Combining explosive suspense with sensual passion, Nora
Roberts turns up the heat in this classic tale -- the sizzling
story of a man and woman on the trail of a demented killer, a
search that will plunge them headlong into danger.... In the lazy
days of summer, a merciless heat wave is the biggest story in
Washington, D.C. But the weather is knocked off the front pages
when a young woman is found strangled to death. A note left behind
reads "Her sins are forgiven her." Two more victims soon follow,
and suddenly every headline is devoted to the killer the press has
dubbed "the Priest." When the police ask top-notch psychiatrist Dr.
Tess Court to help with their investigation, she comes up with a
disturbing portrait of a twisted soul. Detective Ben Paris doesn''t
give a damn about the killer''s psyche. What he can''t easily dismiss
is Tess. Tall, dark, and good-looking, Ben has a legendary
reputation with women, but the coolly elegant Tess doesn''t react to
him like other women he''s known -- and he finds the challenge
enticing. Now, as the two are thrown together in a perilous quest
to stop a serial killer, the flame of white-hot passion flares. But
someone also has his eyes on the beautiful blond doctor ... and Ben
can only pray that if the madman strikes, he''ll be able to stop him
before it''s too late....
關於作者:
Nora Roberts is the author of more than 130 novels including
several #1 New York Times bestsellers, with more than 70 million
copies of her books in print. She live in Maryland.