Strangers in Death

Eve, Rourke, Peabody and the rest of the gang are back again to deal out some justice for the dead. In this book the reader is, again, taken on a journey of twists and turns while Eve and her faithful colleagues try to figure out who is responsible for the murder of a prominent businessman and why his murder was meant to look like a kinky sex session gone wrong. There are many suspects as always but with Rourke's less than legitimate ways of helping and great detective work from the rest of the squad, there is never any doubt that Dallas will find the culprit in the end.

This story also involves Charles and Louise a little more than some of the previous stories, which is great to see. If you love this series then this one is definitely one not to miss.

Can't Go Wrong with Eve and Roarke (3/3 people found this helpful)

This mystery wasn't that mysterious for me, but possibly I'm just sharper than most knives in the drawer: NOT! I did, though, figure out who da killer was early on but that in no way lessened my enjoyment of the book.
With Eve and Roarke, it's not the destination but the absorbing scenery along the way that makes each journey worthwhile.
Great chemistry between this "old married couple" and I turned an internet friend on to this series a few years ago by comparing the on-going love story to "Hart to Hart," a 1980s American TV series starring Robert Wagner and Steffani Powers. Eve and Roarke are, of course, better but Nora Roberts didn't write for TV so it's no shame for ABC.
Feeney, Peabody, McNab, Sommerset and the rest are back. Roarke is as hot as ever and he and Eve have some wonderful scenes together. I was glad she didn't have as many bad moments, nightmares and such featuring her sicko Dad, may he rot in Hell.
It was good to see Charles and Dr. Lou featured more prominently in this story and I was a bit nervous of what fate awaited them. Whew! Scared me there for a minute.
Still want to lobby Nora to hook up Nadine Furst, the nose for news anchor who restores Eve's faith in the journalism profession. Baxter, the hound dog detective who's showing Officer Trueheart the ropes, would be good. Heck, I'd even consider Trueheart for Nadine but I believe Baxter would be more of a challenge as well as a better match for our girl.
Speaking of glamorous gals, what a nice touch for the Chief's wife, an ex-model, to be introduced in this episode. Nora's worked so hard over the years to painstakingly build layer upon layer to make this detective series work. The afore mentioned characters are but a part of the reason why the "In Death" books are such a treat to buy and devour as soon as they are released.

I love a enthralling story ! (4/4 people found this helpful)

This is a really good tale. Eve has always been a terrier when it has come to representing the dead and solving the case.Definitly a murder with a twist,an engrossing thriller with the bonus of relationships forming an added interest to the whole.

The whole " in death " series have given time suspending enjoyment and I have infected a whole chain of friends with this ; I now have to hand over my copy to my best friend to read,hope she's quick !!

Another great Eve Dallas mystery (9/11 people found this helpful)

This is an enjoyable return to form for J D Robb whose Eve Dallas series numbers over 25 books now. I have felt that the last ones have perhaps been rather tired and showed the limitations of a long-running series but "Strangers In Death" was a definite improvement with an interesting mystery, rather more natural-seeming reactions between characters and not too many references to events in previous books which might confuse newcomers to the series.

In this story Eve is called to the scene of an apparent accidental death during some sex play. The widow of Thomas Anders was away in St Lucia with two friends and there is great humiliation for her in the way her husband was found, especially as everyone believed they had a great marriage and were faithful to each other. As Eve Dallas and Delia Peabody begin to investigate, looking at Thomas Anders' nephew amongst other people, they discover that one of the people around Anders is a rather good actor who has been playing a part for many years in order to set themselves up for money and power.

As usual Eve seems able to make some rather impressive leaps of imagination which get her on the right track; also as usual she's rarely wrong, Roarke has superhuman abilities with computers and money and seems to be able to take time off from his own work at the drop of a hat. Still the mystery in this story was very well constructed, the characterisation unveiled effectively and the resolution worked well. There wasn't any great soul-searching or moralising in this story as there have been in others, this was rather more of a straight murder mystery tale than a deep delving into the marriage of Eve and Roarke and, for me, that made it a better and more enjoyable book. Eve Dallas fans will no doubt love this contribution to the series and, for me, it has proven that there is still some mileage in this series.

Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008

Strangers in Death

J.D. Robb

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Can't Go Wrong with Eve and Roarke (3/3 people found this helpful)

I love a enthralling story ! (4/4 people found this helpful)

Another great Eve Dallas mystery (9/11 people found this helpful)

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