Sacred Sins (D.C. Detectives)

<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 &quot;the Priest.&quot; 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&#39;t give a damn about the killer&#39;s psyche. What he can&#39;t easily dismiss is Tess. Tall, dark, and good-looking, Ben has a legendary reputation with women, but the coolly elegant Tess doesn&#39;t react to him like other women he&#39;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>