Innocent In Death by J.D. Robb Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Innocent In Death
Book Review: RAT IN DEATH
Summary: 4 Stars
i wont give away the whodunit murder plot except to say this time its very clever (hint norah roberts draws some of her inspiration from classic movies exp : stranger in death .. strangers on a train ..... this one has a murder plot inspired by an old movie ) but the thing i didnt like about this book SPOILER ALERT STOP READING NOW IF YOU DONT WANT TO KNOW ANYTHING FURTHER YOUVE BEEN WARNED
ok what i did not like is that here they introduce s love interest from roarkes past and set up a conflict were eve is jealous this shows eve in my opinion as weak and undermines her and it undermines her love with roarke you can tell that hes not going to cheat on her and i dead like the way the subplot ended but i didnt like roarkes indirrence or the idea that when he saw this love interest agaib eve saw that he still had.... that maybe he wanted to jump her anyway just my opinion but i hated the idea of roarke possibly turning rat
Book Review: Spoiler, Bad Seed with a Happy Ending
Summary: 3 Stars
This was my first Eve Dallas mystery and I was slightly disappointed. While reading the book, I kept getting back to the similarities between the crimes in the book and the movie the "Bad Seed", right down to trying to incinerate the evidence, shoes vs. diary. The story was good but I would borrow the book from my local library and not buy it. The only interesting part is you got inside the killer's head when she committed the crime, since in the movie your hearing about the crimes days or weeks after the fact. The ending of the book was different from the movie since the killer was caught in her crimes, whereas the movie has nature dispensing out justice to the killer.Book Review: Surprise Creep Twists
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been reading through the JD Robb in Dealth series and I can honestly say this one has the most spine chilling, evil murderer. As you dive into the story and begin to know the characters, some thoughts on who the killer might be run through your head, but even I was stunned by the revelation in this book. Eve Dallas and Rourke pursue the killer with pitbull like tenacity, but this time you don't feel the satisfaction with a killer behind bars, in fact you just feel creeped out and a little sick to your stomach. A DEFINATE must read if you are a fan.Book Review: THE FUTURE OF MURDER, NEW YORK STYLE
Summary: 4 Stars
I always enjoy great escapist reading and Innocent in Death is guaranteed to keep any reader riveted until the very last page. Set in a futuristic New York City and inhabited by engaging characters this book is all things to all readers....romance novel, thriller, gripping mystery and more.
It features a strong, capable (yet vulnerable) female Detective named Eve Dallas, her uber-successful drop dead gorgeous hubby Roarke; Sommerset, their dedicated, faithful and somewhat acerbic major-domo, Roarke's manipulative, sexy and equally gorgeous old flame Magdelana Percell a woman used to getting what she wants....and she wants Roarke; and Eve's partner, the ever observant Peabody.
Added to the romantic triangle aspect of the story is a fascinating mystery concerning the murder of a history teacher at a posh local girl's school. With no obvious motive for the killing, Eve is at a loss in deducing who the culprit could be. The author has provided us with a plethora of possible candidates from rival teachers to spouses to lovers as well as a look at 21st century technology.
Divulging any more details might spoil your enjoyment of this extraordinary tale. So, if your curiosity has been piqued, buy the book and enjoy.
Book Review: Wasn't disappointed
Summary: 4 Stars
I've been reading Nora Roberts for years and have always loved her work, but had never tried one of her books written under the name J. D. Robb. As soon as I read the cover blurb, I knew it was right up my alley, so took a day off my own work to indulge myself with a day of reading. I wasn't disappointed. I couldn't put it down until I'd finished the last page. Set in future day New York, it's a crime drama, murder mystery, romantic suspense, all rolled into one, so loving all those genres, I was pretty sure I'd enjoy it. With a strong, intelligent heroine and equally interesting and likable hero, it kept me glued to the page.
Lieutenant Eve Dallas is on the hunt for the killer of a schoolteacher, by all accounts a respectable and well-liked young man with no enemies and a devoted wife. There are a more than a few suspects for her to sort through, all more than capable of doing the deed and with opportunity galore. While trying to solve the crime, Eve has to deal with her emotional turmoil at the reappearance of one of husband's old girlfriends, a woman who seems determined to continue where they left off.
There were a number of secondary characters that I'm sure had appeared earlier in the series, but I wasn't confused by their reappearance. Ms. Roberts does a bang up job of giving enough information to make them interesting without slowing the pace of the story. I wasn't sure how I'd like the futuristic aspect of the setting, but it was subtle and I actually enjoyed some of the different lingo. I loved the story, even though I guessed who the killer was way too soon. Making that guess only made me more excited to finish and see if I was right. Having said that, there was one scene in the story that totally turned me off.
Caution--minor spoiler:
When Eve walks in on an intimate moment with her husband and his ex girlfriend, she punches him in the face hard enough to do damage and draw blood, even though she knows the truth about what's happening. This is followed by rather violent and steamy sex. The steamy sex was okay and at any other time would have had me panting for my hubby to come home, but having followed the punch in the face, it turned me off. I mean come on--if a hero punched the heroine in the face that way, we'd all be up in arms and trying to get a boycott going on the book. As far as I'm concerned, the heroine doing the punching is no different and should not be allowed just because it's maybe in character. I'm sorry Ms. Roberts, but any punching done by the hero or heroine of a story in the genre of romantic suspense should not be on each other. The scene could have played just as well without that punch.