Book 8, Conspiracy in Death: In Death

Generally, I love the "in death" series, because of Eve and Roarke. I liked this book, but I thought it was so sad when Eve was suspended from duty and had to turn her weapon and badge. But she did not give up. She is a strong woman and I love strong women, because they show real women that they can be just as strong, yet vulnerable.

I love all of jd robbs in death books...not big on cap's....hope you don't mind..I fell in love with these books about 5 to 6 years ago. I want to be eve when i grow up bigtime...and if i ever get the chance to meet anyone that looks like roarke or even just see someone that resembles him, i will be a happy soul!!!! The books are great i'm in the process of collecting the series in hardback...if you're a sci-fi fan and like a lil' drama, a lil' action( sometimes alotta action), a kick-ass chick kickin' ass, a hot mo-fo backin up the kick-ass chick and likin' it, as well as romance, friendships takin' off, and just down rite funny situations, i suggest you give this series a try...do start from the beginning tho...Naked In Death!!!

I really enjoy all of Robb's "In Death" books. I have already zipped through about 20 of them and plan to continue on until I have, with regret, completed the series. I have not been disappointed in any one of them, even the shorter novels.

story line are very entertaining and plots are intriguing, will continue to try and purchase the complete collection one book at a time. just need about 7 or 8 earlier books to keep my collection up to date

JD Robb does it again!! I love that this book takes Eve back to Chicago...the last place she remembers being with her father. We get to see her struggle with what life would be without her badge and that Roarke is by her side no matter what.

As ever with the Death series JD Robb rocks. All the favorites character are here and continues to draw you into their lives. You feel invested and entwined in their lives as Eve & Company continue solving crimes and making you care.

Okay, so I enjoy a sex scene as much as anyone but two, maybe three within a book should do it!! This is WAY beyond that and totally unnecessary to the plot or anything else..... this book has brought our dear author out of the realm of Detective story to — close to porn..

A bitter winter that bodes no good for the vulnerable people of the streets when a cunning killer plays god with their medical gift. Dallas and Roarke are fighting danger on two fronts. The passion and emotion crackles and sizzles in this latest In Death installment.

Conspiracy in Death is the eighth book in a series that works best read consecutively, but could be read standalone in a pinch.

After the New Year's, its back to the grind and Eve gets called out in the early morning hours on a murder that is nothing like routine. Someone has used precision surgical techniques to remove the heart from a homeless man. Eve gets distracted when a patrol officer gets belligerent and vows she'll be sorry. When the case leads her into the highest echelons of the medical profession and the lowliest clinics, to wondering at the politic pressure and cops turning a blind eye, Eve smells conspiracy and this time it is targeting not just her life, but her living as a cop.
Roarke, Peabody, Feeney, McNab, Mavis, and a few new players stand with her, but will it be enough?

As I have worked my way steadily through the series, I've liked all and thrilled over some books. This is one that I thrilled to read once it got rolling. There is nothing like a tough, yet secretly vulnerable heroine like Lt. Eve Dallas facing her worst fears while being up against a villain who has a great deal of backing to pull me in and have me avidly devouring each page.
I've always enjoyed the dynamics between Eve and Roarke, but in this one, their 'rightness' as a couple was never more apparent when he was delivering tender then passionate, and, the best... tough love to his wife to keep her going when she hit her lowest.
The murder mystery is not particularly difficult to work out, but that didn't matter since the spotlight was more on how Eve would beat back personal demons and powerful interference to wrest the victory.

All in all, this was definitely one of- if not the best- of the series so far for me. Those who enjoy gritty, futuristic romantic suspense are the target group for this series.

Conspiracy in Death

In Death series #9

J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts)

Berkley Books, Apr 1999

363 pages, ebook, paperback, audiobook

Sci-fi thriller romance cozy

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I purchased this book as part of a 5 book series from BN.com for nook at a sale price. This is my honest review for which I receive no compensation of any kind.

The cover is scary and depicts parts of the story very well, as you will see once you have read it if you do. The story is a really good one and carries a lesson to be remembered. When medicine starts working miracles, doctors must remember that they are not God. They do not have the power over man to make the decision as to who lives and who dies, whose life has value and whose life does not. The characters are well done as they continue to develop. We meet two more who will become regulars eventually. Well, actually, we meet three. One we have seen in a previous book I think. Oops. The pace is fast as all In Death books are and the tension is nerve-wracking as always. It’s been so long that I can’t remember all the aspects of these books and can’t remember who did some of these. This was one of those, and it drove me crazy trying to figure it out!

And here begins the reveal…

The quote at the beginning of each book is always so appropo, but this one I really like the wording.

“Let us hob-and-nob with Death.” Tennyson

I make a point of going back at the end of each book to read the quotes that the author had chosen and usually find then terribly appropriate. This one with its short wording was right on.

Someone is removing the internal organs from street people and they aren’t asking permission. The first one Dallas gets involved with is Snooks, a homeless guy who makes paper flowers and is liked by everyone who knows him. The two uniformed cops that found him are Officer Ellen Bowers and Officer Troy Trueheart from the 062 Precinct. Bowers isn’t much help and isn’t very friendly, to the point of being obstructive almost. Dallas didn’t like her and sent her off to get coffee and Bowers didn’t like that. In the meantime, Officer Trueheart offered up some helpful information that leads to more information on the case and eventually leads to Troy Trueheart becoming a part of the team. We will see a lot more of him in the future.

Bowers is a troublemaker and has it in for Dallas. They were apparently at the police academy together, where Dallas was something of a wonder woman and superstar. Whereas Bowers barely made it through. Dallas has always been a cop through and through and squared away in uniform before she made detective, whereas Bowers’ uniform is shabby and needs cleaning and repairs. Slovenly is the word that comes to mind actually. Bowers is a complaint filer and she doesn’t disappoint IAB. She files several complaints against Dallas with references going back to their time at the academy when Dallas supposedly used sexual favors to get through. Her claims are wild and not taken seriously by IAB officer Don Webster, another one who will appear throughout future books. He and Dallas have worked together in the past and they are on good terms until he’s the one investigating her. Then she’s not happy with him at all. Nor is she happy with this smudge on her record or the fact that they eventually take her badge and weapon. She just can’t believe they believe any of this of her! It’s not that they believe it, but that they can’t disprove it! The opposition is just that good! Things are eventually disproved, Bowers is killed by a droid and Dallas reclaims her treasured badge and weapon, the loss of which had brought her to her knees. Her whole image of herself is wrapped up in that badge. For them to take that from her was devastating to her. Roarke got her through it. Dr. Mira came as soon as she heard. Dallas pulls herself together and returns to work.

