Book Review: Dark In Death by J.D. Robb

 

Dark In Death by J.D. Robb

Thriller/Romantic Suspense/Police Procedurals

St. Martin Books

Available at Amazon

My Rating for Dark In Death by J.D. Robb: 5 Stars and Series Recommended Read

Lt. Eve Dallas has solved many cases in her career but her latest murder is one that has her on her toes as she surveys the scene of the latest murder in a theater showing old movies like Hitchcock's Psycho. With a serial killer on the loose dropping bodies with no reason, Eve is struggling to find her way into a killer's mind. With each passing day, she tries to figure out what motivates this killer as she and her team draws ever closer to a person so twisted, they took the murders right from a popular authors crime novels and making fiction a reality.

My Review for Dark In Death:

J.D. Robb is an autobuy author for me and in this installment in her beloved In Death Series, we find Lt. Eve Dallas standing over a dead body in a quiet movie theater showing the classic film Psycho. What makes this murder more strange isn't the fact the murder is twisted but it's taken fiction murder's to a whole new reality. With more bodies dropping in a weird ways, Eve is pressed to figure out who, what and when the killer will strike next even as she races to stop the killer. Ms. Robb delivers an amazing story that literally had me glued to the pages till the very end. A few twists and turns had me on the edge of my seat and I loved the way this author cleverly incorporates different story subplots within the main story. They lighten up the story at times while also showing a more human side to Eve and the gang. 

In Dark In Death, we find Eve up against a killer who is literally taking murder scenes right from the pages of a popular book series. With each book Eve goes through, mre bodies drop. With a killer racing to finish their kill list, Eve will need everything at her disposal to bring this killer to justice all before another life is lost. I love, love, love this series and the characters just flow off the pages and into my living room each time I open one of these books. This is an author who is a master storyteller at keeping the reader engaged and flipping pages as quick as they can. With this being book 46 in the series, you would think the series would get old and stale but with each release, I am always amazed at how this author keeps the series fresh even as they have the characters grow within the pages. To me this is the work of a mast storyteller and one I know I am not the only one grateful for. 

Dark In Death is full of twists and turns right fromt he beginning and as the climatic ending comes to the forefront, we see Eve and the team up against a twisted killer determined to get her due regardless of Eve, Peabody and the rest of her team's determination to stop her will stand in their way.  If you enjoy complex characters that are fun, well written and step off the pages of the book, then grab an In Death book but I highly recommend starting right from the beginning as there are mentions throughout the series of pasty books and characters. I know I am not the only one who is eager for more in the series everytime I finish one of these books.