Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #129437 in Books
• Published on: 2007-11-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Customer Reviews

Great read - yet again!!
Love this series, there's nothing like visiting old friends for a few hours of good company.

This time Eve and her team are tracking a killer they 'lost' the first time around. Many still working remember the first time and are determined to get him this time. More dynamics between Eve and her team this time with her personal life being relatively stable - though don't worry we still see lots of Roarke as a consultant on the case.

You can read these books as stand alones, but as noted by another reviewer you would miss a lot of character development particularly over the last 3-4 in the series.
Yes I suppose - as my friend says - they're a bit samey!!! But she just doesn't get it. They are so superbly written, with characters you love, or love to hate and as with all JD Robb/Nora Roberts books within the first couple of pages you feel as if you have known everyone your whole life and would like to meet with them on a regular basis.

Fast paced and enticing
This is the 27th full length book in the series featuring Eve Dallas, futuristic NYPD cop and it still engages the reader in a furiously fast paced murder mystery thriller. I was throughly immersed in the storyline of the serial murderer setting a ticking clock of leaving his victims tortured to death with the time they lasted carved on their bodies. As one body is found, it is known that the killer has started work on the next victim. The killer originally started with a killing spree nine years earlier (predating the start of the series) and Eve and her then partner Feeney failing to capture the killer then. Now the killer is back and his ultimate challange is Eve herself.

For those who come into reading this series at this point, the story stands up as an excellent mystery thriller with adrenaline with some good sleuthing (although there are references to earlier novels in the series). For those who are fans of the Eve Dallas series, there is more focus on the relationship that Dallas has with her former partner and trainer, Feeney and how they work together, with the rest of their team to capture the killer. As ever, there is the presence of Eve's super rich billionare husband, Roarke and their relationship which has grown more comfortable and contented as the series has continued. There is less emphasis on romantic relationships in this book, though the developments between Peabody (Eve's current working partner) and her boyfriend McNab bring moments of lightness and comedy to a very dark novel.

This book is a great read and it has drawn me back to rereading previous books in the series. It is fortunate that Ms Robb is prolific there are only a few months to wait between episodes and the reader is eagerly anticipating the next novel in the series... Stranger in Death.

Still as good as ever
This is the latest in the 'In Death' series and it's great to have Dallas and Rourke (and all the others) back again to fight crime in New York. This story begins with a body being found inthe city - nothing unusual there but there is something about this body which makes Dallas uncomfortable. There is a killer back on the streets who last struck NYC nine years ago when Dallas was partnered with Feeney. They didn't manage to solve the case that time but Eve's is determined he won't get away from her twice. Nicknamed 'The Groom' he enjoys to torture his female victims and let the police know how long each one lasted before she died. With so many twists and turns in the story there is not much else I can say without giving too much away.

The characters in this book are, once again, fantastically written and the relationship between Dallas and Feeney is explored in more depth. Mavis, Peabody, McNabb and the rest of the gang are all present and correct too with the work and home chemistries working brilliantly.

I really don't think this author will ever disappoint her readers. Can't wait for the next one