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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 […]

I forgot how much I liked these books

Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb

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3.5 stars Spoiler warning! This is book 29 in the series, it’s not necessarily the best place to start. Eve Dallas has a couple of days off due to a national holiday and is planning on spending it with her gajillionaire husband Roarke. But murder doesn’t take days off, and when Eve is specifically requested to lead a case, she neither can nor wants to refuse. A newly promoted police captain whom Eve has worked with in the past returned home from a weekend away […]

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. […]

Do you find yourself comfort reading?

Encore in Death by J. D. Robb

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I’m 100% that bitch. And I don’t need a DNA test. J. D. Robb’s Encore in Death is the 56th installment in her long running futuristic mystery series. If you’re a fan of the series, it’s a perfectly adequate installment. It would not be a good entry point if you’re looking to start something new. Let’s face it, these books are comfort reading. Like most long running series, there has been extensive character development and world building. This means that there are numerous references to […]

Final In Death Reads for 2022

Imitation in Death by J.D. Robb

Divided in Death by J.D. Robb

Indulgence in Death by J.D. Robb

New York to Dallas by J.D. Robb

Celebrity in Death by J.D. Robb

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It’s been so much fun re-reading the earlier In Death books this year. I am going to post reviews of the ones that I never did again next year as well. I can’t get to my bookcases right now (burst pipe, room if back together thankfully, but contractors still need to paint and put my stuff back where it was) so these are the only ones that I had sitting around upstairs that I had access to. And some where on my Kindle., I realized […]



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