His heart began to thud, his throat to close. He tried to pull his body from the pool. 'I'll help you', his killer said. He felt no pain.

A young teacher sips a hot chocolate, blissfully unaware that his first taste condemns him to an agonising death. The community around him is devastated and suspiciously protective of their own.

No one is better equipped to see through the lies than homicide Lieutenant Eve Dallas, but she is distracted by the arrival of her husband Roarke's ex-lover, an impossibly glamorous vixen, determined to steal Roarke back.

But Eve's personal life must wait when a second murder victim is found, and everyone's eyes turn to the perfect school at the heart of it all. Its secret will soon be out . . .

The new and reissued J. D. Robb classic from the 'In Death' series, in which Eve must find the poisonous core at the heart of a seemingly perfect school, while struggling to fight the arrival of her husband's vixen-like ex-lover ...

About the Author

Nora Roberts published her first novel using the pseudonym J.D. Robb in 1995, introducing to readers the tough as nails but emotionally damaged homicide cop Eve Dallas and billionaire Irish rogue, Roarke. With the In Death series, Robb has become one of the biggest thriller writers on earth, with each new novel reaching number one on bestseller charts the world over.

For more information, visit www.jd-robb.co.uk

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Book Information
ISBN 9780749957483
Author J. D. Robb
Format Paperback
Page Count 496
Imprint Piatkus Books
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 126mm * 40mm