Fantasy in death
By: J.D. Robb
Series: Isis large print; In Death -- bk. 30
Publisher: ISIS
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780753191026; 9780753191033
Subjects: Fiction; Shared virtual environments; Computer games industry; Policewomen
Description: They had been best friends since the early days, driven by one vision - to rule the world of virtual reality games. Cill, strikingly beautiful, Var and Benny, the brains and business acumen, and Bart, the genius behind the idea who is backing the company. Their newest invention is about to be launched. Then, suddenly, Bart is found killed, seemingly defeated by their secret masterpiece. Who could have engineered a virtual death with such devastating consequences? Even Eve Dallas is hard-pressed for an answer. But as she digs deeper behind the fatade of the gaming world, she finally sees the killer's game is far from over ...
Notes: Originally published: New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons; London: Piatkus, 2010.
Table of contents: title: They had been best friends since the early days, driven by one vision; title: to rule the world of virtual reality games. Cill, strikingly beautiful, Var and Benny, the brains and business acumen, and Bart, the genius behind the idea who is backing the company. Their newest invention is about to be launched. Then, suddenly, Bart is found killed, seemingly defeated by their secret masterpiece. Who could have engineered a virtual death with such devastating consequences? Even Eve Dallas is hard-pressed for an answer. But as she digs deeper behind the fatade of the gaming world, she finally sees the killer's game is far from over ...