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Judgment in Death (In Death #11)

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In an uptown strip joint, a cop is found bludgeoned to death. The weapon's a baseball bat. The motive's a mystery. It's a case of serious overkill that pushes Eve Dallas straight into overdrive. Her investigation uncovers a private club that's more than a hot spot. Purgatory's a last chance for atonement where everyone is judged. Where your ultimate fate depends on your mo...more

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Published September 1st 2000 by Berkley (first published 2000)

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May 25, 2012 Lisa Kay rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: series-in-death, setting-usa-new-york, setting-usa-connecticut, genre-romance-suspense, genre-futuristic, 2012-in-2012-group-challenge, m-library-sj-audio-oda, amazing-secondary-characters, well-narrated, xyzcover-car, zzcover-navy, married-couple-all-or-most-of-book, genre-mystery-police-procedural, animal-cat-in-story, reviewed-by-me

Thirty pieces of silver.

★★★★★ & a W.O.W! (This is a review of the audiobook.) I feel like a parrot, because I keep saying this, but this series just keeps getting better and better. This is certainly due, in large part, to Susan Ericksen’s excellent narration. She knows these characters so well and is so versatile with the voices. Love the rugged, poetic Irish lilt of Roarke’s voice; the friendly airiness of Mavis’s; the professional, dependable, but decidedly sassy Detective Delia Peabody’s...more

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Jan 31, 2013 Kristen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favourite-series, strong-female-characters, favorites

I'm still completely and unapologetically addicted to the characters in this series - especially Eve and Roarke, but even the supporting characters are so real and relatable they get under my skin.

This time around, Eve's hunting a cop killer. A cop killer who seems to be killing cops who may or may not be on the take. Naturally, cops don't like to be investigated, especially by another cop, so Eve's not too popular - but, being Eve, that makes no difference at all to her doing what she has to do...more

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Mar 09, 2013 Sillylittlefishey rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Dec 21, 2012 İlkim rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-i-own, fav-author, favorites, romance, thriller

Bu yorumu Kitap Esintisi sayfasında daha detaylı bulabilirsiniz.

Seriye bir süre ara verdikten sonra hafta içi alıp anında okumaya başladığım 11. Eve ve Roarke kitabı da bitti. Her kitapta ayrıca seviyorum demiş miydim daha önce? Büyük ihtimalle dedim. Bad-ass hatunumuz Eve ve de sert İrlanda viskisi tadındaki Roarke, kitabı okurken sizi kendilerine çeken ana karakterlerimiz. Hiç okumayanlar için kısa bir özet geçeyim: Her ikisinin de sorunlu çocuklukları vardır, çocukluğundaki olaylar Evve'i pol...more Bu yorumu Kitap Esintisi sayfasında daha detaylı bulabilirsiniz.

Seriye bir süre ara verdikten sonra hafta içi alıp anında okumaya başladığım 11. Eve ve Roarke kitabı da bitti. Her kitapta ayrıca seviyorum demiş miydim daha önce? Büyük ihtimalle dedim. Bad-ass hatunumuz Eve ve de sert İrlanda viskisi tadındaki Roarke, kitabı okurken sizi kendilerine çeken ana karakterlerimiz. Hiç okumayanlar için kısa bir özet geçeyim: Her ikisinin de sorunlu çocuklukları vardır, çocukluğundaki olaylar Evve'i polis olmaya, Roarke'u da bir suçlu olmaya itmiştir ama şimdi Roarke'un her işi legal bir durumdadır ve bu ikili de hiç bulmayacaklarını sandıkları aşk ve tutkuyu birbirlerinde bulmuşlardır. Evlilik her ikisinin de planlarında olmasa da seride neredeyse bir yıldır evliler ve kendilerince evliliklerini yürdürmeye çalışmaktadırlar. Sakın evlendikleri için mutsuz olduklarını sanmayın yalnız. Kesinlikle ikisinin de başlarına gelebilecek en güzel şey olmuş bu.

