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veraann's review against another edition
5.0
In Death Series Book #6
I like this book better then the previous. I wouldn't put it as one of my favorites in the series, but it is a good one. The relationships/friendships develop even more here. There are some real funny moments. We get a glimpse into the past for Summerset/Roarke. The crime aspects were in there but I felt like they took more of a backseat role here.
I like this book better then the previous. I wouldn't put it as one of my favorites in the series, but it is a good one. The relationships/friendships develop even more here. There are some real funny moments. We get a glimpse into the past for Summerset/Roarke. The crime aspects were in there but I felt like they took more of a backseat role here.
arisombra's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
kathydavie's review against another edition
5.0
Sixth in the In Death futuristic romantic suspense series revolving around a detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas in the New York City of November in 2058.
In 1998, Vengeance in Death received awards for Feistiest Heroine, Favorite Heroine, Favorite Couple, and Honorable Mentions for Favorite Hero and Favorite Romantic Suspense. In 1997, it received the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Futuristic Romance and the Romance Readers Anonymous Award for Best Alternative Realities Romance.
My Take
Dallas' character arc over the series is progressing, as she acknowledges that her past is opening up and that Roarke is instrumental in helping her survive the memories and her nightmares, which we learn through Robb's use of third person global subjective point-of-view from primarily Dallas' and then Roarke's perspectives. We also hear from a number of other characters — good and bad.
Oooh, Feeney's in Mexico courtesy of Roarke, and his wife is thinking he's a god, lol.
There are plenty of fun characteristics built in, from Dallas' crappy relationship with Maintenance and IT, her ignorance of culture — and Roarke's delight with real books and old movies, her destruction of cars, her poor relationship with her office computer, how much she hates MTs and hospitals, and how frustrating it is that Roarke seems to own most of New York, *more laughter* Dallas is very much the colorful character.
The sexy Roarke . . .
Dallas lays into Summerset and lays out what he hates about her. It was a good one. Another "good one", in completely the opposite direction, is what Dallas discovers about the purpose behind these hideous murders. Roarke and Dallas are both so furious with each other. I gotta confess, I'm on Roarke's side on this one.
We learn quite a bit more about Marlena. Jesus. I will never, ever, understand why criminals think it's okay for them to hit on you but it's unacceptable for you to hit back. What's with that?
Both Dallas and Roarke have their flashbacks, so we continue to learn what formed their characters. We get a special visit into the past when Roarke goes back to his old neighborhood.
We also get plenty of their snark, lol.
Food is such a muddle in 2058. All those soy products! Yuck! It does crack me up when Dallas' team glow when eating "real eggs" from chickens! Real pig! Enjoy our bounty while we've got it, people, lol.
Weird. The story starts in the late summer of 2058 and then we're suddenly in late November. What's with that?
For fun filler, we find Eve going after cabbies, pickpockets, and more. As for Summerset? Yep, as much as Eve hates him, she jumps in for Summerset . . . and I don't mean yelling at him. This time.
Phew, it's an action-packed story driven by its characters, full of police procedure and a real page-turner!
The Story
He is an expert with the latest technology . . . a madman with the mind of a genius and the heart of a killer. He quietly stalks his prey. Then he haunts the police with cryptic riddles about the crimes he is about to commit — always solved moments too late to save his victims' lives.
Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas found the first victim butchered in his own home. The second lost his life in a vacant luxury apartment. The two men had little in common. Both suffered unspeakable torture before their deaths. And both had ties to an ugly secret of ten years past — a secret shared by none other than Eve's new husband, Roarke.
The Characters
Lieutenant Eve Dallas is the head of Homicide at Cop Central, and she's married to the gorgeous (and sneaky) Roarke. An Irish billionaire with magic hands, he's always slipping into her investigations. Galahad is the tubby cat Dallas inherited in Naked in Death, 1. The skinny Lawrence Charles Summerset, a.k.a. Basil Kolchek, is Roarke's majordomo and handles all things household. Marlena Kolchek is/had been Summerset's daughter and will forever be fourteen.
Nadine Furst, Channel 75's on-air ace reporter, is a friend of Dallas'. The singing Mavis Freestone is colorful and Dallas' best friend. Leonardo is the love of her life who designs the most amazing fashions.
