Dark in Death (In Death #46)
JD Robb (aka Nora Roberts)
9781250161536, St. Martin’s Press, hardcover, $27.99, Pub. Date: January 30, 2017
Publisher’s Description: There’s always a reason for murder. But when a young actress is killed in a swift and violent attack at a cinema screening, that reason is hard to fathom – even for Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her team.
It’s only when bestselling crime writer Blaine DeLano arrives at the precinct that the shocking truth is revealed. Someone is recreating the murder scenes from her latest series, book by book. With six more novels left in the series, Eve now knows how the killer will strike next. But why has DeLano been targeted? Could her abusive husband be involved?
As fiction is transformed into bloody reality, Eve will need all her skill and experience to solve this unique case. Luckily for her, husband Roarke happens to be a fan of DeLano’s work. And he’s more than happy to work side by side with his gorgeous and brilliant wife – no matter how dark things become…
WildlyRead Thoughts: Does not disappoint! Another solid read in the In Death series by JD Robb. I’ve been reading this series since 2013, since before she came out as Nora Roberts, and I keep expecting the next book and then the next book and then the next book to dip in terms of quality of style and content and originality, but it just doesn’t (thank goodness!).
In #46, Dark in Death, JD ROBB almost makes a play on her own life in ways, as Eve is after a murderer who finds inspiration in a specific author’s murder mysteries. Robb literally pays homage to the master of the meta, Hitchcock, with mentions of Psycho and Dial M for Murder, and I’m pretty sure the author she describes is modeled after Robb herself (physically).
The plot is pretty tight and focused, but we still get glimpses of Peabody & McNab; Leonardo, Mavis, & Bella; Somerset is still off on holiday; and there is just a peek at the growing romantic interest in Nadine’s life, as well as a preview of Nadine’s next best-seller based on Eve’s police work. I’m looking forward to a future book of Robb’s that I’m sure will go into further detail either about Nadine’s upcoming Oscar nomination for the first book/movie or the publication and what I’m sure will be subsequent movie of the second book. Enjoy!
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