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4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
Real Rating: 2.5
I really hoped for more, really.
It was pretty hard for me to enjoy this book. The writing/ plot somehow made my experience very difficult.
Nonetheless I'm happy to continue this series and I hope the next book will be better.
I really hoped for more, really.
It was pretty hard for me to enjoy this book. The writing/ plot somehow made my experience very difficult.
Nonetheless I'm happy to continue this series and I hope the next book will be better.
This was a real page turner as Eve Dallas works against the clock to solve a cold case from her's and Feeney's history.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hands down, salah satu buku, kalau bukan paling, favorit dalam seri IN DEATH. Untuk kali pertama setelah dua tahun menikah, Roarke dapat kesempatan untuk terjun langsung dalam penyelidikan kasus yang Lt. Dallas tangani. Bukan sebagai agen lapangan, melainkan bagian kerja administrasi dan penyidikan dalam sektor DDE. Ini bukan cuma pengalaman pertama untuk Roarke, tapi juga untuk pembaca melihat dan mengikuti progres suatu kasus dari perspektif lain selain perspektif Lt. Dallas. Menarik! Dan teramat bertele-tele juga repetitif. Persis pekerjaan administrasi betulan!
Selain McNab dan Feeney, ada detektif DDE lain yang muncul dalam buku ini, Det. Callahan. Awalnya kukira cowok. Maklum, buku terjemahan dalam bahasa yang gender neutral. That aside, selama ini DDE selalu digambarkan lebih santai dari departemen lain di NYPSD. Bukan cuma dalam perkara 'seragam' kantornya, rupanya. Banter McNab dengan Callahan membuktikan bahwa seserius apa pun kerja mereka, gaya mereka tetap nyantai, enggak serius, dan cakap-cakapnya malah cenderung jauh dari profesional. Tapi, secara enggak langsung Callahan kemudian mengelaborasi bahwa itu dilakukan supaya mereka enggak jenuh dan stres sendiri, apalagi karena kerjanya mantengin layar komputer berjam-jam. Terimplikasi ketika Callahan nyuruh Roarke (yang dia panggil 'Bokong Seksi') untuk menjauh dari komputer sebentar, jalan-jalan, dan beli minum dari vending machine. I think this interraction adds another layer to the department, sekaligus menyelamatkan reputasi DDE dari pembaca yang mungkin menganggap remeh mereka karena gayanya yang jauh dari pro.
Selain McNab dan Feeney, ada detektif DDE lain yang muncul dalam buku ini, Det. Callahan. Awalnya kukira cowok. Maklum, buku terjemahan dalam bahasa yang gender neutral. That aside, selama ini DDE selalu digambarkan lebih santai dari departemen lain di NYPSD. Bukan cuma dalam perkara 'seragam' kantornya, rupanya. Banter McNab dengan Callahan membuktikan bahwa seserius apa pun kerja mereka, gaya mereka tetap nyantai, enggak serius, dan cakap-cakapnya malah cenderung jauh dari profesional. Tapi, secara enggak langsung Callahan kemudian mengelaborasi bahwa itu dilakukan supaya mereka enggak jenuh dan stres sendiri, apalagi karena kerjanya mantengin layar komputer berjam-jam. Terimplikasi ketika Callahan nyuruh Roarke (yang dia panggil 'Bokong Seksi') untuk menjauh dari komputer sebentar, jalan-jalan, dan beli minum dari vending machine. I think this interraction adds another layer to the department, sekaligus menyelamatkan reputasi DDE dari pembaca yang mungkin menganggap remeh mereka karena gayanya yang jauh dari pro.
4.5 stars
[b:Creation in Death|1566705|Creation in Death (In Death, #25)|J.D. Robb|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1185298023s/1566705.jpg|1333029] is book 25 in the In Death series and this is possibly not the place you want to start, as a whole load of character development comes before. However, as the books are a bit like episodes in a crime procedural show, picking up with this one would be like watching a random episode of a show a few seasons in. I don't think there's any major spoilers for previous books in this review, but if you jump in at 25, you have only yourself to blame.
In this book, Dallas and her crew hunt a serial killer, after a young brunette is found tortured and murdered in a public park. Carved into her torso is the time it took her to die, complete in hours, minutes and seconds. The dead woman was artfully draped on an expensive sheet, and had a silver ring placed on her left ring finger. The body signals the return of "The Groom", who nine years earlier killed four women in fifteen days, and then disappeared. Eve and Feeney, her then partner, now her friend and mentor, worked the case, and both see it as a personal failure that the killer got away.
To make the case even more personal, it becomes obvious that the victim was employed by Eve's billionaire husband Roarke, and all the products used to clean the body, as well as the sheet she was lying on was bought in stores owned by him. As the case progresses, it becomes obvious that the killer is going to target only women employed by Roarke, and he intents his fourth and final victim to be Eve herself.
