The newest in the number-one New York Times-
bestselling In Death series featuring Lieutenant Eve Dallas
and Roarke. Nora Roberts writing as J. D. Robb returns to
the New York City of 2059-where Dallas will struggle to
solve the murder of a seemingly ordinary family and to
protect one small, terrified survivor.
The members of the Swisher family were murdered in their
beds with brutal, military precision. The state-of-the-art
security was breached, and the killers used night-vision
equipment to find their way through the cozy, middle-class
house. Clearly, Dallas is dealing with pros. It seems the
only mistake they made was to overlook the nine-year-old
girl cowering in the darkened kitchen.
Now Nixie Swisher is an orphan-and the sole eyewitness to a
seemingly inexplicable crime. Kids are not Dallas's strong
suit. But Nixie needs a safe place to stay, and Dallas
needs to solve this case. With her partner, Peabody, back
on the job-and her husband, Roarke, providing the kind of
help that only he can give-Lieutenant Eve Dallas is running
after shadows, and dead-set on finding out who's behind
them.
