Publication Day Review: Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb

 

It is September 2061 and Eve Dallas and Roarke are attending a gala event to benefit a charity that assists victims of domestic abuse. While Dallas thinks their mission is great and very worthwhile, she isn’t a fan of getting all gussied up and trying to make small talk. But, the night has gone well and she has had a lot of fun with friends and Roarke.

 

The night has not gone so well elsewhere in the city that never sleep. As a result, her night out gets short as there has been a murder. Dispatch sends her to the legendary Barrister House. Until late last year when the wealthy shipping magnate, Harry J. Barrister died, the home had not seen a death. Now it has seen another death just a few months later. The son who inherited the house and a lot more, Nathan Barrister, CEO of Zip Global, is very much dead on the floor of his office.

 

The blood on the floor, as well as on his head and in his hair, make it abundantly clear that this was no accident. He was struck over the head very hard by some object. Probably the decorative amethyst rock that the victim had on his desk. The same rock that still has his blood and other material on it.

 

The murder might have something to do with the vault that still hangs open for all to see inside. The vault that is full of artwork, jewelry, and other fantastic treasures. Treasures that were stolen at one point or another, according to Roarke, and they found their way to this vault in NYC.

 

Of course, Roarke knows a thing or three about liberating treasures from others. Some items, according to the meticulous inventory, are missing from this vault. That includes a treasure Roarke lifted long ago when he was a mere lad.

 

Once again, Roarke’s past is both a hinderance and a major help in solving the current case. Lieutenant Dallas is again dealing with the two headed coin of being involved with Roarke. On one side---solve, find, and arrest those responsible. That mission never changes. The flip side of the coin is to try and protect the man she loves from the long arm of the law should his past deeds come to light. There remain many in law enforcement that would like to take Roarke down.

 

Stolen in Death by J. D. Robb is the latest in the long running series and another solidly good read. This book, as well as the series as a whole, is primarily a police procedural with a hint of romance. Family, the one you have by blood, as well as the one you make by way of good friends that care, plays a role once again here in this fast-moving read. The chase is on for a killer and the read is a good one well worth your time.

 

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My ARC digital reading copy came from the publisher, St. Martin’s Press, by way of NetGalley.

 

 Kevin R. Tipple ©2026