"Sometimes Being Weary of Friends and Family Members is Better For Your Life"
Reviewed by Sandi Shilhanek
Posted August 4, 2013
Romance Suspense | Mystery Police Procedural
Are you like me and eagerly anticipate each new In Death
book by prolific author J.D.Robb? If so then like me I
believe you won't be disappointed with the newest title
THANKLESS IN DEATH. Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and Eve and Roarke will be
hosting a traditional dinner in their family home, for
Roarke's Irish family, and some of their closest and dearest
friends. Unlike in previous installments the idea of
entertaining doesn't seem upsetting to Eve. I find this Eve
who is coming to understand the connection of family and
friends to be more relatable. I don't feel that as she
comes into her own making a social connection with the world
around her, that it keeps her from being the smart homicide
cop that she has worked so hard to be. There is however, a young man who has decided that family
isn't what it's cracked up to be, and that if you're friends
aren't one hundred percent with you then they're one hundred
percent against you. It's this very dangerous attitude that
has turned Jerry Reinhold into one very dangerous killing
machine. It's also the thought that he wouldn't hurt
friends who joked and made fun of him gets those same
friends on the short list of people on whom Jerry will
exact his own deadly form of revenge. How many people will die before Eve and her wits can
outsmart Jerry and his? For that detail you'll need to
read THANKLESS IN DEATH for yourself. What I can and will
tell you is that once again as I read I began to feel Eve
losing some of her inner hardness and seeing the softer side
of life. I really like the way Eve is evolving, and see
this evolution as a way to continue the In Death series for
many books yet to come. What I do find missing as Eve grows more self-confident are
the secondary characters who I think we have all come to
know and love. They seem to take on smaller roles. I can
only hope that Eve never outgrows the people who loved and
supported her through her long journey to this point in her
life. While secondary characters can and often add to the
story, with the cat and mouse game being played by Eve and
Jerry I believe had they played a stronger part in THANKLESS
IN DEATH it might have actually detracted from the story.
Overall I was immersed in THANKLESS IN DEATH from page one
until I turned the final page and closed the book. In fact
I was so enthralled that it wasn't until the cover was
closed that I realized so many of those secondary characters
I love were mentioned only very briefly at the end. My
opinion is that THANKLESS IN DEATH is a strong entry in a
long running series with a lot of exceptional books. Well
done Ms. Robb, well done.
SUMMARY
In the latest suspense thriller in the #1 New York Times
bestselling series, the year 2060 is drawing to a close in
New York City and loved ones are coming together for
Thanksgiving. But sometimes the deepest hatreds seethe
within the closest relationships, and blood flows faster
than water. Lieutenant Eve Dallas has plenty to be grateful for this
season. Hosting Roarke’s big Irish family for the holiday
may be challenging, but it’s a joyful improvement on her own
dark childhood.
Other couples aren't as lucky as Eve and Roarke. The
Reinholds, for example, are lying in their home stabbed and
bludgeoned almost beyond recognition. Those who knew them
are stunned--and heartbroken by the evidence that they
were murdered by their own son. Twenty-six-year-old Jerry
hadn't made a great impression on the bosses who fired
him or the girlfriend who dumped him--but they didn't
think he was capable of this. Turns out Jerry is not only capable of brutality but taking
a liking to it. With the money he's stolen from his
parents and a long list of grievances, he intends to
finally make his mark on the world. Eve and her team
already know the who, how, and why of this murder. What
they need to pinpoint is where Jerry's going to strike
next.
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