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Summary: superb romantic police procedural
Review: The summer of 2059 in New York City is brutally hot but Eve Dallas, a lieutenant in the New York Police and Security Department, is ecstatically happy. Her butler Summerset is taking a three-week vacation, which is expected to feel like a bit of R&R to Eve. Her joy quickly dissipates when Roarke's friend and majordomo trips over the cat and breaks his leg and shatters his shoulder. Her day gets even worse when she's called out on a brutal homicide and the victim is an innocent angelic girl who does not have an enemy in the world.Eve's husband Roarke learns news about his family and is distracted enough to withdraw from his wife and friend. Much to Eve's surprise she misses her husband's help especially when a second victim is found and it is obviously the work of the same perpetrator. Just before a third homicide occurs, Roarke goes to Ireland to get some answers and Eve follows him. When they return, they work together to bring the killer to justice. However, before they can find him, he grabs one of their own. J.D. Robb has written her usual superb romantic police procedural but PORTRAIT IN DEATH varies from the other works in the series in two important ways. Roarke is given news that devastates his usual high level of confidence making him vulnerable. Eve finally has the hang of being a wife and gives him the emotional support he needs though at the cost of the investigation. The who-done-it is exciting of course though the culprit is someone to be pitied (as long as the victims are not from your family). Harriet Klausner
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Summary: whats new
Review: while this book was excellent and i definately would recommend it to others i gave it a 4 instead of a three for learning more and more about roarks past and my favorite scene was when eve took care of him. i missed the more spontaneous interaction with some of the characters and felt nadine wasnt given enough. i loved how crack has developed though.
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Summary: A KEEPER!
Review: I loved this new addition to the "in Death" series! I was especially delighted to see new aspects to the Dallas-Roarke relationship. I enjoyed (as usual) the love-hate relationship between Eve and Summerset, glimpses of Mavis (MORE! MORE!), Peabody and MacNab, etc. I can't even imagine, however, what it would be like to read this book first!! Please, if you haven't read the other "in Death" books, buy them now and read them (or at least some of them) before you read this one. Your experience will be so much richer and fuller if you do.
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Summary: Great addition to a great series!
Review: This new addition to the "In Death" series is one of the best. Same great murder mystery formula, but Nora Roberts expands Rourke's character in this book with a new story line that kept you reading well into the night. Hard to talk about without giving away the story lines, but defiantly a great read.
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Summary: great series, once more
Review: This series had been getting dull in the last few outings, but it's back on track again. Thankfully for all the fans of Eve and Roarke Roberts is focusing on their relationship as well as crafting a fine police procedural. I appreciate all the futuristic touches that appear in this series, but let's face it the most compelling aspect is still the give and take between the main characters, so I'm really glad that Roberts is concentrating on Eve and Roarke rather than Peabody. If like me you were giving up on this series read this one and enjoy.
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Summary: The Past will return...
Review: In this installment of the In Death series, J.D. Robb really gives us a treat! Due to an unforeseen incident, Summerset and Eve actually have to tolerate each other and trust in each other. While the majority of the series has dealt with Eve's past, this one gives us a glimpse into Roarke's. The way he handles it, and the way Eve deals with the way he handles it, is a nice switch for both of them. The ultimate confrontation is very well written, and the reader is left as tired and emotionally wrought as they are.
It would help to read the whole series, as the characters deepen with each installement. There is a new character for us to love to hate, and a sad visit with an old friend. Peabody and McNab continue to make Eve nauseous and Nadine is still a pain in the neck.
A very good read and anxious for the next one!
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Summary: My favorite in series so far
Review: It must be Roarke's descent from being God-like, I loved this book. I love the series, but sometimes, just sometimes, Roarke and Dallas are just too, I don't know, perfect isn't the word, because they aren't perfect. Just too much. Both my favorites (Vengeance and Portrait) in the series relate to Roarke and his past. Felt like Nadine could've been a major player in the story but kind of abandoned. Love Peabody - Dallas interaction in this one!
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Summary: Is the magic gone?
Review: The last 2 books of this series have been disappointing. I was looking forward to reading the interaction between Eve, Summerset and Roarke, but it did not deliver. In earlier books, the characters were written in such a vivid and impacting way; in this book, I found the charaters' interaction to be predictable and unengaging. The storyline did not hold my attention. I actually skipped ahead and did not read all of the murder story. I read the few pages for the next story - another murder with a mutiliated woman. Is anyone else getting tired of reading about this subject?
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Summary: I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!
Review: I have had the privelege of reading all the books in this series, but "Potrait in Death" to me is by far the best one. As a writer J.D. Robb/Nora Roberts has never disappointed me. In this book she finally allows Eve to play more of the concern spouse when usually its Roarke. Speaking of Mr. Roarke, who is usually my favorite character in the other books, in this book his character blew me away. I was glad that J.D. Robb let me glimpse another side of Roarke. All the secondary characters were great as usually, especially Summerset, who I have come to like more now than before. The book was great and I can't wait for the next on to come out. Thanks J.D. Robb, for giving me a series of books that I never get tired of reading again and again!!!!!!
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Summary: A can't-put-down sort of book!
Review: A great addition to the in-Death series...you won't be able to put it down. Roarke discovers a piece of his past and, for a change, it's Eve who's picking up the pieces for him even as she tries to solve a murder that soon changes into a series of murders. Add to that, Summerset's "trip" and you have an emotional story that will warm up a winter evening!
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