Betrayal in Death

J.D. Robb
aka Nora Roberts

A maid is brutally beaton, raped, and murdered during a gala at one of Roarke's hotels. Eve Dallas is at the event with her husband, so immediately becomes the primary detective of the crime. DNA results quickly prove who killed the maid. Now she has to catch a serial murderer for hire who has been doing that job for over forty years.

Soon another employee of Roarke's is found murdered. The editor was killed in the same manner as the maid. A pattern is forming - the targets are people attached to Roarke. Dallas wants to protect him; he won't allow it. He is busy with a fund raising auction that is coming up. So instead, he becomes a civilian consultant for the police. The FBI has been trying to catch the exterminator for years. They also join in the manhunt.

An old friend from his boyhood days in Dublin visits Roarke and Eve. The charity auction is for an old friend and idol of Roarke's, a veneered actress who has been able to maintain her dignity, presence, and living in the fickle world of acting. Now Roarke will divide his attention yet another way as he helps Eve close in on the murderer and the person who hired this killer.

Once again Robb (aka Nora Roberts) delivers a suspenseful, futuristic thriller. It twists around on itself throwing out threads here and there. The darkness of the psyche of the hired killer is explored. The lives of Dallas and Roarke are drawn closer together and their relationship grows deeper. The title, as usual, gives a clue, but even that is misleading. Here is another in the series I recommend.

Notice: Graphic violence, Strong indecent language, Strong sexual content

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Rapture in Death
Ceremony in Death
Vengeance in Death
Holiday in Death
"Midnight in Death" Silent Night
Conspiracy in Death
Loyalty in Death
Witness in Death
Judgment in Death
Betrayal in Death
Seduction in Death
"Interlude in Death" Out of This World
Reunion in Death
Purity in Death
Portrait in Death
Imitation in Death
Remember When (written w/ Nora Roberts)
Divided in Death
Visions in Death
Survivor in Death
Origin in Death
Memory in Death
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Born in Death
Innocent in Death
"Eternity in Death" in Dead of Night
Creation in Death
Strangers in Death
"Ritual in Death" in Suite 606
Salavation in Death
Promises in Death
Kindred in Death
"Missing in Death" in The Lost
Fantasy in Death
Indulgence in Death