by J.D. Robb
Part of In Death, book 25.5
First published 2007
Lieutenant Eve Dallas arrives at a crime scene that looks like something from a horror movie. Tiara Kent, a wealthy party girl, lies dead in her luxury Manhattan apartment with wounds that suggest a vampire attack. Dallas faces skeptical cops who start carrying garlic and wooden stakes while the media goes into overdrive with supernatural theories. The victim had been secretly involved with someone called the Dark Prince, but her wealthy friends claim ignorance about his identity. Dallas must track this killer through Manhattan's darkest corners before he strikes again. Her investigation forces her into neighborhoods that terrify even seasoned police officers. The case pushes Dallas to confront not just a murderer who uses vampire mythology as his cover, but the genuine evil that lurks beneath the city's surface.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, supernatural-elements
Setting: Manhattan, New York
Period: 21st-century
4 pages · Audio CD · Brilliance Audio
Content warnings: violence