~ Review
by
Annetta Sweetko
Ella-Loo and her boyfriend Darryl had been separated by the State of
Oklahoma
after
he was caught trying to steal money for an engagement ring. Now back
together,
they
will never be separated again. Ella-Loo has plans and those plans lead them
to
New
York and Lieutenant Eve Dallas' territory. They may be a couple DEVOTED IN
DEATH, but Dallas isn't having any of that in her jurisdiction.
As they cut a path across the country they accidentally find a lifestyle
that
brings
them the excitement and devotion they believe they deserve. In the act of
stealing
another car they kill the owner and Ella-Loo find the experience brings out
a
wild
desire for Darryl - a desire to do it again.
When Dallas examines a victim with extensive injuries in a downtown alley,
she
almost
misses a clue. Carved into the skin is a heart with an E and D inside. The
lieutenant, her bullpen and her billionaire husband by her side, race to
catch
the
killer before another victim is taken.
DEVOTED
IN
DEATH is another intense page turner by Nora Roberts' alter ego J.D.
Robb.
In
this
In
Death series, Ms. Robb tends to write where we follow along and try
to
solve
the mystery, or we already know and Dallas takes us through her process of
solving
the case. This is the latter. While we watch how it all unfolds, we are also
given
deeper insight into the goings on of the bullpen and the varied
personalities
that
stand by and behind Lieutenant Eve Dallas. Despite the gravity of the
situation,
there are also a number of light moments, including Jenkinson's obsession
with
his
silly ties and a trip to the wilds for Carmichael and Santiago. Added to the
mix is a
peek at an irritated Roarke who gets snappy at Eve, who handles him very
well,
and a
change in the life of Trueheart with Baxter becoming a basket case.
As always Ms. Robb offers her readers, devoted or new, an astonishing read
with
remarkable characters with hits of humor and touches of real life that will
have you
savoring this one as well as anticipating her next In
Death
book.
Eve Dallas tracks a couple whose passion is fueled by cold brutalityin
the
newest crime thriller from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of
Obsession in
Death and Festive in Death. When Lieutenant Eve Dallas examines a body in a
downtown
Manhattan alleyway, the victim’s injuries are so extensive that she almost
misses the
clue. Carved into the skin is the shape of a heart—and initials inside
reading
E and
D . . .
Ella-Loo and her boyfriend, Darryl, had been separated while Darryl was a
guest
of
the state of Oklahoma, and now that his sentence has been served they don’t
ever
intend to part again. Ella-Loo’s got dreams. And Darryl believes there are
better
ways to achieve your dreams than working for them. So they hit the road, and
when
their car breaks down in Arkansas, they make plans to take someone else’s.
Then
things get messy and they wind up killing someone—an experience that stokes
a
fierce,
wild desire in Ella-Loo. A desire for Darryl. And a desire to kill again.
As they cross state lines on their way to New York to find the life they
think
they
deserve, they will leave a trail of evil behind them. But now they’ve landed
in
the
jurisdiction of Lieutenant Dallas and her team at the New York Police and
Security
Department. And with her husband, Roarke, at her side, she has every
intention
of
hunting them down and giving them what they truly deserve . . .
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