Desperation in Death
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The #1 New York Times bestselling author presents a gripping new thriller that pits homicide detective Eve Dallas against a conspiracy of exploitation and evil…
New York， 2061: The place called the Pleasure Academy is a living nightmare where abducted girls are trapped， trained for a life of abject service while their souls are slowly but surely destroyed。 Dorian， a thirteen-year-old runaway who’d been imprisoned there， might never have made it out if not for her fellow inmate Mina， who’d hatched the escape plan。 Mina was the more daring of the two—but they’d been equally desperate。
Unfortunately， they didn’t get away fast enough。 Now Dorian is injured， terrified， and wandering the streets of New York， and Mina lies dead near the waterfront while Lt。 Eve Dallas looks over the scene。
Mina’s expensive， elegant clothes and beauty products convince Dallas that she was being groomed， literally and figuratively， for sex trafficking—and that whoever is investing in this high-overhead operation expects windfall profits。 Her billionaire husband， Roarke， may be able to help， considering his ties to the city’s ultra-rich。 But Roarke is also worried about the effect this case is having on Dallas， as it brings a rage to the surface she can barely control。 No matter what， she must keep her head clear--because above all， she is desperate for justice and to take down those who prey on and torment the innocent。
The #1 New York Times bestselling author presents a gripping new thriller that pits homicide detective Eve Dallas against a conspiracy of exploitation and evil…
New York， 2061: The place called the Pleasure Academy is a living nightmare where abducted girls are trapped， trained for a life of abject service while their souls are slowly but surely destroyed。 Dorian， a thirteen-year-old runaway who’d been imprisoned there， might never have made it out if not for her fellow inmate Mina， who’d hatched the escape plan。 Mina was the more daring of the two—but they’d been equally desperate。
Unfortunately， they didn’t get away fast enough。 Now Dorian is injured， terrified， and wandering the streets of New York， and Mina lies dead near the waterfront while Lt。 Eve Dallas looks over the scene。
Mina’s expensive， elegant clothes and beauty products convince Dallas that she was being groomed， literally and figuratively， for sex trafficking—and that whoever is investing in this high-overhead operation expects windfall profits。 Her billionaire husband， Roarke， may be able to help， considering his ties to the city’s ultra-rich。 But Roarke is also worried about the effect this case is having on Dallas， as it brings a rage to the surface she can barely control。 No matter what， she must keep her head clear--because above all， she is desperate for justice and to take down those who prey on and torment the innocent。
Reviews
Carol Rosenberg-fox
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I firmly believe that J。D。 Robb can do no wrong。。 I've read all her 'In Death' books。 I found myself reading faster in different sections。 I was glad to see Mavis in the storyline。 I firmly recommend this book。I gave this a fair and honest review。 This book was given to me by Netgalley。 I firmly believe that J。D。 Robb can do no wrong。。 I've read all her 'In Death' books。 I found myself reading faster in different sections。 I was glad to see Mavis in the storyline。 I firmly recommend this book。I gave this a fair and honest review。 This book was given to me by Netgalley。 。。。more
Helen
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Robb does not disappoint。 The cast of characters with the central theme is still presen。 Whilst drawing in peripheral characters for more story presence that you hope will reappear in future books。 Her imagination of diabolical crimes against humanity knows no boundaries and the revulsion you feel for the perpetrators will be real。 A page Turner as usual。
Fred
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https://www。goodreads。com/new_release。。。 https://www。goodreads。com/new_release。。。 。。。more
Charlotte Pawson
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A standout character that gets under your skin is the basis for an excellent long running police procedure series。Eve Dallas is a cop before anything else。 It is her whole life。 It is who she had to become after an horrific childhood。 She has let Roarke into this life。 A loner like herself until they recognised their sole mate。 Set in the future with high tech helping in the investigation of a child trafficking ring。 This will become very personal for Eve。This is a long running series that keeps A standout character that gets under your skin is the basis for an excellent long running police procedure series。Eve Dallas is a cop before anything else。 It is her whole life。 It is who she had to become after an horrific childhood。 She has let Roarke into this life。 A loner like herself until they recognised their sole mate。 Set in the future with high tech helping in the investigation of a child trafficking ring。 This will become very personal for Eve。This is a long running series that keeps to such a high bar。 Every story can be read as a stand alone and you can join the party at any point。 I received a free copy of this book from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Carolina
