Random in Death
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Summary
In the new crime thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling J。D。 Robb， a small and easily concealed weapon wreaks havoc， and the killer is just a face in the crowd。
Jenna’s parents had finally given in， and there she was， at a New York club with her best friends， watching the legendary band Avenue A， carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist， Jake Kincade。 Then， from the stage， Jake catches her eye， and smiles。 It’s the best night of her life。
It’s the last night of her life。
Minutes later， Jake’s in the alley getting some fresh air， and the girl from the dance floor comes stumbling out， sick and confused and deathly pale。 He tries to help， but it’s no use。 He doesn’t know that someone in the crowd has jabbed her with a needle—and when his girlfriend Nadine arrives， she knows the only thing left to do for the girl is call her friend， Lieutenant Eve Dallas。
After everyone on the scene is interviewed， lab results show a toxic mix of substances in the victim’s body—and for an extra touch of viciousness， the needle was teeming with infectious agents。 Dallas searches for a pattern: Had any boys been harassing Jenna？ Was she engaging in risky behavior or caught up in something shady？ But there are no obvious clues why this levelheaded sixteen-year-old， passionate about her music， would be targeted。
And that worries Dallas。 Because if Jenna wasn’t targeted， if she was just the random， unlucky victim of a madman consumed by hatred， there are likely more deaths to come。
Jenna’s parents had finally given in， and there she was， at a New York club with her best friends， watching the legendary band Avenue A， carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist， Jake Kincade。 Then， from the stage， Jake catches her eye， and smiles。 It’s the best night of her life。
It’s the last night of her life。
Minutes later， Jake’s in the alley getting some fresh air， and the girl from the dance floor comes stumbling out， sick and confused and deathly pale。 He tries to help， but it’s no use。 He doesn’t know that someone in the crowd has jabbed her with a needle—and when his girlfriend Nadine arrives， she knows the only thing left to do for the girl is call her friend， Lieutenant Eve Dallas。
After everyone on the scene is interviewed， lab results show a toxic mix of substances in the victim’s body—and for an extra touch of viciousness， the needle was teeming with infectious agents。 Dallas searches for a pattern: Had any boys been harassing Jenna？ Was she engaging in risky behavior or caught up in something shady？ But there are no obvious clues why this levelheaded sixteen-year-old， passionate about her music， would be targeted。
And that worries Dallas。 Because if Jenna wasn’t targeted， if she was just the random， unlucky victim of a madman consumed by hatred， there are likely more deaths to come。
Reviews
Ginger
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I have loved the IN DEATH series since it began and this book was so good。 Anxious forthe January 23， 2004 release of Book #58。
Patty Champion
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J。D。 Robb Never misses。 Once I picked this book up I couldn't put it down。 This was a fast paced enjoyable book。 J。 D。 Robb is an excellent story teller。 The maturity and growth in Roarke's relationships is amazing。Thank you for allowing e to read this title for an honest review。 J。D。 Robb Never misses。 Once I picked this book up I couldn't put it down。 This was a fast paced enjoyable book。 J。 D。 Robb is an excellent story teller。 The maturity and growth in Roarke's relationships is amazing。Thank you for allowing e to read this title for an honest review。 。。。more
Nancy
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Another exciting adventure of Eve and Roarke and her crew。。。。 Love this series。 She always gets the bad guy！！！Jenna’s parents had finally given in， and there she was， at a New York club with her best friends， watching the legendary band Avenue A， carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist， Jake Kincade。 Then， from the stage， Jake catches her eye， and smiles。 It’s the best night of her life。It’s the last night of her life。Minutes later， Jake’s in the alley getting some fresh air， Another exciting adventure of Eve and Roarke and her crew。。。。 Love this series。 She always gets the bad guy！！！Jenna’s parents had finally given in， and there she was， at a New York club with her best friends， watching the legendary band Avenue A， carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist， Jake Kincade。 Then， from the stage， Jake catches her eye， and smiles。 It’s the best night of her life。It’s the last night of her life。Minutes later， Jake’s in the alley getting some fresh air， and the girl from the dance floor comes stumbling out， sick and confused and deathly pale。 He tries to help， but it’s no use。 He doesn’t know that someone in the crowd has jabbed her with a needle—and when his girlfriend Nadine arrives， she knows the only thing left to do for the girl is call her friend， Lieutenant Eve Dallas。After everyone on the scene is interviewed， lab results show a toxic mix of substances in the victim’s body—and for an extra touch of viciousness， the needle was teeming with infectious agents。 Dallas searches for a pattern: Had any boys been harassing Jenna？ Was she engaging in risky behavior or caught up in something shady？ But there are no obvious clues why this levelheaded sixteen-year-old， passionate about her music， would be targeted。And that worries Dallas。 Because if Jenna wasn’t targeted， if she was just the random， unlucky victim of a madman consumed by hatred， there are likely more deaths to come。 。。。more