She meets one other person in this case that she will acquire. Dr. Louise Dimatto works at the free clinic because she cares so much. She helps Dallas figure some of the medical things out and finds the records that are hidden in the computers of the clinic. This international group of top surgeons used her little free clinic for the poor and homeless as the front for their dirty work. And all the top surgeons were involved. Some of them more than others and some more willingly than others. Only one was actually killing street people. But he didn’t see them as people. They were just disposable sources. Certain organs with regenerative tissue were harvested. If they could regenerate organs they could eventually regenerate people. They would need to limit the world population because of limited natural resources so it would have to be a selective population. But that’s okay, they would decide who would be part of that population. Now, maybe you are getting a glimpse why the quote is so perfect.

Highly recommended.

Conspiracy in Death was super great! This time Eve is faced with a homeless man whose heart has been taken. But it doesn't look like a cult sacrifice. Everything is too neat and perfect, but there's also no way that his worn out organ would be worth anything on the black market. Eve isn't willing to just let it go though, and finds other cases where organs had been carefully removed from less than healthy patients. Clearly, she's got a very skilled doctor on her hands, but why?

Other than this medical mystery, Conspiracy in Death also contains Eve's worst nightmare: losing her badge. It's obvious given the circumstances and what we know about Eve that she's being set up. Eve knows it and her department knows it, but they have to follow procedure. Eve knows all about following procedure when your head and heart are telling you something else. All of this was very interesting to me and let us see yet another side to our headstrong cop.

Conspiracy in Death was another awesome installment in this series. The mystery was engaging and I didn't solve it this time. Too many factors! I loved seeing Eve fight for her badge, and also felt awful for what she had to go through in order to get it back. There's just a lot of great stuff going on in here, and it's certainly going to affect how Eve handles herself in future books.

Well what is there to say about book #8 in what is now a 41 book series? Obviously it is a pretty good book. Out of the first 8 book I would have to say this was my favorite thus far. To delve into most of the reasons behind that I would give up a lot of plot points which I do not like to do so I will not!

If case for some reason this is the first book you have seen or heard about in the series I like to give a brief overview of the book. I like to describe these books as two parts detective story, one part sci-fi/futuristic, and one part romance novel. Now as a red blooded man I like reading about sex as much as the next guy but in all honesty I think the sex gets in the way in this series a little bit. However, in this particular book the sex scenes are not quite as prevalent which for me works better in the context of these novels. That is one of the reasons why I liked this book better than the others so far. But as I said the sex only gets in the way a little in general and in my opinion not at all in this book.

So if you like your detectives female, your settings in the future, and to read about the main character getting some this is a great series for you!

As always, I love the In Death series! I actually felt like this one wasn't quite as good as the previous books. I always enjoy them, but I didn't think this one had quite as many twists and turns and I actually wasn't hooked into the plot as much as I usually am.

I did like how not only did we have our serial killer case, but also an internal police issue that Eve has to deal with. We see Eve grow as a person little by little as she has to control her temper with the wildly inapporopriate Officer Bowers and maintain her cool when the complaint reports start filing in. Eve can't take her usual tough approach and barrel through this sensitive issue, so it was interesting to see her emotions in check and how that whole situation played out.

I wasn't too interested in the rogue surgeon plot for some reason. Just didn't really catch me, and for some reason it felt like too many characters I didn't know and wasn't really interested in. Regardless, it was an interesting finish and I still really enjoyed the whole novel!

It didn't come up too much in the book but I'm not a fan of Peabody and Charles being together. Maybe that's why there wasn't much detail in this book, but I'm kind of hoping that ends soon. Just seems a little bizarre to me!

I am enjoying this series. I have switched to listening to the CD's as the reader does an excellent job and stays within the parameters that click true to my brain. Some, like the Lee Child's Jack Reacher series, have a reader whose voice just doesn't fit the one in my own head, but this one does. I like Eve Dallas. She has overcome a lot and she is a no non sense, dedicated, smart cop.
She and her uber rich husband both started out in terrible circumstances and each has compensated in their own way. For Eve, it's attaching her identity and worth to her badge, since she really doesn't remember her entire childhood enough to know her name; just enough of it to know maybe she doesn't want to remember. The stories center around crimes and follow Eve as she solves them. In this case it starts out with a derelict whose heart has surgically been removed. As Eve investigates she finds more and more evidence that there is a conspiracy that involves people pretty high up, including a senator. In the process, those behind it manage to arrange things in such a way as to make her a suspect in another cops murder and her badge is taken while there is an investigation. Each book has been a good read, this one has topped the others, however.
I like the other characters in this series as well and the relationship between her and her hubby is not schmaltzy but there is no doubt they love each other and are devoted to each other. Robb keeps him just this side of manly behavior without over-doing it. The same with the love scenes - sprinkled in but not overdone. I also like the relationship between her and her husbands life long butler - they enjoy antagonizing each other but under the hate there is respect and maybe even a little caring - way under.
This series takes place in the future but it is not a really what you could call science fiction in the general sense.

This book was written in 1999 with a storyline that was placed 60 years into the future, January 2059, to be exact. It is a time when the advances in technology, especially in the areas of communication, computer services, interplanetary travel, anatomically correct android assistants, and human health, are taken for granted.

It is the area of human health and longevity that is the focus of this 8th book in the series. Average lifespan is now 120 years due to the fact that most diseases, such as cancer, can be cured and organ transplants are cheap and quick due to the wide availability of artificial units. Basically, as the author states in one section of dialogue, the only natural killer of a human being is another human being.

And when streetwalkers and licensed companions start showing up dead with organs very professionally and neatly removed surgically, Eve Dallas is faced with a real conundrum. Not just WHO is committing the murders but WHY the organ harvesting is happening becomes the issue since artificial organs have been cheaply available for decades. And it is that WHY that nearly costs Eve her life and does cost her the badge she so fundamentally requires.

The story is expertly told just as one would expect from J D Robb / Nora Roberts. Nothing comes easy as to the identity of the conspirators for both Eve and the reader. And Eve's struggle to defend her actions and to have her suspension rescinded is a struggle for her own self-worth that is brutally expressed by the author.

However, lest you think that the book is a miserable crying out from start to finish, the repartee between Eve and Roarke is truly hilarious most of the time. The building of the snowman and the ensuing snowball fight in Chapter 11 will certainly bring a smile. And the conflict staged by Roarke against Eve's self-pity in Chapter 15 is a psychological masterpiece.

