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Kindred in Death (In Death #29)
by
J.D. Robb
When the newly promoted captain of the NYPSD and his wife return a day early from their vacation, they were looking forward to spending time with their bright and vivacious sixteen-year-old daughter who had stayed behind.
Not even their worst nightmares could have prepared them for the crime scene that awaited them instead. Brutally murdered in her bedroom, Deena's body sh...more
Not even their worst nightmares could have prepared them for the crime scene that awaited them instead. Brutally murdered in her bedroom, Deena's body sh...more
Hardcover, 374 pages
Published
November 3rd 2009
by Putnam Adult
(first published 2009)
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This book started out slow for me. I can't say for sure if it was the book or just a personal issue with me, but it did pick up after the first quarter or so.
I think one of the problems I'm having with the series lately is that Eve is mellowing out. She's still kick-ass, but she's losing her hard edge. That's ok, because I definitely want to see her grow and change. But it kind of takes something away from the stories, too.
The case was interesting and I enjoyed watching E...more
I think one of the problems I'm having with the series lately is that Eve is mellowing out. She's still kick-ass, but she's losing her hard edge. That's ok, because I definitely want to see her grow and change. But it kind of takes something away from the stories, too.
The case was interesting and I enjoyed watching E...more
I hate to be so tepid about J.D. Robb -- she's still head and shoulders above so many writers. But this fell a little flat for me: wanted more Roarke/Eve conflict and/or emotion ... more about the other stock characters ... more wedding. I feel as if I could totally have bypassed reading it and it wouldn't hurt my enjoyment of the whole series.
Eve Dallas is back in a horrific way. Searching for the killer of a sixteen year old Cop's daughter leads Eve and her team on a journey where the clues are hidden and the reasons obscure. J.D Robb Delivers as usual. Despite a few lovable characters not really present (Mavis, Mcnabb, even Charles and Louise despite it being their wedding) The book was Solid. The case was interesting, but it was horrible. Like a bad car wreck, you go by slowly straining trying to see, even tho you don't want...more
I actually loved this book, especially the premise with which the murder was done.
WHAT I HATED ABOUT THE BOOK:
I hated the murderer's dad and how easily he has manipulated the murderer into killing the people he "thought" destroyed his life. Ugh. It annoyed me to no end.
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THE BOOK:
1. Graphic images at its finest. As said, Robb knows no boundaries when it comes to gore and murder.
2. I don't remember much of the subplots as I've re...more
WHAT I HATED ABOUT THE BOOK:
I hated the murderer's dad and how easily he has manipulated the murderer into killing the people he "thought" destroyed his life. Ugh. It annoyed me to no end.
WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THE BOOK:
1. Graphic images at its finest. As said, Robb knows no boundaries when it comes to gore and murder.
2. I don't remember much of the subplots as I've re...more
I love the Dallas crime stories of J D Robb. Set in 2060, the protagonist is ace 'bitch-cop' Lieutenant Eve Dallas, soft as butter in the middle, but with a harder than average carapace. Married to the billionaire, Roarke, the stories centre around their love for each other and the fact that they both had abused childhoods. The great strength of the Dallas novels is the 'family' of characters. That, and the inevitable envy of Roarke's house with holo suites, swimming pools, luxury of every kind ...more
J.D. Robb writes mysteries set in 2060. Eve Dallas, the police captain, must work with her own quirky nature to solve the awful, seemingly unrelated crimes. Although these books are set in the future, they do not seem “too sci-fi.” The few futuristic devices aren’t really important to the story, so they are downplayed. For instance, Eve can order food from her Auto-chef, and everyone drinks Pepsi from a tube (dispensed from a machine) rather than a can. There are a few references to sealing...more
This book was badly in need of a line edit, which was a distraction to say the least. Can the Robb/Roberts juggernaut slow down a little, please, and focus on quality? We'll wait. Really.