Meredith Powell
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Welcome back Dallas！ I have read them all and the last two books haven't thrilled me but this one is great。 The pace is back the characters are popping off the page。 Nice flow through the "chase" of the story。 All the regular crew is there everyone continuing on with thier lives and the job of murder！！！ Nice to have them back and thanks for doser （if you know you know）！ Welcome back Dallas！ I have read them all and the last two books haven't thrilled me but this one is great。 The pace is back the characters are popping off the page。 Nice flow through the "chase" of the story。 All the regular crew is there everyone continuing on with thier lives and the job of murder！！！ Nice to have them back and thanks for doser （if you know you know）！ 。。。more
Lisa
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Engrossing- 5 starI have been a fan of this series since the first one came out in 1995。 You are drawn into the world Eve and Roarke live in and the relationship between their friends。 Each book has a fresh mystery to solve and you can not put the book down until you know who is the murderer。 I feel that with each book， more of the supporting characters are getting the spotlight and being able to showcase what they can offer。 The only drawback in this book was the lingo the teens used。 It took m Engrossing- 5 starI have been a fan of this series since the first one came out in 1995。 You are drawn into the world Eve and Roarke live in and the relationship between their friends。 Each book has a fresh mystery to solve and you can not put the book down until you know who is the murderer。 I feel that with each book， more of the supporting characters are getting the spotlight and being able to showcase what they can offer。 The only drawback in this book was the lingo the teens used。 It took me a bit to understand but once I did， the reading was better。 I can not wait until the next Eve， Roarke， and gang mystery。I received a complimentary copy of the book from St。 Martin’s Press through NetGalley。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 。。。more
Pamela
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This entry， the 58th in the In Death series， is nearly as fresh and well written as the first books in this police procedural。 In this outing， young women are being targeted by a killer who uses a syringe filled with high-grade heroin among other deadly things。 NYPD police Detective Eve Dallas doesn't have a single clue to start her investigation。If you love Eve Dallas， J。D。 Robb， and/or police procedurals， this book is for you。 All the main characters are back so it will be like seeing old frie This entry， the 58th in the In Death series， is nearly as fresh and well written as the first books in this police procedural。 In this outing， young women are being targeted by a killer who uses a syringe filled with high-grade heroin among other deadly things。 NYPD police Detective Eve Dallas doesn't have a single clue to start her investigation。If you love Eve Dallas， J。D。 Robb， and/or police procedurals， this book is for you。 All the main characters are back so it will be like seeing old friends。。 It is a well-written， fast read。My thanks to St。 Martin's Press and Edelweiss for an eARC。 。。。more
Howard Davis
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Having never read a novel by J。D。 Robb， I didn’t know what to expect。 Any limited expectations I had were certainly exceeded by this fast paced， exciting novel showcasing how police detectives piece together limited bits of information available in an attempt to identify a suspect in murder investigations。 Even the minor characters are well described and some of them were extremely charismatic and actually had this reader choked up at times。 My only reservations are not knowing about the relatio Having never read a novel by J。D。 Robb， I didn’t know what to expect。 Any limited expectations I had were certainly exceeded by this fast paced， exciting novel showcasing how police detectives piece together limited bits of information available in an attempt to identify a suspect in murder investigations。 Even the minor characters are well described and some of them were extremely charismatic and actually had this reader choked up at times。 My only reservations are not knowing about the relationship and background of Dallas and Roarke， which I am sure would have been clear had I read previous books in this series。I thank NetGalley and St。 Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read and review this book prior to publication。 。。。more
Alyce Gibson
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Thank you J。D。 Robb and St。 Martin's Press for providing and e-ARC of this book through NetGalley， in return for my honest review。 It's summer 2061 in New York City and sixteen year old Jenna Harbough is excited to be off to her first no parent concert。 Her night has barely begun when Jenna is poisoned on the dance floor， and it's up to Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her crew to find the killer and stop them from hurting others。 This is a great police procedural set in the future but with a relevant Thank you J。D。 Robb and St。 Martin's Press for providing and e-ARC of this book through NetGalley， in return for my honest review。 It's summer 2061 in New York City and sixteen year old Jenna Harbough is excited to be off to her first no parent concert。 Her night has barely begun when Jenna is poisoned on the dance floor， and it's up to Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her crew to find the killer and stop them from hurting others。 This is a great police procedural set in the future but with a relevant to today topic。 It's hard to believe this is the 58th book in the Eve Dallas In Death series。 I've read and enjoyed them all。 With each book， we come to know Eve， her husband Roarke， and her partner Peabody a little bit better。 As the series develops， we're introduced to a cast of recurring characters。 The interplay between the recurring characters and Eve grows with each book。 I've become invested in these characters。 I look forward to each new book， not knowing who we'll see， and excited to read about their life updates。 This book is an excellent addition to the series， a 4。5 out of 5。 。。。more