This is probably my favorite "In Death" book, and I have read them all (expect the newest one - rereading before I read it). Unlike some of the others, I felt she actually invested real time in thinking through her plot and developing her characters here, rather than just going off of a formula for how each character acts/thinks, as she seems to in some of the other books. Beyond that, the story was more interesting than some of her other In Death books, both the crime behind it and Eve's personal problems in the novel.

That being said, this book does suffer from many of the same problems as the others in the series; in this particular case it's pretty obvious early on who the killers are, and the side plot regarding Eve's problems only partially makes up for that. Likewise, despite the fact that she does seem to put more effort in to not sticking to a formula regarding how her characters act and think, they are still a bit predictable - while this is much better than in some of the other novels, it is not entirely absent. The sex scenes, as always, are repetitive and boring - at this point I honestly skip over them.

As with all of these novels, you're not going to find highbrow literature here - these novels are strictly "guilty pleasures" or what I call "throw-aways" (although I myself have read them more than once now, but they're my favorite guilty pleasure). I give this one 5 stars only in relation to the rest of the series in that it minimizes some of the flaws of the series. I enjoy the mysteries and I like and identify with many of the characters, so I continue reading. If you enjoy "easy" mysteries and characters that you can watch grow and change over time, this series is for you. If you want something intellectually stimulating, it probably isn't. Good summer beach or vacation read, in my opinion.

The murders in this book had an unusual theme, surgically removing organs from people who are thought of as those who society leaves behind. Eve gets kicked off the case because of a fellow officer with a grudge, and it was hard seeing her without her cop status, like she has no other identity. I loved how all her friends and loved ones rallied around her (even Summerset!).

Two new supporting characters, Dr. Louise and Officer Trueheart, were great additions and I hope they pop up again in the future.

What can I say about this book that I haven't already said a million times before? I'm in the midst of re-reading the series, and I really didn't want to re-read this one. Not because it's bad, but because it's so emotionally intense. But I'm a bit anal, so skipping it wasn't an option. To blunt the impact, I started out reading a chapter at a time, then switching to another book for a while. That lasted until about 1/3 of the way through the book, then I couldn't put it down.

For those who haven't read the series, or who haven't re-read them often enough to be able to identify them from the titles, Conspiracy in Death has homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas investigating murders that involve the precise surgical removal of diseased organs. She collides with a disgruntled "problem child" cop who's intent on making Eve's life miserable. When that cop is brutally murdered, Eve's a suspect, and as such, has to turn in her badge.

Particularly on a re-read, I cringed at Eve's every interaction with Bowers, the disgruntled cop. Eve was her usual abrasive self, made moreso by both Bowers's complaints and the roadblocks being thrown up by the local medical community, who don't want to believe one of their own could be responsible. But while part of me is screaming at Eve to try to defuse the situation, another part is cheering, because her actions are utterly true to her character, and she couldn't behave any differently and still be the same character. She's since (in later books) grown and changed to the point where she'd have reacted differently, I think, but at this point in the series, it's who she was.

The loss of her badge, to someone whose entire identity has been wrapped up in it, is very well done, as are the effects of her slowly-widening circle of people she cares about and who care about her, and that's the core of the story--how she's broken down, and builds herself back up with a little help from her husband Roarke and her friends. For that, I forgive the idea that a cop at a murder scene can tell at a glance that a heart or liver is missing from a body.

Other memorable bits include the introductions of officer Troy Trueheart and Dr. Louise Dimatto, and Internal Affairs lieutenant Don Webster, and Eve's reaction to discovering that Roarke had opened bank accounts for her when they married.

Conspiracy in Death is the 9th story (8th full-length book--there was a novella just before this one) in the series, and while you could no doubt enjoy the mystery without having read the previous books, I strongly suggest reading the series in order, to get the full impact. Unlike some mystery series with static detectives, the characters in the In Death series grow and change throughout the series, and you'll miss that by skipping around.

It all begins with a harmless vagrant found one morning with his heart cut out--surgically, with great precision and skill. When Eve finds out the vagrant not only isn't the first victim, but is one of many, she picks up the pace and soon finds herself the target of a handful of attacks. A troubled policewoman with a grudge wants Eve's badge and will stop at nothing to have it. A powerful senator wants the case closed. A deadly military droid threatens Eve and her family. And when Eve loses her badge, her carefully held-together toughness threatens to crumble as she's dropped into the fragmented, brutal memories of her childhood.

The bad guys are smart, but there are a few things they didn't count on, however. Eve won't give up, badge or no badge, and Roarke's resources give her a lot to draw on. And her replacement, Feeney, is every bit as dogged an opponent as she is, particularly with Peabody and McNab racing to help him.

If you aren't as much into Eve's personal story as you are the detective side of things, this won't be your favorite book of the series. If you want to see more bits and pieces of her childhood brought out, however, this is definitely the right book for that. As usual it stretches belief to have Roarke always tied up in the financials and to have some part of the case or cases be personal to Eve (in this case the uniform with a long-time grudge), but hey, the formula works, so it's hard to complain. The idea of a bad guy with a god complex and a fatal flaw of arrogance is a little overused, but again, it suits Roberts's formula well and is used appropriately.

As usual, I should note that these books are for adults only (explicit and highly athletic sex included).

This is one of my favorite series because it blends two of the genres I like most, fantasy / sci-fi and mystery. Nevertheless, I have found that in a couple of cases I feel that one of the books in the series is missing something. In this one the storyline was not particularly interesting to me, and I think that J.D. Robb did not progress as far as she could with the development of the different characters.

Lieutenant Eve Dallas is summoned to a very unusual scene: a homeless man was murdered and his heart was removed with surgical precision. The killers, because the medical examiner determines it has to be more than one, used high quality tools and have to be experts in the surgical field. This creates a real problem for Eve, because it is hard to figure out a motive. Man-made organs are fully perfected and even though rich people prefer human organs, these have to be in prime condition and, needless to say, the ones from the victim weren't.

Besides having to deal with finding the killers, Eve is faced with an uncooperative and outright confrontational female officer that will take part of Eve's energy away from the case and drive her close to desperation and doom. Also, when her investigation leads her to the Drake Center of Medicine, Eve realizes that she is very close to two of the members of the board: Dr. Charlotte Mira, her psychologist, and Roarke, her billionaire husband.

J.D. Robb has a very special way of presenting what I interpret as her vision of a better future through some of the features of the world in which the series develops in the year 2059. For example, firearms are banned, there are licensed companions who can carry their business in privacy without getting in trouble with the law, and the Drake Center is named after the man who discovered the anticancer vaccine.