Some other reviews have criticized the repeated references to Eve's past trauma. While it's true this is the umpty-umpth book in the series (I've seen several different numbers attributed to it in various reviews, and I'm not taking the time to count myself), it should also be remembered that these h...more
Some other reviews have criticized the repeated references to Eve's past trauma. While it's true this is the umpty-umpth book in the series (I've seen several different numbers attributed to it in various reviews, and I'm not taking the time to count myself), it should also be remembered that these h...more
I picked up this book at a hotel kiosk when I was desperate for some light reading as a respite from a three day marathon session of writing. Oh my gosh it was bad! How is it that books like this have so many readers? The story is set in the distant future, but it seems the only purpose for that is so the author doesn't have to get bogged down with story complications that she doesn't want to develop or research. There doesn't seem to be any consistency as to what is contemporary and what is fut...more
Kindred in Death is the 29th book in the In Death futuristic mystery series featuring kick-ass cop Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her mega wealthy husband Roarke. Having read the past 20 novels in the series, Kindred in Death is about as perfect as I think an In Death mystery can get.
An extremely brutal crime involving the daughter of a police captain, a diabolical murder with no close connection to the victim and clues that refuse to provide cohesive answers. The focus on the rape and mu...more
An extremely brutal crime involving the daughter of a police captain, a diabolical murder with no close connection to the victim and clues that refuse to provide cohesive answers. The focus on the rape and mu...more
When I first started reading the Eve Dallas series I couldn't get enough of them - I probably read 7 of them in four days. Now that I've got 15 or more under my belt I'm starting to feel like I'm reading the same material over and over.
I love Eve's character - how she is so not a girly girl, doesn't understand her girlfriends preoccupation with clothes, makeup, babies, etc. I love how Robb has put Eve in a futuristic time period with seriously "frosty" electronics, cars, we...more
I love Eve's character - how she is so not a girly girl, doesn't understand her girlfriends preoccupation with clothes, makeup, babies, etc. I love how Robb has put Eve in a futuristic time period with seriously "frosty" electronics, cars, we...more
One might think that with the 39th offering in a series an author might be slowing down - quite the opposite is true with J. D. Robb who ratchets up the suspense, scariness, and sex in KINDRED IN DEATH. For this reader it's the best Eve Dallas tale yet.
Set in 2060 with NYC as the primary backdrop we find our erstwhile police lieutenant and husband Roarke enjoying a leisurely Sunday, and planning a day in the Caymans. (Just one more perk for being married to a handsome over the top w...more
I've finished the books in this series, at least until the next one comes out in March. Reading them in order was like experiencing the characters lives as they did, and I have gotten quite attached to them. I was afraid at first that the author would fall into a rut and I'd be reading the same plot over and over. For me, that didn't happen. She changed up plots enough to keep me interested. Eve wasn't always the one in danger, and sometimes you knew who the killer was and the plot centered...more
"A phone call from up high interrupts Eve's plans to have a lazy day with Roarke: The teenage daughter of Captain Jonah McMasters, head of the NYPD drug squad, has been found raped and strangled. A terrifying video of Deena, bloody and beaten beyond recognition, hints at a link to a criminal in McMasters's own past, but searching through his cases leads Eve nowhere ? until another rape-murder, and another video, reveals the killer's deadly intent: merciless retribution in the cruellest way ...more
Standard JD Robb book with all the same elements you find in every single book. This really a 3 plus rating. A lean toward the four due to the inclusion of Charles/Louise, the actual case itself, Morris back on the job.
Eve/Roarke relate every case to the events that happen in their childhood. It's such a shame that Eve's past has to brought up in every case and when a case comes along that warrants (such as the case in Kindred in Death) a reminder of what happen to her, it seems triv...more
Eve/Roarke relate every case to the events that happen in their childhood. It's such a shame that Eve's past has to brought up in every case and when a case comes along that warrants (such as the case in Kindred in Death) a reminder of what happen to her, it seems triv...more
This is the 29th book in the In Death series.
It is late spring/ early summer 2060. The young 16 y.o daughter of a police captain is murdered in her home while her parents were away on vacation and the captain wants Eve to personally oversee the investigation.
As Eve delves into the investigation, it becomes increasingly obvious that the rape/torture/murder of the young girl is payback for one of her father's cases, but Eve has to find out the why and that will lead her to...more
It is late spring/ early summer 2060. The young 16 y.o daughter of a police captain is murdered in her home while her parents were away on vacation and the captain wants Eve to personally oversee the investigation.