Madison Warner Fairbanks
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Random in Death by J D RobbIn Death series #58。 Futuristic mystery cop thriller。 Can be read as a stand-alone but better as part of the series。 Teen girls are being killed by a cocktail of chemicals that kills them within minutes。 It’s up to Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her staff to figure out the killer and then catch him or her。 🎧 I listened to an audiobook version of this book which was narrated by Susan Erickson。 Susan is a long standing fan favorite with distinctive voices for Eve， Rourke， Pea Random in Death by J D RobbIn Death series #58。 Futuristic mystery cop thriller。 Can be read as a stand-alone but better as part of the series。 Teen girls are being killed by a cocktail of chemicals that kills them within minutes。 It’s up to Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her staff to figure out the killer and then catch him or her。 🎧 I listened to an audiobook version of this book which was narrated by Susan Erickson。 Susan is a long standing fan favorite with distinctive voices for Eve， Rourke， Peabody， McNab and many others in this series。 Listening to the performance you get to hear Eve’s snark and impatient attitude and Roarke’s calming presence and Peabody’s upbeat enthusiasm for her job。 In this specific book， we can hear the pressure building as the cops try to beat the clock and the killer before he strikes the next victim。I was around book 36 before I tried an audiobook for this series。 I’ll admit I hated the first two I listened to。 Not because the narrator did a bad job。 On the contrary， it was an excellent performance。 But they weren’t the voices in my head after years of reading。 This is maybe the fourth or fifth audiobook I’ve listened to in the series and while I admit one or two voices will still startle me， I love listening to the police work and the tension as it escalates， as well as the calming relationship with Eve’s friends and children and even the fat cat sleeping on her。 These books are like revisiting friends once or twice a year but having the luxury of not being in the middle of a murder situation as we sit back and listen。I received a copy of this from NetGalley and Macmillan audio。 。。。more
Anne
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Random in Death AUDIO by JD Robb was a good book but somewhat of a disappointment as I have never read one of her books before and expected more。 Why it is set in the future is beyond me as all I saw of the future were a few vocabulary changes。 Maybe I missed something。 It was a decent mystery/police procedural。 I would like to have thought that policing would have made some strides forward， but it doesn’t seem they have。 The protagonist is Eve Dallas who has had a hard life but now is in love w Random in Death AUDIO by JD Robb was a good book but somewhat of a disappointment as I have never read one of her books before and expected more。 Why it is set in the future is beyond me as all I saw of the future were a few vocabulary changes。 Maybe I missed something。 It was a decent mystery/police procedural。 I would like to have thought that policing would have made some strides forward， but it doesn’t seem they have。 The protagonist is Eve Dallas who has had a hard life but now is in love with， and married to， Roarke， a very wealthy man。 She attempts to not take advantage of that fact， but it is difficult。 He also is present in her investigation。 A young woman is at a club， gets stabbed with a needle， flees， and dies in the arms of her hero， Jake Kincaid， a musician。 That is frightening enough， but something similar happens the very next night。 This is a case of serious profiling and deep investigating to solve this crime as there are few clues。 The murderer is thorough and smart。 It started off with shoes。 Then， the third victim lived。 He tried to inject her through a heavy coat and into a bruise he couldn’t see and so she lived。 And she was observant。 The characters in this book were brilliant， the recurring ones as well as the ones relating to this case only。 The detective work was brilliant and very creative。 Eve is a good character， who loves her work and those she works with。 They are an excellent team and interesting to boot。 I was on the edge of my seat for much of the book。 The description of the perp’s father when what his son had done sank in was brilliant。 It was a good book。 The reader is Susan Ericksen in whom I was very disappointed。 In fact， I nearly DNFed the book based on the opening chapters。 It is disappointing because as she read the afterword she has a perfectly lovely voice。 Someone must like her because I she she’s been narrating this series for a while。 I was invited to listen to an audio e-ARC of Random in Death by MacMillan Audio， through Netgalley。 All thoughts and opinions are mine。 #Netgalley #MacMillanAudio #JDRobb #SusanEricksen #RandomInDeath 。。。more
Pauline Cassie