Bu kitapta ise Roarke'un eski zamanlarında iş yaptığı Ricker adlı bir suç babasıyla tanışıyoruz. Ama adamın aklı fikri hinlikte. Etrafındakiler adamın gittikçe delirdiğinin de farkında ve Ricker sadist beyninde bir oyun kurguluyor. Oyuna göre polisleri polislere düşürtecek ve birbirlerini vurmalarını zevkle izleyecek. Kendine baskın yapan bir grubun kilit elemanlarına rüşvet veriyor, aynı zamanda emniyette, savcılıkta, valilikte, neresi gelirse aklınıza orada da adamları var. Eve tabi ilk olarak öldürülen polisler bulmaya başlıyor ve katilin zihnini anlayabilmek için Roarke'dan bir hayli yardım alıyor. Ama işin içinde karısı tehdit edilen acaip seksi ve de sinirli bir İrlandalı olunca kitap tadından yenmiyor. Her ne kadar Eve ile araları bu yüzden biraz açık olsa da kitapta, en sonunda yine bir yollarını bulup el ele veriyorlar ve bu sadist planı durdurup failleri de yakalıyorlar.

Her sayfası ayrı bir zevkli. Peabody ile olan komik sohbetleri, Mira'nın gösterdiği duygusallık ve de Roarke'un performansı üzerine (!) yaşadığı şok, Mavis ile takılmaları kitabın yan kısımları. Noracığım karakterlerini sağlam temellerde kurduğundan her kitapta yan karakterleri de deli gibi merak ediyorsunuz. Mesela McNab ile Peabody hala takılıyorlar ama pek de ilerlememişler son kitapta bıraktığım yerden. Feeney, yüzbaşı hatta şef Tibbs bile ailedenmiş gibi gelmeye başlıyor bir süre sonra. Summerset var sonra. Ayrıca bu kitapta Eve'i hala unutamadığını fark eden bir de eski kaçamağı var diyelim. Eğer sıkı takipçiyseniz hatırlarsınız kendilerini zaten. Tabi Roarke biraz ağzını burnun kırıyor ama olsun (kıskanç İrlandalı erkek de apayrı canım). Neticede kitap müthiş, neyse ki seride daha en az 24 kitap daha var okumadığım. Eğer yakında biteceğini hissetsem depresyona girebilirdim.(less)

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Jan 05, 2008 Tina rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, mystery

This is the 11th book in the In Death series.

It is early Spring 2059 and Eve is called to the scene of a bludgeoning death in a classy, upscale strip club called Purgatory. The condition of the body is a testament to a rage kill and scattered amongst the remains are 30 pieces of silver.

Eve learns that the dead man was a cop and had once been a part of a police task force formed to put away a notorious criminal. But evidence was compromised, the case disintegrated and the criminal got away.

There...more This is the 11th book in the In Death series.

It is early Spring 2059 and Eve is called to the scene of a bludgeoning death in a classy, upscale strip club called Purgatory. The condition of the body is a testament to a rage kill and scattered amongst the remains are 30 pieces of silver.

Eve learns that the dead man was a cop and had once been a part of a police task force formed to put away a notorious criminal. But evidence was compromised, the case disintegrated and the criminal got away.

There is an obvious connection as other cops from the same precinct are found murdered. Now Eve has to find a cop killer, face off with a master criminal and butt heads with Internal Affairs as she begins to uncover some unsavory facts about members of the force.

As this series goes on, each book builds on the one before it. We see Eve and Roarke settle into life as a newly married couple. We watch as Eve slowly begins to remember more about her past. We learn, along with Eve, more about Roarke's own colorful unsavory past. And we enjoy Eve as she begins to slowly, accidentally build a network of friends who also become her surrogate family.

As such, the series as a whole is enjoyable, solid and satisfies those of us who like to revisit familiar characters in a serial fashion. As in any series, not every book is uniform in content, plotting or interest. However some stand out from the others. In this series, I'd have to say I have about five or six of the books that just do it for me. They hit on all cylinders; plot, character development, humor, pathos, emotional storytelling. This is one of them.