NYPSD
Officer Delia Peabody is Dallas' aide. Detective Baxter is in Homicide. Captain Ryan Feeney is the head of the Electronic Detective Division (EDD); he's been Dallas' mentor in the past and a friend and father figure today. One of his boys is Detective Ian McNab who loves his colors and joined EDD six months ago. Dr Li Morris is the chief medical examiner and also likes to wear color, more tastefully. Tibble is the chief of police. Commander Jack Whitney is Dallas' supervisor. Lieutenant Medavoy from Anti-Crime can't park. Tweeser was the head sweeper on the Brennen case.
Boyhood friends and contacts of Roarke's include Thomas X Brennen, CEO of The Brennen Group. Eileen Brennen is Tommy's wife; one of their children is Maize. Katherine Hastings, who has a shop called Noticeable Woman, is a friend of Eileen's. Strobie is the doorman at the Brennens' residence.
Maureen Mulligan works at the Green Shamrock (Mike is her young man), but not Bob McBride who was fired last month. Shawn Conroy is on the later shift while Sinead Duggin comes on at six. Patrick Murray works as a janitor at the Mermaid Club and is currently separated from his beloved Loretta due to his preference for Jamison's.
Audrey Morrell teaches watercolor and is kind of dating Summerset! John Henry "Boner" Bonning threw Charles "Chuck" Michael Renekee out a window. The Scottoline merger is being finalized. The BVM is the Blessed Virgin Mary. Young Kevin is used as a messenger; Dopey is his kitten. And his interaction with Roarke is so sweet! Bobby delivers flowers.
Roarke Industries
There are three techs in Roarke's electronics department: Suwan-Lee, Billings Nibb, and A.A. Dillard.
Dublin, Ireland
The Penny Pig was the pub Roarke and his friends patronized. One of those old friends, Brian Kelly, now owns it and Michael O'Toole and Johnny work there. Inspector Katherine Farrell is a member of the Garda.
Robbie Browning is still a guest of the government. Jenny O'Leary now runs a B&B in Wexford. Jack married Sheila and they have six kids now.
Inspector Maguire had investigated Marlena's torture-murder. Shamus O'Malley and Michael O'Malley are in the system. Annie Murphy had married Michael despite her experiences. There are four Riley brothers, including Brian "Black" Riley. One of the O'Riley brothers did security for an electronics firm. Rory McNee is another of the six. Mary Patricia Calhoun née McNally is a widow now with a son, Liam. James Calhoun is now a doctor. Francis Rowan became a priest. Jamie Rowan is smart and smug. Jimmy O'Neal had a butcher shop. Ryan's a bad one but doesn't fit the profile. Patrick Roarke had been Roarke's abusive father.
The Cover and Title
The cover has a hellish feel to it with the deep orange sky with clouds of yellow, the demonic towers on either side of the brownish orange church pointing into the sky, and the deep dark brown of the bottom half of the background. At the very top is an info blurb in brown against a red background. Immediately below it is the author's name in white. Just below the base of the church is a testimonial in white with the title surrounding it, also in white.
The title is what they are seeking, Vengeance in Death.
In 1998, Vengeance in Death received awards for Feistiest Heroine, Favorite Heroine, Favorite Couple, and Honorable Mentions for Favorite Hero and Favorite Romantic Suspense. In 1997, it received the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Futuristic Romance and the Romance Readers Anonymous Award for Best Alternative Realities Romance.
My Take
Dallas' character arc over the series is progressing, as she acknowledges that her past is opening up and that Roarke is instrumental in helping her survive the memories and her nightmares, which we learn through Robb's use of third person global subjective point-of-view from primarily Dallas' and then Roarke's perspectives. We also hear from a number of other characters — good and bad.
Oooh, Feeney's in Mexico courtesy of Roarke, and his wife is thinking he's a god, lol.
There are plenty of fun characteristics built in, from Dallas' crappy relationship with Maintenance and IT, her ignorance of culture — and Roarke's delight with real books and old movies, her destruction of cars, her poor relationship with her office computer, how much she hates MTs and hospitals, and how frustrating it is that Roarke seems to own most of New York, *more laughter* Dallas is very much the colorful character.
The sexy Roarke . . .
"'Peabody, you are a jewel.'
She flushed, and her stomach fluttered pleasantly. 'Yeah, well, ah . . . you were an only child, right?'"
