I loved this one. It was exciting and I liked the character development for the side characters.

I love the jd robb books. Keep me interested. I will never do house work again

A good mystery in the future. In the near future that is beleiveable, not way out. Eve Dallas keeps you on your toes & her husband keeps her on her toes.
A fun read.

Yes. Yes, I am fickle. For years, I've complained and complained about this installment in the In Death series. But this time through, I decided to try to pretend I didn't know that I was going to hate it. And it worked.

There's a lot more intensity to this book than I'd remembered. Eve and Roarke are coasting along just fine, and there aren't any dramatic revelations from Eve's past. This time the emotional push comes with the development of Eve's relationship with her aide, Peabody, and with Eve's identification with one of the suspects, making her doubt her own judgment.

The mystery was quite easily solved--the problem was proving whodunit. My main complaint has always been that this book changes the rules of the world established in the previous four books in the series, by making magic real. On closer (or less cynical) inspection, only one minor point violates the world-building: a faith healer treats scratches on Eve's neck, and poof! they're gone without a trace. I'd buy a faith healer making it heal faster, but not making it disappear. The rest makes sense. To me, at least.

As this book started I wasn't sure if I was going to enjoy it. Its a very dark book, and focuses on a few "reglions" I know nothing about. Satanism and Wiccan. Though I personally don't believe in either, the book wouldn't have been as good as it was with out Ms. Robb's serious study over the two religions and adding her own sense of STYLE!

I thoroughly enjoyed seeing Roarke's and Eve's relationship get deeper. Its so wonderful to see a woman like Eve, who can turn to complete mush when it comes to the man she loves. I also enjoyed seeing in this book how much Peabody has grown into her own woman and officer. Though she's still under Eve, she's got so much potential to be another great ongoing character in these books! As always I love Mavis for her sense of style and flair that she brings to the books! I even in this case ejoyed the villians Alban (who I had a hard time picturing in my head) and Selina (who I pictured very vividly in my mind as an obvious crazy person). The book was great, I definately recommend to all J. D. Robb's fans and its also a book I thoroughly enjoyed reading! Another spectacular job Ms. Robb!