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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
Paul Rogan must make the worst choice ever. To save his beloved wife and daughter, he must kill others, people he works with and is friends with. He sees no way out of his dilemma, taking ten others with him into death.
Lieutenant Eve Dallas finds herself deep in a horrible crime that may have been committed as a way to manipulate stock prices. Luckily Roarke is available to guide her through the financial jungle while she is on the hunt for the people who terrorized the Rogan family.
Despite the horrendous intensity of the crime, there are moments of lightheartedness as well, such as Peabody and McNab being allowed to go to the Oscars with Nadine. I absolutely love the relationship between Dallas and Peabody!
More deaths occur, all for money. Robb has a deft way of making you care for the victims and survivors that you meet for such a short time. She's really on her game in this installment. Even the fight between Roarke and Eve over the line between cop and lover is logical, despite their deep love for one another. The weight of eighteen deaths hangs heavy on both of them, making tempers flare when an old acquaintance shows up in the mix.
Also discussed is how Nadine's Alcove book and later film has had an impact on Dallas' job, the recognition coming closer and closer to hampering her ability to find justice for the dead. Now there is another book in the works and the film makers want to do a trilogy. I expect to see more headaches for Eve as time goes on.
A great read, a return to the earlier books in quality and content. Should please all Eve Dallas fans. 5 out of 5.
Lieutenant Eve Dallas finds herself deep in a horrible crime that may have been committed as a way to manipulate stock prices. Luckily Roarke is available to guide her through the financial jungle while she is on the hunt for the people who terrorized the Rogan family.
Despite the horrendous intensity of the crime, there are moments of lightheartedness as well, such as Peabody and McNab being allowed to go to the Oscars with Nadine. I absolutely love the relationship between Dallas and Peabody!
More deaths occur, all for money. Robb has a deft way of making you care for the victims and survivors that you meet for such a short time. She's really on her game in this installment. Even the fight between Roarke and Eve over the line between cop and lover is logical, despite their deep love for one another. The weight of eighteen deaths hangs heavy on both of them, making tempers flare when an old acquaintance shows up in the mix.
Also discussed is how Nadine's Alcove book and later film has had an impact on Dallas' job, the recognition coming closer and closer to hampering her ability to find justice for the dead. Now there is another book in the works and the film makers want to do a trilogy. I expect to see more headaches for Eve as time goes on.
A great read, a return to the earlier books in quality and content. Should please all Eve Dallas fans. 5 out of 5.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
As usual Roarke and Eve save the day from boredom, readers block and everything bad. I liked their spat in the book. No married couple can be living without have small disagreements.
The murder was different and sickening as usual. It was a fun read.
The murder was different and sickening as usual. It was a fun read.
4.5! So very refreshing! A series in which I love the characters...couples...and how much they have grown throughout this series! The cases so much better than the cases you read in cliché cliff hanger novels...I do have to say I hope this isn't the case Nadine chooses for her next novel...wasn't quiet up to Alcove or other one!? Are we about due for a baby??? IF not Eve...Shebody??
In Death is that old procedural that I just can't bring myself to let go of, I can guarantee that while I'll remember the crimes and murders that always form the first shocking chapter, I have next to no memory of the actual consequences or perpetrator when they're revealed. Such is the case here, a bombing in an office and criminals who turn out to be unwilling hostages kick off the action.
There's a fun B-side story with the oscars and the storyline that keeps giving, the Icove Agenda case! I feel like I definitely need to re-read that one book at the very least :thinking:.
There's a fun B-side story with the oscars and the storyline that keeps giving, the Icove Agenda case! I feel like I definitely need to re-read that one book at the very least :thinking:.
Better than the last couple of In Deaths. I struggled a bit to get excited about the reasons for the but I enjoyed this read. Nice to catch up with the cast and crew as always.
Spoiler
mass killings being strictly a business opportunity
JD brought me through a web of what I thought was senseless killing based on greed. It turned out to be way more than that. As always I was intrigued and caught up in the who, what and why of these psychopaths. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
In a book where we don't know the villains, the book opens with a man who brings a lead-lined suitcase containing a bomb to work. He is depicted as being incredibly stressed and begging not to do it? It's up to Eve to figure out exactly why he killed and injured so many people who were working on a huge corporate merger. It's a plan months in the making finally being carried out.
This one was a little flat for me. The reasons for doing this seemed a bit convoluted and the end didn't really come together for me. But even an "bad" Robb book is better than a lot of otheres and I'm still looking forward to the next book in the series.
This one was a little flat for me. The reasons for doing this seemed a bit convoluted and the end didn't really come together for me. But even an "bad" Robb book is better than a lot of otheres and I'm still looking forward to the next book in the series.