In Death Series by J.D. Robb -> Starting October 15th, 2023

[Jamie]

Chapters 1-5 => (view spoiler)[ I love being back in this world, especially at Christmas time. I love how Eve buys for everyone, but complains, but she always puts so much thought into her gifts to all the important people in her life. And I LOVE Roarke.

I'm curious to see which way this case goes. I'm not really sure if it could be someone that he was blackmailing, or someone he was in competition with. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Chapters 6-10 => (view spoiler)[I'm starting to think that Eve might be right with Copley or his wife Natasha being the culprit. At this point, we are 44% of the way through, so I'm not seeing other people being brought into the mix anymore. I'm guessing Roarke will find something when he does the financial analysis. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Chapters 11-17 => (view spoiler)[I want to say that it was the husband that did it, but I wonder if that is too easy. It definitely could've been the wife.

I loved Eve and Roarke's holiday party. Eve always gets emotional even when she doesn't want to and you can always tell how much she loves her friends by the gifts that she gives them. Her and Peabody were just too cute. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Chapters 18-Epilogue => (view spoiler)[I should've guessed the wife. It was too easy to assume it was the husband because he was an idiot, so I fell for that, lol.

I do really love this series. Eve just has a way of coming around to what is really going on and there are little clues that are happening all the time. Some I pick up on,and some I don't, but I love how it all comes together at the end. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Hoping to start the next book soon!

[Catsalive]

#23. 28/9 4★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Catsalive]

#24. 2/10 3.5★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Melanie]

Finally finished book 9 tonight.



Chapters 6-10
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This Cassandra group is pretty interesting, I wonder who's behind it all? They've definitely focused on Roarke as someone to take down and on Eve as an adversary. I hope they manage to stop the group before they kill a lot of innocent people. I have a feeling something with Peabody's brother Zeke is going to go wrong with the whole Clarissa thing.
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Chapters 11-16
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Oof, that bombing at the Plaza was rough. So many innocent people dead. I really hope Eve and the team can find Cassandra before it happens again. I still wonder who is going to be behind it aside from the wife of the original leader of Apollo since she's involved somehow. And I was right about that situation with Zeke going wrong but boy did I not expect the husband to end up dead.
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Chapters 17-22
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I did not see it coming that Clarissa was Cassandra and that Zeke didn't actually kill anyone, it was a droid. I'm glad Eve and Roarke managed to stop them before they blew up the statue of liberty but damn that last bomb came very close. Overall I really enjoyed this one.
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[Jamie]

Started today

[Jamie]

Chapters 1-5 => (view spoiler)[Ok, I've only made it through chapter 5 so far (life has been crazy), but I think this might be a good one. I have always loved the relationship that Eve has with both Mira and Feeney.

But when Mira stormed into her office because she was worried about her and what this case means for and to Eve, I always get misty eyed.

Then we've got Feeney and his normal but dad reaction makes me smile.

Then Roarke finds out and goes into husband mode and I'm anticipating him not working at all on his own stuff, but being 100% in for Eve and finding who this is. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Chapters 6-10 => (view spoiler)[I'm loving this one. I'm curious to see if Mason will come up anymore in future books. Eve has a soft spot for characters like him and I would love to see something good come with him.

I have no clue who could be committing these crimes, but I really think it's someone in law enforcement. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Chapters 11-15 => (view spoiler)[I'm starting to feel like this might be someone Eve has worked with or so. I'm also thinking the next target might be Nadine. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Chapters 16-end => (view spoiler)[I had no clue who the killer was. I love the ending of these books. Always keeps me on the edge of my seat.

But I love how all of these characters come and work together. They are such a big family, and I'm here for them! (hide spoiler)]

[Catsalive]

#25. 9/11 4★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Still slowly making my way through.

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This has a very creepy serial killer & is a great procedural, but I hated the serendipitous 2nd energy boost that saved the day at the end.

Review:
An extremely creepy serial killer is stalking the women of New York nine years after a spate of identical killings in that city. On investigation, it's discovered that at least 23 women around the world have lost their lives to this clever & quiet murderer, & it's time for Dallas to cage the culprit.

An excellent episode in the life of Roarke & Eve, and a task force of all the best characters is gathered to the hunt, with a couple of new names, too. I enjoyed the procedural aspects as the team peeled back the layers on the modus operandi of this elusive murderer. Roarke in the cop shop was amusing, I bet they'd love to keep him around.

I wasn't entirely happy with the coincidence of the second energy booster - "two energy boosts with a tranq chaser" -, just a little too serendipitous for an otherwise well-crafted thriller. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

Started book 10 tonight.



Chapters 1-5
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I'm enjoying this so far, the murder on stage during a play with Eve and Roarke in the audience was such a good way to start this book. So far it seems like no one likes the victim so I'm curious who will be behind the murder. I mean we know who stabbed him but was she the one who switched the prop knife out or was it someone else? Also, I love Peabody and McNab together and how Eve is just pretending it's not happening.
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[Melanie]

Finished book 10 tonight.



