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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time


58th Verse, same as…

Random in Death (In Death #58) by J. D. Robb

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J. D. Robb is back with the 58th installment of her long-running In Death series, Random in Death. For those of you who don’t know, Robb is the nom de plume that Nora Roberts uses to write futuristic mysteries. We are getting uncomfortably close to the time when a lot of bad stuff happens in her timeline, and I sometimes wonder just how prescient she has been. But that’s a discussion for another time and place. If you are a longtime reader of the series, you will […]

There is a whole In Death wiki, which could easily become a rabbit hole

Payback in Death by J.D. Robb

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Every January (except last year, where I clearly didn’t even try to lie to myself, I tell myself that I’m going to actually review books this year. And every February I fail. But I’ve come to the conclusion (with maybe some well-placed words from my therapist) that I need some mental health moments, and this is one of them, so even if I only last till February or only review six books, I’m still doing it. And it doesn’t matter if I only review a […]

Second Verse, Same as the First 56

Payback in Death by J. D. Robb

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Payback in Death is J. D. Robb’s 57th installment in her bestselling In Death series, and it shows. That is a lot of time to spend with character development and world building. This book is filled with the nods to earlier cases, supporting characters, and events both everyday and momentous that die hard fans keep going back. At this point, Lt. Eve Dallas of the New York Police and Security Department has been married to the charming former thief turned billionaire, Roarke for three years. […]

Ringing in the New Year

Festive in Death by J. D. Robb

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For a large chunk of 2019, I re-read J. D. Robb’s* entire In Death series. It’s a futuristic mystery series set about 40 years in the future. As of January 1, 2020, there are 49 novel length installments and several shorter novellas. Book 50 releases in February. This review features the cover art for book 39, Festive in Death, since it’s holiday themed. (Don’t worry – I’m not going to try and claim the entire series and hit my Cannonball on the very first day!) […]



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