When Lieutenant Eve Dallas examines a body in a downtown Manhattan alleyway, the victim’s injuries are so extensive that she almost misses the clue. Carved into the skin is the shape of a heart—and initials inside reading E and D...
Ella-Loo and her boyfriend, Darryl, had been separated while Darryl was a guest of the state of Oklahoma, and now that his sentence has been served they don’t ever intend to part again. Ella-Loo’s got dreams. And Darryl believes there are better ways to achieve your dreams than working for them. So they hit the road, and when their car breaks down in Arkansas, they make plans to take someone else’s. Then things get messy and they wind up killing someone—an experience that stokes a fierce, wild desire in Ella-Loo. A desire for Darryl. And a desire to kill again.
As they cross state lines on their way to New York to find the life they think they deserve, they will leave a trail of evil behind them. But now they’ve landed in the jurisdiction of Lieutenant Dallas and her team at the New York Police and Security Department. And with her husband, Roarke, at her side, she has every intention of hunting them down and giving them what they truly deserve...
REVIEW:
This was a solid addition to a series that has been a bit uneven as late. I enjoyed the addition of Deputy Banner and the additional insights into Eve's police colleagues in the aftermath of the last book. I missed Trina, Charles, and Mavis though- not even a cameo here for fans. The story lacked some of the urgency that I felt during the Groom investigation (which has certain race-against-the-clock similarities to this book), but I still couldn't put it down once I started reading. I'm not sure how this would work as a stand-alone as so much inside knowledge is necessary to understand some of the subtleties of the characters, but I'm definitely glad to see a series that I love feel like it is getting back on track!
