by J.D. Robb
Part of In Death, book 55
First published 2022
Lieutenant Eve Dallas stands over the body of Mina, a young woman found dead near the waterfront in 2061 New York. The victim's costly clothing and beauty treatments point to something sinister. Dallas discovers that Mina escaped from the Pleasure Academy, a horrific facility where kidnapped girls are broken down and prepared for sex trafficking. Mina died helping thirteen-year-old Dorian flee the academy, and now Dorian wanders the streets injured and terrified. The operation's expensive overhead suggests serious money behind it, and Dallas turns to her billionaire husband Roarke for insight into the city's wealthy elite. As Dallas digs deeper into the conspiracy, the case awakens a fury that threatens to consume her. She must maintain control while pursuing the people who destroy innocent lives for profit.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, billionaire-romance, enemies-to-lovers
Setting: New York, Pleasure Academy
Period: 2061
368 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press
Content warnings: sexual-assault, trafficking, violence