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Summary: In a word - boring
Review: I decided to read Immortal in Death after reading other readers' raving reviews of this book. This is a first book by J.D. Robb that I ever read and I was bored to death. It's a blend of mystery with science fiction and for me it does not work in either genre. I find Robb's caracters cartoonish, her storytelling does not grab you, her science fiction does not have an ounce of science or at least of space opera attributes. Her heroine Eve might be liked by ultra feminists, but I prefer Dr. Kay Scarpetta of Patricia Cornwell's as my favorite sleuth and a liberated woman. To each his/her own, though. Ed Gorin.
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Summary: Good, but not the best...
Review: I enjoyed this 'In Death' book, but not as much as the previous two. Lieutenant Eve Dallas has a murder of a 'weasel' (snitch) and the murder of one of the hottest models on the runway. When the murders look to be connect, Eve digs deeper to try to find the connection that will point to the murderer. The only connection she has is a new drug called Immortal. She also has her best friend, the quirky Mavis, charged with the murder of the model. Mavis' motive was clear. The model, Pandora, threatened to ruin Leonardo, the up and coming fasion designer unless he dumped Mavis and came back to her. While Eve is unraveling the mystery between the murders, she is also trying to help Roarke plan their wedding, which is not her cup of tea. When she starts having nightmares about her childhood, she tries to convince Roarke that they should put off their wedding. She doesn't want to use him and she's very afraid that's what she's doing. Then, on the night before her wedding, she realizes that they love and need each other, and nothing will stop them from getting married. That is before the case she thought was closed all blows up. This book had a lot more factual information than the other two books. There was a lot on plants and hogroculture (sp?) that kind of lost me. The emotion was brought into the book with Eve's wrestling with her consious about her childhood and finally coming to terms and accepting her feelings for Roarke. I definitely can't wait to pick up the next book!
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Summary: Good, but not the best...
Review: I enjoyed this 'In Death' book, but not as much as the previous two. Lieutenant Eve Dallas has a murder of a 'weasel' (snitch) and the murder of one of the hottest models on the runway. When the murders look to be connect, Eve digs deeper to try to find the connection that will point to the murderer. The only connection she has is a new drug called Immortal. She also has her best friend, the quirky Mavis, charged with the murder of the model. Mavis' motive was clear. The model, Pandora, threatened to ruin Leonardo, the up and coming fasion designer unless he dumped Mavis and came back to her. While Eve is unraveling the mystery between the murders, she is also trying to help Roarke plan their wedding, which is not her cup of tea. When she starts having nightmares about her childhood, she tries to convince Roarke that they should put off their wedding. She doesn't want to use him and she's very afraid that's what she's doing. Then, on the night before her wedding, she realizes that they love and need each other, and nothing will stop them from getting married. That is before the case she thought was closed all blows up. This book had a lot more factual information than the other two books. There was a lot on plants and hogroculture (sp?) that kind of lost me. The emotion was brought into the book with Eve's wrestling with her consious about her childhood and finally coming to terms and accepting her feelings for Roarke. I definitely can't wait to pick up the next book!
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Summary: Another Great one
Review: I enjoyed this book as much as I enjoyed #1 and #2. I went out today and bought #4 and #5. Can't wait to get to them. I am now hooked on J. D. Robb
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Summary: # 3 as good as #2 and #1
Review: I finished book number three in the death series of eight books. All three books were excellent. I need to get with my used book store tomorrow for #'s 4,5,6,7. I already have #8. Pick up on this series people---GREAT READING
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Summary: Good Book
Review: I have read all of thr J D Robb books now. They are great as all books by Nora Roberts are. This is a si-fi book. Good mistery story. Easy to read. Hard to put down.
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Summary: The "in Death" series
Review: I have read one Nora Roberts novel and I hated it. I read everything and eagerly await the new books by JD ROBB. Eve Dallas is the hard working everybody I would like to be. Her job and life have a personal meaning to her. Not always good or happy either. Meeting the right person throws her life in chaos and she struggles with the pessure of keeping her life together while she opens her heart. I love the slightly futuristic feel to the series. JD ROBB has managed to create a great cop story with great mysteries. It also uses the half century gain to highlight the possible scenarios of some societies easy out policies like gun control and other "hot" issues.
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Summary: Another winner from Robb/Roberts
Review: I won't add my description as there are others who have done it better than me. I will just say it amazes me how this series just gets better and better. If you have not read the previous books I would suggest starting there but do start as these books are well woth your time.
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Summary: One of the best in the series
Review: In "Immortal in Death," Dallas is preparing for her wedding when a local supermodel is murdered and Dallas's best friend, Mavis, becomes the prime suspect. Also suspect is Mavis's boyfriend, Leonardo, who just happens to be the designer of Dallas's wedding dress. While investigating the murder and digging up the dirt on the fashion world, Dallas discovers that the model (and most of the suspects) are either consuming or dealing a new and illegal youth serum. This, obviously, is the key to the murder mystery, and Robb does a very good job at keeping us guessing. Although she wraps it up a bit to tidily, she does make it hard to figure out who the villain is. Robb makes Mavis's character more complex and in-depth, and brings in Peabody, a new cop from her previous novel. Peabody becomes Dallas's aide (partner in training) in this novel and is a good foil for Dallas's hardness and intensity. Robb creates a really good chemistry between Dallas and Peabody that yields several witty and sarcastic exchanges. One of the better parts of this book is the tangent on Sommerset, Roarke's butler. He and Dallas are perpetually sparring and, until this the third book in the series, have a true dislike of each other. Sommerset gives Dallas a hard dressing down for how she handles Mavis's case. And Roarke explains to Dallas how he and Sommerset came to work together, creating a tale that would in itself be an interesting novella. (And this little segment adds a lot of depth to Roarke's character.) This sets us up for some excitement between Roarke and Sommerset when Sommerset learns some of Eve's secrets. And it builds the foundation for some very entertaining exchanges in future novels of this series. This is one of Robb's better books. Fast-paced, humorous, suspenseful, and entertaining.
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Summary: Immortal in Death - an excellent continuing series
Review: In the latest in the series, "Immortal in Death," we find Eve shopping for a wedding dress to wear to marry the hunk Roarke. If you've read any of the other books in this series, you'll understand why it is so unusual for this tough city cop to be dress shopping. A supermodel is murdered and Eve's best friend, Mavis, becomes the prime suspect. Also suspect is Mavis's boyfriend, Leonardo, who just happens to be the designer of Dallas's wedding dress. While investigating the murder and digging up the dirt on the fashion world, Dallas discovers that the model (and most of the suspects) are either consuming or dealing a new and illegal youth serum. It's hard to guess the murderer is in this book, the entire mystery is well written by Robb who keeps the reader guessing. Mavis's character is brought out in more depth, and Peabody's character is broadened as well making her Eve's aide. Roarke and Eve's relationship shows more depth in this book then in the previous books and we learn more about Roarke's background. Read the entire series of these "in Death" books, start with Naked in Death the first of the series. They are all excellent.
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