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I never put spoilers in my reviews.
As is usual, Penguin has editing issues; to be fair, most in this book had to do with French expressions such as tete-a-tete.
J D Robb (Nora Roberts) is one of the few authors I reread. Everything about the "in Death" novels is quality writing and defies genre labeling.
From the relationship between Dallas and Rourke, the mystery/thriller storyline, an extremely strong female role model, the secondary characters, the setting, well, everything, you just can't wait for the next one. Robb shows that a woman can be strong and capable despite soul crippling events in her life. I have a mantra, "just step over it and move on." Eve Dallas personifies this. It doesn't mean you never think of it or that you forget but life goes on.
Dallas "stands for the dead," they are hers, no matter who or what they were in life and grieves for their lost futures. To her it's almost a sacred trust and she is uncompromising in her pursuit of justice for those in her care.
I think even most men would like these books, if for no reason than to see how women would like to be treated.
Read, enjoy, repeat.


Tags : Vengeance in Death [J.D. Robb] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. In a time when technology links the law and the lawless, predators and prey can be one and the same. He is an expert with the latest technology...a madman with the mind of a genius and the heart of a killer. He quietly stalks his prey. Then he haunts the police with cryptic riddles about the crimes he is about to commit - always solved moments too late to save his victims' lives. Police lieutenant Eve Dallas finds the first victim butchered in his own home. The second loses his life in a vacant luxury apartment. The two men had little in common. Both suffered unspeakable torture before their deaths. And both had ties to an ugly secret of ten years past - a secret shared by none other than Eve's new husband,J.D. Robb,Vengeance in Death,Piatkus Books,0749934131,Crime & mystery,MysterySuspense

Vengeance in Death JD Robb 9780749934132 Books Reviews

"Murder had come into her life before and would again. But someone would pay for bringing it into her home."

FINAL DECISION Not as tight or interesting as the prior books in the series, I enjoyed this one more for the relationship side of the story than the mystery itself which seemed a bit unreal and less grounded than others in the series. Still a good book.

THE STORY Eve is tasked with investigating the death of a police officer. There is some suspicion that Feeney might have been involved in a coverup of drug abuse by the officer, so Eve not only has to do an investigation, but also hide it from her mentor and substitute father. Eve's investigation takes her into a group of Satanists.

OPINION Personally I was only marginally interested in the mystery in this book, but I really loved how the book pushes forward the relationship of Eve and Feeney. He is her mentor and her father in many ways, but here she is ordered to engage in an investigation keeping him in the dark (as he is a possible target). This causes Eve to have to acknowledge the importance of their relationship. For me, the scenes with Feeney are the highlight of the book.

The underlying theme in this book is family and the book raises issues that Eve and Rourke have to confront time and time again.

Wiccans make several appearances in Robb's romance books and therefore it is not surprising that Robb makes a point of separating the practicing witches from the Satanist cult members who are involved in the murders.

The feeling of this book slides more magical. At times it threatens to disrupt the grounded and realistic tone of the series.

WORTH MENTIONING The introduction of the character of Jamie.

CONNECTED BOOKS CEREMONY IN DEATH is the fifth book in the In Death series. While each book is a standalone in terms of the mystery involved, there are continuing character stories throughout the series. I believe the books are better read in order, but this book can be read as a standalone.

STAR RATING I give this book 4 stars.
Eve encounters evil and stares it in the eye. One thing I can always count on when I pick up the next book in the series is a growing appreciation and respect for this tough as nails cop who takes the hard hits each case brings and gets right back up to fight some more.

Ceremony in Death is the fifth installment of the series. There is a subtle series arc running through where characters have been introduced and become fixtures, private development between friends and romance has developed, and a couple reference back to stuff that happened on certain cases. I say all that to advice readers to get these in order, but also to acknowledge that a person can read them standalone or out of order to a certain extent.

In this latest, Eve is up against a personal conflict because her commander is ordering her to work alone and tell no one- even Feeney who will never forgive her if he learns she hid this from him. But, she is also up against a killer who doesn't hide evil, but embraces it. Satanists, Wiccans, and a trail of bloody death.

I appreciate how the author not only delivers a good murder mystery, but many times infuses thought-provoking aspects that challenge Eve to analyze what she thinks about a philosophical, cultural, social, or religious more. In this case, its religion and superstition. Eve deals in facts and won't countenance the idea that the spiritual or beliefs are real.

I want to say that I found this a powerful story and really loved it. I'm going to bring up a few things that may make it sound like I didn't, but I really do- in spite of these issues, shall we say? So, I was totally into this one and it was on its way to five stars, but I couldn't do it.
The mystery in this one was obvious from the beginning and it frustrated me to no end that Eve latched onto every theory, but the right one. In fact, one of her arrests drove me nuts because I felt she wasn't even looking beyond the pat set up. She's shown more intuitiveness in the past and just flat out shut that stuff down in this book. I felt she was so fixated on sneering and denying these folks- the Wiccans in particular- because they had beliefs that made her uncomfortable that she really didn't stay objective enough and got downright mean and cruel to the suspect and to her co-workers. She recognizes that she owes poor Peabody and Feeney apologies and delivers them which is something I really love about the way the author wrote her. She screws up, but she owns it and owns it to others. It was a nice touch to see her struggle with this as the book progressed, but then I felt it ended abruptly without her actually coming to terms with this issue. Maybe it will be brought out and addressed in a later book.

And, it will be no surprise that Roarke is was magnificent in this one. He does his usual stellar job of forcing Eve to take care of herself and he has her back during her work and private moments of pain. I enjoyed seeing a different side of him when he is more open about the spiritual.

The author continues to write superbly and with each case Eve and her tough cop, gritty determined, flawed, wry, and vulnerable character grows on me and I fall more deeply in love with she and Roarke's romance.
I never put spoilers in my reviews.
As is usual, Penguin has editing issues; to be fair, most in this book had to do with French expressions such as tete-a-tete.
J D Robb (Nora Roberts) is one of the few authors I reread. Everything about the "in Death" novels is quality writing and defies genre labeling.
From the relationship between Dallas and Rourke, the mystery/thriller storyline, an extremely strong female role model, the secondary characters, the setting, well, everything, you just can't wait for the next one. Robb shows that a woman can be strong and capable despite soul crippling events in her life. I have a mantra, "just step over it and move on." Eve Dallas personifies this. It doesn't mean you never think of it or that you forget but life goes on.
Dallas "stands for the dead," they are hers, no matter who or what they were in life and grieves for their lost futures. To her it's almost a sacred trust and she is uncompromising in her pursuit of justice for those in her care.
I think even most men would like these books, if for no reason than to see how women would like to be treated.
Read, enjoy, repeat.