Virtual reality meets bloody reality in bestseller Rose's
spine-tingling 10th thriller, which introduces the Minneapolis PD's
Hat Squad, whose members earn snappy fedoras for successfully
fighting crime. Almost six years have passed since Eve Wilson, a
former runaway introduced in Rose's debut, Don't Tell (2003), moved
from Chicago to the Twin Cities after a vicious assault. Plastic
surgery has improved her looks, and she's begun researching a Web
role-playing game, Shadowland, and how it can be used to build
self-esteem. Eve also connects with a homicide detective
investigating the Red Dress Killer, who finds some victims through
Shadowland. Samantha Altman is the killer's first victim, but she's
not identified until the second, Martha Brisbane, is found. When
Eve learns Martha was a fellow research participant, she becomes a
Hat Squad confidential informant. Rose keeps the action popping as
the psycho claims more lives, hoping to add Eve to his list.
(Aug.)
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