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Full review to come closer to publication date。Arc generously provided via Netgalley， in exchange for an honest review
Glennis
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Review to comeEve is working the case of a young girl found dead in the park。 She had been missing for months but the clues at the site peg her being kidnapped for months and not a runaway。 With DNA found on her that matches a young runaway， the crime scene was set to peg the runaway as the murderer， but Eve knows better and quickly Eve and Peabody know they are dealing with a child sex ring。 The case is hard on Eve， and she is hard on everyone around her and even madder when the people closest Review to comeEve is working the case of a young girl found dead in the park。 She had been missing for months but the clues at the site peg her being kidnapped for months and not a runaway。 With DNA found on her that matches a young runaway， the crime scene was set to peg the runaway as the murderer， but Eve knows better and quickly Eve and Peabody know they are dealing with a child sex ring。 The case is hard on Eve， and she is hard on everyone around her and even madder when the people closest to her try to ease any of the burden on her。 The good guys win in the end and there is some nice comeuppance to at least one of the villains in the book。 Digital review copy provided by the publisher through Edelweiss。 。。。more
Lily
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ARC copy from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review。 Desperation in Death is the 55th book in the "in death" series by JD Robb。 This story follows Eve as she searches for the killer of a murdered teenage girl， while desperately searching for another missing teen （Dorian） before she suffers the same fate as the first。 Eve must untangle the lies and uncover the truth。 The case gets bigger and darker as time goes on。 There are more victims both dead and alive than when Eve and the team receive ARC copy from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review。 Desperation in Death is the 55th book in the "in death" series by JD Robb。 This story follows Eve as she searches for the killer of a murdered teenage girl， while desperately searching for another missing teen （Dorian） before she suffers the same fate as the first。 Eve must untangle the lies and uncover the truth。 The case gets bigger and darker as time goes on。 There are more victims both dead and alive than when Eve and the team received the case。 I enjoyed reading Desperation in Death and I thought it was well written， it had a very good plot， as well as it held my attention from the first page to the very ending。 There were some parts that did feel like it was a bit slower， and with the story moving a bit slow as well。 There were a lot of characters making appearances throughout the book， JD Robb does a great job of keeping track of the characters， their characteristics， and continuity throughout。 At the end Eve solves the case， the murdered girl and her family gets justice， and Dorian gets her own justice and better ending then beginning。 。。。more
Elisabeth
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Always a fave！
PamG
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Review coming soon。
Jenn
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Robb has done it again with her newest installment in the In Death series。 Honestly， this is number 55 and everyone is still as heart-bounding and exciting as the last！ Eve and friends are back again。 This time， they're investigating the death of a young girl， found dead impaled with a wooden stake。 Soon， they realize that the girl was part of a ring of young girls who were being raised for a super high end sex trade。 Everyone is all in on bringing down this entire operation。 Robb has done it again with her newest installment in the In Death series。 Honestly， this is number 55 and everyone is still as heart-bounding and exciting as the last！ Eve and friends are back again。 This time， they're investigating the death of a young girl， found dead impaled with a wooden stake。 Soon， they realize that the girl was part of a ring of young girls who were being raised for a super high end sex trade。 Everyone is all in on bringing down this entire operation。 。。。more
