It is 2058 as Vengeance in Death
begins and Homicide Lieutenant Eve Dallas is wrapping up her latest case in New
York. She thinks she is done for the day and is looking forward to going home
to Roarke and a weekend off. That is until the strange phone call comes in on
her tele-link. The caller claims to have been blessed by God and therefore
quite justifiably killed a sinner. He offers his religious viewpoint of the
world, before and after he gives her a riddle to solve for the location of his
victim.
It does not take Eve and her assistant, Officer
Peabody, long to solve the riddle. Once they arrive on scene, they are smugly
assured by the doorman that everything is absolutely fine and that Thomas
Brennen is away from his penthouse suite. Not willing to take the guy’s word
for anything, Lieutenant Dallas convinces the doorman to take them up to the penthouse.
It is clear when the door is opened that death is in the air. They gradually
work their way into the suite and soon find a scene of incredible carnage. It
might be the worst scene Lieutenant Dallas has ever come across and she has
seen quite a few bad scenes.
She is going to see more really bad scenes in the
coming hours as she chases an elusive killer in Vengeance in Death.
One who clearly is taking the lives of others as he works closer and closer to
Roarke. As has happened before in this series, Roarke's past is another problem
to work around in the read that is part police procedural, part romantic
suspense, and all very complicated.
All the usual caveats apply in this sixth book of
the long running series. Head hopping still occurs as do numerous tropes common
in the mystery field. At the same time, the reads are enjoyable and pass
quickly as readers are reminded that guns are outlawed, but murders still occur
in NYC. The result is another entertaining read.
The series to this point and my reviews:
Naked in Death:
Eve Dallas Mysteries (Book 1) March 2021
Glory in Death:
Eve Dallas Mysteries (Book 2) April 2021
Immortal in
Death: Eve Dallas Mysteries (Book 3) May 2021
Rapture in
Death: Eve Dallas Mysteries (Book 4) June 2021
Ceremony in
Death: Eve Dallas Mysteries (Book 5) July 2021
Vengeance in Death: Eve Dallas Mysteries (Book 6)
J. D. Robb
https://jdrobb.com/1997/10/vengeance-in-death/
Berkley
October 1997
ASIN: B000OCXJR0
eBook (Available in audio and print formats)
354 Pages
My copy came via the good folks at my branch, Lochwood Library. Scott, once again, made the Libby App work for Dad.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2021
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