First we have a good crime story. The cop killers, the allusion to Judas, the slow unfolding of the depth of the corruption in force. This one was tightly written, well plotted and for once, kept me guessing.

Second, there was a truly interesting villain. Ricker, the crime lord was a good adversary for Eve. I love the fact that he was just totally bat-shit insane. He had everyone around him so cowed, but in his relations with Eve he was Wile E. Coyote, except crazier, meaner and in a good suit. And bonus points for his deep, crazy hatred of Roarke.

Third, great little throw away moments of humor. Eve's reactions as she questioned the stripper (she was from Utumwa Iowa and said 'Golly') were vintage Eve. It is always fun when the decidedly gritty, urban Eve Dallas is confronted with anyone or anything that is even remotely rural or suburban. She's totally freaked out and simply can't cope. Other smile-out-loud moments include Dr. Mira's reactions to Eve's vivid descriptions of the mid-argument angry sex she and Roarke indulge in. Or when McNabb generously shares his wild grape bubblegum with Roarke and the two men chew while watching their women work a grisly crime scene.

And lastly, the great confrontation scene in Purgatory between Roarke and Ricker was worth the price of the book. Again, we see that Roarke is no simple romance novel hero. The guy is scary. And I LOVED the descriptions of the club. I could easily envision the railings that are snakes swallowing each other's tales, the dark blue mist that swirls on the dance floor, the gilded cages atop pedestals for the dancers and the hologram panther that stalks around the crowded dance floor and roars at the gyrating throng only to have them roar back. In my NYC club kid days I'd've totally lived at a club like this.(less)

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Dec 01, 2012 OpenBookSociety.com rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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It’s spring 2059 and Eve Dallas is called to a case where a fellow police officer was murdered. He was bludgeoned to death with a metal baseball bat inside a club that is owned by Eve’s husband, Roarke, nonetheless.
Then, a second police officer is murdered and Eve finds a link; they’re both dirty cops. But as Eve digs deeper she discovers that the first cop was only made to look dirty and was part of a secret operation in internal affairs.

Th...more Brought to you by OBS reviewer Heidi

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It’s spring 2059 and Eve Dallas is called to a case where a fellow police officer was murdered. He was bludgeoned to death with a metal baseball bat inside a club that is owned by Eve’s husband, Roarke, nonetheless.
Then, a second police officer is murdered and Eve finds a link; they’re both dirty cops. But as Eve digs deeper she discovers that the first cop was only made to look dirty and was part of a secret operation in internal affairs.

The murders are all connected to a powerful former associate of Roarke’s (from before he became ‘legitimate’), Max Ricker, who is a career criminal that always slips away without getting caught. Now Roarke and Eve butt heads as she wants to take Ricker down and Roarke knows how dangerous he is and wants her far away from him.

Although I love him, in the first half of this book, Roarke was annoying the crap out of me with his possessive controlling ways when it came to Eve. He wouldn’t talk to her because she wasn’t completely honest about how she handled Ricker at the beginning of her investigation, but she did fess up the same night. I felt Roarke was acting like a child and he needed to grow up. I also hated the whole “I’ll take what’s mine” scene in the book where he practically forces himself on her, but it’s OK because he knew that Eve wanted it or whatever. I just didn’t like it especially considering her past…but once that is over they go back to themselves thank God! And then I can like Roarke again.

This was another case of a cop gone bad after suffering the tragic loss of his son and having a bit skewed way of righting things in his son’s honor. But the killer took a backseat to Ricker, even as more bodies started piling up, and the main focus seemed to be to nail him at all costs.

I really missed Peabody, McNab, and Feeney in this one. Don’t get me wrong, they were present, but the story didn’t go into much detail with any of them. But on the upside, we did get to know Webster a little better and I enjoyed it.

Bottom line–I thought this book was OK, but nothing earth shattering.

