| Author: J. D. Robb ISBN-10: 0425221024 ISBN-13: 9780425221020 Format: Paperback Publication Year: 2008 Category: Fiction Genres It's the year 2060, and when NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the killing of a young woman whose body was found in East River Park, it becomes obvious that the serial killer known as "The Groom," who went on a murderous killing spree nine years ago, is back on the scene. | Average Ratings  from 2 reviewsPrice: $1.98 - $12.00 List Price: $7.99 |
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by: bobbypeg  ) | Review created: 08/28/08 |
I've been reading J.D. Robb for years, well, from the inception of the Eve Dallas series. I've always liked this series a great deal, although I'm not a big fan of "Science Fiction", per se. However, this series is set in the immediate future of the 2050's initially, so it's not so far-flung that I'm not able to relate to the evolutions in the technology that runs throughout the stories. The advancements in the technology are definitely a part of the stories, but they are used with such surprising subtlety that they are barely there. The characters are very strong and the developement from book to book is apparent and, in many cases, captivating. On to this particular book. This is one of the Eve Dallas books that is devoted almost completely from start to finish in the actual crime drama that is going on with Eve and company, including yummy husband, Roarke, with little to no understory happening. Now, understand that part of the fun of these books IS the understory and the continuing lives of the characters that populate these books, so I'm not belittling that in any way. But, because this book is totally devoted to the crime and the solving of same, by the time I got to the end of the book and the resolution, I was actually in tears. We all know Eve comes through because there is a "next" book, so I'm not giving anything away when I say, when Eve came through and the crime was done, the condition she was in, as well as the comedic timing of the person for whom she came through lent a whole new aspect to who Eve is a person. Her heart and compassion was just dripping from her as well as her sense of ownership of the victims. Sometimes, Robb can make just a tad too rough and tough and those final scenes, final chapters, were just the fix I needed to remember that Eve has a wonderful, soft, almost magical side to her and that that is much of what Roarke loves in her. Me, too! Enjoy! | |
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by: helen124 ) | Review created: 06/04/08 |
I bought it because I have read the whole series of "In Death" books. I loved the interface between Dallas and Peabody in previous books. And, of course, Roarke is every woman's dream. The plots (and there is always more than one going on) have a lot of detail and deductive reasoning, which this one also had. But what seemed to be missing is the entertaining, pithy remarks from Dallas. All in all it was still a good read. | |
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