As I mentioned, this is not one of the best books in the series, and it made me feel as if Robb was in some kind of schedule to release another novel for a certain date and had to go with the first idea that came to her mind. Maybe my slight disappointment is partly my fault, because I have been expecting five-star books in every time I start an Eve Dallas' mystery. This one falls a little short of the mark; but there is no way around it, those who have been following the series have to read it and hope that the next novel will get better.

J.D. Robb's "Conspiracy in Death" is brilliant. The writing is first rate, and the story is skilfully rendered and emotionally charged. This book absorbed me completely, right from the start, and I cried and laughed along with the characters.
Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the NYPSD, the hard-boiled and emotionally troubled heroine, will win readers' hearts with her determination and compassion. Her husband Roarke, the dashing billionaire, is every woman's dream come true. The relationship between husband and wife has developed and grown throughout the series, and it has been an incredibly rewarding experience for me to get to know them. Eve and Roarke have an unlimited passion and tenderness for each other that will warm readers' hearts.
In this eighth instalment, a killer is hunting New York's most helpless in the cold January of 2059, as a sidewalk sleeper is found dead with a perfect fist-sized hole where his heart once was. Lieutenant Dallas is determined to stand for the dead, no matter who they were, and she knows that she's looking for a killer with a cold and calculating mind and sophisticated medical training. However, a bitter and unbalanced fellow officer with a grudge is getting in Eve's way, and is starting to cause serious trouble for her. As Eve pursues her investigation, she suddenly finds her job on the line. Now Eve is caught between a fight for her career and a fight to catch a killer and bring him to justice!
This novel mixes elements of mystery, romance, science-fiction, and police procedure (among others) seamlessly. Robb has created a compelling and action-packed tale that will keep you turning pages well into the night. The characters' triumphs and losses are palpable and the mystery is well thought out and exciting. I most definitely recommend this book, so buy it today!

Someone is killing the homeless of New York, in the year 2058, and removing their body parts! As Lieutenant Eve Dallas unravels the mystery behind who is killing them and why (affectionately known as the "sidewalk sleeper murders"), she is forced to face an adversary who will stop at nothing, including framing her for murder, to get her thrown off the case. Torn between a love for the job, a pursuit for the truth, and fighting to keep the one thing that she REALLY loves, besides Roarke, her badge, Eve is stripped of everything, and for the first time in the series, we see Eve really vulnerable and hurting (even too sad to spare with Summerset, who we all know she has a love/hate relationship with). With her true friends support, Eve continues her journey in discovering the truth, no matter what the consequences. And we all learn how really important her careeer and badge are.

If you love the "in death" series, you will love this book as well. You even get an opportunity to see Dr. Mira, Feeney, McNab, Peabody, Baxter, Webster (old lover of Eve's), and Commander Whitney. And I finally find out how Trueheart and Dr. Louise's characters are introduced into the "in death" series. [I must admit that I have not read the series in order, so finding out these things is always helpful]. I highly recommend this book.

This is the first book in this series that I have read. I always have been a bit reluctant because I wasn't sure how I would like a mystery set in the future. I'm glad I finally took the plunge. Eve Dallas is an excellent lead character--a woman who doesn't take any stuff from anyone. While this is the first book I have read in the series, I can't think of a moment when I felt I was lost because I was missing something I would have learned by reading the earlier entries. Setting the book a half century in the future also was not a problem. I was really surprised by how little technology had progressed in fifty years. There was more sex than I was expecting, but I was glad to see a book where married people still show a great passion for one another. The plot was revolves around a series of murders where street people meet their deaths when key organs are removed, despite how unhealthy those organs were. The novel revolves around the question of who would remove diseased organs and for what purpose. There is much to enjoy here, and I will try to fit earlier entries into my reading log.

Every book just keeps getting better and better.  Once again I found myself not knowing who the bad guy was, which made the suspense and the story so much better. 

A few of the novels I’ve guessed right away, this time I had no clue.  It was great.  I love listening as the story unfolds never knowing what direction things are heading but never wanting to stop listening.  This is a series I love and I can’t wait to dive back in.  

Conspiracy in Death is the eight installment in J.D. Robb's very popular and entertaining mystery-romance In Death series. The adventures of Detective Lt. Eve Dallas of the NYPSD and her ridiculously rich and handsome, Irish billionaire husband Roarke continues to grow and this time the latest murder case to come across Eve's desk threatens not just Eve's life but also Eve's spirit and will.

The story starts off with winter still at its height and the body of a vagrant found with his heart missing. Even with just a cursory look at the murder, Eve realizes that the wounds and technique used to remove said heart would take surgical skills that the usual low-level criminal would not have. This gives her the necessary clue to follow which would lead her to the highest levels of the medical community. To complicate matters is the badgering and incomprehensible attitude and harrassment of a beat cop first at the scene who seem to have held a grudge against Eve's successes both as an officer of the law and in her personal life.

All these factors make Eve's job that much harder and things really threaten her will and spirit when those culpable of the murders manipulate things behind the scenes and make her a suspect in another murder. This new situation threatens to give her reputation as a police officer a black mark and that is something Eve cannot deal with. With the help of Roarke, Peabody, Feeney, McNabb and Mavis (even Summerset helps in his own particular way), Eve soon finds a way to work through all the distractions and gets back to pursuing those whose god-complexes made them think they're above the law.

Consipracy in Death is a great addition to the In Death series. It showed Eve at her lowest and most vulnerable. For once her tough exterior is softened with situations out of her control and she must accept help from Roarke and those close to her when in the past she would never do such a thing. This story made Eve more human instead of just the superwoman, kickass cop she seem to be most of the time. A great eight book in the series and I can't wait for the next.

I was wrong. Ok, I've admitted it. I always thought science fiction or futuristic type novels weren't my cup of tea. While reading Conspiracy in Death I realized I couldn't have been more wrong - I love this futuristic series!

A homeless man is murdered and the case is assigned to Eve Dallas, since it's not a random act of violence. This man, Snooks, died when his heart was surgically removed by what appeared to be a very skilled surgeon. When Dallas digs a bit further, she discovers that this crime is connected to another committed in New York City where an aged LC (licensed companion) died as the result of her liver being removed. After even more digging, Dallas discovers a case in Chicago and one abroad that were all similar.

These were not the result of black market organ sales since all of the victims were within a few months of dying. In order for Eve Dallas to find the murderer she had to figure out why these victims were chosen. The closer she got to that answer, the more nervous very influential politicians and doctors became.

