by J.D. Robb
Part of In Death, book 14
First published 2004
Detective Eve Dallas faces a deadly ghost from her career when Walter Pettibone drops dead at his own surprise birthday party. The killer strikes with precision at 8:45 p.m., handing Pettibone a champagne flute laced with poison. The murderer is Julie Dockport, a red-haired woman with green eyes whom nobody at the celebration recognizes. Eve knows exactly who she is. Nearly a decade earlier, Eve put Dockport behind bars. Now Dockport walks free on good behavior, but her intentions remain murderous. She wants another face-to-face encounter with the detective who destroyed her life. Eve must stop a vengeful killer who knows her methods and holds a personal grudge. This confrontation will test everything Eve has learned about justice and survival.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, detective
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, enemies-to-lovers
371 pages · Paperback · Piatkus
Content warnings: violence