by J.D. Robb
Part of In Death, book 31
First published 2010
Eve Dallas returns from an Irish vacation with Roarke to find New York City serving up a new kind of nightmare. A limousine driver lies dead with a crossbow bolt through his neck. The luxury car service was booked using a stolen executive identity. Days later, a high-end escort turns up at Coney Island with a bayonet piercing her heart. Again, the killer used a hijacked CEO's information to arrange the murder. Eve recognizes the pattern but struggles to find any motive connecting the victims. She begins to suspect she faces a thrill killer with expensive tastes and access to exclusive circles. The investigation pulls her into the elite world that Roarke knows well, where wealth and privilege mask twisted desires. Eve races to predict the next strike before another innocent dies for someone's sick entertainment.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Coney Island, Ireland, New York City
Period: 21st-century
373 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Content warnings: violence