by J.D. Robb
Part of In Death, book 63
First published 2026
Lt. Eve Dallas stares at what remains of Larry Chu, a biotech executive whose body lies destroyed in his secure home office. The violence goes beyond anything a normal human could inflict. Someone with extraordinary strength broke into Chu's protected building and beat him to death with bare hands. The killer's rage burned so hot it left Chu's corpse barely recognizable. Dallas recognizes this kind of fury from her own dark past. She knows this murder stems from something deeply personal. Yet the case grows complicated when she discovers Chu's hidden Cayman Islands bank account and his connections to a secretive company driven by profit. The investigation takes another turn when Dallas learns Chu wasn't the only victim. She must peel back multiple layers of lies and secrets to understand what triggered this explosion of violence. The truth waits buried beneath corporate schemes and personal vendettas.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: dark-past, investigation, secrets
Setting: Cayman Islands
368 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press
Content warnings: graphic-violence, murder, violence