When she got too close to the truth, the villain had to put a stop to her investigation. The best way to get Dallas off the case was to have her suspended from the police department. This was a simple procedure since there was a conflict between the patrol officer who discovered Snook's body and Dallas. When that patrolwoman was brutally murdered suspicion fell on Dallas. Stripped of her badge and weapon, the very items that have been the heart and sole of her during her adult life, she has to deal with not only the idea of not being a police detective, but also with trying to solve this crime having her hands tied.

The main plot was interesting but the villain was predictable and no surprise. There was excellent character development and as usual J.D. Robb (AKA Nora Roberts) draws the reader into the suspense to the point of not being able to put down the book. What makes this book above average and falling into the excellent range is the fantastic subplot of Eve Dallas being stripped of her identity as a policewoman and how she must deal with the various facets of that. At times, it was more intense and more exciting that the main plot.

This is definitely one to read, as all of the "In Death" series books have been. Start with the first book when reading because J.D. Robb always has a couple of instances where she reflects on previous happenings. Or you can start with the first book just because it's the beginning of an excellent adventure!

It's a New Year, 2059 in New York City, and it starts of with murder. Eve is called to the homicide of a homeless man, and finds his heart cut out with extremely precise surgical precision. Upon securing the scene she has a run in with a street officer, Bowers. As Bowers stirs up a firestorm of trouble for Eve, vagrants and prostitutes keep winding up dead, and missing organs. It's Eve's toughest battle yet. She is up against a serial killer, her job is on the line, and so is her life.
This has been the BEST book of the "In Death" series so far. Eve equates her badge with her life, and when her badge is in jeopardy, she feels everything is taken away from her. In this book, we are allowed deep inside Eve's mind and heart. The people she has come to care for step up and show how much they truly love her. Eve's struggle is heart breaking. Roarke's struggle as he watches his wife fight for everything she believes in is equally as wrenching. I was in tears for most of this book.
CONSPIRACY IN DEATH is a fabulous book. Out of 5 stars, I would give it 10! I dare you to read this one without a box of tissues nearby.
JBogue...
Specializing in paranormal romance and fiction.

I have been into the "in Death" series since its inception and have enjoyed reading all the books (some more than others). Conspiracy in Death is one of the best of the series. I felt that the last few books had been slowly backsliding, a writer too complacent in her writing, too caught up in all her other stories (under other psuedonames). With Consppiracy in Death, we are once again put back on the path of good writing and a good story.
Eve and Roarke are a dynamic couple, with a lot of support from great secondary characters. I suppose that would be my only criticism of this story, not enough time with all our "friends". Though I like having the story focus on Eve and Roarke (with some very steamy scenes) we have so many secondary characters who get put on the back burner that I wish weren't. One very important part of this story is that Eve's friends are there for her when she needs them, yet not too much time is actually spent with these characters. If you hadn't read her previous stories you would be completely lost. That is why I only gave this 4 stars and not five. She also introduces a new character (a rookie cop) who I liked, but never really saw again after the first few scenes. And Peabody...are we ever going to see her with someone (besides her current LC boyfriend)???

The killer has struck deep into the very soul of the citizens of 2059 New York. The brilliant surgical removal of the victim's heart terrorizes everyone. The police department assigns the investigation to Lieutenant Eve Dallas. Other individuals are murdered with an organ removed as if a professional medical practitioner performed the precise surgery, which is where Eve begins her inquiries.
Instead of progressing towards uncovering the identity of the culprit, Eve becomes the focus of an internal investigation. In her mind, Eve feels she has done nothing except irritate some individuals with connections in high places. As she tries to save her tottering career, Eve feels strongly that ethically she must continue to work towards stopping a serial killer.
J.D. Robb's futuristic police procedural series is one of the more highly regarded by sub-genre fans. Her latest entry, CONSPIRACY IN DEATH, is one of the better tales because the awesome author provides much insight into Eve's acrimonious past within one of the collections' better story lines. As usual, Eve's spouse Roarke adds much mystery, excitement, and romance to the book. However, this time, Ms. Robb uses Eve's past as part of a subplot that brilliantly blends into a terrific tale.

Harriet Klausner

In this series, each story is as interesting as the last. Eve and Roarke's relationship progressively develops but they still maintain their individuality which is quite humorous at times and never boring. What really made this story of conspiracy in the medical/political world of hotshots work for me is the supporting cast of characters - Roarke, Feeney, Peabody, McNabb, Louise, Mira, Mavis, Whitney, Tibble - they all work together to make Eve Dallas a believable and heartwarming heroine and achieve the effect of a fascinating supporting cast to the storyline. The mystery involved in this story is based on a shady character with superior surgical skills playing God with people's lives, including Eve's!

I particularly found Feeney's father figure role interesting and would love to see that developed further in future storylines.

Thank you, Nora, for the great stories; you never seem to run out of ideas. Keep up the great work! I am waiting for a movie (or TV series) to come out based on Eve Dallas and company.

I'm just blown away by this entire series. It's amazing the way J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) cranks out a new novel in the series every six months and yet they remain consistently well written. This book is one of my favorites in the series.
In the course of investigating a homicide, Eve's career -- and therefore her entire sense of self -- is placed in jeopardy. Luckily, she's got Roarke. In this book, Eve's character becomes even more developed (you've got to admire her tenacity and her emerging soft side) and her relationship with Roarke is strengthened. Even the secondary characters are interesting and you're left wanting to learn more about them. Typically, Robb indulges her readers by slowly revealing glimpses into these "minor" characters in subsequent novels.
Even if you're not a Nora Roberts fan, you should give this series a chance. My husband would never read a novel by a romance author but I gave him "Naked in Death" (the first book in the series) and he's hooked. We're reading the books at the same time and can't read them quickly enough.

I'm reviewing this with the benefit of hindsight. Having read many books in the series since, I look at this one as a precursor to a later book, in which cop death is a very prominent aspect of the plot.

This book merely prepares Eve for what she must face later on. It seems to me that is the purpose of the IN DEATH series. To watch more than just the EVOLUTION of Eve. More, to watch her GROWTH. While she might not grow that much in this one, per se, the seeds are planeted... and you have an EXCELLENT story to enjoy. You're introduced to many more details about characters that are still quite young to readers.

I do agree that you have to read these stories in order, however. I inadvertently picked up a story out of order, not realizing it at the time, and didn't really follow it until I'd read the ones immediately before it. Going back, I realized that there's a reason this is a series. It must be read in sequence or you miss something.

How do you find a murderer who takes a persons heart? Begin by looking at their skills of removal, of course.

Eve is doing her best to determine who is killing the homeless and removing their vital organs, however, it's the skill with which they are removed that leaves her with the most questions. These people have been given anesthetic and are clamped as if this was a surgery, yet it's done in the filthiest of places and the 'patients' are left to die.

