Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb
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Book Reviews of Strangers in Death
Book Review: Just... ok.
Summary: 3 Stars
I've read all of the In Death series and most of Nora Roberts' other novels. While I enjoy them all and find them all to be a step above most other authors in the genre, this one just kind of... annoyed me.
I've enjoyed Eve and Roarke and the murder mysteries. As a female in law enforcement, I enjoy seeing a lead character that is a strong female in the profession. However, I really found Eve's behavior in this book to be really offensive. I do not enjoy how Roberts seems to portray beat cops/patrol officers as morons and fat slobs. Eve seems to take pleasure in treating the beat cops like crap, which I really disliked.
As far as the story itself, it was entertaining and worth the cost of the book. It wasn't my favorite, but I did like a break from the "killer wants Eve as his ultimate trophy, so Eve sets herself up as bait and takes him down with a karate chop of doom!" plotline that Roberts seems so fond of with these books.
It wasn't her best effort, but it was still a decent read.
Book Review: One Step Away from Plagerism.
Summary: 3 Stars
This book is just an extension of Stranger on a Train. Which is mentioned in the book, so you can't call fowl.
It depicts what would've happened if the second person completed their task instead of balking. That might have been interesting, but I so figured it out by the 3rd chapter.
Good read if you've nothing better to do.
Book Review: Not neally as good as the rest
Summary: 2 Stars
I have read all of Nora Roberts in Death series, I think thats over 30
books and this is my least favorite. It was very slow and frankly
boring. The whole concept I saw in an episode of CSI and therefore
the ending wasn't that exciting. If you've never read any of the In Death series don't start with this one because then you won't want to read anymore.
Book Review: Why does every mystery series do this? (Possible Spoiler)
Summary: 1 Stars
Two books prior in this series, I was becoming concerned that Ms. Robb was running out of things to say about her "...in Death" series. This book pretty much clinched that. I understand the urge authors and other creative media people have to pay homage to the classics that inspired them, but there's a very fine line between "homage" and "Oh, crap! I have a deadline! What will essentially write itself?"
For the first time, Eve disgusted me. If she'd been a flesh-and-blood person and said some of those thoughts out loud, I would've punched her and taken the 'assaulting an officer' charge. She's been overdue for a massive ego deflation for a few books now, but of course, that's not going to happen.
There's only one way to sum up this book without giving away *everything*: Hitchcock did it better the first time. In addition, this book seems to have come out when just about 3/4 of every procedural show was using the *exact same plot*. Even the *title* gives it away to anyone who's read a few mysteries or watched classic films. Very disappointed. She can do so much better than this.