Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb

 

3 Star

Dallas is called out to a body left in a dumpster.  She was a homeless woman who was known for letting the police know of every infraction anyone did.  Dallas will have to discover what she saw that led to her murder.  In the process of investigating the murder another body is discovered but this one from years ago.  Are they connected or is it just a coincidence?

This is right on par with the other books in the series.  It wasn’t my favorite, but it also wasn’t the worst book in the series.  It was interesting to see who killed the homeless woman and why.  The more interesting case was the older murder and the whole case was just sad.  I will say I am getting really really really tired of the conversation about what clothes Eve wears.  If you haven’t read any of the other 52 books you can still read this one and understand what is going on in the book.  Here’s hoping the next one is better.

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Faithless in Death by J.D. Robb

 

4 Star

Dallas is called to an apartment in the West Village where she finds an apartment set up for seduction and a murdered artist.  Her investigation takes her to society darling, Gwen.  Gwen claims she had been there for a sitting with the artist she was commissioning for fiancé.  Her story isn't adding up and the more Dallas digs into her story and her past the more questions they have.  When her investigation leads to a extremists church, Dallas will have to work with the FBI and international police to uncover all the secrets.

This was a very slow start for me.  It did pick up and I couldn't put it down once I got about a quarter into it.  My biggest gripe was the ending felt unfinished.  All of the people are arrested and being charged as normal but there were people introduced and you don't find out what happened to them.  There was one woman Dallas interviewed a missing person report for her brother.  He just up and disappeared on her and I still don't know what happened to him.  Maybe it will be addressed in another book because Nadine writes a story about this case but it was just something niggling at the back of my head.  This case also reminded me of the Icove case.  It wasn't about clones but about a religious group that kidnapped women.  They married them off and subjugated them.  Overall my issues with the book were minor and I did enjoy the plot and how we got from an artist's murder to taking down a major church.

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Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb

 

3.5 Stars

Eve and Roarke are back for another murder.  When they arrive at a murder scene Roarke sees a man from his pasted and knows he is the one who killed the woman Eve is standing for.  Eve knows the husband hired someone to kill his wife and she needs to be careful tracking him down as the Lorcan Cobbe has a grudge against her husband.  With the help of their friends and associates they will get Cobbe before he hurts anyone they love.

This was a weird one for me to review.  I’ve read this series for years and so there are certain behaviors I expect from the characters and when those behaviors change it is a bit jarring.  In this book there is some character behaviors that changed and without explanation.  I also felt the original murder took a back seat to the search for Cobbe.  He was the story and not the murdered woman.  Overall, it was a good story but as a long time reader of the series parts were a bit jarring.

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