Now Dorian is injured, terrified, and wandering the streets of New York, and Mina lies dead near the waterfront while Lt. The characters are some of the most intriguing and interesting I’ve ever read and they grow personally and professionally with each new book. The reader is introduced to a place where kidnapped children are being groomed to be sold and we meet Mina and Dorian who are planning an escape.

When the clues lead to child trafficking, Eve won’t rest until everyone involved is identified and arrested. Nora Roberts) sets the books over a short amount of time and almost no time passes in and between books. I loved how they worked through it, using each other so honestly for support and emotional sustenance. Number 55 proves to be one of her best yet – even when dealing with such a dark and tragic storyline. 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.Multidimensional emotions, including being tough on the outside, but with strong sensitivities when it comes to handling cases such as this. It's just outrageous and spreading that type of stuff around just allows too many people to have blinders on with regards to real sex trafficked girls and women. I think I might have to start admitting to myself, thought it’s strange… I have comfort cops, especially considering how much I didlike, and distrust cops. Eve and her team use all their resources to find out who is behind this horrible organization and try to save the other innocent victims.

As Eve and Peabody, plus the rest of the team worked around the clock, Roarke did the same in his inimitable way.

It’s distasteful sure, but Robb (as usual) handles it with great pragmatism and Dallas with typical anger and hostility. This was a chilling story because, deep down, you know it could be true either now or someday in the near future. She’d just come off of case involving the abduction and confinement of several women and husband Roarke is more than concerned about the pressures to her psyche. With two girls having been abducted, and one escaping, Sadly, as the girls were escaping, one of them died. While this particular installment dealt with some incredibly difficult and heartbreaking topics, and was very hard to read in some places, it was handled with care and was well worth reading.