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New York City police lieutenant Eve Dallas receives a chilling tip that leads her to a dumpster in Delancey Street, where she finds the body of a young woman. A news station has been sent mysterious portraits of the victim, taken after her death, suggesting the killer is a perfidious artist who records every victim’s final moments. Dallas must piece together the disturbing pattern as the killer’s obsession with preserving innocence becomes clear.
The investigation brings Dallas and her husband closer, as he uncovers unsettling truths about his past that may intertwine with the case. Amid the suspense and romance, Dallas’s determination and sharp instincts drive her to stop the serial murderer before another life is claimed.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Nora Roberts
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