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4.31 AVERAGE
4.31 AVERAGE
I absolutely loved this book, I think this holds up with the best in this series, which says a lot as this is the 52nd book.
It is amazing seeing the well developed characters and the relationships between them over this period of time, and it's done really really well and satisfying.
For the story, this is a very gripping one and actually the story I wish they would have done for the 50th book, as it's really special and kind of spectacular.
I highly recommend it to everyone who likes the series or just crime books in general.
It is amazing seeing the well developed characters and the relationships between them over this period of time, and it's done really really well and satisfying.
For the story, this is a very gripping one and actually the story I wish they would have done for the 50th book, as it's really special and kind of spectacular.
I highly recommend it to everyone who likes the series or just crime books in general.
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Nora Roberts, writing as J. D. Robb, is one of my favorite authors. I have read all the In Death novels. I enjoy the ongoing backstories of the characters. I have reread some and have listened to all the audio books. Susan Eriksen is an excellent performer; worth listening to her interpretations of all the different characters. Remarkable.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Everyone I pick up an In Death novel I feel like I’m taking a trip with some of my favorite kick ass people. After 50 books you would think that the writing and story line would get stale, but JD Robb continues to bring depth and growth to the characters, plots, and storylines; keeping the reader engaged and wanting more. I started reading this morning and from first page was hooked. It has a story that could have easily been based on headlines from today.
Dallas, Peabody, Roarke and the entire cop family take us on a fast paced, twisted spiral of a case that started out looking like a simple homicide and became the tip of the spear hitting the dark heart of hatred, bigotry, hypocrisy misogyny, and entitlement that plagues society like a cancer. If only it was as quick to be rooted out and justice served as only Eve and team deliver.
Dallas, Peabody, Roarke and the entire cop family take us on a fast paced, twisted spiral of a case that started out looking like a simple homicide and became the tip of the spear hitting the dark heart of hatred, bigotry, hypocrisy misogyny, and entitlement that plagues society like a cancer. If only it was as quick to be rooted out and justice served as only Eve and team deliver.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Just so you know right off the bat, J.D. Robb’s (Nora Roberts) Faithless in Death (In Death, 52) is not action-packed. These books go back and forth, showcasing different styles of mystery and murder, different levels of darkness, different action quotients, and so on. This particular volume is all about Eve and Peabody’s detailed, nit-picky drive to solve a murder that requires good old detective-work rather than beating people up or shooting them.
It’s the spring of 2061 and homicide Lieutenant Eve Dallas lands another murder case: a sculptor was killed in her home by some nasty blows to the head. Clearly she had entertained a lover shortly before that, and a 911 call came in from an entirely different part of town, an hour after the time of death. The woman who called it in seems anything but forthcoming–she lies, she manipulates, and it seems like she’d step on anyone she had to in order to get where she wants to be. But that doesn’t necessarily make her a murderer. Soon Eve finds herself tracking down a cult called Natural Order, a quasi-religious group known for violence even though they preach peace, with a very high-flying lifestyle for the few at the top. Women are believed to be inherently inferior to men, and while they have no problem having members of other races, they insist that the races must not mix any more than necessary–each group lives and learns separately, and the whites are in charge.
If you enjoy diving into the nit-picky details of police procedure, putting together details, coordinating between agencies, getting psych profiles, researching entire religious sects, diving into financials, and all of that stuff, you’ll enjoy this installment in the series! There’s also plenty of character interaction between all the characters we’ve come to know and love, Jenkinson’s loud ties, Mavis and Leonardo buying a house with Roarke’s help, Roarke as usual finding time to take care of Eve and help with her case as a consultant, and so forth. But it’s mostly police-work in this one.
Personally this wasn’t my favorite of the series–I like more tension–but it’s a solid book. As usual my favorite parts were watching Eve and Peabody manipulate suspects in interview. It’s so much fun watching them work!
Content note for domestic violence, racism, sexism, mild violence and gore, semi-abstracted sex.
It’s the spring of 2061 and homicide Lieutenant Eve Dallas lands another murder case: a sculptor was killed in her home by some nasty blows to the head. Clearly she had entertained a lover shortly before that, and a 911 call came in from an entirely different part of town, an hour after the time of death. The woman who called it in seems anything but forthcoming–she lies, she manipulates, and it seems like she’d step on anyone she had to in order to get where she wants to be. But that doesn’t necessarily make her a murderer. Soon Eve finds herself tracking down a cult called Natural Order, a quasi-religious group known for violence even though they preach peace, with a very high-flying lifestyle for the few at the top. Women are believed to be inherently inferior to men, and while they have no problem having members of other races, they insist that the races must not mix any more than necessary–each group lives and learns separately, and the whites are in charge.
If you enjoy diving into the nit-picky details of police procedure, putting together details, coordinating between agencies, getting psych profiles, researching entire religious sects, diving into financials, and all of that stuff, you’ll enjoy this installment in the series! There’s also plenty of character interaction between all the characters we’ve come to know and love, Jenkinson’s loud ties, Mavis and Leonardo buying a house with Roarke’s help, Roarke as usual finding time to take care of Eve and help with her case as a consultant, and so forth. But it’s mostly police-work in this one.
Personally this wasn’t my favorite of the series–I like more tension–but it’s a solid book. As usual my favorite parts were watching Eve and Peabody manipulate suspects in interview. It’s so much fun watching them work!
Content note for domestic violence, racism, sexism, mild violence and gore, semi-abstracted sex.