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Leverage in Death
by J.D. Robb
When Paul Rogan walked into the meeting that would close a merger between two airlines and detonated a suicide vest, the obvious assumption was corporate terrorism. But Eve wonders if the obvious assumption is blinding them from the real issue. She brings in her "civilian consultant" to talk about business and that just supports her belief that this is money related.
I gave this 4 stars and I stand by that, but I have some things I need to say about the series.
I've lost track a little bit, but I believe less than 3 years have passed since Eve and Roarke met. She has come a long way. However I've been reading these books for 20 years, so it doesn't always seem like it's enough.
Eve continues to grow as a character, but as the series progresses, she has had to move further away from the damaged woman she was when we first met. I found it particularly noticeable in this one because the obligatory "visit" from her father felt forced and ended up as distracting.
There is also the issue of the change in tone over the course of the series. The first several books were recognizable as Nora Roberts books - as heavy, or heavier, on relationships than on mystery. It wasn't just Roarke. There's Peabody, Nadine, Mavis and her ever-growing social circle. I did like this phase.
The series then slipped into the experimental phase with different styles of mysteries, with the addition of fantasy or more hard-core science fiction. I liked this phase too. I was reminded of, among other things, Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence and how she would write stories inspired by other mystery greats and try to capture some of their style.
I liked this phase and there really hasn't been a phase I didn't like. I am a fan of police procedurals and I also like female lead noir, so the current style, that we seem to have settled in to, works for me
However, I miss the sci-fi aspects. I find that the new procedural style that keeps us at the station and shows Eve running the squad, no matter how much I enjoy it, can make the relationship side seem like it's being forced in once in a while. Or, at least, less organic than it used to be.
In this one, they found a way to flow everyone in by having a sub-plot related to the Oscars that went from one team member to the next and so on. Of course, I may be anti-social and I may share Eve's hatred of parties and stuff so I may find them annoying when they are being used to bring in other people.
Over all, this was another excellent entry in the series and I was happy.
I gave this 4 stars and I stand by that, but I have some things I need to say about the series.
I've lost track a little bit, but I believe less than 3 years have passed since Eve and Roarke met. She has come a long way. However I've been reading these books for 20 years, so it doesn't always seem like it's enough.
Eve continues to grow as a character, but as the series progresses, she has had to move further away from the damaged woman she was when we first met. I found it particularly noticeable in this one because the obligatory "visit" from her father felt forced and ended up as distracting.
There is also the issue of the change in tone over the course of the series. The first several books were recognizable as Nora Roberts books - as heavy, or heavier, on relationships than on mystery. It wasn't just Roarke. There's Peabody, Nadine, Mavis and her ever-growing social circle. I did like this phase.
The series then slipped into the experimental phase with different styles of mysteries, with the addition of fantasy or more hard-core science fiction. I liked this phase too. I was reminded of, among other things, Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence and how she would write stories inspired by other mystery greats and try to capture some of their style.
I liked this phase and there really hasn't been a phase I didn't like. I am a fan of police procedurals and I also like female lead noir, so the current style, that we seem to have settled in to, works for me
However, I miss the sci-fi aspects. I find that the new procedural style that keeps us at the station and shows Eve running the squad, no matter how much I enjoy it, can make the relationship side seem like it's being forced in once in a while. Or, at least, less organic than it used to be.
In this one, they found a way to flow everyone in by having a sub-plot related to the Oscars that went from one team member to the next and so on. Of course, I may be anti-social and I may share Eve's hatred of parties and stuff so I may find them annoying when they are being used to bring in other people.
Over all, this was another excellent entry in the series and I was happy.