Rosemary
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Excellent， loved it。
Handcrafted Librarian
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We're traveling down a scary and all too real world of sex trafficking with the newest Eve Dallas case。 What starts as a case of child homicide quickly exposes a child trafficking ring full of custom made clothing， long-term containment， and a vast network of support。 Little by little， Eve picks away at the sad attempt to disguise a failed escape attempt as street kids preying on one another。 Now， one child is dead and another is on the run。 As more and more secrets are exposed， Dorian is the ke We're traveling down a scary and all too real world of sex trafficking with the newest Eve Dallas case。 What starts as a case of child homicide quickly exposes a child trafficking ring full of custom made clothing， long-term containment， and a vast network of support。 Little by little， Eve picks away at the sad attempt to disguise a failed escape attempt as street kids preying on one another。 Now， one child is dead and another is on the run。 As more and more secrets are exposed， Dorian is the key to finding and stopping this multi-million dollar operation。 But can Eve survive the mental and emotional anguish that this case brings up for her？J。 D。 Robb is still able to bring new and interesting cases to readers in this 55th installment of the Eve Dallas series。 Success， in my opinion， is due to the great characters and their personal lives thrown in around the mystery that is each novel。 And while each case is not crazy complicated or difficult to determine who the killer or villains are， that doesn't detract from the shear entertainment within。 A fun， easy read。 Note: while each novel is a unique case for characters to solve， their personal stories build upon each other with each story。 If you have questions about how characters met， got into relationships， past angsts， etc。 go back to the beginning and give them all a try！I received this novel as an ARC from Edelweiss+ 。。。more
Robin Loves Reading
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What a fabulous read！ Full review to come closer to publication date。
Melanie Duncan
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Like the last couple of In Death titles， the villains are revealed to the reader before the end of the book， and the focus is more on Dallas， Roark， their relationships with the people around them， and the detective work involved in solving the case so they know who the villain is。 But I still enjoy reading these books and hope they continue for some time to come。
Melissa
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TW: rape/sexual assault， sex trafficking， human trafficking， child sexual abuse， kidnapping， groomingA fantastic yet dark entry into the In Death series。 Desperation in Death delves more into the trauma that Eve faced as a child and how that continues to affect her and her actions even as she tries hard to put it behind her。 It's a classic look at what happens when someone doesn't get the mental health care they need。 Some readers will be disturbed by the subject matter， though none of it is gra TW: rape/sexual assault， sex trafficking， human trafficking， child sexual abuse， kidnapping， groomingA fantastic yet dark entry into the In Death series。 Desperation in Death delves more into the trauma that Eve faced as a child and how that continues to affect her and her actions even as she tries hard to put it behind her。 It's a classic look at what happens when someone doesn't get the mental health care they need。 Some readers will be disturbed by the subject matter， though none of it is graphic， it's not completely glossed over either， but it's a fictional look at problems that are very real in the world today。 。。。more
Annie
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In the latest installment of the In Death series， a dead teenager leads Eve Dallas and her friends into the sex trafficking world。 Given Eve’s past， this case is especially traumatic。Robb details the abuse that the girls experience from the very beginning， so when one of them turns up dead， I feel like readers can connect more with the victim。 I think this may disturb some readers due to the subject matter， but the details are glossed over。 But I did just want to give a warming just to be safe。H In the latest installment of the In Death series， a dead teenager leads Eve Dallas and her friends into the sex trafficking world。 Given Eve’s past， this case is especially traumatic。Robb details the abuse that the girls experience from the very beginning， so when one of them turns up dead， I feel like readers can connect more with the victim。 I think this may disturb some readers due to the subject matter， but the details are glossed over。 But I did just want to give a warming just to be safe。Honestly， I’m not a huge fan of this concept， so this book isn’t my favorite of the series。 However， I do think that Robb did a good job of bringing Eve’s past and her experiences into it as well。 Of course， the story is written well and in an interesting way where we know who the bad guys are， but we don’t know everything about them。 As the story unfolds， more truths are revealed。 DESPERATION IN DEATH is definitely one of the darker books in the series。 But if you like a thrilling mystery and lots of twists and turns， then you don’t want to miss out on this one！ 。。。more
