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Summary: THIS SERIES IS LIKE THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER DELICACY!
Review: I really wish the press would pick up on this series. It's so well done and keeps you hooked, waiting anxiously for the next installment, each of which is doled out as sparingly as the most expensive of white truffles! (LOL) As a result, you savor every word and then go back to relive the experience again and again.
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Summary: Better the 2nd. time around!
Review: I truly enjoyed the first book of this series, but it seems light compared to the developement & fullness of Eve & Roarke in this 2nd book. The unfolding of their relationship is as exciting to read as the crimes to be solved. The struggle of these two very independent, strong people is so real, you feel their pain and their joy. Robb, does a good job dealing with "OUR FUTURE" world, very believable. Introduction of Peabody, wonderful new addition.
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Summary: Better the 2nd. time around!
Review: I truly enjoyed the first book of this series, but it seems light compared to the developement & fullness of Eve & Roarke in this 2nd book. The unfolding of their relationship is as exciting to read as the crimes to be solved. The struggle of these two very independent, strong people is so real, you feel their pain and their joy. Robb, does a good job dealing with "OUR FUTURE" world, very believable. Introduction of Peabody, wonderful new addition.
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Summary: great series
Review: In this book, someone's slashing the throats of prominent and successful women. Since the suspects include family friends of Lieutenant Eve Dallas' commander and Eve's lover, Roarke, this becomes a very difficult case for her.If you haven't read the first book, Naked in Death, I would suggest that you do that first, although this early in the series it's not as important. Just as a warning for those who have never read one of the In Death books, the mystery is not really the most important part in the book. I've heard regular mystery readers complain that they were able to figure out who committed the murders long before anyone in the books did. That wasn't the case for me - I enjoyed the mystery element in this book - but the relationships are the reason why I keep reading the series and why I reread all the books. In this book, Eve has to deal with her problems with commitment in her relationship with Roarke. The way Eve and Roarke interact is wonderful, and Eve's gradual attempts at making herself more than just a cop are interesting reading. I definitely recommend this book and series to anyone who likes well done and well paced romance with mystery and murder mixed in.
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Summary: great series
Review: In this book, someone's slashing the throats of prominent and successful women. Since the suspects include family friends of Lieutenant Eve Dallas' commander and Eve's lover, Roarke, this becomes a very difficult case for her. If you haven't read the first book, Naked in Death, I would suggest that you do that first, although this early in the series it's not as important. Just as a warning for those who have never read one of the In Death books, the mystery is not really the most important part in the book. I've heard regular mystery readers complain that they were able to figure out who committed the murders long before anyone in the books did. That wasn't the case for me - I enjoyed the mystery element in this book - but the relationships are the reason why I keep reading the series and why I reread all the books. In this book, Eve has to deal with her problems with commitment in her relationship with Roarke. The way Eve and Roarke interact is wonderful, and Eve's gradual attempts at making herself more than just a cop are interesting reading. I definitely recommend this book and series to anyone who likes well done and well paced romance with mystery and murder mixed in.
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Summary: The mystery is how this was published as a mystery.
Review: J. D. Robb is Nora Roberts. Ms. Roberts writes a decent category romance and a not bad popular novel, but the police procedural/science fiction novel is clearly not her forte. The villain is real obvious. Guessed who it was on first introduction. Her extrapolation is also unintentionally funny. Homemakers get paid by the government to stay home and raise the kids then they get retirement. Given the current feelings about entitlements this is not real likely. Also the homemaker enjoying her retirement has a still employed spouse. Little too soon to put her out to pasture
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Summary: JD Robb/Nora Roberts needs to learn how to write a mystery
Review: Just like NAKED IN DEATH and all the others in this series, it is really obvious who the killer is and what motivated them. When I am reading a real mystery I hardly ever guess who the killer is and certainly not what motivated them to kill. This writer needs to make a decision on what she wants to write. Romance or mystery. I certainly like romance in my stories, but she spends half the book on the relationship and gives us a very weak mystery plot because of it. Also, the average mystery writer writes 1-2 books a year, but Ms. Roberts writes 7-8 per year. In my book that makes her a hack!
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Summary: Non-stop....
Review: Non-stop action, loving, and mystery. I was guessing up to the final chapter who the killer was, and didn't get it. I love a good thriller/mystery that keeps me in suspense until the end like Glory in Death does. I highly recommend!
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Summary: "Death" Part Two
Review: Spunky police lieutenant Eve Dallas is back and tracking down a serial killer in the second book of JD Robb's (aka Nora Roberts) "In Death" series. As in the first installment, Eve's love interest, the mysterious and very rich Roarke, initially appears to be at the link between the murders. With their relationship growing stronger, this time Eve seems desperate to clear Roarke's name rather than implicate him. But fortunately for Eve there are far more suspects to concentrate on this time around. All the supporting cast are back as well, most notably Roarke's stuffy butler Summerset and Eve's wild musician friend Mavis. "Glory In Death" continues the series' genre-bending ways. It is part-mystery, part-romance, and part-sci fi. Will it satisfy die-hard fans of each of the genres? Probably not, as one always seems to get in the way of the other. But for the rest of us, the mix provides a quick and entertaining read. It is surely enough to put the next installment, "Immortal In Death," on the "to be read" list.
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Summary: Eve Dallas rocks
Review: The most amazing thing about the reviews is how they miss the point of the book! The idea is not necessarily that you don't know who the killer is, it is the process of the proof that is interesting. Eve Dallas continues to be one of the most interesting (though not exactly warm and fuzzy) characters I have ever come across. Eve and Ruarke are both carrying baggage, and it is interesting to see how they deal with their own and the other's. Ms. Roberts' strength is in the characters, and they are the point - the plot is simply a vehicle for learning more about them.
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