Passions in Death

Solid entry in the seemingly endless In Death series. The victim meets her grisly end at her own bachelorette party, and the suspects are mostly members of the would-be brides' friendship group. This gives Eve Dallas a chance to muse about the many friends she has made whilst solving various murders (yes, even Trina the predatory hairstylist). The strange coincidence that the killing takes place in the same room where Dallas took down a Bad Guy the night before her own wedding to gazillionaire Roarke is an opportunity to marvel at her fortune in marrying a man who cares enough to feed her omelets that contain plenty of cheese to cover up the taste of healthy but yucky spinach. Plus he just bought her an entire building to turn into a cop bar. Note: According to the In Death timeline, Eve met Roarke in February 2058 ([b:Naked in Death 479309 Naked in Death (In Death, #1) J.D. Robb https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1333326143l/479309.SY75.jpg 1097497]). This book takes place in August 2061. So in a little more than three years, Eve has solved 59 major cases, or almost 20 per year. Pretty impressive, although not as remarkable as the fact that when #60 [b:Bonded in Death 211004040 Bonded in Death (In Death, #60) J.D. Robb https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1715100468l/211004040.SY75.jpg 217233227] is published in early 2025, Nora Roberts will have sustained the series for a mind-boggling 30 years.