MAB LongBeach
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Another case that hits close to home， as Lt。 Eve Dallas finds herself investigating the death of a girl who was caught up in a sex trafficking ring in 2061。 （Sex work is legal now， but some people find the regulations cut into their profits too far。 And exploiting children is always wrong。）As well-written and compelling as always。
Thenia
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Desperation in Death on Books On TrackPrevious book reviews:✦ Abandoned In Death （In Death， #54） ~ ★★★★ （12/02/2022）✦ Forgotten In Death （In Death， #53） ~ ★★★★★ （24/09/2021）✦ Faithless in Death （In Death， #52） ~ ★★★★★ （16/02/2021）✦ Shadows in Death （In Death， #51） ~ ★★★★★ （09/01/2021）✦ Golden in Death （In Death， #50） ~ ★★★★ （05/11/2020）（view spoiler）[✦ Vendetta in Death （In Death， #49） ~ ★★★★ （09/06/2020）✦ Connections in Death （In Death， #48） ~ ★★★★ （08/06/2020）✦ Leverage in Death （In Death， #47 Desperation in Death on Books On TrackPrevious book reviews:✦ Abandoned In Death （In Death， #54） ~ ★★★★ （12/02/2022）✦ Forgotten In Death （In Death， #53） ~ ★★★★★ （24/09/2021）✦ Faithless in Death （In Death， #52） ~ ★★★★★ （16/02/2021）✦ Shadows in Death （In Death， #51） ~ ★★★★★ （09/01/2021）✦ Golden in Death （In Death， #50） ~ ★★★★ （05/11/2020）（view spoiler）[✦ Vendetta in Death （In Death， #49） ~ ★★★★ （09/06/2020）✦ Connections in Death （In Death， #48） ~ ★★★★ （08/06/2020）✦ Leverage in Death （In Death， #47） ~ ★★★★ （17/11/2019）✦ Dark in Death （In Death， #46） ~ ★★★★★ （16/03/2019）✦ Secrets in Death （In Death， #45） ~ ★★★★ （25/12/2018）✦ Echoes in Death （In Death， #44） ~ ★★★★ （10/12/2018）✦ Apprentice in Death （In Death， #43） ~ ★★★★ （10/12/2018）✦ Brotherhood in Death （In Death， #42） ~ ★★★★ （16/10/2018）✦ Wonderment in Death （In Death， #41。5） ~ ★★★ （31/07/2018）✦ Devoted in Death （In Death， #41） ~ ★★★★ （31/07/2018）✦ Obsession in Death （In Death， #40） ~ ★★★★ （18/03/2018）✦ Festive in Death （In Death， #39） ~ ★★★★ （18/03/2018）✦ Concealed in Death （In Death， #38） ~ ★★★ （02/04/2017）✦ Taken in Death （In Death #37。5） ~ ★★★★★ （11/02/2017）✦ Thankless in Death （In Death #37） ~ ★★★★ （02/02/2017）✦ Calculated in Death （In Death #36） ~ ★★★★ （09/12/2016）✦ Delusion in Death （In Death #35） ~ ★★★★ （30/08/2015）✦ Celebrity in Death （In Death #34） ~ ★★★★ （20/07/2015）✦ Chaos in Death （In Death #33。5） ~ ★★★★ （14/07/2015）✦ New York to Dallas （In Death #33） ~ ★★★★ （11/07/2015）✦ Treachery in Death （In Death #32） ~ ★★★★ （16/05/2015）✦ Possession in Death （In Death #31。5） ~ ★★★★ （20/04/2015）✦ Indulgence in Death （In Death #31） ~ ★★★★ （19/04/2015）✦ Fantasy in Death （In Death #30） ~ ★★★★ （21/02/2015）✦ Missing in Death （In Death #29。5） ~ ★★★ （09/01/2015）✦ Kindred in Death （In Death #29） ~ ★★★★ （01/12/2014）✦ Promises in Death （In Death #28） ~ ★★★★ （27/10/2014）✦ Ritual in Death （In Death #27。5） ~ ★★★★ （12/10/2014）✦ Salvation in Death （In Death #27） ~ ★★★★ （12/10/2014）✦ Strangers in Death （In Death #26） ~ ★★★★ （28/09/2014）✦ Creation in Death （In Death #25） ~ ★★★★★ （15/09/2014）✦ Eternity in Death （In Death #24。5） ~ ★★★★ （11/09/2014）✦ Innocent in Death （In Death #24） ~ ★★★★★ （09/09/2014）✦ Born in Death （In Death #23） ~ ★★★★★ （29/08/2014）✦ Haunted in Death （In Death #22。5） ~ ★★★★ （28/08/2014）✦ Memory in Death （In Death #22） ~ ★★★★★ （27/08/2014）✦ Origin in Death （In Death #21） ~ ★★★★ （06/08/2014）✦ Survivor In Death （In Death #20） ~ ★★★★ （01/08/2014）✦ Visions in Death （In Death #19） ~ ★★★★ （28/07/2014）✦ Divided in Death （In Death #18） ~ ★★★★ （26/07/2014）✦ Remember When （In Death #17。6） ~ ★★★★ （25/07/2014）✦ Imitation in Death （In Death #17） ~ ★★★★★ （07/07/2014）✦ Portrait in Death （In Death #16） ~ ★★★★ （30/06/2014）✦ Purity in Death （In Death #15） ~ ★★★★ （26/06/2014）✦ Reunion in Death （In Death #14） ~ ★★★★★ （16/06/2014）✦ Seduction in Death （In Death #13） ~ ★★★★ （13/06/2014）✦ Interlude in Death （In Death #12。5） ~ ★★★★ （04/06/2014）✦ Betrayal in Death （In Death #12） ~ ★★★★ （03/06/2014）✦ Judgment in Death （In Death #11） ~ ★★★★ （14/04/2014）✦ Witness in Death （In Death #10） ~ ★★★★ （06/04/2014）✦ Loyalty in Death （In Death #9） ~ ★★★★ （13/03/2014）✦ Conspiracy in Death （In Death #8） ~ ★★★★★ （05/03/2014）✦ Midnight in Death （In Death #7。5） ~ ★★★★ （01/03/2014）✦ Holiday in Death （In Death #7） ~ ★★★★★ （20/12/2013）✦ Vengeance in Death （In Death #6） ~ ★★★★★ （27/08/2013）✦ Ceremony in Death （In Death #5） ~ ★★★★★ （27/08/2013）✦ Rapture in Death （In Death #4） ~ ★★★★ （11/08/2013）✦ Immortal in Death （In Death #3） ~ ★★★★ （09/08/2013）✦ Glory in Death （In Death #2） ~ ★★★★ （09/08/2013）✦ Naked in Death （In Death #1） ~ ★★★★★ （04/08/2013） （hide spoiler）]["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more
