I loved this book. It was sad but at the same time had some real laugh out loud moments. I like that Eve seems to be growing up. I think the fact that her dreams are changing will prove really significant in the future. I am starting to wonder however how much longer they can string the series along. Not that they are running out of murder plots but simply that the interpersonal dimension that I love so much is changing. Not for the worse just changing and that is changing the tension in the books. ( )

This has got to be one of the few .. maybe the only Eve Dallas stories where our stalwart Lieutenant is not involved in a blood spilling fight at least once in the story. The only blood spilt is from a car accident she was in, and even that was a minor cut above her eye.

But the grit and determination to find the killer is still there, and is ramped up a level because the victim is a fellow cop, and the girlfriend of their chief medical examiner.

Regardless of the reduced violence in this book, the process by which the killer's identity is unraveled as well as the complex string-pulling of the evil mind behind the murders is still fascinating, and one of the traits of JD Robb's 'In Death' series.

Yet another good gripping read in the series. ( )

Amaryllis Coltraine transfers to the New York City police force from Atlanta, GA, and begins a relationship with chief medical examiner Li Morris. When Amaryllis’s body is found in the basement of her apartment building, Eve Dallas is on the case, determined to find Amaryllis’s killer for two primary reasons: as a fellow cop, Eve take this killing personally and will not let the killer get away, and she wants to do this for Morris, a good friend. Eve’s usual “force” is around her, along with husband Roarke, who discovers a connection between Amaryllis and a long-time nemesis. Although this man is incarcerated off planet, Eve suspects he’s found a way to taunt them through this murder.

The In Death series remains one of the bestselling series in America due to the intriguing characters Robb has inserted into these books. In Promises in Death, Eve is showing signs of maturing and mellowing. She’s more involved in her marriage, more attuned to Roarke and his needs. She even treats some people with respect and manages to hold her tongue at times, something she has had trouble with in the past. Although this is a nice change, some readers may long for the more cynical, jaded Eve. ( )

I loved everything about this addition to the in Death series, including the coral cover which just screams...It's summer...read me! Whereas I was quite disappointed in the previous release, Salvation in Death, this one satisfied on all fronts. Eve seems much more comfortable being a wife, yet much still baffles her about life and relationships. The connection between Eve and Roarke was much more focused on with Eve experiencing a series of revelations or conclusions about herself and their relationship. I felt Eve really grew in this novel as a person and as a cop.

In Salvation in Death I thought the book lacked on the emotional front. Well, Promises in Death more than makes up for it. Eve responds to a call and finds the body of murdered Detective Amarylis Coltraine, the woman that her friend Medical Examiner Morris had been dating for the past year. I reread the first 20 pages of the book a few times and it made me want to break out crying every time. Although the story focuses on a devastating event there were a lot of funny moments too. Especially Eve describing the goings on at Louise's bachelorette party. There seemed to be more snarling, witty, and snappy dialogue than usual too, a feature I have come to anticipate from every Robb novel.

Promises in Death deals with a deeper and more complex crime involving a criminal from Eve and Roarke's past. Robb ponders the sins of the father and what a son or daughter make of their life with the family they have been dealt. I think "Promises" in Promises in Death means Eve's promise to Morris to find Coltraine's killer...Eve's and Roarke's promise to each to always communicate and for each to make the right decisions even when those decisions are difficult. I thought this was one of the best in Death books. Would have liked a final subconscious conversation from Eve between her and Coltraine after she brings down the murderer. I'm interested to see where Robb takes the series from here and plan to read the newest release Kindred in Death.

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My first foray into an Eve Dallas novel. Eve is a 21st century hard-ass detective in NYC in 2060. Another officer is murdered, and Eve is on the case. Even though Max Ricker is in jail, the ties lead back to him. For the most part I am enjoying the story and may read Dallas again. ( )