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Sep 30, 2012 Nicole rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Surprise! There is a serial killer on the loose in NYC and Lt. Eve Dallas has to track him down. Oh, and of course her billionaire, mouth-watering husband, Roarke, is tangled up in the investigation. Plus, Eve and Roarke have to (yet again) overcome their personal issues with commitment to make their marriage work. And Eve has to face another little sliver of her past. Have I forgotten anything?

Obviously, the In Death Series has some trends that are present in all of the books. However, I thoug...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Kerry rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2005, 7, mystery

When Eve is called to the night club Purgatory (owned, of course, by Roarke) to investigate the murder of a bartender, she is shocked to discover the young man was a cop. As the police close ranks to find the killer of one of their own, it soon becomes clear that there is a cop killer out there and his first target won't be his last.

To make matters more complicated, there seems to be a link to an old business associate of Roarke's, from the days when not all Roarke's ventures were as above boar...more

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Jul 07, 2012 Freddy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, suspense, romance, science, fiction, mystery, thriller

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From Publishers Weekly

Written under the pen name J.D. Robb, this futuristic mysteryDset in New York City, year 2059Dshowcases veteran writer Nora Roberts's skills at their best. It's as tough, smart, sassy and successful as its heroine, police lieutenant Eve Dallas. The story opens in the upscale nightclub Purgatory, where Dallas discovers the brutally slain body of a fellow officer; another cop is murdered soon thereafter. Both men, it appears, were on the take, and both were connected to elusive criminal Max Ricker. Dallas's investigation, which exposes crime and police corruption, puts both her reputation and life in danger. To make matters worse, Purgatory is owned by her own millionaire husband, RoarkeDa business associate of Ricker's before turning legitimateDand the overlap of professional and personal lives adds extra fireworks to an already tempestuous marriage. Robb's plotting is precise and fast paced, creating a satisfying mystery full of lively, credible twists. Secondary charactersDa troubled female police captain, an Internal Affairs cop with a leftover crush on DallasDare as well-drawn as Dallas herself, a tough but endearing 21st-century woman. Sexy, surprising and often funny power struggles between Dallas and Roarke are the tasty icing on this extremely well-made fictional "cake," which is just the right confection for lazy late-summer reading. (Sept.)
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The latest in Robb's (a.k.a. Nora Roberts) Eve Dallas series, this fast-paced mystery takes our tough-minded, insightful homicide lieutenant into the hellish world of "illegals" and crime as she investigates the vicious murder of a cop in a sleazy New York nightclub appropriately named Purgatory and owned, not surprisingly, by Eve's tycoon husband, who owns just about everything around. But things take a twisted and unexpectedly personal turn as Eve starts digging and more bodies show up, and soon she finds herself in the killer's sights as well. A law-flouting criminal kingpin with a personal vendetta who deals in illegals, a crazed cop on a murderous mission, and a pair of perfectly matched protagonists propel this fast-paced, gritty, often violent story, which provides what few romantic suspense novels canDan exquisite blend of electric sensuality, hard-core suspense, and soulwarming romance that continually brings fans back for more. Robb (Witness in Death) is a member of the RWA Hall of Fame and lives in Keedysville, MD.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Mar 31, 2012 Kim Lim rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The story opens in the upscale nightclub Purgatory, where Dallas discovers the brutally slain body of a fellow officer; another cop is murdered soon thereafter. Both men, it appears, were on the take, and both were connected to elusive criminal Max Ricker.
- Officers from the 128 division seem to be dying & only Julianna Martinez seem to be clean
- Captain Eileen Roth of 128 division has a driking problem & went to rehab for it already, she is a new captain & is fighting hard to keep h...more

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Jul 22, 2011 Adi (Reading in the Windowseat) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: series-in-death, 2011-read-list, class-adult, genre-crimi, genre-sci-fi, genre-urban, uncompromising-alpha-males

This case was a ton of tension and hatred.

This time Eve meets full-out resistence, is lebelled as the bitch that turn on her own and is shun and despised by those who should stand behind her and help her on. Trying to make good on catching the killer of cops, and going after a cop puts her in a spot of complete isolation and anger.