Dallas lays into Summerset and lays out what he hates about her. It was a good one. Another "good one", in completely the opposite direction, is what Dallas discovers about the purpose behind these hideous murders. Roarke and Dallas are both so furious with each other. I gotta confess, I'm on Roarke's side on this one.
We learn quite a bit more about Marlena. Jesus. I will never, ever, understand why criminals think it's okay for them to hit on you but it's unacceptable for you to hit back. What's with that?
Both Dallas and Roarke have their flashbacks, so we continue to learn what formed their characters. We get a special visit into the past when Roarke goes back to his old neighborhood.
We also get plenty of their snark, lol.
"We hardly ever kick widows around in the morgue anymore. It's bad for public relations."Hmm, sounds like Summerset shouldn't quit his day job. That Peabody sounds danged handy as per her Free-Ager background. All sorts of family members in the arts, handcrafting, cooking, gardening . . . you name it.
Food is such a muddle in 2058. All those soy products! Yuck! It does crack me up when Dallas' team glow when eating "real eggs" from chickens! Real pig! Enjoy our bounty while we've got it, people, lol.
Weird. The story starts in the late summer of 2058 and then we're suddenly in late November. What's with that?
For fun filler, we find Eve going after cabbies, pickpockets, and more. As for Summerset? Yep, as much as Eve hates him, she jumps in for Summerset . . . and I don't mean yelling at him. This time.
Phew, it's an action-packed story driven by its characters, full of police procedure and a real page-turner!
The Story
He is an expert with the latest technology . . . a madman with the mind of a genius and the heart of a killer. He quietly stalks his prey. Then he haunts the police with cryptic riddles about the crimes he is about to commit — always solved moments too late to save his victims' lives.
Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas found the first victim butchered in his own home. The second lost his life in a vacant luxury apartment. The two men had little in common. Both suffered unspeakable torture before their deaths. And both had ties to an ugly secret of ten years past — a secret shared by none other than Eve's new husband, Roarke.
The Characters
Lieutenant Eve Dallas is the head of Homicide at Cop Central, and she's married to the gorgeous (and sneaky) Roarke. An Irish billionaire with magic hands, he's always slipping into her investigations. Galahad is the tubby cat Dallas inherited in Naked in Death, 1. The skinny Lawrence Charles Summerset, a.k.a. Basil Kolchek, is Roarke's majordomo and handles all things household. Marlena Kolchek is/had been Summerset's daughter and will forever be fourteen.
Nadine Furst, Channel 75's on-air ace reporter, is a friend of Dallas'. The singing Mavis Freestone is colorful and Dallas' best friend. Leonardo is the love of her life who designs the most amazing fashions.
NYPSD
Officer Delia Peabody is Dallas' aide. Detective Baxter is in Homicide. Captain Ryan Feeney is the head of the Electronic Detective Division (EDD); he's been Dallas' mentor in the past and a friend and father figure today. One of his boys is Detective Ian McNab who loves his colors and joined EDD six months ago. Dr Li Morris is the chief medical examiner and also likes to wear color, more tastefully. Tibble is the chief of police. Commander Jack Whitney is Dallas' supervisor. Lieutenant Medavoy from Anti-Crime can't park. Tweeser was the head sweeper on the Brennen case.
Boyhood friends and contacts of Roarke's include Thomas X Brennen, CEO of The Brennen Group. Eileen Brennen is Tommy's wife; one of their children is Maize. Katherine Hastings, who has a shop called Noticeable Woman, is a friend of Eileen's. Strobie is the doorman at the Brennens' residence.
Maureen Mulligan works at the Green Shamrock (Mike is her young man), but not Bob McBride who was fired last month. Shawn Conroy is on the later shift while Sinead Duggin comes on at six. Patrick Murray works as a janitor at the Mermaid Club and is currently separated from his beloved Loretta due to his preference for Jamison's.
Audrey Morrell teaches watercolor and is kind of dating Summerset! John Henry "Boner" Bonning threw Charles "Chuck" Michael Renekee out a window. The Scottoline merger is being finalized. The BVM is the Blessed Virgin Mary. Young Kevin is used as a messenger; Dopey is his kitten. And his interaction with Roarke is so sweet! Bobby delivers flowers.
Roarke Industries
There are three techs in Roarke's electronics department: Suwan-Lee, Billings Nibb, and A.A. Dillard.