Chapters 6-10
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Ok the case in this one is getting pretty good. At this point it's clear that Richard was a terrible person and quite a few people would want him dead. My money is someone who was on stage at the time of the death.
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Chapters 11-16
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This whole Draco had a kid thing has me believing it's going to be Carly which is just gross as they were sleeping together. I wonder who Anja is? Is it Areena? If it is, I'm guessing she actually killed him for real and she wasn't duped at all.
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Chapters 17-22
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I was right, it was Areena. I get why she did it, with the way Draco was sleeping with their daughter. He was not a good person. I liked the whole theatrical bit Eve pulled off to get the killer to confess.
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[Catsalive]

#26, 3/12 4★

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

An excellent episode in the life of Eve, Roarke & all their friends. The well-developed supporting characters really make this a great series.

(view spoiler)[While I agree with Eve that Suzanne is a useless dipshit, I think she was much harder on her than she has been on many a more hardened arsehole. (hide spoiler)]

[Melanie]

I'll pick up book 11 before the end of the year.

[Melanie]

Will get back to this soon.

[Melanie]

I will hopefully get back to this one in the next couple weeks.

[Catsalive]

#27. 11/1 3★

I found this one a bit slow-going but still reasonably entertaining. Mid-series syndrome, maybe.

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Melanie]

Still planning to get to book 11 soon.

[Melanie]

Will get to the next book this month.

[Melanie]

Read book 11 tonight.



Chapters 1-6
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This is good so far. I wonder if Kohli was actually dirty or if something else was going on? And this Richter guy is going to be a problem. He hates Roarke and he's going to try to go through Eve to get to him after the way she interviewed him.
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Chapters 7-12
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Ok so more cops at the 128th are dirty but Kohli was a plant though so at least he was actually a good guy. But who killed him and now Mills? I have a feeling it's going to be Clooney, the cop shrink. No one else so far seems like a good suspect. And I don't love this fight Roarke and Eve are having, I hope they work it out soon.
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Chapters 13-18
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I'm glad Roarke and Eve made up, they haven't had a disagreement like that in a while. So the head IAB guy was dirty, I didn't expect that. I'm still half-convinced the bad guy is Clooney, he seems like he fits the killer's profile particularly after learning how his son died.
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Chapters 19-23
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I was right, it was Clooney. I get why he did it though. I'm glad Eve was able to find him and bring him in alive. Also that scene at the club where everyone worked to bring down Richter was very well done. Overall I enjoyed this one.
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[Melanie]

I will pick up book 12 sometime in the next couple of weeks.

[Melanie]

Planning to read book 12 early in April.

[Melanie]

Still hoping to pick up book 12 soon.

[Melanie]

Will get back to this series soon.

[Jamie]

I'll be reading book #41 as soon as the library has it ready

[Jamie]

still coming for this one...

[Jamie]

I finally got the next one at the library, so I will be back soon

[Jamie]

keeping alive...

[BabyLunLun]

Chapter 1 - 6 (view spoiler)[ Randall and the brother sounds like the killer (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 7-11 (view spoiler)[ I was wondering why Louise is killed. But why is Nadine targetted (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 12-16 (view spoiler)[ so who is the killer?
The dad is so fake (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 17- End (view spoiler)[Caught the killer !!
And thats too fast for a proposal (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

keeping alive...

[Jamie]

keeping alive...

[BabyLunLun]

Keeping alive

[BabyLunLun]

Keeping alive

[Jamie]

keeping alive...

[Jamie]

keeping alive...

[Jamie]

keeping alive...

[Melanie]

I'll be picking up book 12 soon.

[Jamie]

I'm also planning on coming back to this one!

[Jamie]

Chapters 1-5 => (view spoiler)[So we know who the killers are and how they started. I'm curious how Eve is going to get the first clue as to how to identify them. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Chapters 6-10 => (view spoiler)[I love how these cases start to come about and the role that the whole team play.

I'm curious about Banner. I really like him from first look. I'm curious if Eve will offer him a job to stay in New York. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Chapters 11-15 => (view spoiler)[Things are starting to heat up. I know they won't really catch them until the end, but I do always enjoy this part when things start to come together. (hide spoiler)]

[Jamie]

Chapters 16-end => (view spoiler)[I loved this one!! The way they all work together does it for me every book. I listened to the audio while I read along, and I have to say, the tears flowed when they were rescued. Damn, when Reed starting crying and begging them to save Jayla...ugh I couldn't stop. Then Eve's emotions...I swear.

I thought Banner was a great addition to this story. I loved him in the interrogation. I didn't expect him to pick up on the flow, but Eve and he piggybacked off each other really well! (hide spoiler)]