Dante had been courting his victim in cyberspace for weeks
before meeting her in person. A few sips of wine and a few
hours later, she was dead. The murder weapon: a rare, usu-
ally undetectable date-rape drug with the street value of a
quarter of a million dollars.
Lieutenant Eve Dallas is playing and replaying the clues in
her mind. The candlelight, the music, the rose petals strewn
across the bed-a seducfion meant for his benefit, not hers.
He hadn't intended to kill her. But now that he has, he is left
with only two choices: He can either hole up in fear and
guilt, or he can start hunting .~......