As Eve delves into the investigation, it becomes increasingly obvious that the rape/torture/murder of the young girl is payback for one of her father's cases, but Eve has to find out the why and that will lead her to...more
This is, if I counted correctly, the 29th ‘In Death’ series book. (let me sit for a moment and be astounded by that). I have to admit, it’s not the best in the series but nor is it the worst. Lately the In Death books have some romance subplot. Eve’s friends getting married. Eve’s friends having babies etc etc (it’s marriage this time) and I also learned I missed a book (but there’s enough here to tell me what I missed and I won’t be back for it. It has my least favorite crime trope...more
More of a mystery/crime than many of them are. The wedding isn't as much fun as the wedding shower in the last. You can see how much healthier Eve is from book to book. Heck, she's almost close to normal at this point.
I don't know what else to say that I haven't said about the previous 28 books in the series. Good characters and fun dialog in a kick-ass setting makes for a fun series to read.
I don't know what else to say that I haven't said about the previous 28 books in the series. Good characters and fun dialog in a kick-ass setting makes for a fun series to read.
4.5 stars เล่มนี้ฆาตกรโหดกว่าเล่มก่อนค่ะ แต่ก็ยังคงน่าติดตามทุกหน้าเช่นเคย ลังเลมากว่าจะให้สี่ดาวหรือห้าดาวดี แต่คิดว่ามีเล่มที่ชอบมากกว่าในซีรี่ส์นี้อยู่หลายเล่มก็เลยปัดลงให้สี่ดาวแทนค่ะ ไม่น่าเชื่อว่าสามสิบกว่าเล่มแล้ว (รวมเรื่องสั้นทั้งหลายในชุดด้วย) แต่ความเข้มข้นยังคงอยู่ระดับนี้ได้ตลอด ทึ่งคนเขียนเรื่องมากค่ะ
I haven't read any of the more recent Eve Dallas novels, but I picked up a copy of this when I couldn't find anything on my bookshelves that I felt like reading. As always, J.D. Robb provides a dependably good read. The familiar cast of characters and tropes are comfortable, and this comfortableness is a relief in contrast to the stark brutality of the case at hand. I could really feel the frustration of Dallas and her team as they struggle to follow sparse threads to the killer.
My f...more
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I was very dissapointed with this book. I'm a huge fan of the In Death series and have to say that I regret buying this book. It seems that Nora Roberts does not have a clear picture of her characters anymore. From the narrative it seems that Eve Dallas has none of her kick ass attitude and witty remarks and Roarke has none of his charm. The exchanges between Dallas and Summerset are lukewarm at best. Louise getting married in the book also doesn't add anything to the book unlike Mavis's labor r...more
I haven't read a J.D. Robb in a while and had this one sitting on my TBR pile for quite a while and I have to say that since reading it I remember what I enjoyed about this series. It was a really good read. I love how Eve is still after all this time struggles with all these people wanting to be part of her life and how they expect her do to things and she isn't sure who to deal with this. Roarke as always by her side helping her put the bad guy into the jail. It was a well written story th...more
A killer is on the loose and the bright sixteen year old daughter of a cop has been murdered in the most horrific manner. There are many hurdles to overcome before the killer can be brought to justice. The descriptions of how the police handle the investigation using computers are masterful, giving just enough information to keep the reader interested.
It continues the lives of Lieutenant Eve Dallas, Rourke and their extended family. The evidence begins to mount up but mistakes are made...more
It continues the lives of Lieutenant Eve Dallas, Rourke and their extended family. The evidence begins to mount up but mistakes are made...more
As others have stated, this is the 29th book in the In Death series. I have read all of the books in the series except the most recent one Fantasy in Death. For the most part, I have eagerly anticipated reading each new book in the series, but lately that interest has faded. I still enjoy the books, but the intensity has dropped off especially while trying to read Salvation in Death which took me forever to read. Promises in Death brought my interest back and this book Kindred in Death made me w...more
I actually don't give J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) enough credit. I'd said right after I picked up Kindred in Death that "it's a J.D. Robb book, so I expect very few surprises and no real fear at all. Just crime candy."
So imagine my surprise when I was a little surprised. And wasn't exactly scared, but was affected more than usual.
Kindred starts with the rape and murder of a cop's teenage daughter, which of course opens lots of Eve Dallas baggage. But it didn't ...more
So imagine my surprise when I was a little surprised. And wasn't exactly scared, but was affected more than usual.