The case is charged and intense, but so are the ties Eve has with her team and loved ones.

And that's why I consumed it for one day. Robb fans will love it.

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Apr 30, 2011 Jane Lee rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

CRITERIA:
1-Graphic images
2-sub plots
3-murder weapon used and how murder was done
4-surprise element
5-Personality of the murderer

1. The graphic images of this book was more than enough, with blood dripping from here to there, staining badges and God knows what else. I especially liked the second killing, that of Mills, whose innards just decided to squiggle away from the viscera. Nice touch.

2. I don't think there were any interesting sub plots there as I don't consider Ricker a sub plot as much as...more

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Mar 25, 2011 Books-treasureortrash rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Book Review: 2 Treasure Boxes

This is a good futuristic suspense novel featuring Lieutenant Eve Dallas. She is a tough, smart, likable homicide detective. In each book she solves a crime and finds the killer. The book also encompasses her entire life including her personal relationships. Eve is investigating the murder of a young police officer. What at first appears to be a brutal killing soon turns out to involve a large conspiracy.

Judgment in Deathis the twelfth book in the In Death series by...more Book Review: 2 Treasure Boxes

This is a good futuristic suspense novel featuring Lieutenant Eve Dallas. She is a tough, smart, likable homicide detective. In each book she solves a crime and finds the killer. The book also encompasses her entire life including her personal relationships. Eve is investigating the murder of a young police officer. What at first appears to be a brutal killing soon turns out to involve a large conspiracy.

Judgment in Deathis the twelfth book in the In Death series by J.D. Robb, to date she has written 40 books in the series. Books 41 and 42 are expected out in the fall of 2011. I have read most of these books and found them all to be enjoyable and well written. This book falls into both the suspense and romance categories as the book focuses on the case Eve is currently working on as well as Eve and Roake’s relationship. This is a futuristic suspense that takes place in 2059 in New York City. The books are told in a third person narrative that focuses primarily on Lieutenant Eve Dallas, a dedicated and talented homicide detective. Although the story is also told through some of the other characters including the murderer. The books are written by Nora Roberts under the pseudonym of J. D. Robb.

Lieutenant Eve Dallas is working on solving the murder of several cops and they all include 30 peices of silver. During her investigation she finds that the link for these murders is the criminal Ricker and cops on the take. In addition, Ricker has had dealings with Roake in the past and has a hate-on for Roake. Naturally, this causes trouble in paradise, but the angry sex is hot, hot, hot. This books shows more depth into Roake character and it is interesting to read his jealous reaction against Webster, a fellow police detective from the Internal Affairs Division who is working with Eve on the case. The story flows well and builds to an exciting ending with Roake working undercover. Eve's character is also further developed to show her truly kind heart when she is dealing with the murderer at the end of the story.

This is a standalone book but I am sure that if you read it you would be quickly reading the other books in the series. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about strong female lead characters and enjoys a suspense story. The story is well written and enjoyable. I also recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about a bit of romance since there is a fair bit of this as well as some hot sex scenes between Eve and Roake.

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Jan 06, 2011 Amanda rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Book #1 of 2011

There was a bit more fighting between Eve and Roarke in this book - the evil villian Ricker apparently getting under Roarke's skin. But they'd still do anything for each other and are just trying to figure out how move into the next stage of thier relationship... and how to handle each other as they are both hot-tempered characters! I may have mentioned this before, but Eve and Roarke remind me so much of Cat and Bones from the Night Huntress series. Eve, like Cat, is a strong wom...more

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Sep 13, 2012 Lynsey (The Demon Librarian) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: action-filled, book-boyfriend, cracking-mystery, flawed-character, futuristic, girl-power, hero-i-love, heroine-i-love, mad-butt-kicking-skills, romantic-elements, rotflmao, sci-fi, there-s-been-a-murrrrrder, whodunnit, kick-ass-chicks

Thirty pieces of silver, but what is the price of a soul?

