Hi, Classic! Thanks so much for agreeing to participate in our interview! I see from your Cannonball Read profile that you’ve been participating in and off since CBR 9. How did you find us? I used to post on Pajiba, and reading Pajiba Love, I saw that there were often book reviews and I started to read the reviews that were linked. There were more CBR commenters back in those days, and I think it was Ms. Julien who told me about CBR and how […]
There is a whole In Death wiki, which could easily become a rabbit hole
Payback in Death by J.D. Robb
Every January (except last year, where I clearly didn’t even try to lie to myself, I tell myself that I’m going to actually review books this year. And every February I fail. But I’ve come to the conclusion (with maybe some well-placed words from my therapist) that I need some mental health moments, and this is one of them, so even if I only last till February or only review six books, I’m still doing it. And it doesn’t matter if I only review a […]
I forgot how much I liked these books
Kindred in Death by J.D. Robb
3.5 stars Spoiler warning! This is book 29 in the series, it’s not necessarily the best place to start. Eve Dallas has a couple of days off due to a national holiday and is planning on spending it with her gajillionaire husband Roarke. But murder doesn’t take days off, and when Eve is specifically requested to lead a case, she neither can nor wants to refuse. A newly promoted police captain whom Eve has worked with in the past returned home from a weekend away […]
A workman-like entry into the In Death series
Forgotten In Death by J.D. Robb
Somewhere along the way, I missed this particular entry in the In Death series, J.D. Robb’s long-running set of novels set in New York in the not-so-distant future. There’s a whole cast of recurring characters, and checking in on them feels a bit like visiting old friends. In this particular installment, Lt. Eve Dallas and her partner Peabody are called to a construction site when the body of a transient woman is found wrapped in plastic in a construction dumpster. The site is next door […]
Ringing in the New Year
Festive in Death by J. D. Robb
For a large chunk of 2019, I re-read J. D. Robb’s* entire In Death series. It’s a futuristic mystery series set about 40 years in the future. As of January 1, 2020, there are 49 novel length installments and several shorter novellas. Book 50 releases in February. This review features the cover art for book 39, Festive in Death, since it’s holiday themed. (Don’t worry – I’m not going to try and claim the entire series and hit my Cannonball on the very first day!) […]
A Return to Form for Eve Dallas
Connections in Death by J.D. Robb
So, my initial thoughts of “Connections in Death” hold. However, I have to admit that I can’t give this five stars because I am now realizing it’s a bit off that Eve doesn’t get that maybe other people have different upbringings and it’s not all roses. I am happy that we get to see another side of New York though and it’s not just the rich and famous all of the time. “Connections in Death” focuses on Eve investigating when a woman she just meets […]