Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #54254 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Synopsis
When history teacher Craig Foster is found dead in his classroom, his young wife is devastated, and his family, friends and colleagues all shocked. The two ten-year old students who discovered his body may be traumatised for life. Magdalena Percell, an old flame of Eve's billionaire husband Roarke, has turned up in New York, and she's anything but innocent. Unfortunately, Roarke seems blind to Magdalena's maniuplations, but not to her shapely figure and flirtatious ways. But Eve will have to put aside her potential heartbreak, for a while at least- because another man has just turned up dead...

Customer Reviews

Diagnosis murder meets Mulder & Scully
A futuristic suspense series set in 2060 about a cop, Eve Dallas solving the Latest crime mystery involving the death of a history teacher at an elite private school. Interesting, but not engrossing; reads more like a typical mulder & scully episode but revolves simultaneously in the private life of Eve Dallas who is continuously haunted by the skeletons in her own closet. Read it if you like reading about high powered, assertive women doing whatever it takes to hunt down the guilty culprit! The idea and concept of the series is brilliant, but unfortunately, the plot of this novel is very predictable and therefore an unsatisfying read for me personally. However, if the thought of a `diagnosis murder' sequel set 52 years in the future featuring a feisty cop sounds riveting, give it a try - but you may be sorely disappointed.

Ha, Ha, Not So Innocent, After All
Sometimes I find that I may not fully appreciate a book just because I had something else on my mind. When I go back and re-read the story I often upgrade my original estimation of it. All of the "In Death" books are worth re-reading repeatedly. For those who didn't appreciate this edition's marital strife between Eve and Roarke, just know that the next book won't include that. Remember the tension between Eve and Roarke in "Divided in Death"? That helped define and strengthen this couple and so will their challenges in "Innocent in Death."
Sommerset and Eve's relationship continues to evolve. They get in a verbal slap or two, but he really puts Roarke on the spot as only he can.
When we consider all the story arcs for this series it's a mind-boggling thing to say the least. Roarke's family in Ireland, Eve's continuing struggle with nightmares over her lousy childhood, Eve's expanding circle of friends and her bewilderment at all that these relationships entail. And somehow Nora keeps this married couple's chemistry and conversations dynamic.
I had hoped the Commander's jackass behavior insinuating Roarke might use insider information revealed as he helped Eve in the investigation in the previous installment, "Born in Death," might be built upon in the next installment. It wasn't in this story, but there were so many other things going on that is quite understandable.
Nadine Furst had been getting left behind a bit. Her bugging Eve for exclusive interviews and the press conferences were at one time one of the great opportunities afforded for Dallas to slap down the nosy press. I'm a newspaper editor and I quite enjoy those parts.
Nadine's show "Now" premiers with Eve as her first guest. This had a nice moment for the Lt. and Roarke. As an aside, I'd like to see Nadine and Eve's co-worker Detective Baxter start dating.
Because Eve was rattled by her insecurity over her husband's former flame flitting back into his life, there weren't as many kick-ass moments with Eve interviewing/outwitting suspects or reporting to her Commander. Roarke's old flame has popped back into his life to try to tempt him away from wedded bliss.
I have to agree with a reviewer on Amazon.com (U.S.A. version :) who said she didn't think Roarke "suffered enough" for his part in hurting Eve's feelings and throwing her off balance in both their relationship and her job. Yes, he's allowed to be oblivious now and again, Roarke IS after all a man. But I didn't think his few hours of waiting at home for Eve to show up, wondering if she'd left him, were sufficient penance for the days on end that she worried about her marriage and nights she didn't sleep.
Magdalena the praying mantis didn't vow to love, honor and cherish the Lt., but our wild Irishman did. So I was quite delighted with how our long, tall detective took care of this situation. Be sure you're not drinking when you get to this or you might shoot coffee or tea out your nose as you burst out laughing.
As I finished "Innocent in Death" I thought that this series is like life: sometimes it has a lot of laughs, sometimes a few tears, scary moments, circumstances that make you angry, and other times you just hold on because you're not sure where exactly you're going. But you know with Eve and Roarke that's it's gonna be a satisfying ride.

opinion
Eve is searching for the ki11er of a much loved teacher at a posh private school. On top of that, for the first time, she's having some insecure feelings about her relationship with Roarke. And there were even some 'nice' moments between Eve and Summerset. LOL The mystery was very well done. With many stories I can usually figure out 'who did it' before the end but this was a great mystery!! I would also highly recommend reading Tino Georgiou's bestselling novel--The Fates--if you haven't yet!!