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OMG I so love the way that Lt。 Eve Dallas' mind works！Following the death of a teenage girl at a rock concert with friends， Lt。 Dallas and her team set out to find the murderer。Along the way we meet well loved characters and colleagues that we've gotten to know。 Even though all 'In Death' books are standalones， it certainly gives a richer reading experience when you can greet characters like long lost friends。Relentless as always， Dallas and Peabody spearhead this continually evolving case。 Whil OMG I so love the way that Lt。 Eve Dallas' mind works！Following the death of a teenage girl at a rock concert with friends， Lt。 Dallas and her team set out to find the murderer。Along the way we meet well loved characters and colleagues that we've gotten to know。 Even though all 'In Death' books are standalones， it certainly gives a richer reading experience when you can greet characters like long lost friends。Relentless as always， Dallas and Peabody spearhead this continually evolving case。 Whilst gathering seemingly inconsquential information， Dallas is digging to get into the head of the killer， a style and strategy that works over and over again。Like much of this author's work， it's the dialogue both to herself and to those she works with， that sets this particular series apart for me。You very much come to rely on Eve's process to guide you through each and every case， ultimately finding those responsible。I love this series， the characters and colleagues， but most of all I love how Eve and her ever increasing circle 'stand' for the victims！Another not to be missed 'In Death' experience。 。。。more
Sharen
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I have read all the Eve Dallas books and would happily continue reading this series forever。 I love the characters， the interactions， and the methodical thinking that the main character goes through when trying to solve a crime。 In this book we don't get to hear from the suspect until Dallas has fully worked through who he is and what motivates him and by the time we hear from him we know all there is to know。 The criminal motivations felt somewhat topical in this day and age as well as the futu I have read all the Eve Dallas books and would happily continue reading this series forever。 I love the characters， the interactions， and the methodical thinking that the main character goes through when trying to solve a crime。 In this book we don't get to hear from the suspect until Dallas has fully worked through who he is and what motivates him and by the time we hear from him we know all there is to know。 The criminal motivations felt somewhat topical in this day and age as well as the future。If new to the series you don't have to start at the beginning as each book stands on its own - but it would help as the people in the books have a great deal of history and important development that it would be a less rich experience （but still enjoyable） starting here。Susan Erickson is the narrator of the Eve Dallas series。 She does a great job of differentiating characters。A special thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for an early copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Danielle Bush
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The In Death series is one that no matter how many books you've read each new installment feels new and fresh。 Also， although I always prefer to start a series at the beginning， I really think you could start at any point in this series， fall in love with the characters， and fall into the world J。D。 Robb has built。 Like any of the other cases， Eve has worked she and her team have their work cut out for them with this one。 A young girl has been murdered in a crowded club， and she's not the last。 The In Death series is one that no matter how many books you've read each new installment feels new and fresh。 Also， although I always prefer to start a series at the beginning， I really think you could start at any point in this series， fall in love with the characters， and fall into the world J。D。 Robb has built。 Like any of the other cases， Eve has worked she and her team have their work cut out for them with this one。 A young girl has been murdered in a crowded club， and she's not the last。 Everyone is up against the clock to find this monster before he can strike again。 This book kept me on the edge of my seat waiting to see them catch the killer， and the writing is so well done you feel like you are in the middle of the bullpen or following Eve as her shadow experiencing all the things she does as she tracks a killer。 I loved getting to catch up with my favorite characters and seeing what kind of eye-bleeding tie Jenkinson is currently sporting！ This is one of my all-time favorite series， and I can't wait to read the next book in this series， I'm definitely in the mood to do a reread！ 。。。more
Mara
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This was a true blue police procedural and I ate it up。 We do get some nice character moments with Jake & Nadine， since Jake is on the scene where the first murder happens， so that was nice for us long term series readers and is what makes a really enjoyable installment in this series。 But I always appreciate the mystery being at the forefront， and this struck the right balance for what I like best for an In Death book
Michele Crego
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This is definitely s J。D。 Robb novel。 Teen girls are getting "stuck" with a cocktail of deadly drugs。 Who is doing it and why？ This novel has all the hallmarks of her other books which makes it enjoyable to read， and as I haven't read anything by her in a while， it was a good reminder to pick up a few others。 This is definitely s J。D。 Robb novel。 Teen girls are getting "stuck" with a cocktail of deadly drugs。 Who is doing it and why？ This novel has all the hallmarks of her other books which makes it enjoyable to read， and as I haven't read anything by her in a while， it was a good reminder to pick up a few others。 。。。more
