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Summary: EXCELLENT
Review: As usual, Nora Roberts delivers a great book. The dialogue between the characters is so entertaining! The characters are so likeable and I always look forward to the next In Death book. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Very entertaining futuristic adventure
Review: The unfaithful husband and his lover are murdereed and the angry ex-wife is nearby. Somehow, though, Lieutenant Eve Dallas finds the whole thing a little to easy. Especially when her husband, Roarke, tells her that the woman is completely trustworthy and involved in one of his most important projects. Dallas decides to investigate further and finds subtle fingerprints of the Homeland Security Organization everywhere. Computer genius and billionaire Roarke finds out something else--Homeland Security stood by while Dallas was being raped by her father because they didn't want to compromise an investigation. Roarke may not be able to protect Dallas now, but he needs to go after those who messed with an innocent young girl. Although Roarke and Dallas work together on the case, Dallas doing the legwork while Roarke leads the investigation into a strangely destructive computer virus that has the earmarks of one rumored to be created by a terrorist organization, the knowledge of Homeland Security's failure to protect Dallas lays heavy on their relationship. Dallas is a cop--she can't take revenge for a long-ago mistake. And she can't let Roarke take justice into his own hands. But Roarke knows that there is no justice when government agencies can use top-secret classifications to cloak their mistakes in national interest jargon. Author Nora Roberts (writing as J. D. Robb) writes a fast-moving and exciting story. The damaged Dallas makes an intriguing character with her strong interest in the law and a sometimes battling interest in true justice. Dallas's decision to solve the mystery regardless of overblown claims about national security is strong stuff in an era where governments regularly ignore constitutional rights. Secondary characters like Peabody, Dallas's assistant and newly promoted detective are also charming and add a comic touch. It's hard to go wrong with any book by Nora Roberts and DIVIDED IN DEATH is an enjoyable treat. I found the romantic conflict between Roarke and Dallas an occasional distraction from the mystery and Roarke is just a little too perfect to be sympathetic, but Robb/Roberts' writing is so strong you hardly notice.
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Summary: Another Great installment in the series
Review: If you are like me, you buy these books the moment they hit the shelves, stay up as long as you possibly can to finish them(cause you just can't put them down) and then have to wait another six months for the next one. This book was no disappointment, and sucked me in like all the rest. In fact, I think its one of my favorites, as it included a bit more "real life" for Eve and Roarke (ie, marital problems) and the story was a bit different than the others, invovling a goverment agency and spies. Yes, they are now coming out in hardback, that is my only complaint. But I buy all my other favorite series in hardback, so why not this one. Run out and get it if you are a fan. If not, run out and by all 19, you won't be sorry. Now only another 6 months for the next one . . . :)
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Summary: Undivided in Enthusiasm
Review: While it is redundant to say JD Robb has done it again, it is worthy to note that this time the book has a little bite to it. Besides the obvious Eve/Roarke angle, and the intriguing Mavis/Leonardo/Mira/Nadine interactions, Nora Roberts has taken on the effort of showing a worthwhile government department gone awry. She chose the Homeland Security, close to most of our hearts right now, and shows what would happen if the wrong type of "gung-ho", "results at-any-cost" type people get into power positions at the agency. My guess is that Roberts is getting a lot of feedback from local law enforcement agencies, because she makes the local vs fed territorial boundaries very very clear, without getting editorial about it. The relationship of Eve/Roarke has a maturing side here, when all is not resolved by their jumping each other. They have to confront the issue, their feelings, and decide where they want to go with each. Absolutely dynamic! The only disappointment (the reason I didn't give it five stars) is that this book cannot stand on its own -- you must already know and understand the characters, and WANT them to go forward, or else you wouldn't care enough to continue reading the book. As it was, sneaking pages during breaks, lunchtime, etc., I would recommend you buy this book on a Friday night or Saturday afternoon, so you can have some real spaces of time to enjoy it.
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Summary: J.D. Robb Rocks!
Review: This book had me up until 4 am. A great addition to the J.D. Robb powerhouse that Ms. Nora Roberts has created - amazing!
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Summary: Outstanding
Review: Divided in Death, the latest addition of J. D. Robb's series, is excellent. Any "In Death" followers will thoroughly enjoy the newest book.
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Summary: She's in good form here
Review: While I have been annoyed by the nonsensical mystical scenarios in other books by Roberts, I always enjoy the J.D. Robb books. This volume is better than the last two because the relationshp between Eve and Roarke is more at the center, and I also enjoy the critique of national security organizations that dismiss protecting individiuals in favor of pursuing security goals. Eve and Roarke are divided on an issue here, and while I thought Eve was a little too quick to see the marriage as possibly crumbling over this issue (I thought their conflict over an old nemesis/partner of Roarke's a few books back was much more compelling), this is still a sold entry in the series. One comment on the shift to hardback: yes, we'd all like to see all our favorite writers come out in paperback first, and many of us cannont afford to buy the book in hardback. But our favorite writers have a right to make as much as the John Grishams of the world, and while I always curse a little when I see a writer I like has moved into hardback, I'm also happy to see that because it's a sign that they are doing well. We know that Roberts has been doing well for a while, but she puts out more books than any other writer and we have more than enough to read and reread while we wait for something to come out in paperback.
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Summary: More like 4.5 stars.
Review: A little bit better than the previous installment (IMITATION IN DEATH), which I rated 4 stars. Fans of the IN DEATH series will be glad to know that Ms. Robb/Roberts has picked up the pace somewhat in this installment. I am still holding back on my 5-star rating for the edge of another VENGEANCE... or CONSPIRACY...
Eve, Roarke, and the gang are all back to help Roarke's Admin Assistant Caro's daughter, who has been framed for murder. I eagerly await each installment in the series, and hope the author can continue the quality which fans have come to expect from her works. I think we all wonder where Ms. Robb is going from here.
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Summary: Pretty darn good
Review: Not crazy about the hardcover format but the story was great. The marital problems were a switch, much more than the little spats they've had in the past. Granted few, if any, of us would have this particular problem, but their reaction to it is just like any married couple failing to meld on an issue, but finding a way through it or past it. For a book set in 2059 with fabulously rich characters, the reality bites marriage problems made the whole book - and series - more real for me. Hardcover or not - I'm addicted to Dallas & Roarke.
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Summary: Mondo series,MAAAAAAAAN.........
Review: This is 19th book in the series,but first one in harback it'a great,so why only4, or I'm going to say 41/2 because it's great I can't afford this series in hardback anymore. Well, after getting this off my chest once again Eve and Roarke kick butt, this time they are helping Roark's employees Mother and Daughter who work for the Art Gallery in one of his many ventures. Eve is accused of a double homicide and Eve and Roarke she is innocent and set out to prove it. Also Eve finds outs that Roarke has found out about her past and her Father's murder and how the system let it go infuriating Roarke into action, Eve however has her doubts setting up some fantastic friction between them. Along the way are favorite character join in the fun. I enjoyed Mavis and Eve in their special scene,justfantastic. I highly recommend this book and also the whole series,but Visions 20th I'll have to purchase in paperback from now on I,m running out of shelf space.
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