This time it's personal. Up until now, professional hitman Lorcan Cobbe accepted contracts strictly for the money. But now he has another reason for traveling to New York City for his latest job: it is the home of his childhood nemesis, Roarke. Ever since they grew up on the streets of Dublin, Lorcan has nursed a personal grudge against Roarke, and now Lorcan has the perfect opportunity to eliminate him. But in order to achieve that goal, Lorcan must first deal with Roarke's wife: NYPD Lieutenant Eve Dallas. In the fifty-first thrilling addition to her Eve Dallas series, Robb (Golden in Death, 2020) sends her protagonists overseas as they pursue this internationally sought killer, skillfully deploying an engaging cast of characters headlined by a sexy-as-sin crime-fighting couple and creating vivid scenes in another adrenaline-fueled thriller that never loses its capacity to enthrall. HIGH DEMAND BACKSTORY: Readers can always count on Robb to deliver the goods, and a major, multiplatform marketing campaign will guarantee that Eve Dallas' many fans will be primed.

At the start of bestseller Robb's excellent 51st Eve Dallas novel set in mid-21st-century New York City (after Golden in Death), a call to a murder scene takes Eve, a New York Police and Security Department lieutenant, and her husband, Roarke, to Washington Square Park, where Galla Modesto, an heir to the Modesto Wine and Spirits company, has been stabbed to death. Amid the onlookers, Roarke spies Lorcan Cobbe, an assassin he recognizes from his time growing up in Dublin, and is convinced Cobbe is the killer. Cobbe, who flees the scene, hates Roarke, because Roarke's father refused to acknowledge Cobbe as his son. Roarke acts as a consultant to Eve and her team, who soon determine that Galla's jealous husband may have hired Cobbe to kill Galla because she was having an affair. The NYPSD officers work tirelessly to find Cobbe before he strikes again. The investigation takes a number of twists and turns before it reaches its explosive conclusion. Robb's many fans will be enthralled. 750,000 announced first printing. Agent: Amy Berkower, Writers House. (Sept.)