Origin in death

Summary: A pioneer of modern reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, Dr. Wilfred B. Icove, is found dead in his office--murdered in a chillingly efficient manner: one swift stab to the heart. Struck by the immaculate condition of the crime scene, Dallas suspects a professional killing. Security disks show a stunningly beautiful woman calmly entering and leaving the building--the doctor's final appointment. Known as "Dr. Perfect," the saintly Icove had devoted his life to his family and his work. His record was clean. Too clean for Dallas. She knows he was hiding something and suspects that his son and successor knows what it is. then, lake father, like son, the younger Dr. Icove is killed...with the same deadly precision. Who is the mystery woman and what was her relationship with the good doctors? While her husband, Roarke, works behind the scenes, Dallas follows her darkes instincts into the Icoves' pasts. What she discovers are men driven to create perfection. playing fast and loose with the laws of nature, the limits of science and the morals of humanity...

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