(HarperCollins)

This crime thriller is about a scrappy and headstrong homicide detective, Darlene O’Hara, who puts her job on the line to solve the murder of a beautiful and mysterious college student. The action follows O’Hara from gritty dive bars and strip clubs to the provost’s office and library at NYU. The Washington Post called the novel “first-rate crime fiction.” De Jonge has co-authored three novels with James Patterson, including The Beach House.