Upon arriving to her first crime scene Eve is met with another cop who detests her. Never has she felt such malice from a fellow officer. Why? What's worse the officer seems out to get her and causes so much trouble that Eve's very life - her badge - is on the line.

This is one of my favorite books.

Roark and Eve are in love. Peabody, Feeney, and the rest of the gang are loyal to Eve. Mavis and Leonardo provide humor. When the chips are down for Eve, Mavis is by her side.

J. D. Robb's thrillers are tight, gripping, and futuristic stories, all of which should merit her an official the store reviewer who has more wit than to spill the plotline. As a reader, who has been eagerly anticipating the next segment in the continuing saga of Eve Dallas, I found it extremely tiresome, irritating, irksome, and annoying (add all the other unmentioned synonyms) that the store's reviewer, Nancy O'Brien, blabbed about what's, no doubt, a key line in Robb's plot. In so doing, the reviewer took a lot of the mystery out of Robb's mystery. There is a difference between an incomplete plot summary and a review -- Miss O'Brien's synopsis reads like a review, and her review mostly reads like a synopsis. Before she 'reviews' her next mystery, perhaps Miss O'Brien ought to learn to distinguish between the two.

Conspiracy In Death brings us back again to the world of EveDallas, and as always J. D. Robb/Nora Roberts gives a satisfyingread. But more than that, Conspiracy marks the beginning of an upwards climb in the series. In Conspiracy, followed by Loyalty In Death and Witness In Death, Robb gives the characters we know and love new depth, making us, if at all possible, love them more. In addition, Robb begins to break away from what was threatening to become a formulaic plot, that of a mentally disturbed person who kills because he or she enjoys killing. She begins to give her villains motives other than insanity, and keeps the series from becoming an endless repeat of the same plot, predictable and stale. Conspiracy, Loyalty, and Witness are new ground, and I hope the trend continues with Judgement and the next books.

Same old plot...incredibly clever detective with incredibly handsome rich husband gets into incredibly dangerous situation and somehow, incredibly escapes, to go home and have incredibly wild sex...boring!

I recommend the In Death series for 1 main reason: the relationship between Eve Dallas and Roarke. I'm a hopeless romantic. Although, I'll admit there are some things that make me role my eyes, such as: 1. The sci-fi element only because she has mass-space travel & colonization, human droids, flying vehicles, etc. and the books are only set about 50 years from now. I don't see that as a realistic possibility. 2. There's a not-so-subtle liberal slant to her stories, such as a national gun ban, legalized prostitution, etc.(And Conservative politician or their supporters are the villains in more than one book in this series, including Conspiracy in Death.)
The relationship between the hero and heroine though are the selling point for me. And in Conspiracy, Eve is forced to face her worst fear ... being without her badge, which for her equals her identity. It's a powerful struggle and makes this book worth reading. The rest, I can overlook. It is fiction after all! :)

Just like the other seven, I hated to put the book down. J.D. Robb writes a story that grabs you at the beginning and you can't let go. I came across a review of Rapture in Death and Naked in Death on the store and decided to buy the whole series this summer. While reading one story, it was nice to know that I had more to read, but now I am at the end and I am going through withdrawal. Can't wait for my copy of Loyalty in Death to arrive. I love the characters of Eve Dallas and Rourke and the subcharacters (especially Peabody and Mavis). You get so involved with them - like you know them. Great work Ms. Robb (Roberts), I hope you have a lot more of these stories planned.

Mini-review:
On the story...A strategic attack touches the thing Eve holds most dear--her career--resulting in an emotional ride in this thriller.
Reaction...Eve under suspicion is a nerve wracking thing. It made this read more intense and emotional. Although there are many in this series, this is one I won't forget anytime soon.
Roarke check in...An angry Roarke is always a bit romantic. In this one, we get to see him a little more uncontrolled. Of course I loved it in this instance.

This is a series that I NEVER get tired of reading...over...and over again. There is nothing like a full novel written by Nora Roberts to make for an entertainingly scrumptious story that pulls you in and makes you feel homesick in between installments. And, when that installment comes out and you finally have a chance to read it, your back at home with life, death, intrigue and love.

You gotta love Roberts. She makes the best characters and stories.

Also, let me say that Susan Erickson's right on, talented and engrossing professional narration of Roberts' books is like icing on the cake. If you love the book, try it again with the audio enhancements...truly entertaining!

Cops are there to protect and serve. They are your shield. You have a problem, call them. You need help fast, call them. You have a heart that doesn't belong to you, they will call you!

Dallas is tangled in a terrible web where friends become foes, and foes become friends. A twisting tale of investigation a little too close to home but is the death of homeless people worth it.

To Dallas it is. Even if that means giving up her own shield.

This is an excellent Lt Dallas story as are all of the books in J D Robb's Dallas series. I have nearly read this entire series. I love to match wits with Lt Dallas--I even figure out the angle before Dallas on occasion. She usually beats me. Try the Dallas series--if you enjoy mystery books, you should love these!

I have all the death series, I just love them, I also reread them periodically. I eagerly await each book. When I could not get this book in the stores,I signed up for the waiting list at my public library.I waited for two months, then i finally got the call to pick it up. When I started to read it is was missing some crucial pages, the ones telling about the murder of the policewoman and how eve was accused, it also repeated some pages. How disapointing. But I intend to buy the book for my collection. I read every thing by nora roberts, she is my favorite author of all time. C an't wait for the next death book. When?

Another winning book in the "...IN DEATH" series, this one finds Eve fighting for justice for the lower class citizens of New York.

After finding a street sleeper dead in his crib, his heart surgically removed, it doesn't take Eve long to figure out that there's some type of conspiracy involved within the medical community. When the threats become personal and Eve is forced to hand over her weapon and her badge, her personal life takes a turn for the worse.

This is a very emotional Eve & Roarke read, and highly recommended!

J.D. Robb! One exciting writer.. this series is great and every book is better than the last one. Power, Fame , Money & the Medical Field is the pivot for this latest set of murders. So powerful is this baddie, Eve is fighting for her career as well as the lives of innocent victims. New cast members have been added, & I hope to see them in the future, as we have Peabody ,McNab & Monroe. Eve & Roarke's life together is growing & maturing, but still exciting, They still take time to romp.... lovely steamy romps! Such witty sparing.

