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The #1 New York Times bestselling author presents a gripping new thriller that pits homicide detective Eve Dallas against a conspiracy of exploitation and evil...
New York, 2061: The place called the Pleasure Academy is a living nightmare where abducted girls are trapped, trained for a life of abject service while their souls are slowly but surely destroyed. Dorian, a thirteen-year-old runaway who'd been imprisoned there, might never have made it out if not for her fellow inmate Mina, who'd hatched the escape plan. Mina was the more daring of the two--but they'd been equally desperate. Unfortunately, they didn't get away fast enough. Now Dorian is injured, terrified, and wandering the streets of New York, and Mina lies dead near the waterfront while Lt. Eve Dallas looks over the scene. Mina's expensive, elegant clothes and beauty products convince Dallas that she was being groomed, literally and figuratively, for sex trafficking--and that whoever is investing in this high-overhead operation expects windfall profits. Her billionaire husband, Roarke, may be able to help, considering his ties to the city's ultra-rich. But Roarke is also worried about the effect this case is having on Dallas, as it brings a rage to the surface she can barely control. No matter what, she must keep her head clear--because above all, she is desperate for justice and to take down those who prey on and torment the innocent.- Format: Hardcover
- Author: Robb, J. D.
- ISBN: 9781250278234
- Condition: Used
- Number Of Pages: 368
- Publication Year: 2022
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English
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Gripping and Heart-Wrenching.
Would RecommendMarilyn H. - 1 month ago"She hadn't breathed outdoor air for... She couldn't say exactly, but they'd scooped her up just before Christmas. The girl they'd brought in the week before claimed it was May -- maybe -- but her brain was still addled from Orientation. Plus, the new one was really young -- seven or eight maybe -- and cried a lot." ........ These abducted children are desperate to escape from a training Academy for personal slaves. Dallas, Roarke and New York's finest detectives are racing the clock to rescue the kids before the next graduating class can be auctioned off. ........ Desperation in Death is the best J. D. Robb mystery yet. Usually I finish one book and move on to the next with barely a backward glance. But this story haunts me. It is definitely worth reading, and reading again.