The year 2060 is drawing to a close, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It’s a time for loved ones to come together. But sometimes the deepest hatreds seethe within the closest relationships, and blood flows faster than water….
For Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the NYPSD, the job is a useful reminder of what she has to be grateful for this season. Hosting Roarke’s big Irish family for the holiday may be challenging, but it’s a joyful improvement on her own dark childhood.
Other couples aren’t as lucky as Eve and Roarke. The Reinholds, for example, are lying on the floor of their Downing Street apartment, stabbed and bludgeoned almost beyond recognition. Those who knew them are stunned—and even more heartbroken by the overwhelming evidence that they were murdered by their own son. Twenty-six-year-old Jerry hadn’t exactly made a good impression on all the bosses who fired him or the girlfriend who dumped him—but they didn’t think he was capable of this.
Turns out Jerry is not only capable of brutality but taking a liking to it. With the money he’s stolen from his parents, and a long list of grievances, he intends to finally make his mark on the world. Eve and her team already know the who, how, and why of this murder. What they need to pinpoint is where Jerry’s going to strike next.
Thankless in Review I was so disappointed in this audiobook! I have every Eve Dallas MP3 Audiobook and every summer I start at Book 1 and listen to the whole series. Obviously there are stories I like or dislike more than the rest, but this is the first one that I didn’t listen to every word.In general this series is about the growth and emotional repair of Eve through the love and understanding of her husband, her coworkers and partners, and those who she learns to treasure. Roarke has his own path…
J.D. Robb Scores Again (5 stars) Jerald Reinhold wakes one day and kills his mother and father. From there it’s a race against time for Eve and the rest of the police department to track him down before he strikes again.We do get some welcome levity with Eve and Roarke in response to Roarke’s family from Ireland coming in for a visit for the Thanksgiving holiday. This really is the first “In Death” novel that shows Eve and Roarke celebrating that holiday and we get a welcome look into New York at that time of year…
Disappointing and Way Too Gruesome I adore J.D. Robb/Nora’s books and have been a loyal fan of this series from the beginning. I’ve loved all the previous books, although I felt the book right before this one was lacking sparks. I was shocked and very disappointed by this latest installment. The main focus is on the atrocities committed by the murderer and there is far too much from his point-of-view and far too much detail given to the grisly, brutal torture of his victims. After the 3rd murder, I honestly couldn’t stomach…