by J.D. Robb
Part of In Death, book 5
First published 2003
Lieutenant Eve Dallas faces her most challenging investigation yet when a fellow police officer turns up dead. The case demands she prioritize professional duty over personal connections, forcing her into ethically murky territory. The stakes escalate when someone deposits a corpse outside her own door. This personal threat makes clear that Eve has become a target herself. Her husband Roarke monitors her movements with growing concern as she pursues leads deeper into danger. Each discovery forces Eve to reexamine her moral compass and question fundamental beliefs about justice. The investigation pulls her toward a confrontation with a particularly seductive manifestation of evil that challenges everything she stands for as a cop and as a person.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, personal-threat
308 pages · Paperback · Piatkus Paperback
Content warnings: violence