It has been said the play is the
thing. For Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the NYPSD,
murder is the thing. On a rare night out with her husband, Roarke, she is
treating the play on the stage as a murder case. While the original Witness
for the Prosecution came out around 1952, the cast has done a very good job
bringing the tale to life. Too much so, as in one aspect. Eve Dallas, Roarke,
and the entire packed house witness the death of one of the actors.
Was it an accident with the wrong
prop or was it a deliberate murder?
While the world may be a stage and
everyone else mere players, Lieutenant Eve Dallas is an exceptionally skilled
player. Despite being a witness, or maybe because of being one, she is allowed
to handle the case and the resulting investigation that soon becomes the
subject of intense media scrutiny. Though when you are married to the
wealthiest and sexist man ever known, everything you do generates considerable
media scrutiny.
While she
is not sharing graphically intimate moment with Roarke or trying to not think
about Peabody and what is going on in her off duty life, Dallas is working a
complex case. A case where nearly everyone involved is a professional liar because
they are trained actors and actresses. A murder case that did not stop with one
murder on stage.
While all the usual caveats apply
regarding point of view head hopping and the occasional graphic sex scene, at
the book’s heart, it is a complicated and enjoyable police procedural/mystery.
Technology is prevalent and has its uses, but cases still get solved by boots
on the ground and solid police work. Witness in Death by J. D.
Robb is a fun read in a series that is well worth your time.
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) September 2021
Holiday
in Death: Eve Dallas Mysteries (Book 7) October 2021
Conspiracy
in Death: Eve Dallas Mysteries (Book 8) October 2021
Loyalty in Death: Eve Dallas Mysteries (Book 9) January 2022
My eBook reading copy came from the Dallas Public Library System via
the OverDrive/Libby App. Amazingly, I made it work this time without technical
assistance from my son, Scott. I should go to a nearby store and buy a lottery ticket.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2022
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