Tina Christopher
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 CW: human trafficking， child abuse， pedophilia， rape， violenceThis is a tough read。 If you are triggered by violence and abuse against women and girls I recommend you to not read this book。From the very first word to the very last I've been at the edge of my seat。 Robb is a master storyteller who crafts characters who you feel for and want to win in the end。 The blurb warns you that one of the girls doesn't make it， but reading it is still heartbreaking。 For most of the book the tension is unbea CW: human trafficking， child abuse， pedophilia， rape， violenceThis is a tough read。 If you are triggered by violence and abuse against women and girls I recommend you to not read this book。From the very first word to the very last I've been at the edge of my seat。 Robb is a master storyteller who crafts characters who you feel for and want to win in the end。 The blurb warns you that one of the girls doesn't make it， but reading it is still heartbreaking。 For most of the book the tension is unbearable as you wait to discover how Dallas will pull together the threads and hunt down the vile and vicious characters who are the leaders in this horrific enterprise。 I think the book takes place over a few days， but it feels like a lifetime。If you know Dallas' story you understand that a case like this brings back memories。 Roarke always at her side， if she wants him there or not。 I had tears in my eyes a lot throughout the book。 The atrocities and horror for greed and power are tough to read， but even tougher is that this story is fact not fiction。 。。。more
H
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This book was a bit eh。 While I enjoyed the interaction between the main series characters the callback to the beginnings， the subject matter could be triggering。 （view spoiler）[sexual trafficking of minors， sexual slavery， grooming， etc。 （hide spoiler）]Something just seemed off in this addition to the series。 It is like watching a movie with the sound just a fraction out of sync with the video。 There was no description of the main character as there usually is and the Ferengi language was refer This book was a bit eh。 While I enjoyed the interaction between the main series characters the callback to the beginnings， the subject matter could be triggering。 （view spoiler）[sexual trafficking of minors， sexual slavery， grooming， etc。 （hide spoiler）]Something just seemed off in this addition to the series。 It is like watching a movie with the sound just a fraction out of sync with the video。 There was no description of the main character as there usually is and the Ferengi language was referenced when there has been no history of a mention of Star Trek in any of the previous tomes。 It took a reader out the the narrative to shake their metaphorical whiskers clean and go huh？Thanks to C and Edelweiss for the ARC。 。。。more
Natalie
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Received an ARC courtesy of the publisher via Edelweiss+A dead teenager leads Lieutenant Dallas to discover a sex trafficking network。 The case is very personal to her because of her past。This was one of the In Death books where the reader knows the culprit way before the cops。 The story is more how they build the case and rescue those who need rescuing。 Roarke， of course， is on hand to serve as an expert Civilian Consultant especially given the nature of the case。Although we are at the 55th ful Received an ARC courtesy of the publisher via Edelweiss+A dead teenager leads Lieutenant Dallas to discover a sex trafficking network。 The case is very personal to her because of her past。This was one of the In Death books where the reader knows the culprit way before the cops。 The story is more how they build the case and rescue those who need rescuing。 Roarke， of course， is on hand to serve as an expert Civilian Consultant especially given the nature of the case。Although we are at the 55th full length novel in the series， I still feel the stories are original。 I like revisiting many of the supporting characters and seeing how they have grown。 This probably could be read as a stand-alone， but it really helps to have the background on the main characters。 Plus， the reader would miss many books in the series that I feel are better。 A solid edition to the series。 。。。more
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