This was my first book for the "In Death" series. .....though I have been intimately familiar with Nora Roberts since her first Special Edition Silhouette. This book has EVERYTHING that I love about popular fiction. Danger, suspense, mystery and PASSIONATE love. To have them all in one place is spoiling. The detail fascinates. The language, slang, props... which she creates in this "future world" make this a richly textured read. Of course the characters I LOVE the most. Each has its own consistent POV. I immediately went to my used book store to get the back issues. I have swallowed them as well.
My absolute favorite part is the relationship between Eve and Roarke. It is up front and in-your-face. Their vulnerabilites are shown in many delicious ways. The best part, though, is the acceptance AND the acknowledgement that is not always easy to accept another....no matter the understanding.....no matter the love.
Looking forward to getting to finish them all. AND waiting desperately anxious for the next book.

#8 is a will written fast moving mystery with the usual interesting well developed characters. The story line has lots of twist and turns as Lt Dallas chases the bad guys too a successful conclusion. I would recommend this series too anyone who enjoys will written series. Enjoy reading

Old stories written by dead authors, new stories written by authors still alive, can be just as good to read today as they were when written. Reading about Regency England is my favorite time period to enjoy. I picked this story because the author's style of storytelling matches my reading interest level. A complicated plot and storyline to challenge me as I read.

I noticed that most people love this book and this series. It seems that when there is a negative or lukewarm review, it is from someone who read this book as the first of the "...in Death" series. That may be the problem. I definitely recommend reading in these books in order, to understand the backgrounds of the characters and see their continuing development.
I haven't been so hooked on a series since the Honor Harrington series in Science Fiction and the 87th Precinct in Mysteries. I do agree that the futuristic aspect is minimal, just enough to justify the toys that Rourke and the villains use.
Everyone is entitled to their personal opinions, but mine is this is mag, absolute frigid!!

While working on a case of a street sleeper with a surgically removed heart, Eve finds other cases of sleepers and LC's with similar murders. Whoever is orchestrating these murders does not want her involved and her career is placed in jeopardy. I love the character development in these stories, every book unwraps another layer of Robb's great characters. Conspiracy In Death was a wonderful addition to the series. Can't wait to start the next one: Loyalty In Death.

Conspiracy in Death. Another Winner! Eve Dallas has to solve a series of murders. The murders are perpetrated on the homeless and prostitutes. In each murder the bodies are found missing vital internal organs. Eve's career, and her entire self is placed in jeopardy. An irrational, bitter cop (Bowers) really hates Eve and messes up the case. This book goes further into Eve's past and you even see a soft side to her you hadn't seen before in the series. I really enjoy this series and it is truly amazing how J.D. Robb keeps these books getting better. Each one beats the last and they start out 'Naked in Death "with a winner!

Certainly on of the best of the Eve Dallas mysteries, though not for a newcomer to the series. Characters were introduced without any detail and numerous references wee made to previous stories. What happened to the wonderfully named Troy Trueheart? He vanished after a few chapters. I agree with other readers that the cover design is an improvement on the naked lady, of the earlier US editions, however that design is better than on the UK editions. They have a woman supposed to be Eve, wearing mini skirts and sun glasses! At least the person who commissioned the US covers gave the impression of having read the book. Finally, whilst the picture of life in the mid twenty first century is believable does Robb really think that there would have been virtually zero inflation between now and 2059. Prices are given either in credits (a good old sci-fi basic) or dollars, at prices and amounts that would be reasonable today!

I am a big fan of JD Robb's In Death series, and this one did not disappoint! I love the regular characters and how their relationships have evolved through the time span within the stories, as well as the darkly creative villeins. thank you -

J.D. Robb's "in death" series just keeps getting better and better. From the first time we meet Eve Dallas and Roarke, we are transfixed by the way their characters seem to keep evolving from one story to the next. I also like the fact that even the secondary characters seem to have some development, and are not just re-introduced in each novel. I loved this book especially because it showed just how much being a police officer means to Eve, and how far everyone in her life will go to help her in her time of need. I know I'm being impatient, but I really want some resolution to the burning question of Eve's paternity, and where her mother went to. Great job on yet another book J.D. Robb!

JD Robb's newest book is completely jaw-dropping! I have never been as hooked on a series as I am with these books, and each one just keeps getting better and better. I found myself moved to tears in certain parts of the book, and laughing my head off in others! This book was a wonderful read, and I am waiting with bated breath for the next installment....hmmm....when will Eve have a baby???

It was my luck to find the "In Death" series while surfing my beloved the store. I purchased all eight books and started to "devour" them upon receiving. My! They are certainly delicious! The one thing that bothers me all the time is what should Eve and Roarke look like (Jamie Lee Curtis ? and ?) I love all the characters, good guys as well as the bad guys (they are bad for some understandable reasons). And don't worry, I trust Trueheart will have his re-appearance in next books just as Charles Monroe did. Look forward to the "Loyalty" and hopefully many many more to come.

while she solves yet another mystery. The In Death series is a delight. The eight novels and one novella allows the reader to learn about Eve and Roarke's past and watch their characters develop in the midst of Eve's job, standing for the dead. Whether she writes as Nora Roberts, or as JD Robb, this talented author is on my must-buy list!

8th in the Eve Dallas and Roarke series is the best yet! (And, I can't wait for the next one -- the taste at the back isn't enough.) J.D. Robb's (aka Nora Roberts) use of current situations to reveal layers of Eve's past are extremely well done. I want to know this woman for real!!! The pitting of Eve and her "standing for the dead" against the "surgical serial killer" is well-plotted and skillfully revealed. BUT, what keeps me coming back over and over (after reading her new adventure I always go back and savor the good parts in her previous books) is the relationship between Eve and Roarke. I now wish to give Ms. Robb the highest praise I can think of for this genre -- not since Peter O'Donnell put pen to paper and created Modesty Blaise and Willie Garvin has there been such a dynamic pairing -- AND this time we get romance!!!

The only author's I've read that had better action, suspence, and plot development in the last year was Connelly's 'The Poet' and Steiger's 'Alien Rapture.' In fact the great character development and thrilling action reminded me of Steiger's work and the police procedure reminded me of Connelly's work. Highly recommended reading.

It is my personal opinion that this is the best of the In Death series to date. Eve begins to remember more of her past and she learns that she doesn't have to have a badge to work on a muder case. Roarke was there of course and all that I need to say on that end is; There is a god. And his name is Roarke.

I've read all the "In Death" books published so far and I have to say that "Conspiracy in Death" is my favorite. I cried when Dallas lost her badge (temporarily, thank goodness.) It was so heart-breaking. Can't wait for "Imitation in Death" to be published! The stories get better and better!! Yahoo JD Robb (aka Nora Roberts)!!

