Publisher's Synopsis
When Lieutenant Eve Dallas examines a body in a downtown Manhattan alleyway, the victim's injuries are so extensive that she almost misses a crucial clue: carved into the skin is the shape of a heart, with the initials E and D inside. Eve soon realises that the murder is part of a horrific killing spree stretching right across the country. Now the culprits have found themselves another victim - a young woman - and Eve knows she only has a couple of days to stop them before their sadistic games escalate. With her husband Roarke and his considerable resources at her side, she has every intention of hunting them down and giving them what they truly deserve - but time is running out...