Some of the In Death novels are quick, entertaining, light reads, with a fairly generic mystery of the week, usually with some subplot involving Eve and Roarke's marriage or their relationship to their friends. This book is tense and exciting, with the stakes being very high for everyone involved. As the reader also gets to see the POVs of the victims "the Groom" has captured, as well as the killer himself, you really get a feel for the case, and understand the tension in the police department to stop him. Because of the personal stakes for the investigators, tempers are also frayed, and there is quite a lot of tension between Eve and Feeney, whose roles are now reversed. She, who used to be the rookie, is now heading the investigation, and Feeney has to follow her lead.
The investigation also shows how far Eve is willing to go to bring murderers and criminals to justice. While normally unfailingly moral and law-abiding, she's not above using all the resources her husband's unimaginable wealth can provide, and in this case, she needs him more than ever. After the fairly annoying complications forced on their marriage in the last book, Innocent in Death, it was nice to see them working together more as a team. I also thought, considering the very real danger facing his wife, that Roarke kept his sometimes very annoying domineering alpha male tendencies in check, and trusted both the competency of his wife and her colleagues in keeping her safe. This is definitely one of the better books of the series, and reminded me why I enjoy them so much and keep reading.
[b:Creation in Death|1566705|Creation in Death (In Death, #25)|J.D. Robb|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1185298023s/1566705.jpg|1333029] is book 25 in the In Death series and this is possibly not the place you want to start, as a whole load of character development comes before. However, as the books are a bit like episodes in a crime procedural show, picking up with this one would be like watching a random episode of a show a few seasons in. I don't think there's any major spoilers for previous books in this review, but if you jump in at 25, you have only yourself to blame.
In this book, Dallas and her crew hunt a serial killer, after a young brunette is found tortured and murdered in a public park. Carved into her torso is the time it took her to die, complete in hours, minutes and seconds. The dead woman was artfully draped on an expensive sheet, and had a silver ring placed on her left ring finger. The body signals the return of "The Groom", who nine years earlier killed four women in fifteen days, and then disappeared. Eve and Feeney, her then partner, now her friend and mentor, worked the case, and both see it as a personal failure that the killer got away.
To make the case even more personal, it becomes obvious that the victim was employed by Eve's billionaire husband Roarke, and all the products used to clean the body, as well as the sheet she was lying on was bought in stores owned by him. As the case progresses, it becomes obvious that the killer is going to target only women employed by Roarke, and he intents his fourth and final victim to be Eve herself.
Some of the In Death novels are quick, entertaining, light reads, with a fairly generic mystery of the week, usually with some subplot involving Eve and Roarke's marriage or their relationship to their friends. This book is tense and exciting, with the stakes being very high for everyone involved. As the reader also gets to see the POVs of the victims "the Groom" has captured, as well as the killer himself, you really get a feel for the case, and understand the tension in the police department to stop him. Because of the personal stakes for the investigators, tempers are also frayed, and there is quite a lot of tension between Eve and Feeney, whose roles are now reversed. She, who used to be the rookie, is now heading the investigation, and Feeney has to follow her lead.
The investigation also shows how far Eve is willing to go to bring murderers and criminals to justice. While normally unfailingly moral and law-abiding, she's not above using all the resources her husband's unimaginable wealth can provide, and in this case, she needs him more than ever. After the fairly annoying complications forced on their marriage in the last book, Innocent in Death, it was nice to see them working together more as a team. I also thought, considering the very real danger facing his wife, that Roarke kept his sometimes very annoying domineering alpha male tendencies in check, and trusted both the competency of his wife and her colleagues in keeping her safe. This is definitely one of the better books of the series, and reminded me why I enjoy them so much and keep reading.
So... this was okay. An interesting case but it was too stagnant in tone... to the point it was a bit exhausting for me to read. But damn, I really love Ariel. I hope she'll be a reoccuring character in this.
Creation in Death pits Lt Eve Dallas against a killer that she faced as a green detective. Nine years ago (in the story line), Eve and Feeney were partners and called to the scene of a murder. The woman was young and had been severely tortured. This led them on a chase of a killer that would escape them. He then just stopped and disappeared. Now he is back and wants to face Eve again. But this time Eve is very different, she's no longer that green detective. Both her and Feeney want to catch this killer that got away.
This series continues to be enjoyable.
This series continues to be enjoyable.
One of the best in the series, for sure. I laughed, I cried, I highly recommend.
I really liked that more of this book was seen from Roarke’s point-of-view. It was a nice change of pace — like an episode of a tv cop drama where there’s a camera crew tagging along and you see everything through *that* camera. I liked the sense of urgency in this one. Not a lot of side plots here, almost everything is about the case. Another change of pace. I guess you have to shake things up once you get to #25!
Really good. I really liked Roarke in this--yes, even more than usual--and getting introduced to even more of the Cop Central supporting cast, and seeing them all team up, was fantastic.