In this the 8th book of the In Death Series, Lt. Eve Dallas is thrown into the middle of medical world where the only rule is you never betray your own. In this book, Eve is not the primary investigator on the scene but she soon takes over for an incompetent cop who's out for blood ..... her blood. As Eve battles to find the killer she must also fight to save her own career against another cop. Will she be able to find the killer and save her career? Or will she find the killer? And lose the only the thing that's helped to define who and what she really is? A cop.

I do not know how JD Robb aka Nora Roberts does it!! The books just keep getting better and better. I could not put this down. I can't wait for the next installment. A better writer I have never seen.

I have read all of J. D. Robb's books. I love the way she tells the stories. I think she is a great writer. I just wish they came out more often, because I love reading them. Can't wait for the next one,
Love conspiracy in death

As usual good read. Eve Dallas loses her badge but is able to come back from it. I was a bit concerned with just how affected she was initially but the author does a great job of bringing her out on the other side of her identity crisis.

Great read and kept you guessing until the end. I also found the medical side of this book rather interesting. It is definitely something we could encounter in our future so not only was the story amazing, but it also addresses some of the current issues we have now in a more futuristic setting. Great book!

Enjoy!
-andrea

Nora Roberts writing as JD Robb has again given us superb characterizations from Eve to Roarke to Somerset to Peabody (love the Shebody reference). Her writing is so good and so natural that the terms chemi heads, sleepers, LC's are becoming second nature. She's created a world that seems totally believable. I almost hate to come back to earth when the book is over.

My wife got me hooked on this series and I have read it beginning with the first book, Naked In Death. Some I enjoyed more that others, however, Conspiracy in Death is the best one yet! When Eve is faced with not only a complex case of someone who is using great medical skill to kill for no apparent reason, but also with accusations of abuse from another cop, the intensity level keeps rising.

I counted down the days until the release of this book and I must say that I was NOT disappointed. This is the best book in the series (and that is saying a lot)!! I hated to see the book end and I am waiting anxiously for the next installment. I wish the release date had been with the "sneak preview" so I could mark my calendar and begin counting down the days . . . AGAIN!

I have every one of the Eve dallas series and watch for the next one! Have even re-read the entire series. Gave the first book - Naked in Death to a friend and she has also read the whole series.
Never a dull moment with Eve, Roarke and friends!

GOT VERY LUCKLY WAS ABLE TO READ THE WHOLE SERIES IN ORDER FROM NAKED IN DEATH TO CONSPIRACY IN DEATH. CAN NOT WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE. PLACED THE NEXT ON ORDER WITH the store.COM. LOVE EVE DALLAS AND THE REST OF THE CAST . WISH J.D.ROBB WOULD TELL HER FANS MORE ABOUT EVE AS A CHILD .DO OTHER FAN WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT EVE LIFE AS A CHILD ?

J.D. Robb does a wonderful job with this series. Being a woman in law enforcement I enjoy the fact that Ms.Robb is very accurate with the law enforcement aspect. I also like the way that she shows how the job does for the most part interfere alot with the personal life. Great Job Ms. Robb keep it up. I can't wait for the next book to come out.

I rented this book on CD and thought, how could I go wrong with Nora Roberts. I found this book to be slow and I really did not care about the characters. The language bothered me and Eve Dallas just did not come across well in this book. I did not find this book interesting and for an 8 hour drive I fought to finish it. Nora is too good for this kind of writing. Read her Irish trilogy a much better choice.

Let me qualify the proceeding by saying this is the first (and will probably be the last) book of the "In Death" series I've read. I assume there has been a good reason in the past for this series to be set in the future but there certainly isn't for this installment. The future setting adds nothing at all to the story. At the same token it doesn't really detract either so I'll just let it slide.
The story just isn't that interesting. There are no remarkable revelations of evidence and for the most part, you know the basics of the why's/who's of the crime and your just waiting for the "official" data to come in. I've read alot of police procedurals in my time and this is definately one of the least interesting plots I've come across.
I find the protagonist to be thoroughly unlikable. Eve Dallas is completely butch. Ms. Roberts has confused strength of character and toughness with masculinity. So much so that female police officers are actually addressed as "Sir." I don't think a paragraph goes by where Eve Dallas doesn't want to punch someone. Many other writers have written female detectives as tough without stripping them completely of their femininity.
The dialogue is melodramatic and cliche - and not in a charming Raymond Chandler sort of way. The author attempts to impart to the reader how great her characters are by having the other characters tell them how great they are. It's a classic case of "telling" and not "showing." - a big characterization no-no.
This is one of the few detective stories where my interest in finding out the details of the murders actually decreased as more evidence mounted. This book is awful - I would suggest Michael Connelly (especially The Poet) instead. I can't think of a single writer I wouldn't recommend over Roberts. Very surprised at the reviews here at the store.

A great series from J.D. Robb. Her characters are fun,entertaining, and real. I love the twists and turns. My favorite part is trying to figure out the ending before I reach the end of the book. I would highly recommend this series. I have read all but two - can't wait for more!!!!

j.d. robb's newest addition to her on going "in death" series was fanstastic. I thought the way she is starting to show a more emotional side to eve is great. the way eve's emotions were portrayed when she lost her badge and how she had to turn more so to roarke for support was a great progression of a character who originally just saw herself as a cop and nothing else. I can't wait for the next book loyalty, that's the one thing i can't stand about the "in death" series is waiting for the next one to come out.

NORA ROBERTS WRITING AS J.D.ROBB HAS BEEN LIKE A BLAST OF FRESH AIR FOR ME.I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL OF HER BOOKS ,BUT I CAN HARDLY WAIT FOR THE "IN DEATH" BOOKS TO COME OUT. HIGHLY RECOMEND-YOU WOUNT BE ABLE TO PUT THEM DOWN.

A very enjoyable easy read. The characters and their interactions are very believable and fun to read about. However, there are still some inconsistencies and duplications. Still could not put it down.

I'm not usually so out of sync with the majority of reviews. I found that setting this story in the future didn't add much. The sex scenes made me laugh, definitely an unusual reaction! The protagonist is not sympathetic; the only way I know she's so great is the other characters keep saying it's so. The way Eve and Roark always know what the other is thinking, and know the right thing to say and do for each other is a bit unrealistic. The plot itself was rather obvious. The book is much longer than it needs to be. I got really tired of hearing that Eve wanted to hit someone every other page or so. The whole book was rather silly, a disappointment and a waste of time. Sorry to say.

Initially, I enjoyed the series, but after the 4th or 5th book they started reading like assembly line stories. (Deadline is near, better crank out another story.) I was hoping that Eve's feminine characteristics would develop once she didn't have to be so tough and on her own.