by J.D. Robb
Part of In Death, book 48
First published 2019
Eve Dallas and her husband Roarke are building a school and youth shelter in New York when tragedy strikes their team. Dr. Rochelle Pickering, the child psychologist they hired for the project, returns from a celebratory dinner to find her brother Lyle dead with a syringe in his lap. Lyle had been living with Rochelle while rebuilding his life after addiction and crime. Eve's investigation reveals this was no overdose. Someone pumped poison into Lyle's system, and a neighbor spotted a pink-haired girl running from the scene. The case pulls Eve and Roarke into the gang territory where Lyle once operated, navigating tattoo parlors and strip joints filled with people who have made wrong choices. Both Eve and Roarke believe in second chances, even third and fourth ones. But whoever ordered Lyle Pickering's murder has exhausted their opportunities for redemption.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family
Setting: New York
384 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press
Content warnings: addiction, substance-abuse