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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
It doesn't try to do much, but what it does it does very well. The mystery was fine, but there were peeks at several of the side characters which make it a tasty read. Peabody gets to go to the Oscars with the reporter, and Mavis is singing there. Bella made Eve a picture. It's all swell.
This series just gets better and better with each and ever book that comes out! Full disclosure, I have not read each and every single book in this series but is something I am planning to do, so you do not have to read these in order or start from the very beginning to enjoy this series. That is one of the great aspects of these books, you can just pick up one along the road, start and carry on from there, although I do suspect that I would get a lot more out of the story if I did start from the beginning as you have ongoing characters, main and side line, that feature in most of the stories and I would really like to know more about their background and how they came into this world.
The magic of this book and all that I have read in this series is the characters that feature in each and every story. I have read them before, know what they have been to and with each and every book I read you see more of and more of those characters, their personality and how they interact with each other. It really feels like a team that work together to help solve crimes being led by Lieutenant Dallas.
Can't wait for the next instalment!!!
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The magic of this book and all that I have read in this series is the characters that feature in each and every story. I have read them before, know what they have been to and with each and every book I read you see more of and more of those characters, their personality and how they interact with each other. It really feels like a team that work together to help solve crimes being led by Lieutenant Dallas.
Can't wait for the next instalment!!!
For more reviews, please check out the link below:
Debra's Book Cafe
Debs :-)
A man walks into a meeting and blows himself up, along with many others attending the meeting. A man walks into an art gallery and blows himself up, along with the artist and owner of the gallery. Eve Dallas is on the clock to find out who is coercing men into committing suicide by threatening to harm their families. In the meantime, Peabody and McNabb are going to Hollywood for the Oscars because Nadine Furst and The Icove Affair has been nominated for several Oscars, including Mavis Freestone's title song. Roarke volunteers to function as Dallas' Peabody until they return. The best part of any J.D. Robb book are the relationships between the characters; Dallas has come a long way from her lonely beginnings.
I enjoy the In Death series despite the formulated and predictable story line. A solid 3 stars.
This is the 47th book in the series. Out of the last 15 or so, several have felt "phoned-in." This was one of them. I still give it a 3 because I do like the world, the characters, and the writing. The mystery/crime was just a bit pat for me. I'll still read the next, and the next, and the next. I love me some Eve and Roarke (and pretty much all of the supporting characters).
[6 Sep 2018]
This latest case of Eve Dallas, NY homicide detective extraordinaire, seems somehow dispassionate. At least during the first part of the book, she doesn't seem to be as emotionally involved as she usually is. Not that she doesn't care about the multiple victims, but we don't even learn all of their names. Robb does not focus Eve on the victims the way she normally does, but instead focuses almost entirely on the perps. Of course, she still works very hard to catch them, but it's not as personal to her as it often is. It was still a good read, and kept me engrossed to the end. Just not one of Robb's best.
[2 Feb 2019]
I actually enjoyed this more the second time around. I thought about changing my rating from 3 to 4 stars, but there are still some problems with the book. I really didn't buy some of the psychological analysis of the perps. It was all too convenient. But there were also some good things, especially some personal interactions for Eve and Roarke and their friends.
This latest case of Eve Dallas, NY homicide detective extraordinaire, seems somehow dispassionate. At least during the first part of the book, she doesn't seem to be as emotionally involved as she usually is. Not that she doesn't care about the multiple victims, but we don't even learn all of their names. Robb does not focus Eve on the victims the way she normally does, but instead focuses almost entirely on the perps. Of course, she still works very hard to catch them, but it's not as personal to her as it often is. It was still a good read, and kept me engrossed to the end. Just not one of Robb's best.
[2 Feb 2019]
I actually enjoyed this more the second time around. I thought about changing my rating from 3 to 4 stars, but there are still some problems with the book. I really didn't buy some of the psychological analysis of the perps. It was all too convenient. But there were also some good things, especially some personal interactions for Eve and Roarke and their friends.
3.5 stars. The premise of this 47th In Death book was intriguing, but it got bogged down in procedural detail, possibly because Eve Dallas doesn't learn much about the suspect until late in the story (then again, if you like police procedurals you'll be in heaven because Robb does a great job of showing Eve and her team connecting all of the dots from A to Z). Not much new in the characters' personal lives - the candy thief is still a step ahead of Dallas, and Mavis is still annoyingly fabulous - but Peabody gets a chance to shine in a few funny scenes as she gets an unexpected gift from her partner. Hard to believe that if Robb sticks with the current release schedule, we'll be due for the 50th installment of this series in 2020. Will she ever end the series or keep it going indefinitely? So far I haven't found any reason to stop reading.
If, like me, this is your first book about detectives just following clues and getting the bad guys, this story is very worthwhile. But I suspect there are a lot in that genre (this is number 47 in this series) and the writing could be better. Still, I enjoyed it and it made me think a bit more about the work detectives do (which almost certainly is not as it's portrayed here).
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Loved it all. More gripping that the last book. More case focused than character focused but had some good moments between Dallas and Peabody and Dallas and Roarke. The whole Oscar thing was just as amusing as I expected. This case had me teary-eyed a lot. And I loved how to solve it it mostly came down to a lot of every day police work. Sifting, probabilities and hundreds of interviews. Its not all glamorous, hunches or egotistic bad guys dropping obvious clues. Sometimes its tedious grunt work.