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Betrayal in death
536 pages
A sleek, high-stakes collision of gritty police work and fierce, protective romance.
What it feels like
This installment of the beloved futuristic procedural series delivers a propulsive, high-stakes reading experience where professional duty violently collides with personal devotion. The mood is sleek and tense, contrasting the glittering, ultra-wealthy world of a luxury hotel with the gritty, blood-soaked reality of a calculated hit. Readers are pulled into an atmosphere thick with suspense and fierce romantic loyalty, anchored by a fiercely competent heroine who masks her vulnerability with biting sarcasm and relentless drive. The prose is sharp and dialogue-heavy, moving at a breakneck pace that keeps the pages turning. It is a perfect read for those who crave the adrenaline of a hard-boiled detective thriller seamlessly intertwined with the emotional depth of a passionate, ride-or-die partnership.
- Mood
- tense
- sleek
- high-stakes
- passionate
- Tone
- gritty
- sarcastic
- suspenseful
- romantic
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- trust and vulnerability · protecting loved ones · justice vs. vengeance · the burden of the past
- The writing
- Sharp, dialogue-heavy, and cinematic, balancing gritty procedural details with moments of intense emotional intimacy.
- The arc
- Moves from professional detachment into deep personal terror and fierce protectiveness, culminating in a cathartic reaffirmation of love and justice.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave a blend of hard-boiled detective fiction and high-heat romance, anchored by a fiercely competent heroine and her billionaire partner.
Content notes
- murder
- strangulation
- violence
- references to past trauma
About the book
13# Eve Dallas Investigation In Death
New York Lieutenant Eve Dallas is up against a hit-man for the elite, whose next target may be her own husband, Roarke.
At the luxurious Roarke Palace Hotel, a maid walks into suite 4602 for the nightly turndown - and steps into her worst nightmare. A killer leaves her dead, strangled by a thin silver wire. He’s Sly Yost, a virtuoso of music and murder. A hit man for the elite. Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows him well. But in this twisted case, knowing the killer doesn’t help solve the crime. Because there’s someone else involved. Someone with a more personal motive. And Eve must face a terrifying possibility - that the real target may, in fact, be her husband Roarke...
Description from Open Library.
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