Leverage in Death
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Lieutenant Eve Dallas puzzles over a bizarre suicide bombing in a Wall St. office building in Leverage in Death, the latest in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from J.D. Robb... For the airline executives finalizing a merger that would make news in the business world, the nine a.m. meeting would be a major milestone. But after marketing VP Paul Rogan walked into the plush conference room, strapped with explosives, the headlines told of death and destruction instead. The NYPSD’s Eve Dallas confirms that Rogan was cruelly coerced by two masked men holding his family hostage. His motive was saving his wife and daughter—but what was the motive of the masked men? Despite the chaos and bad publicity, blowing up one meeting isn’t going to put the brakes on the merger. All it’s accomplished is shattering a lot of innocent lives. Now, with the help of her billionaire husband Roarke, Eve must untangle the reason for an inexplicable act of terror, look at suspects inside and outside both corporations, and determine whether the root of this crime lies in simple sabotage, or something far more complex and twisted.
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Up until now I have 5 starred every In Death book. I guess 47 is it.
Forty seven books in one series is a forking lot. These books follow the same formula. Every book. And didn't care. I loved it every time. While it always began with a murder and then Eve being brought in and then more murders and solving ensued....The murders were always different. And then there's the side stuff going on with whatever side character. I knew what I was getting and I love all the characters. Boom. Okay. Fine. So even though I'm not expecting something new...I'm still expecting something new. Some growth has to happen somewhere. Even if just a little tiny bit. From any of the characters. While the format of the story stays the same...they need to change somewhat.
I didn't find myself getting into this. Which isn't bad for 47 books in..but it's a bit sad for me.
Not a bad installment in the series. Too much Icove nonsense, but at least there's no home decorating.
3.5 stars. The premise of this 47th In Death book was intriguing, but it got bogged down in procedural detail, possibly because Eve Dallas doesn't learn much about the suspect until late in the story (then again, if you like police procedurals you'll be in heaven because Robb does a great job of showing Eve and her team connecting all of the dots from A to Z). Not much new in the characters' personal lives - the candy thief is still a step ahead of Dallas, and Mavis is still annoyingly fabulous - but Peabody gets a chance to shine in a few funny scenes as she gets an unexpected gift from her partner. Hard to believe that if Robb sticks with the current release schedule, we'll be due for the 50th installment of this series in 2020. Will she ever end the series or keep it going indefinitely? So far I haven't found any reason to stop reading.
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59 primary books70 released booksIn Death is a 70-book series with 59 primary works first released in 1995 with contributions by J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts, and J. D. Robb.
