by J.D. Robb
Part of In Death, book 23
First published 2007
Lieutenant Eve Dallas faces two brutal murders when young lovers from the same accounting firm die on the same night. The investigation pulls her into the secretive financial dealings of New York's wealthiest citizens. Meanwhile, her friend Mavis asks for help finding Tandy Willowby, a pregnant woman who missed Mavis's baby shower. Tandy, a recent London transplant with few local connections, has vanished from her apartment, leaving behind a wrapped gift and a packed hospital bag. Eve discovers the missing persons case and the double homicide connect in unexpected ways. She races to uncover the killer while tracking down Tandy. Her husband Roarke uses his financial expertise to analyze crucial data that could break both cases open. Eve must navigate deadly threats in her pursuit of answers, balancing her professional duties with personal loyalty to Mavis.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, detective
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: London, New York
Period: 21st-century
338 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Berkley Books