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First it was a limo driver shot through the neck with a crossbow. Then it was a high-priced escort found stabbed through the heart with a bayonet.
Random hits, thrill kills, murderers with a taste for the finer things in life-and death-are making NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas angry. And an angry Eve can be just as an efficient and dangerous predator as the killer.
As time runs out on another innocent victim's life, Eve's investigation will take her into the rarefied circle that her husband, Roarke, travels in-and into the perverted heart of madness...
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Behind the scenes at author J.D. Robb's video shoot for INDULGENCE IN DEATHAbout the Author
J.D. Robb is the pseudonym for a number one New York Times bestselling author of more than 190 novels, including the futuristic suspense In Death series. There are more than 400 million copies of her books in print.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A formula that results in a really good read - always fun,
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This review is from: Indulgence in Death (Hardcover)
First Sentence: The road was a killer, hardly wider than a decent stream of spit and snaking like a cobra between giant bushes loaded with strange flowers that resembled drops of blood.Even on her vacation in Ireland with husband Roarke, Lt. Eve Dallas of the New York Police and Security Department, which came into being after the urban wars, becomes involved in a murder case, but only as an adviser. The vacation is definitely over when she returns to the murder by crossbow of a driver for an elite limousine service. The next day is a top paid escort is murdered by bayonet. The murders keep coming, the weapons always unusual and the link' Sometimes you need a palete cleanser; a guilty pleasure read on which you can rely. J.D. Robb and her ''In Death' books is that for me. A good, evocative analogy is something I always appreciate, while snappy dialogue and wry humor which surprises me into laughing aloud is something at which Robb excels. However, she can also touch the emotions and bring tears to my eyes. But don't ever mistake her books for being pure light fluff. The murders are brutal, the language course, and the sex graphic. It is the combination of these elements that brings keeps Robb at the top of the best-seller list and me back to reading the series. Eve, who grew up with violence and brutality, chose to work for the law and has a dedication to representing and finding justice to the dead. Her husband, Roark, had the same type of childhood, and broke many a law on his way to extreme wealth and meeting Eve. There are certainly fantasy aspects of the relationship, but the balance of her lack of facade and his access to contacts and technology works. It's Eve's partner, Det. Delia Peabody, who exemplifies all the traditionally feminine traits for which Eve has no skill, patience or interest; and so that relationship works as well. One thing on which you can always count is good action. But I also like that just when I figured out the killer, so did Eve. Disappointment averted'well done! Even though I knew Dallas would get the villain at the end, there was tremendous satisfaction when she did. However, my praise isn't unstinting; I did have a problem with the plot in that was very similar to a couple previous books. Even with 38 books in the series, those of us who've read them do remember and can't avoid noticing recycling a premise even if there could be a similarity in crimes over time. Had Dallas made a reference to the previous cases, the similarity would have been noted as intentional rather than a possible rehash of old plots. You can certainly say that these books are formulaic, but it is a formula that works and is very enjoyable. It is not great literature. Even with its flaws, and they are there, it is a darn good read that made me happy I'd read it and smile when I'd finished it. INDULGENCE IN DEATH (Pol Proc-Lt. Eve Dallas-Ireland/NYC-Future/2060) ' G+ Robb, J.D. (aka Nora Roberts) ' 38th in series Putnam, ©2010, US Hardcover ' ISBN: 9780399156878
4.0 out of 5 stars
ANOTHER CRACKERJACK THRILLER FROM J. D. ROBB,
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This review is from: Indulgence in Death (MP3 CD)
Susan Ericksen has won not only acclaim but an army of fans with her narrations of J. D. Robb's In Death series. She has become the voice of theEve and Roarke adventures, bringing to these stories not only the ultimate in professionalism but added suspense and emotion. We're usually treated to the stories in this series twice a year, and each time the latest is said to be the best - we'll say it again INDULGENCE IN DEATH is prime Robb and Ericksen. As many know Eve is a homicide detective who knows no fear and is married to Roarke, one very wealthy guy. Obviously, Eve doesn't have to risk everything to find killers; she could simply relax and enjoy the high life. But trying to keep NYC safe is her calling. And there are times that seems an impossibility - this is one of them. We find Eve and Roarke on holiday in Ireland, but too soon it's a return to the City and a gruesome series of crimes. The recently deceased seem to have no connection to one another, and they were killed by rather bizarre means - a crossbow, a bayonet. Eve knows the killer will strike again but how to find out where or when? - Gail Cooke
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dallas is the best...,
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This review is from: Indulgence in Death (Hardcover)
I just love this serie. All Eve Dallas' books deserved a five stars. The story and humanity in it is amazing. I have no shame in it...I am a fan.
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