And we're back for book 11 in the In Death series with a gruesome killing spree that puts a taint on everything Eve Dallas stands for. As usual—and this is something that I find quite comical at this point—there's a connection to Eve's billionaire husband, Roarke.

Well, he does own half the planet!

I thought the crime and mystery aspect was a great improvement over the last one. There's nothing Eve won't do to avenge the dead, and it hits e...more

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Jun 09, 2012 Ana Luisa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Mais um caso finalizado, mais uns bandidos atrás das grades! Com Eve Dallas é mesmo assim, muita acção, muito romance e riso á mistura, mas sempre com o dever acima de tudo. Adoro esta serie e sigo-a religiosamente. Este foi um caso particularmente difícil, tanto para a protagonista, como para quem o leu. Ao contrário dos outros volumes, não consegui descobrir a identidade do assassino e talvez por isso tenha colocado este livro um pouco acima dos outros. Acredito que não seja fácil para o autor...more

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Aug 15, 2012 Nina rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: epic-couples, fake-boyfriend-parade, futuristic, murder-she-wrote, series, shoot-em-up, cops-and-robbers, swoon

You know what a really sexy song does to you?

Not just one where it's about knocking boots and oh, baby, but where the voice is crooning and you just want to take your clothes off and please, let's make this happen.

That's Roarke. And that's Eve. And them together? Jesus. It's just so good. So when you take that good and you put a pretty crazy murder mystery on top of it with conspiracy and craziness and Roarke's old connections and Eve's spitfire crew of cops? It's just so perfectly balanced. Th...more

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Sep 19, 2011 Avital Gertner-Samet rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book depicts the unravelling of the death of a cop, who had been maliciously murdered and found in a trendy upscale club. Eve Dalas is the primary cop who manages the murder investigation and finds herself struggling with her past and personal life while trying to move forward professionally. As it happens, the plot takes place sometime in the future in NYC.

The book is not the first in Nora Roberts's "In Death" series under the name J.D Robb. However, I could easily get into the story and c...more

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Sep 09, 2012 signorina Vei rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Pembaca semakin tergila-gila pada Roarke dan Eve. Roarke yang terbiasa menerima pukulan, terbiasa melenyapkan orang-orang yang mengincarnya, kini harus menghadapi saingan lama yang mengincar istrinya. Seperti dapat ditebak, ia melindas dan menghancurkan mereka seperti debu. Namun Eve yang berkeras agar Roarke tidak ikut campur memperumit suasana diantara mereka.
Dimulai dengan Ricker yang membuat memar di lengan Eve yang membuat Roarke meledak (tidak ada kata lain yang lebih tepat untuk reaksi R...more

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Apr 06, 2012 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: jd-robb, michelle-mcm-s-2012-reading-list, read-april-2012

I'm still enjoying this series, I have read a few out of order and I'm trying to fill in the holes.

I like how Eve and Roarke have to work at their marriage, I enjoy their interactions more than the story lines. It was nice to see Roarke being confronted with an ex of Eve's rather than the other way round.

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Jun 18, 2012 Jenny Delandro rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: author-nora-roberts-j-d-robb

I am working my way through these books and they never disappoint.

I feel like I am visiting a friend and while I am there other friends drop in and say hi.

As I read through I think from time to time that I am reading a particularly good passage - good enough for a quote... then I think I will remember where that great paragraph was...... Wrong
I could not stop turning the pages.... get find the answers... to see what she sees .. to catch the bad guys and to catch yummy parts of Roarke (make-up se...more

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Jul 09, 2010 Dana rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This mystery starts in a nightclub called Purgatory. An off-duty policeman working as a bartender is brutally slain. Who is the nightclub owned by? None other than Dallas' husband Roarke.

