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Conspiracy in Death (In Death, #8)
by J.D. Robb
by J.D. Robb
The conspiracy was predictable and I didn't like parts that were the perspective from the killer. It made the mystery too obvious. While I liked seeing Dallas's weaker side, I thought the wallowing was too over the top and then her proving to everyone that she was tough by doing something really difficult that she didn't really need to do was just too much. Despite its flaws, I gobbled this In Death book as quickly as I did the rest. They really are like cheetos for your mind.
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70.0% | "This guilty pleasure is exactly what I was craving." |
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Mar 08, 2012 04:47pm
I read the first one and thought it was mostly porn wrapped in a very plain mystery and very unimaginative sci-fi. Does it get any better?
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I enjoyed the first book, but I thought the next couple of books were better only because the supporting cast became more established. But the actual mysteries don't really get any better. But they're still kinda just porn with a story.
As far as trashy mysteries go you should check out John Sandford's Prey series. The mystery/procedural aspects of that series are really enjoyable.
Brad wrote: "The mystery/procedural aspects of that series are really enjoyable."O_o
I found them (well the first one, anyway) so incredibly unbelievable and irritating that I followed Dorothy Parker's advice.
Weird, I didn't think that at all. Although the first one pales in comparison to the rest of them. Even Sandford admits that his first 2 books weren't very good and his fiction writing skills weren't all that good yet.
While I hesitate to commit unpardonably un-PC offenses, and I definitely know of exceptions in both directions, I have found that XY-type people are more likely to enjoy Sandford, and XX-types like myself less likely. The reverse tends to be true of the In Death books.
