Witness in Death by J. D. Robb Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Witness in Death
Book Review: Did not like it
Summary: 1 Stars
I expected something different, I could not find the sense of true crime, action, suspense and deep mistery I was looking for, everything went too fast and simple. I did not crave the ending, so after the first 150 pages, I quitBook Review: Ditto what they said!
Summary: 5 Stars
Yes, I will agree that this is absolutely the BEST "in Death" Book written so far. No I absolutely cannot wait to read the next and will probably start prowling the Amazon pre-orders in July just so I can do something. I think it is amazing that Nora Roberts can keep her characters so together after 11 installments without seriously damaging them. I mean some authors have trouble keeping things straight between two, while Eve and Roarke keep getting more and more complex. I would definitely start with Naked in Death and go forward including the novella in Silent Night (an anthology).The only thing that confused me is relatively minor. In all my years of being around theatres, both on a regional and professional basis was that I never heard it referred to as "The Scottish Play", but always "The Scottish King". I mean it is an English play, written by the bard himself. But bring the curse down on my poor head by naming it? Not I!
Book Review: Entertaining, but characters don't always ring true
Summary: 3 Stars
I hadn't read one of the J.D. Robb novels in a while and picked this one up since it was available at the local library and it sounded promising. While I enjoyed it, and finished the book, I didn't find the plot to be much of a grabber, and I ended up scratching my head over a few scenes because they didn't match the overall tone of the book.I think the biggest problem I had with the book was just the long drawn-out sex scenes that seemed to bring the suspense to a screeching halt. While it's good to see a happily married, monogamous couple in multiple books having fantastic sex on a regular basis, I really don't want to read about it for pages upon pages of text. Also, I still have trouble with Roarke. He's just so rich, so handsome, so worldly, and so perfect that it can be difficult to take him seriously.
However, I like Eve Dallas. She's what made me keep reading this book. I like seeing women cops in books, and specifically women cops in charge who can kick butt when they have to. They're not your mother, they won't bake you cookies, give you a glass of milk and tell you everything is all right. It's nice to see that kind of character in fiction. I could put up with the vacuous actor characters because I liked Eve Dallas enough.
All in all, it's not a bad book. It's not too cozy, not too hard-boiled, and there are some interesting enough characters to make me want to come back again to see how they're doing. While the plot won't leave you breathless, it will at least hold your interest. A perfect kick back and relax kind of book.
Book Review: Eve & Roarke Are Back!
Summary: 5 Stars
What a great treat to revisit Eve and Roarke in their newest adventure! Witness in Death continues the wonderful saga of the greatest pair since Nick and Nora Charles. This time Eve must solve a mystery within a mystery as she enters the world of the theatre (which, of course, Roarke owns!). Get ready for another exciting page-turner that you can't put down, as all of our friends, Peabody, McNabb and Somerset play their parts in another great addition to the J. D. Robb series!Book Review: Eve Dallas and Roarke do Broadway....
Summary: 5 Stars
I was shocked when I began to read the series, needless to say that the latest installment from my favorite author does not fail to please. Eve and Roarke settle into the life of marrieds quite nicely as J.D. Robb paints the life of an atypical husband and wife in the 21st century. The best line of the text has to be when Eve tells Roarke "You are such a wife" or maybe it's the line when Eve refers lovingly to her husband as "A Walking orgasm" I don't know, but whatever J.D. Robb is doing she should keep doing it. I wonder if she's considered selling the rights and letting someone make a movie out of her great series...I wonder who would play the happily married couple? Enjoy...J.D. Robb has done it again. A mix of mystery and marriage; compelled to go to the theatre Eve plays the best part in a murder mystery...the witness. I couldn't put the book down let alone imagine what would happen next. The parellelism between the victims in this book and Eve's own life leave us the readers praying for more insight into her past (and Roarkes). Oh, well. I guess I'll just have to wait for the next installment.