by J.D. Robb
Part of In Death, book 12.5
First published 2006
Lieutenant Eve Dallas travels off planet in early spring 2059 for what should be a working vacation. She must deliver a seminar at the year's biggest police conference, held at a luxury resort that her husband Roarke owns. Eve views the assignment as an ordeal rather than the partial getaway it's meant to be. Her plans change when a bloody murder occurs at the resort. The investigation becomes personal when Eve discovers her own connection to the victim. The case grows more complex as the killer's past with Roarke emerges. Bodies accumulate as danger escalates around them. Eve races to break a pattern of violence and revenge before more people die. She must confront how the past threatens to destroy the present and find a way to bury old grudges permanently.
Genres: science-fiction, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, personal-connection
Setting: Resort, Space
Period: 2059
88 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Berkley
Content warnings: violence