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Loading... Betrayal in Death (In Death) (original 2004; edition 2001)by J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts
Work detailsBetrayal in Death by J.D. Robb (2004)
None. Good story, strong narration, great characters. I did wonder slightly at Eve's sympathy for the "villain" in this book - his crimes were pretty nasty I thought - I don't think I would have been so generous. (  ) Kaetrin | Aug 13, 2012 |  In between trying to nab a paid assasin who is killing, rather unpleasantly Roarke's closest associates, Eve has to cope wirth those interfering FBI who also want to collar him.. The comedic highlights were of the exasperated Eve, playing agony aunt, over ice cream, to Peabody and her spat with jealous McNab. As to the main story, as always, graphic and chilling. ( ) gogglemiss | Jul 21, 2012 | EVE DALLAS  rustyoldboat | May 28, 2011 | Note to author and editor. Cornwall is not in the north of England. (  ) mccark | Jun 8, 2010 | This was not one of the strongest entries in the series but I’m enjoying the series enough that I want to read all of them. The interaction between the main continuing characters is still fun and we get to meet another charming character from Roarke’s Irish past. In this story Eve is on the track of a serial killer who is a professional assassin specializing in torture and rape of the victim before strangling with a silver wire. He has been doing this for hire for over 40 years and no one has come close to even locating him much less capturing him. The FB is also involved in the investigation. Roarke is busy helping a “Grand Dame” of the theater and movies, Magda Lane, to set up a gigantic auction of her acting memorabilia, the money from which she plans to use to start a school to help aspiring but poor actors learn their craft. Meanwhile a friend from Roarke’s past whom he thought had died in a bar fight years ago shows up for a visit and becomes a houseguest at Roarke’s mansion. Unfortunately the characters that are specific to this novel are not as well developed as they are in Robb’s best stories so the book was a little flat—but I had no trouble finishing it. I did discover that J.D. Robb has about as much affection for the FBI as Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe) had. ( ) MusicMom41 | Dec 3, 2009 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0749934387, Paperback)J.D. Robb fans are fanatical about New York City supercop Eve Dallas and her mysterious billionaire husband Roarke. Robb's futuristic (circa 2059) ...In Death series wages a two-front narrative war (the battle of good and evil and the battle of the sexes) and both author and readers come out winners.When Darlene French, a maid at the Roarke Palace Hotel, is brutally beaten, raped, and strangled with a silver wire, Eve is at a loss to explain the apparently professional nature of the murder. Who would hire a hit man to kill such an ordinary woman? As she and her team of detectives (with a little grudgingly accepted help from Roarke, whose money, name, and talents can dig up a wealth of information) investigate the evidence, they find themselves in pursuit of Sylvester Yost, a vicious hired gun who's made millions in his bloody pursuit of career excellence. But it isn't until more victims appear that Eve realizes Yost's real target is Roarke himself. To discover the driving force behind the murderous campaign, Eve and Roarke will have to delve into their own pasts, which holds secrets and terrors for them both. Robb is the nom de plume of romance writer Nora Roberts, and this series certainly delivers the same sexually charged tension and improbably gorgeous characters as Roberts's extremely popular romances. But even those readers, who generally try to steer clear of heaving bosoms and ripped bodices, will have little to fear and much to appreciate in Betrayal in Death. Eve and Roarke are impressive physical specimens, but they're also witty, gritty, and often antagonistic, irritably staking out their territories and reluctantly collaborating in the crimes that come their way (think Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting, or Nick and Nora Charles on steroids and in a mood). Add in Robb's surprisingly light touch with humor, and the 13th installment in the series is a lucky find indeed. --Kelly Flynn (retrieved from Amazon Wed, 20 Apr 2011 21:39:43 -0400) Sly Yost, a virtuoso of music and murder is a hit man for the elite. Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows him well, because there's someone else involved, someone with a more personal motive. Eve must face a terrifying possibility - that the real target may, in fact, be her husband Roarke.… (more) (summary from another edition) |
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