Echoes in Death

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Call Number: Mystery / Robb, J. D., Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / General / Robb, J D.
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

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"THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES . . . The chilling new suspense novel from the author of Brotherhood in Death. After a party in New York, Lieutenant Eve Dallas rides home with her billionaire husband, Roarke, happy to be done with cocktails and small talk. After another party, not far away, a woman retires to her bedroom with her husband--and walks into a brutal nightmare. Their paths are about to collide... When the young woman--dazed, naked, and bloody--wanders in front of their car, Roarke slams on the brakes just in time, and Eve, still in glittering gown and heels, springs into action. It's been a long night for the tired homicide cop, and it's far from over. Daphne Strazza is rushed to the ER, but it's too late for Dr. Anthony Strazza. A brilliant orthopedic surgeon, he now lies dead amid the wreckage of his obsessively organized town house, his three safes opened and emptied. Daphne would be a valuable witness, but in her terror and shock the only description of the perp she can offer is repeatedly calling him "the devil" . . . While it emerges that Dr. Strazza was cold, controlling, and widely disliked--and that he treated Daphne like a trophy wife--this is one case where the evidence doesn't point to the spouse as the first suspect. So Eve and her team must get started on the legwork, interviewing everyone from dinner-party guests to professional colleagues to caterers, in a desperate race to answer some crucial questions: What does the devil look like? And where will he show up next?"-- Provided by publisher.

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Not one of the best, but okay. submitted by ValerieL on July 27, 2017, 12:19pm 3.5 stars

I really don't know how I feel about this book. Even after reading it twice (I always read them twice when they first come out because the first time through I simply devour them. The second time through, I'm able to take it a little slower and catch some details I missed the first time around), I'm still unsure.

While I enjoyed all of the non-crime related parts, I knew who the killer was early on, so the mystery itself wasn't all that thrilling for me. Maybe I'm just too used to Ms. Robb's writing style, but I knew who the killer was from the moment we met him. There was just something about him that made me say, yup, it'll be you (and it was).

On the other hand, I think the book showed us something really important as far as how much Eve has grown and healed from her childhood since she met Roarke. Earlier in the series, this case would have caused much more heartache and trouble for Eve than it actually does. Yes, there are times when she just needs to "lose it" as she says to Roarke, but it doesn't devastate her like it would have in the past. That's a huge positive for Eve and an indicator of just how much Roarke's love and Dr. Mira's help/love has helped her heal.

Due to the nature of the crime and the type of victim the killer was targeting, I was semi-glad Mavis and Leonardo were out of town, but I still missed them. Mavis is such a whirlwind of energy and I think Eve could have used Mavis's ability to distract her from a case. Hopefully they'll be back in the next book!

All-in-all, I think it's definitely a book that's good for the underlying story arc of Eve & Roarke's relationship, but the mystery itself isn't one of the better ones of the series. Hence why it only gets 3.5 stars from me.