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Summary: This is a great book
Review: This whole series is wonderful and if you like the rest you will love this one. Just like her previous books this one can be read without having read the rest. J.D. Robb has not lost any steam, If Dallas and cast were real people I'd want to meet them - and this is a great read from start to finish.
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Summary: Another great read, slower but still classic J. D. Robb
Review: I kind of liked the slower pace of this book. I went in expecting a big reunion because of the 1 year wedding anniversary of all characters and ended up enjoying the mystery of "Julie" and the interaction of Eve, Roarke, Sam, Phoebe and Peabody. Took me longer to get through this story because I wasn't so engrossed that I stayed with it every second. A good read but still Witness in Death is my favorite
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Summary: Fabulous read
Review: Got this book the other day and read it over night. Couldn't put it down. Robb has another winner. Each Eve Dallas story keeps getting better. In this one an opponent from the past challenges Eve by trying to kill Roarke and Eve meets the challenge. Eve faces her past in this book by going back to the city were she killed her father. We also meet Peabody's parents and they make the story interesting.
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Summary: To Die For!
Review: I loved this book! It totally fit into the series and focused on some issues that we all wanted answered for a while. It didn't totally give anything away and all the close calls made the ending totally sweet! Eve and Roarke make such a great couple, it's too bad that I'm going to have to wait another 6 months for the next book to come out. Peabody and her family are a hoot and a half. I loved how this book started playing on Eve's little insecurities and it showed how everyone has developed in the year that Eve's been married to Roarke! Great read and can't wait for Purity in Death! =)
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Summary: "She'd come back for Dallas. To wage war"
Review: There is one thing that is true about J. D. Robb... she has a very special ability to engage the reader's attention. In this case, the novel starts with a bang, when we find out that Walter Pettibone has only a few hours left to live; after that we are hooked. Walter has a perfect life: he is celebrating his sixtieth birthday, is in good shape, and has a young wife, a great family and a successful business. He knows his wife is planning a surprise party, but he is not aware that he will be poisoned when making the toast.
Eve Dallas is back in town after a "forced" two-week holiday involving Mexico and a private island. She was taking some time off after a tough and personally draining case. She is ready for some action, but things are very quiet upon her return. That is of course until she becomes the primary in the murder of Walter Pettibone. Before this happens Eve and her aide Peabody start investigating a cold case concerning the murder of a woman who was believed to be killed by her mysterious lover. Eve is ready to push Peabody in her career, so she decides to put her in charge of the cold case. Peabody is one of the most fascinating characters in this series, and in this installment she is very close to center stage, since not only she has to deal with her first case, but also with her evolving relationship with McNabb and with a surprise visit by her parents.
One of the high points of this series is how the author keeps developing the personal stories of the main characters. Eve soon finds out that the killer is an antagonist from her past, Julianna Dunne, who Eve put in jail eight years ago. Julianna was a black widow and now she is coming after Eve and her husband Roarke. The investigation will take the Lieutenant to Dallas where we will witness some shocking scenes related to Eve's past when she visits the hotel in which she ended her relationship with her abusive father.
I cannot praise this series high enough, so I just have to say that you should read it and judge for yourself. One word of advice: even though each book stands on its own, the fact that the personal stories play such an important role in the attractiveness of the series, leads me to recommend you to read the books in order.
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Summary: Your crime reading sorbet again
Review: There's a nasty lady out there, recently released from prison and ready to resume her wicked ways. The first time police officer Eve Dallas put the husband murdering Julianna Dunne away it was with a great sense of satisfaction. The lovely Ms Dunne promised to make it all even between herself and the only female member of the investigative team. She's had plenty of time in prison to plan it all meticulously. A number of poisoning deaths brings the attention that she wants - and the chase between the now Lieutenant Dallas and the killer begins.
After speaking to Dunne's fellow inmates, Eve is sure she knows Dunne's next target. Eve's husband is a man more than capable of taking care of himself but that is no reassurance to a wife who has seen the efficient kills that Dunne can perform without feeling. Looking into Dunne's past involves a return to Dallas, where Eve Dallas began and the abused child of her past was left behind. Just one more hurdle to face as she hunts a killer down in order to protect what belongs solely to her. Her husband of one year, Roarke.
Roarke and Eve partner up so many times in this series it's about time they gave the man a badge of his own. "Reunion in Death" (re) introduces us once again to future living, New York style, and it's done as always extremely well. If you've made it this far into the series you would already be an established fan of Robb's strong characterization and extremely quotable dialogue. If you're a newbie this one might throw you as Robb doesn't always bother with the explanations. This novel doesn't require a lot of head scratching to figure it all out but it's all written with the aim of one entertaining read in mind. Very successfully, at that.
"Reunion in Death" is entry number fourteen to Robb's (or if you like, Nora Robert's) hugely popular "in Death" series.
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Summary: "EVE THE PROTECTOR"
Review: One of Eve's past case comes back to haunt her. Julianna Dunne has been relaesed early for good behavior. Now she's out for revenge. She killed one man to get Eves attention. She kills two more to keep it.Eve figures out she'll go after Roarke. He's not Julianna's mo, but he is Eves after all. Can Eve catch her before she can get Roarke? Or will Julianna get her revenge? Check it out. Eve Dallas is wonderful. Also does Peabody solve her first cold case?
