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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
I read this book after having read only the first 3 books in the series, but that wasn't a problem. The mystery was interesting, but I missed seeing some of the minor characters that appeared more in earlier books.
There is one point in the book where Peabody looks up dazed and and says 'I feel like I am drowning in a sea of data.' I could relate because the middle third of the book was so densely procedural that it didn't feel like enough action was happening but rather a cascade of a lot of information and names.
The first part of the book was really good. A happy hour in a trendy, yet friendly bar ends with 80 people dead. They all suddenly turned on each other in a rage and using forks, bottles, fingernails, furniture---whatever was on hand --- they slaughtered each other. Twelve minutes after the inexplicable onset of the rage, they all lay dead.
What could cause a room full of friends, co-workers, lovers to suddenly want to kill each other? After tests show that the people were infected with some sort of airborne toxin, Eve is sure that the killer isn't quite done and she is rightfully worried about how widespread this could become.
Outside of the laggy middle part, there was a lot to really like about this book. In some ways it felt like old home week with lots of shout outs to old cases and series continuity. As I was reading it I could not help but immediately think of [b:Loyalty in Death|268598|Loyalty in Death (In Death, #9)|J.D. Robb|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1305098754s/268598.jpg|260380] and the terrorist group known as Cassandra in that book as this act seemed very reminiscent. And sure enough Eve and Roarke also bring them up as well as they are working through the case.
Eve also finds herself working with a member of The Homeland Security Organization (not to be confused with current real-life Homeland Security), an agency she distrusts incredibly after discovering they'd had her father under surveillance all the time she was in his care as an abused minor and did nothing to help her. This was a great call back to [b:Divided in Death|129523|Divided in Death (In Death, #18)|J.D. Robb|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309204174s/129523.jpg|545467].
She also brings in Detective Strong one of the few clean cops from the formerly corrupt illegals division that Eve helped to clean up in [b:Treachery in Death|8315872|Treachery in Death (In Death, #32)|J.D. Robb|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1285908143s/8315872.jpg|13165093].
But most of all this book felt like a real indication that Eve is finally beginning to heal from all of her childhood abuse and parental trauma. Now that she fully knows who both her parents were and they are both dead, she is finally facing it head on and starting to try to deal with the trauma rather that just muscling through and attempting to overcome it.
There are also a lot of references to the Urban wars. So I am now even more intensely curious about them. The Urban wars run as a reference point in a lot of the books in the series and was by all account a really, rally awful time in this series' history. I'd love to see Robb pen a stand-alone "historical" that takes place during the Urban wars.
The last third of the book picks right up and becomes exciting again if only because it is always fun to watch Eve match wits with a villain and then finally mop the floor with them.
The first part of the book was really good. A happy hour in a trendy, yet friendly bar ends with 80 people dead. They all suddenly turned on each other in a rage and using forks, bottles, fingernails, furniture---whatever was on hand --- they slaughtered each other. Twelve minutes after the inexplicable onset of the rage, they all lay dead.
What could cause a room full of friends, co-workers, lovers to suddenly want to kill each other? After tests show that the people were infected with some sort of airborne toxin, Eve is sure that the killer isn't quite done and she is rightfully worried about how widespread this could become.
Outside of the laggy middle part, there was a lot to really like about this book. In some ways it felt like old home week with lots of shout outs to old cases and series continuity. As I was reading it I could not help but immediately think of [b:Loyalty in Death|268598|Loyalty in Death (In Death, #9)|J.D. Robb|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1305098754s/268598.jpg|260380] and the terrorist group known as Cassandra in that book as this act seemed very reminiscent. And sure enough Eve and Roarke also bring them up as well as they are working through the case.
Eve also finds herself working with a member of The Homeland Security Organization (not to be confused with current real-life Homeland Security), an agency she distrusts incredibly after discovering they'd had her father under surveillance all the time she was in his care as an abused minor and did nothing to help her. This was a great call back to [b:Divided in Death|129523|Divided in Death (In Death, #18)|J.D. Robb|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1309204174s/129523.jpg|545467].
She also brings in Detective Strong one of the few clean cops from the formerly corrupt illegals division that Eve helped to clean up in [b:Treachery in Death|8315872|Treachery in Death (In Death, #32)|J.D. Robb|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1285908143s/8315872.jpg|13165093].
But most of all this book felt like a real indication that Eve is finally beginning to heal from all of her childhood abuse and parental trauma. Now that she fully knows who both her parents were and they are both dead, she is finally facing it head on and starting to try to deal with the trauma rather that just muscling through and attempting to overcome it.
There are also a lot of references to the Urban wars. So I am now even more intensely curious about them. The Urban wars run as a reference point in a lot of the books in the series and was by all account a really, rally awful time in this series' history. I'd love to see Robb pen a stand-alone "historical" that takes place during the Urban wars.
The last third of the book picks right up and becomes exciting again if only because it is always fun to watch Eve match wits with a villain and then finally mop the floor with them.
tense
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
a very good in death book I love eve dallas and peabody and everyone else
and the plot was really good too angntlsöcktke
and the plot was really good too angntlsöcktke
I was quite surprised by this installment! A lot happens in this to keep the series interesting. Eve finally starts fully dealing with the events of [b:New York to Dallas|11414483|New York to Dallas (In Death, #33)|J.D. Robb|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328338467l/11414483._SY75_.jpg|14854113], and the forms that process takes is rather interesting! The villain of the piece was just amazing, and the mystery/suspense aspect kept me on the edge of my seat! Definitely a worthy addition to the series!
As per usual, another great installment to this series.
The murders in this was were so horrendous! I can't even imagine walking into the first scene and its gruesomeness.
The over-arching story with Eve, Roarke, and the other regulars didn't go anywhere in this book. That was disappointing, but the murders were definitely enough to keep me happy.
On to the next....
The murders in this was were so horrendous! I can't even imagine walking into the first scene and its gruesomeness.
The over-arching story with Eve, Roarke, and the other regulars didn't go anywhere in this book. That was disappointing, but the murders were definitely enough to keep me happy.
On to the next....
I had a tough time with this book. I picked it up and put it down several times before it finally caught my attention long enough to finish it. In the end I did like it, but it won't be one I re-read, unlike the rest of the In Death books.
It always amazes that this series is still going strong.
In Delusion in Death, Eve is faced with a mass murderer that seems to choose targets randomly. When the story opens she is called to a bar that has 83 dead and several injured. It appears that the toxin that affected them caused all the people to turn on each other. Will Eve be able to stop the next attack?
All the usual, well developed, characters are involved in this race against time. It was also the first time in the series that Sommerset reveals a little about his past (beyond Roarke). Really and enjoyable series.
In Delusion in Death, Eve is faced with a mass murderer that seems to choose targets randomly. When the story opens she is called to a bar that has 83 dead and several injured. It appears that the toxin that affected them caused all the people to turn on each other. Will Eve be able to stop the next attack?
All the usual, well developed, characters are involved in this race against time. It was also the first time in the series that Sommerset reveals a little about his past (beyond Roarke). Really and enjoyable series.
Eve Dallas is out hunting a mass-murderer once again. With the help of the usual cast of characters, and one new Homeland Security agent, she's hunting down a terrorist who uses a cocktail of drugs to induce delusions and violence in his victims, and that combination makes them kill each other.
A difficult hunt for a murderer that doesn't involve himself directly. And Eve and Roarke are still struggling with the events in Dallas ( see book: New York to Dallas). Eve's relationship with Summerset goes into a new phase. It all comes gathers to a good book, but not my favorite in Death book. 3,5 stars rounded up to 4.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes