In Death #16

Portrait in Death

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320 pages, Paperback

First published February 25,2003

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Format
320 pages, Paperback
Published
January 1, 2005 by Piatkus Paperback
ISBN
9780749934422
ASIN
0749934425
Language
English
Characters More characters
  • Eve Dallas

    Eve Dallas

    Occupation: Police Lieutenant - NYPSDGender: FemaleBirthdate: c. 2028Age: 32 (as of 2060)Hair color: Light BrownEye color: Light BrownHeight: 5 feet, 10 inches (177.8 cm)Weight: 120 pounds (54.43 kg)Residence 222 Central Park WestMarried/Single MarriedSpo...

  • Roarke (In Death series)

    Roarke (in Death Series)

    Occupation: CEO - Roarke IndustriesGender: MaleBirthdate: c. October 06, 2024Age: 36 (as of 2060)Hair color: BlackEye color: BlueHeight: 6 feet, 2 inches (187.96 cm)Weight: 173 pounds (78.47 kg)Residence: 222 Central Park Westhttp://www.indeath.net/wikiin...

About the author

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J.D. Robb is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series and the pseudonym for #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. The futuristic suspense series stars Eve Dallas, a New York City police lieutenant with a dark past. Initially conceived as a trilogy, readers clamored for more of Eve and the mysterious Roarke. Forgotten in Death (St. Martin's Press, September 2021) is the 53rd entry in the series.

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April 26,2025
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6 freaking stars!



One of the best stories in this series.

Where do I begin? This story brought tears to my eyes on many scenes and I'm in wonder of how J.D. Robb still does it... Is it maybe because after so many books I came to care for these characters so much as if they are actual people I know? But what about "Crack"? He's just a built, random black bouncer in a Club, barely someone you pay attention. But J.D. Robb pierced my heart with his loss.

What about Baxter and Trueheart? The finale had these two implicated in a dangerous situation and I think my heart was beating in the same tempo with the sirens that were chasing after the vilain.

And what about the vilain himself? I was left speechless with the way Eve handled him in the end, so delicately which can only be described as humanly.

Eve has come a lot of way past the cold, anti-social, anti-human person she was in the beginning of the series. Oh, she's still driven and dedicated to the office, but I can't help but think that it's mostly because of her relationship with Roarke but other people in her life helped as well, Peabody and Nadine and Dr. Mira...

And what went through with Roarke and his personal revelations was heart wrenching to watch and Eve being first a wife and then a cop, left me in awe of them....

April 26,2025
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Loved this one so much! I thought I knew who the villain was but ended up being surprised. The case/mystery aside, I loved the growth between Eve and Roarke. This was a really emotional one and I loved seeing Roarke open up more (even though he didn't want to at first). The way they both fumbled around with their relationship and not being sure how to react to things was so realistic for this couple.
April 26,2025
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4*
14/80. I do enjoy these In Death books, bit of guilty pleasure! This was a good, fun, twisty, busy little crime thriller, one of the better ones to date.
April 26,2025
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n  I wouldn’t advertise that if I were you…n

Poor soul. The killer, I mean. Yes, it was really sad to discover who and why the killer killed! Even Eve was almost touched!

Where I was touched is Rourke’s reunion with his family!!! I actually cried! I was considering planting a cherry tree on my balcony!!

I was also chewing my nail when Truheart was in danger! And to read about Baxter’s distress!!! WOW!!!

Another winner here!!!
April 26,2025
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This one made me upset with Roarke a bit, but I enjoyed how everything played out well.
April 26,2025
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This is the 16th book in the In Death series.

It is August 2059 and it is hot in the city. Eve catches a case where a killer kidnaps, kills and then photographs young college students. And while Eve is busily off tracking down a serial killer, Roarke learns a devastating truth about his past.

JD Robb continues to march on with her crazily addicting series featuring the tough as nails bitch cop, Eve Dallas and her seriously delicious billionaire husband Roarke.

The mystery/slash police procedure in this book is pretty standard fare for this series. By now the character of Eve and her methods are very much established. For those who've read the other 15 book in the series, the solving of this crime and the motives behind it are quite familiar and truthfully break no new ground.

However, I am compelled to give this installment five stars for several reasons:

1)I thought she did a great job of making the victims extremely sympathetic. As I was reading, I actually felt sorry that these kids were dead. She painted a picture of people who were very vital while alive. Maybe it was because of their ages, but I think she took pains moreseo in this installment than in previous ones to capture this.

2) Great use of recurring characters. Trueheart! goes undercover and the ending is bite your nails suspenseful. Also, Crack makes an incredibly memorable appearance in this one.

3) Humor. The recurring theme of Peabody injecting information about her love life with McNabb and Eve's reactions are priceless. And i enjoy Eve's interaction with the temperamental photographer Hastings.

4) Eve and Summerset have a Moment. I continue to enjoy the rather prickly respect/hate relationship these two have. I also like that Robb doesn't have them suddenly liking each other in a flash of understanding. I also love that there is the likelihood that this will never happen. But these two both love Roarke so they have some common ground and they meet on that ground every so often. This installment had some excellent meeting of the minds between these two.

But most of all, the part that made this book for me was

5) Roarke learning about his past. All along in this series, we've been watching as Eve learned dribs and drabs about her past. She's been remembering her horrific childhood in bits and pieces. But there has never been a real mystery about Roarke. The only thing he's tried to keep from her has been some parts of his own criminal past. But out of the blue he learns something and it is a biggie. The scenes where he first finds out, his reaction to finding out and his interactions with Eve upon finding out are absolute stand-outs. And once again we are confronted with the fact that Roarke is a stone killer. Loved his interrogation techniques when he goes back to Dublin to find out the real truth.

Highly recommended.
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