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Summary: I can always count on JD Robb to suck me into a story....
Review: I can always count on JD Robb to suck me into a story and this book was no exception. It seems that her villains are becoming more focused on revenge against Eve as this series develops. In this story, the villain is someone who Eve caught years ago and wants to get even on a personal level - by going after Roarke. It definitely kept the suspense up!More of Eve's childhood came out in this book as well, so that was an interesting twist. This is definitely JD Robb formula writing, but still a pleasant way to waste a day.
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Summary: A Series That's Getting Better As It Goes
Review: As some may have noticed from my other reviews of this series, I'm not reading them exactly in order. I read 4 from the middle of the series in order, with some skips, then picked up 4 more and put them in chronological order. I read Purity -- then Reunion and Portrait, bracketing Purity. Hey, folks -- I do seriously recommend nabbing this series as a set and reading them in their proper order. There's a major story-arc involving the two main characters, Lt. Eve Dallas and a financier named Roarke, and piecing their story together is not nearly as enjoyable as reading it straight forward. However, each book does stand alone as a Police Procedural Mystery. And the Mysteries are solidly plotted and well turned at the end. There's enough background of previous books so you can read out of context without being bewildered. The third element in these novels that makes them of primary interest to me is that they are set in 2050's and beyond, where Earth has business interests on other planets. I so far have not read a story where Eve goes offplanet with Roarke, but I saw a reference to such a visit. But I don't have much hope for that novel because of the short-shrift given the third element in this series. That third element is the weakest part of these novels, and if futurology matters to you, skip this series. The author has not done the sf novelists' mental work -- extrapolation, or "What if ..." So the series as a whole does not make a solid, well developed argument for future history taking a particular track. The kick an sf reader looks for in a near-future novel just isn't there. There are bits and pieces of what looks "futuristic" but isn't really. Much of the fashion and computer technology assumes that things won't change as much in the next 50 years as they have in the previous 50 years. Each futuristic item is apparently chosen from a different extrapolation line than the others, so they clash instead of adding up to a vision of the future. At this point in the series though, I think Roberts/Robb is paying attention to complaints about the futurology and really trying to include some. The strain shows, to those who look for the bits and pieces to explicate some sort of theme. She knows how to use theme. Her mystery plot has a thesis and makes a statement about that thesis. Her romance plot zeros in tightly upon a very sharply defined thesis about Relationship and shows character development with a grace and style any writer could envy. But she doesn't use those same skills on the futurology. She has not even attempted the 3rd of 3 major requirements for writing an science fiction/ fantasy novel -- "What if ...?" "What if the Homeland Security department concept succeeds?" "What if the Homeland Security department concept fails?" OK, she's inserted a historical event known as the Urban Wars -- but that doesn't qualify as good futurology without considerable support within the other elements of the story. And she ignores today's headlines as sources of "What if ...?" She has done "If Only ..." (the 2nd of the 3 requirements for an science fiction/ fantasy novel). Her Relationship extrapolation is definitely an "if only..." statement. If only men and women could get along like this! But she hasn't applied "If Only ... " to any other element in the story. "What if ...?" "If Only ..." and "If This Goes On ..." are the 3 most important elements in sf/f. A novel which has all 3 done to perfection is always considered a classic, and few writers achieve all 3 in one novel. I would expect of a New York Times Bestselling author a much better performance than this. OK, I am holding her to a very high standard, and perhaps that's unrealistic, but it's my expectation as both a professional sf/f writer and as a reader. So for these lacks, I have to withhold a star at least, maybe two for some novels. However, I have to give her credit for playing another game that sf/f writers and readers love. She's playing up the in-group jokes for all they're worth. She's borrowed from a number of classic novels, from TV shows, and other well-known sources. If you're not widely read you'll miss the best parts of these novels! As I said in a previous review, she has given Ayn Rand a nod with the Roarke character's name, profession and attitudes. And I doubt anyone has missed the Elizabeth Peters nod with the name of the Peabody character. Amelia is of course an Egyptologist, so I keep expecting Peabody to turn up with some marvelous incidental knowledge that can be put to use. However, Peabody does have these fascinating parents -- one of whom is a psychic Healer, the other very wise. One of the disconnected and apparently random bits of futurology that doesn't "add up" to any statement but is "borrowed" from major sources is the way Peabody's father's healing talent is taken for granted by everyone. And Elizabeth Peters doesn't shy away from occult undertones. Yet Roberts/Robb does nothing with that except that fabulous concept Dallas gets healed so she can close a case. This series is soooooo goooooooodddd! "If Only ..." it's futurology was as good as the romance and mystery, it would be a solid 5-star all around great, an immortal series that would live forever. As it is, I'd advise you to buy the paperbacks, even used copies, and not bother to try to save them for your grandchildren. They will not understand what you think is so great about them. Alas. Live Long and Prosper,
Jacqueline Lichtenberg
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Summary: Potrait in Death
Review: This was the first book in the series that I read. I got hook on the series. I have read three other books in this series. The storyline is great.
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