The investigation leads toward Max Ricker, an old colleague of Roarke before he turned 'legitimate'. Another policeman is killed and the investigation heats up. Police corruption and revenge lead Dallas into a case which has her walking a tightrope between other police annoyed with her for breaking the blue code...more

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Oct 02, 2012 Tawnya Shrum added it · review of another edition

Okay--this is one of my least favorite In Death books. I've read so many of these books--and most of them out of order and I've come to like the dynamic between Roarke and Eve and the way they work together around her cases. Normally, you have to love Roarke--but I can't say that I even found him remotely intersting in this book. Webster gets a real thumbs up! Well, that is the most critical thing you are going to get me to say--because I hate reading reviews where people trash authors. I love R...more

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Jun 28, 2012 Catarina rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Mais um caso para desvendar, novos problemas afloram a mente da detetive Eve Dallas e desta vez estes não se prendem unicamente com o seu passado ou com o caso que tem entre mãos. Desta vez há mesmo uma tensão conjugal com Roarke que faz com que Eve reveja os seus padrões de vivência em conjunto e acima de tudo de partilha incondicional havendo para isso uma confiança incontornável entre os dois.

Esta é daquelas séries que dificilmente me irei fartar, por mais livros que leia, há sempre uma adern...more

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Dec 15, 2011 Amy A rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: in-death-series

This is the best installmen the In Death series has had in a few books now. While most of the others coasted along and the plots were interesting enough Judgement in Death really put the series back on the ground it started at in the beginning.

A man is murdered in Purgatory. A club that also happens to be owned by Roarke. The man also happens to have been a cop. Why was he also working as a bartender? This murder starts off a story of crooked cops and an even more dangerous crime boss.

This boo...more This is the best installmen the In Death series has had in a few books now. While most of the others coasted along and the plots were interesting enough Judgement in Death really put the series back on the ground it started at in the beginning.

A man is murdered in Purgatory. A club that also happens to be owned by Roarke. The man also happens to have been a cop. Why was he also working as a bartender? This murder starts off a story of crooked cops and an even more dangerous crime boss.

This book was great in the way that Roberts linked the crimes together. We start out with a murder and soon we are looking for corrupted cops being controlled by a man with money. But who's really killing the corrupted cops? I think Roberts did great with this, not making it too confusing. It was all very intricately planned. I liked learning more about the inner workings of Cop Central. It just makes everything more personal when events take place on Eve's turf so to speak. And not knowing who to trust on said turf just makes everything even more interesting.

Of course we have our usual cast of characters back. Feeney, McNab, and Peabody are all back to help solve the case. Webster from Internal Affairs (who we previously saw in Conspiracy in Death) features more prominently in this book and his past with Eve is considered more, much to Roarke's displeasure.

This was a tough book for Eve and Roarke. I will say I love the dynamic between the characters. I even like it when they have little fights and square off against each other. But this book really displaces both of them and I think it's a testament to the characters that Roberts (and her writing of course) has created when the readers can feel the emotion from these characters when it hits them on such a level. I like seeing Eve and Roarke work things out. Even though I don't like the whole displacement situation, I appreciate that they are able to work through the tough times and reach a compromise. I also like that Roberts never makes me question how each of these characters feel about the other so I don't have to worry too much.

The ending was a little more complete than Roberts usually makes them. Usually after figuring out who-done-it and finding a way to bring them in, we get a few short sentences and the book is done. Here, with the multiple guilty parties the ending was fleshed out a little more, and I would say ended on a sweet if not hopeful note.

This book has really made me want to continue to read the series as a quicker pace. I only hope there's not another lull in the books again, although with so many in the series it is quite expected. It's nice to be surprised by the 11th book in a series though. Until next time!(less)

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Feb 15, 2012 Katherine St. Vincent rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romantic-suspense, futuristic

Ceritanya ttg pembunuhan polisi yg berturut-turut menjadi 3 orang yg telah tewas. Dan ternyata didalangi oleh mantan musuh besar Roarke. Tapi ada pertanyaan yang mengganjal dan tidak terjawab di buku ini:
1. Kenapa pada pembunuhan Bayliss (polisi ketiga) ditaruh 30 keping perak? okelah berarti Bayliss mengkhianati atau akan mengkhianati. Tapi kepada siapa dan karena apa motifnya. Aku kurang mudeng disini.
2. Pada saat pembunuhan Bayliss, Eve diancam dlm wkt 3 hari harus menangkap dan membuktikan R...more

