From the publisher: The number one New York Times bestselling In Death series is an explosive cocktail of intrigue, passion and adventure. Now, Nora Roberts, writing under the pseudonym J.D. Robb, takes you into the darkest night of Lt. Eve Dallas's life - when a killer pays her a visit.

The Christmas list has been compiled. But this list contains the names not of those who behave badly or well, but of those who once sent a serial killer to jail. Eve's name is also on this list and now she is in the sights of an escaped madman. With her husband Roarke as her full support, Eve tries to stop the killer from carrying out his bloody revenge. She must stop him or die.