating: 4 out of 5

Review book courtesy of Penguin Group
Expected publication date: 2/22/2011

Peabody finally has her detective’s shield, and Eve just told her she’s going to be the primary detective on their latest case, a robbery/homicide. As Peabody says, it’s pretty much a slam-dunk. But it also leaves Peabody thinking that if she’s going to go toe-to-toe with perps, she’d better get into shape. Not wanting to put herself next to all the hardbodies in the bright, shiny, new gym, she goes down to the abandoned old one. Unfortunately, she isn’t the only one who finds the lack of people there useful.

Two cops, Garnet and Oberman, are talking in the very same locker room that Peabody’s hiding in. It’s quickly obvious that whatever they’re up to, it’s very, very illegal, and they’ll most likely kill Peabody if they find her…

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