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Jul 28, 2011 Maria rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: nora-roberts-re-reads, romance-mystery-scifi-thriller

This book was timely in that, after reading 10 in Death books, I found myself, a non-violent person, wishing that a few of the murderers would be themselves murdered because I wasn't sure the system would hold them and serve justice. This book shows what happens when someone appoints himself judge, jury, and executioner. No one is infallible. The book is also about manipulation of minds, a painful reminder of the Cold War years and the results of propaganda. I particularly enjoyed Roarke and Eve...more

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Aug 26, 2012 Mysterious Ed rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: law-enforcement, nyc, science-fiction

#11 in the Eve Dallas/"... in Death" series. In this superior entry, Lt. Eve Dallas encounters police corruption and the hostility of department members to someone investigating "one of their own".

Eve Dallas series - In the upscale nightclub Purgatory, Eve Dallas discovers the brutally slain body of a fellow officer; another cop is murdered soon thereafter. Both men, it appears, were on the take, and both were connected to elusive criminal Max Ricker. Dallas's investigation, which exposes crime...more

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Mar 03, 2013 **Manjula** rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2013

My statement still stands. I think they'll stand for all the books in the 'In Death' series.

When one of New York's finest is found dead, every policeman wants the killer found. For Eve, it's personal. It always is.

Murder investigations are always ugly. This one is no different. Truth rears its ugly head. Roarke is in the center of the investigation and Eve is doing everything to not involve him.

Marriage, Eve realizes is the definition of the word "compromise" .

Together they catch a killer. L...more

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Mar 04, 2011 Filipa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: english-books, own, j-d-robb, romantic-suspense, 2011-reads

Very good. An awesome book. That's the first I have to say about Judgment in Death, eleventh book in In Death series.
The case, Eve and Roarke's relationship, seeing Peabody and McNabb. The characters are no long news to us. This books implies a certain familiarity with the characters, their jobs and their personalities. We know what to expect from them. At least in certain areas of their life's.
That is something I really love in this series.

The idea of being able to once again see my favourite...more Very good. An awesome book. That's the first I have to say about Judgment in Death, eleventh book in In Death series.
The case, Eve and Roarke's relationship, seeing Peabody and McNabb. The characters are no long news to us. This books implies a certain familiarity with the characters, their jobs and their personalities. We know what to expect from them. At least in certain areas of their life's.
That is something I really love in this series.

The idea of being able to once again see my favourite NYPSD team is not a sacrifice. I love seeing them work together.
Seeing Delia and Ian and their fights. ( I really love their first names too).
Their good moments, their not so good moments. I love all of that.
It's just great to see all of them.

Eve and Roarke - they're amazing. The way they work around each other. Seeing them adapt to each other. The way they're trying to adapt to the fact that they're husband and wife. Their life is never boring. Just the opposite. They are fun.
In this book Eve ans Roarke had an ugly disagreement. All the steps they've taken - individually or together - to figure how to solve that was just brilliant and delicious.
In Don Webster's words - "they really fit".

This case was important too. Corrupt cops and the deaths of colleagues is hard to imagine. And very complicated to manage.
Eve had to work very hard to find a cop's killer. That's really hard. Just thinking it could be her - I can't even imagine that in real life.
And the way we Eve battling to keep the case impersonal so that she can't loose her perspective was interesting because I admire her strength, her determination, her personality. I admire Eve as a person, as a cop and as a woman.
The case was really personal - an associate of Roarke's from his past - that complicated things up.
The past sometimes as a nasty way to make appearances in present life.
The killer - I liked him and I respect his motive. I was surprised that he was the bad guy. I would really like to know what happened to him after.
I really liked all that symbolism of the coins. The crimes were all excellently structured and planned.
And great ending, by the way. (less)

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"With her? Oh, ah, hmmm. Webster."

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