Kindred starts with the rape and murder of a cop's teenage daughter, which of course opens lots of Eve Dallas baggage. But it didn't ...more
Good addition to the Eve Dallas series. I just wish every murder lately didn't cause Eve to flashback to her own horrid past. Seems like a plot crutch for Roberts. This book also didn't have as much character scenes as others - relied very heavily on the investigation. I really missed the character interactions since they are my favorite parts of the series.
The problem with these long running series (this is the 30th JD Robb book) is that they really start to run together. You can't ke...more
The problem with these long running series (this is the 30th JD Robb book) is that they really start to run together. You can't ke...more
As a mystery goes, this book was pretty good. However, the plot was a cross between Vengeance in Death and Michael Connelly's The Scarecrow, both of which were much better books. As a __in Death book, it was a HUGE disappointment. The language was off. The writer used the terminology from Michael Connelly's cops, not found in previous __in Death books. There was something very wrong with the personality and relationships in the back story--they were missing--and they are, to me, the real ch...more
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Another good murder mystery in the world of Lieutenant Eve Dallas. This one starts out with the brutal murder of a cop's daughter. This makes it very personal to the NYPSD and to Eve. The investigation takes Dallas, her partner Peabody and the regular cast of Cop Central back 20 years to a grifter who was imprisoned at Rikers. The grifter wound up murdered in Chicago years after her release and her then husband and others appear to be revenging her killing.
Jamie, a friend of the murdered gir...more
Jamie, a friend of the murdered gir...more
Promises in Death, Kindred in Death, Ritual in Death, and Missing in Death by J.D. Robb - Two full-length novels and two novellas (I never read the other stories in those short story compilation books) and I only have the most recent book in the series and I'll be caught up at last. I really liked Kindred. It would probably make my top five in the series. I've definitely enjoyed the series. The characters are great, the sex is great , the humor is great. But I'm also glad I didn't invest i...more
Some installments in Death series I think are more fascinating than the others, and this installment absolutely is. (I skipped Fantasy In Death for this)
At the very biginning we felt sorry for the victim, a young 16-year-old female whose father was a recent promoted captain. The motives were blur and the suspect was unknown. How could Eve figure the suspect and find out the motives? These were like a kind of building a puzzle except they had to find the pieces first.
Then, after purs...more
At the very biginning we felt sorry for the victim, a young 16-year-old female whose father was a recent promoted captain. The motives were blur and the suspect was unknown. How could Eve figure the suspect and find out the motives? These were like a kind of building a puzzle except they had to find the pieces first.
Then, after purs...more
I love to read the reviews of the Eve Dallas series - people take themselves so seriously. I am a well read college graduate who delights in the simple pleasure of losing myself in what I call my "TV Books". Instead of watching the steady stream of drivel on tv, I pick up a TV book to escape. JD Robb/Nora Roberts does this timie & time again. Eve Dallas is a homicide detective - guess what? There is going to be a murder! She had a rough start to her life - guess what? It is goin...more
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This is a pseudonym for Nora Roberts.
Nora Roberts was born in Silver Spring Maryland, the youngest of five children. After a school career that included some time in Catholic school and the disciplines of nuns, she married young and settled in Keedysville, Maryland.
She worked briefly as a legal secretary. "I could type fast but couldn't spell, I was the worst legal s...more
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Nora Roberts was born in Silver Spring Maryland, the youngest of five children. After a school career that included some time in Catholic school and the disciplines of nuns, she married young and settled in Keedysville, Maryland.
She worked briefly as a legal secretary. "I could type fast but couldn't spell, I was the worst legal s...more
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“Roarke: You'd enjoy flying more if you'd learn the controls.
Eve: I'd rather pretend I'm on the ground.
Roarke: And how many vehicles have you wrecked, had blown up, or destroyed in the last, oh, two years?
Eve: Think about that, then imagine it happening when I'm at the wheel at thirty thousand feet.
Roarke: Good point. I'll do the flying.”
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Eve: I'd rather pretend I'm on the ground.
Roarke: And how many vehicles have you wrecked, had blown up, or destroyed in the last, oh, two years?
Eve: Think about that, then imagine it happening when I'm at the wheel at thirty thousand feet.
Roarke: Good point. I'll do the flying.”
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