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May 16, 2018 09:38AM
I think that is a fine line you have to cross. Too little, ineffective. Too much, it's just violence-porn. IMHO, JD/Nora does it just right.
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I agree, Kirsten. It was important for the reader to understand how violent this guy was. Otherwise what Eve did wouldn't have made sense.
Kirsten wrote: "I think that is a fine line you have to cross. Too little, ineffective. Too much, it's just violence-porn. IMHO, JD/Nora does it just right."I agree Kirsten. A good writer needs to know when the violence is too much. I'm never turned off by Robb's style. She allows the reader to feel the cringe of the investigators but she doesn't make the reader lose their lunch.
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I often read comments in reviews and on blogs that a procedu..."
So, so true! It balances everything else out.
Kirsten wrote: "Eve wrote: "I haven't read Creation in Death before, mainly because its one of those serial killer variety. But as CiD is this month's book, then I got it and started it. Have to admit that I'm al..."
Have to agree with you Kirsten. I reread the whole series when I realized I'd missed 2 or 3 in between. Ordered the missing ones and started rereading from book 1. The missing arrived before I got to them. I originally started on #4 which a friend had given me and had to go buy the ones before and also a few after that had been published. Been hooked ever since.
Lauren wrote: "One of the things that interested me in this installment was the Urban Wars. I realized that there have been very few details on the causes, locations, dates, etc. I hope these will be forthcoming ..."This was one of the parts of the story that fascinated me, too. I want to know what the Urban War was about and this is the first installment of knowledge the eager reader wants to know!
I also think the "right to terminate" would have to be void if a criminal applied for it. Eve did promise that "Bob" would pay, and I'm glad Roarke got that taken care of....
Sandra ~ ♥ Cross My Heart ♥ wrote: "Feeney blasts Eve for not going over her new theory with him before presenting it to the team. This was a brutal, heartbreaking scene between them. What do you all think...was he justified? Should ..."Late to the discussion I know. But rather late than never.
Just finish reading this scene . I think that Feeney got caught up in the case. It brought out feelings of failure etc. Yes he'd given the reigns of the case over to Eve, yes he knows that Eve would do her everything to stop this killer. But I think he didn't think further than that. He'd had this case that he worked on in his spare time. It was his. Obviously he would feel possessive of it. He thought he'd covered all the angles and had no stone was unturned. It's a kick in the gut when something comes up. And the the unintentional glee Eve must have had about it. As she said she was following her training, running with the new info fast. Emotions. I think what Roarke said is also true, because both of them are running on fumes and they took it out on each other.
In the end the question was was Feeney justified? Simple answer is no. He'd given up that rights at the of the new case. It was uncalled for and he knew it in the end.
Was he out of line? Yes. He as an experienced officer would not have wanted someone hanging over his shoulder, having to run everything by them. You get info, a different line of questioning, a new angle ,you run it.
Finished it. And yes this was different from the others. I think that is Robb's great success to this series; it's never the same. We had Roarke's POV which gave another insight into the characters but also into the investigations. And I think the added insight to how the killer was doing his crime all added to make it that much more tense. I think for me this was a creation in police work seen from the eys of those that aren't in the profession. We've been privy to Eve and her thoughts during an investigation . Some of what happened here is then part of fabric. the killer created his " works of arts " which is then followed by the file which leads to the case created to incarcerate him. I think there will always be question of ethics on her decision to take the law a little into her own hands. But then where is the justice in what "Bob" was doing. His ST would have been a slap at the law. He had gone unpunished not only for the know crimes but those from the urban war forward. He had no remorse and was happy to impart his life's work. Personally I'm glad Eve took that step. Besides this is fiction and I want my HEA for all those who he murdered. Dying by his own means would have been so wrong.
Overall this is one of the top 10 reads in the series.
