The escape from a serial rapist Eve Dallas arrested twelve years ago takes the lieutenant back to her hometown—and into the nightmares of her traumatic childhood...
Launched with "The Nude ," the acclaimed "The Nude" series has become the most successful crime series in the world and has amassed a staggering following of fans eagerly awaiting the new installments. Lieutenant Eve Dallas, accompanied by her husband, multi-billionaire Roarke, is the protagonist of the stories.
One of the first criminals Eve Dallas arrested, even as a rookie, the monster Isaac McQueen kidnapped and raped little girls, leaving them with lifelong scars on their bodies and souls. Thanks to Eve, the pedophile ended up behind bars, far from society. For twelve years, the beast was caged. No more.
After an unlikely escape, Isaac has only two things in mind: first, to continue his life where he left off, acting as a predator of innocent girls, always with the help of an older partner who lures and deceives the victims; second, to take revenge on the woman who interrupted his life of crime so many years before, now a respected lieutenant in the New York Police Department, married to one of the richest men in the city.
Catching Eve's attention with a vicious and daring crime, Isaac begins his own manhunt, forcing Eve down a road paved with blood and tears. A road that will ultimately lead to Dallas, Texas, the place where Eve buried a dark past. And each new twist in the case brings her closer to the poignant memory of her childhood, when she was a vulnerable girl, much like Isaac's innocent victims.
While her husband, Roarke, tries to rescue her from the constant nightmares that still plague her and her partner Peabody works tirelessly to help her, Eve must face and overcome the ghosts of her past in order to survive.
Mortal Journey is the 33rd volume in the Mortal Series. The series can be read either in chronological order, which we recommend for deeper immersion, or as standalone books.
“The always incredible J.D. Robb pits her courageous heroine, Lieutenant Eve Dallas, against the past. Readers will delve deeper into the case that brought Feeney and Eve together as she faces the demons of her past.” — RT Book Reviews
“JD Robb delivers the kind of quick-witted, defensive action fans expect from an NYPD lieutenant.” — Publishers Weekly