Dublin, Ireland
The Penny Pig was the pub Roarke and his friends patronized. One of those old friends, Brian Kelly, now owns it and Michael O'Toole and Johnny work there. Inspector Katherine Farrell is a member of the Garda.
Robbie Browning is still a guest of the government. Jenny O'Leary now runs a B&B in Wexford. Jack married Sheila and they have six kids now.
Inspector Maguire had investigated Marlena's torture-murder. Shamus O'Malley and Michael O'Malley are in the system. Annie Murphy had married Michael despite her experiences. There are four Riley brothers, including Brian "Black" Riley. One of the O'Riley brothers did security for an electronics firm. Rory McNee is another of the six. Mary Patricia Calhoun née McNally is a widow now with a son, Liam. James Calhoun is now a doctor. Francis Rowan became a priest. Jamie Rowan is smart and smug. Jimmy O'Neal had a butcher shop. Ryan's a bad one but doesn't fit the profile. Patrick Roarke had been Roarke's abusive father.
The Cover and Title
The cover has a hellish feel to it with the deep orange sky with clouds of yellow, the demonic towers on either side of the brownish orange church pointing into the sky, and the deep dark brown of the bottom half of the background. At the very top is an info blurb in brown against a red background. Immediately below it is the author's name in white. Just below the base of the church is a testimonial in white with the title surrounding it, also in white.
The title is what they are seeking, Vengeance in Death.
spudnugs96's review against another edition
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
sam_hartwig's review against another edition
5.0
I've been enjoying this series on audio book for many years now, and unfortunately when listening to them in order I had to skip this one because it wasn't available as audio through my Library. I just couldn't bring myself to read a physical copy because I love how the narrator does all the voices, and how the story/characters are brought to life by listening. But I've finally found a copy to listen to!!
I'm up to Number 30 in the series, so I'm quite far along in the series, but going back to almost the beginning doesn't change a thing. The story and characters are still as amazing from this book to the 30th.
What I missed when I didn't read this book was the introduction of McNab. He is such a major character now that I can't imagine the series without him in it. I love that obviously Robb knew where his character was going from the beginning because of his remarks about Peabody.
This book had a strong mystery plot with a truly evil, sadistic killer. Although I never suspected Summerset, I knew he must've been linked and I connected the dots in the last 20% of the book. Which is a good thing, because obviously I was just enjoying the book too much to really try to figure who is behind the murders.
I also liked how Eve and Roarke's marriage is still new, and Eve's trying to work through showing her feelings/emotions to Roarke.
When I listen to these books I feel like I'm spending time with old friends. Catching up with what's been happening in their lives and solving murders while we're at it.
I'm up to Number 30 in the series, so I'm quite far along in the series, but going back to almost the beginning doesn't change a thing. The story and characters are still as amazing from this book to the 30th.
What I missed when I didn't read this book was the introduction of McNab. He is such a major character now that I can't imagine the series without him in it. I love that obviously Robb knew where his character was going from the beginning because of his remarks about Peabody.
This book had a strong mystery plot with a truly evil, sadistic killer. Although I never suspected Summerset, I knew he must've been linked and I connected the dots in the last 20% of the book. Which is a good thing, because obviously I was just enjoying the book too much to really try to figure who is behind the murders.
I also liked how Eve and Roarke's marriage is still new, and Eve's trying to work through showing her feelings/emotions to Roarke.
When I listen to these books I feel like I'm spending time with old friends. Catching up with what's been happening in their lives and solving murders while we're at it.
rnshack's review against another edition
4.0
4 solid stars.
This was really good. I loved getting more of Roark’s back ground and the mystery was extremely good. I really liked the ending too. Definitely curious to see if Dallas and Summerset’s relationship improves after this.
This was probably my favorite of all the books in this series so far.
Great series. Excited to continue reading it.
This was really good. I loved getting more of Roark’s back ground and the mystery was extremely good. I really liked the ending too. Definitely curious to see if Dallas and Summerset’s relationship improves after this.
This was probably my favorite of all the books in this series so far.
Great series. Excited to continue reading it.
archangelwings's review against another edition
4.5
A new favvvvv, my fav so far too
The case hitting close to home and dredging up Roarke's past? 👨🍳💋
Ax2 (abr)
N💜💜💜
The case hitting close to home and dredging up Roarke's past? 👨🍳💋
Ax2 (abr)
N💜💜💜