<p>in The Lazy Days Of Summer, A Merciless Heat Wave Is The Biggest Story In Washington, D.c. But The Weather Is Knocked Off The Front Pages When A Young Woman Is Found Strangled To Death. A Note Left Behind Reads Her Sins Are Forgiven Her.<p> Two More Victims Soon Follow, And Suddenly Every Headline Is Devoted To The Killer The Press Has Dubbed "the Priest." When The Police Ask Top-notch Psychiatrist Dr. Tess Court To Help With Their Investigation, She Comes Up With A Disturbing Portrait Of A Twisted Soul.<p> Detective Ben Paris Doesn't Give A Damn About The Killer's Psyche. What He Can't Easily Dismiss Is Tess. Tall, Dark, And Good-looking, Ben Has A Legendary Reputation With Women, But The Coolly Elegant Tess Doesn't React To Him Like Other Women He's Known And He Finds The Challenge Enticing.</p><h3>library Journal</h3><p>psychologist Tess Court Is Asked To Work Up A Profile Of A Serial Killer Called The Priest, Who Claims To Be Saving The Souls Of The Pretty, Young Blondes He Is Dispatching. Too Bad Tess Is A Pretty, Young Blonde. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.</p>