Shadows in Death: An Eve Dallas Novel: In Death, Book 51

Well done that was an awesome read and I am reading all the others love them all so far as to say great job wonderful writing

Love when we can see the family aspects of Eve and Roarke. We don't get to see the Irish clan often. It was lovely to see them in this impromptu visit. Also love seeing the entire homicide division stand behind their Loo. The only person missing here is Mavis and Bella.

I always think the one I just finished was the best, but each one is better than the last. Can't wait to start Faithless!

In this book Eve and Roarke's murder investigation becomes very tense and very personal. It's a story about family, friendship, obsession, and justice, and delves into Roarke's past. As always, a memorable read.

J.D. Robb’s (Nora Roberts) Shadows in Death (In Death 51) starts out as so many of these books do: with a murder. The victim was a woman from an important and wealthy family, and she was stabbed while in the park. Nothing valuable was taken, and there’s very little to go on until Roarke sees a familiar face in the crowd around the crime scene. Lorcan Cobbe is probably the closest thing Roarke has to a nemesis, and he deliberately let Roarke spot him. He’s an assassin with a very long and successful history behind him. Someone had the poor woman killed, and paid well to do it. As it turns out, Cobbe was also at the center of a case 20 years earlier that Feeney and Whitney were never able to close, and Interpol has wanted him forever, so the case becomes very big very fast. Given Cobbe’s history, it’s likely he’ll go after Roarke and those closest to him–Summerset and Eve. The big thing the New York police have going for them is the fact that in his rage toward Roarke, Cobbe has gotten sloppy and broken from his former patterns.This volume pulls in all of the police cast we’re used to (pretty much). Absolutely everyone wants in on stopping someone who’s going after Eve and Roarke. There’s a brief drop by the school Roarke is opening, but other than that the non-cop side characters don’t show up much, and that’s fine. I think it works better when a novel focuses more on one part of Eve and Roarke’s busy lives at a time, or close to it. The new character (doesn’t it always seem like there’s one?) is an Interpol agent who’s basically a good guy, but can’t resist trying to poke at Roarke regarding some unsolved thefts from back in the day.Eve, Roarke, and Peabody are pretty much what we’ve come to expect from them so far. The main thrust of the plot is trying to out-think and out-play a canny assassin. There’s no mystery to the guilty parties this time. I do love the part where Eve sweats the guy who hired Cobbe and backs him into admitting what he knows. I always love watching Eve and Peabody play bad cop/good cop.Cobbe is an interesting character. He has ego and charm, but underneath it all he’s a brute who likes his knives a little too much. He claimed to be Roarke’s half-brother back in the day, and while everyone but him is certain he wasn’t actually fathered by Roarke’s old man, he has never given up on the idea that he’s the one who should have been acknowledged as the man’s heir and legacy. Ironically, the thing that is likely to prove his undoing is that while he’s a lone wolf by nature, Roarke has an extensive found family.It isn’t as quotable as some of these volumes, but it’s still a solidly enjoyable book.Content note for sex, violence, and animal harm.

SHADOWS IN DEATH by J. D. Robb (pseudonym for Nora Roberts) brings murder, romance and suspense to a well-written futuristic police procedural and romantic suspense set in New York City and Ireland in May 2061. This is the fifty-first book in the In Death Eve Dallas series and I have read all of them up to this point.This story starts with our protagonist, Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the NYC police department, being called to a crime scene while at the theatre with her husband (and sometimes, civilian consultant), Roarke. The victim is Galla Modesto, one of the heirs to the family-owned Modesto Wine and Spirits business based in Italy.It’s always entertaining to spend time with Eve, Roarke, and Eve’s colleagues. She is definitely a compelling and three-dimensional character. Her need to serve and protect comes through in every book, but the underlying impetus for this is best understood by reading this series in order. Due to the way Eve was raised, she often doesn’t understand commonly used phrases and this comes into play a few times in this book making her seem more real and less perfect. As always, the interactions between Eve and Roarke are enjoyable and bring a different facet of Eve’s personality to light. Many of the reoccurring police characters play significant roles in this book. We also get to see a different side of Commander Whitney which gives him added dimension for the first time.The prose is well-written, entertaining, and engaging. This time Roarke’s past intertwined with the storyline. The plot is thought-provoking, but there was a scene near the end that never should have occurred. I understand why it was in the book, but it detracted from the good police work that had occurred before it. I was disappointed that the author would include this in the book. The ending location and action was also unbelievable. While this book has some action, it is mostly a police procedural. It is tragic in places and uplifting in others. Robb is an author that manages to embed humor in her novels, providing some much needed levity to offset some of the more serious and grim aspects of the story. There is a steamy scene or two in the novel as well. Themes include love, respect, isolation, family dynamics, animal cruelty, child abuse, greed, murder, jealousy, obsession, hatred, pride, and arrogance.If you enjoy engaging near-future police procedurals with some romance, then I recommend this series. Overall, it is entertaining, and over time, it is like spending time with old friends. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series.I purchased a digital copy of this novel. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and are not biased in any way. Publication date was September 8, 2020. This review was originally posted at Mystery and Suspense Magazine.

Another will written murder mystery family and friends relationships adventure thriller novel by J. D. Robb (In Death Series book 51). Dallas and Roarke are called to a murder scene where Roarke 👀 sees a face from his passed. The guy is an assassin for hire. The investigation leads to the husband, who hired the assassin. The assassin stays in New York City to kill Dallas and Roarke but ends in western Ireland at Roarke's family farm 🚜. I would highly recommend this series and author to 👍 readers of mystery novels 👍🔰. Enjoy the adventure of reading or listening to books 📚. J. D. Robb is one of my favorite authors. Happy Holidays 🎅 2022 👒☺that

Mais um livro da série que não deixa nada a dever aos outros, aos poucos vamos conhecendo mais da família e amigas da Dallas e Roarke

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イマイチだったのはみんなは一人のために、一人はみんなのためにっていうところ。内容はいいんだけど、もっていき方がイマイチ。We are family.どまりで十分だと思った。良かったのは登場人物たちの関係がそれなりに深まって成長しているところ。

I love Eve and Roarke and this book did not disappoint!!Grab a copy and go read it! Just do it.

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