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The 31st book in Mortal , the world's most successful crime series.
Beginning with "The Nude in Death ," the acclaimed "The Nude in Death" series has become the most successful crime series in the world and has amassed an impressive fan base who eagerly await the new titles. Lieutenant Eve Dallas, accompanied by her husband, multi-billionaire Roarke, is the protagonist of the stories. With each new book, several supporting characters are added to the plot.
In The Killing , after a murder derails her Irish vacation with her husband, Eve Dallas returns home and rediscovers that nowhere is safe—not an Irish forest nor the streets of New York, the chaotic city she calls home. But nothing prepares her for the next case she'll have to solve.
A limousine driver was wounded in the neck by a crossbow, an ancient weapon. The driver was allegedly hired by a high-ranking executive at a traditional and powerful company, whose identity was stolen. Days later, a beautiful high-class escort is found at a Coney Island amusement park with a bayonet through her heart. This time, the clues lead to an influential executive at another important company whose personal data was hacked.
The method is quite obvious, but Dallas finds no motive for the crimes. She fears, then, that she's dealing with the most dangerous type of killer: one who kills for pleasure and has a special appreciation for everything money can buy... including death.
As time runs out for this singular serial killer's next victim, Eve's investigation leads her into a select circle of the rich and famous, including her own husband. And Dallas will soon discover that someone in this privileged group has embarked on a one-way journey into perversion and the madness of deadly pleasure...
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