Cheryl
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Hard to believe this is book 58！ The freshness， the plot twists and even Eve and Roarke themselves are still new， still delivering the suspense， the intrigue and characters you care about！ This is a police procedural that always hits on relative issues。 Even though the In Death Series is in the future， it is not sci fi woo woo。 To be a teenager and excited for a concert with your favorite band， pretty much everyone can relate。 Too lose your life from a needle jab with a horrific cocktail is a fr Hard to believe this is book 58！ The freshness， the plot twists and even Eve and Roarke themselves are still new， still delivering the suspense， the intrigue and characters you care about！ This is a police procedural that always hits on relative issues。 Even though the In Death Series is in the future， it is not sci fi woo woo。 To be a teenager and excited for a concert with your favorite band， pretty much everyone can relate。 Too lose your life from a needle jab with a horrific cocktail is a frightening thought。 We see Peabody （Eve's partner at work） McNab （Peabodys partner in life） Feeney （Eve's first mentor， first boss） and so many more， Jake， Nadine， Mavis， Leonardo to name a few。 A solid read that pulls on different emotions and entertains。 You can color me giddy！ I scored an ARC for J。D。 Robbs "In Death" series。 I also buy and own every single In Death series book。 They are all 4's and 5's。 I suggest starting with book 1 and read the series in order if you want to understand the true strength and integrity of Eve， the depth of Eve and Roarkes life and more。 Thank you for the arc。 I freely volunteer my thoughts and opinions。 #RandomInDeath #J。D。Robb #StMartinsPress #NetGalley 。。。more
Marrissa Horton
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This was my first J。D。 Robb story so I had no idea what to expect。 If you have read other 𝙄𝙣 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 books， then you will probably enjoy this one。 I was not really a fan of the “futuristic” language that was repetitively thrown around， it was kind of annoying。 The narrator was also throwing me off。 I wasn’t a fan of the voices she used for some of the characters。 It made it hard to get through。 But I do like police procedurals and crime stories， and the plot was interesting。 As the story went on I This was my first J。D。 Robb story so I had no idea what to expect。 If you have read other 𝙄𝙣 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙝 books， then you will probably enjoy this one。 I was not really a fan of the “futuristic” language that was repetitively thrown around， it was kind of annoying。 The narrator was also throwing me off。 I wasn’t a fan of the voices she used for some of the characters。 It made it hard to get through。 But I do like police procedurals and crime stories， and the plot was interesting。 As the story went on I did become more intrigued。 The banter between some of the characters was humorous。 Thank you Netgalley and MacMillan Audio for a copy of this ALC。 。。。more
Karen
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I am never disappointed in this series。 I am always happy to see the latest instalment。A strong female protagonist with stellar writing is a winning combination in my opinion。I cannot wait to read the next book in the series！I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book。
Bonnie DeMoss
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This book was compelling from beginning to end。 The author， as always， does a great job of detailing the crime and the investigation。 The perpetrator is slowly revealed， but their horrible crimes splash across the page immediately from the beginning of the book。 As Eve Dallas begins to peel away the layers of this crime， the reader will be transfixed， both by the complexity of the investigation and the potential for more crimes that would surely be coming。 The characters just flame to life， and This book was compelling from beginning to end。 The author， as always， does a great job of detailing the crime and the investigation。 The perpetrator is slowly revealed， but their horrible crimes splash across the page immediately from the beginning of the book。 As Eve Dallas begins to peel away the layers of this crime， the reader will be transfixed， both by the complexity of the investigation and the potential for more crimes that would surely be coming。 The characters just flame to life， and the personalities of the victims， their friends， and the perpetrator are so well described。 I listened to the audiobook as well， and the narrator Susan Ericksen portrayed teenagers in such an authentic way。 She was able to expertly portray drama， horror， grief， sadness， and love in such a powerful way。Eve Dallas's personal life is subtly layered throughout the book， but never takes over from the crime and investigation。 This thriller is horrifying， enthralling， and captivating throughout。 J。D。 Robb （Nora Roberts） has done it again。 She has turned out another quality book that will keep you mesmerized。I received a free copy of this book from St。 Martin's Press。 My review is voluntary and the opinions expressed are my own。 。。。more
Obsidian
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Please note that I received this book via NetGalley。 This did not affect my rating or review。Trigger warning: Sexual assaultSo this one didn't really work for me。 I realized why after I got done and it honestly was that the whole story felt rushed and didn't really work。 I think Robb was trying to work in the "incel movement" as a thing still in 2061 which fine， but we didn't get to sit with the story at all。 Also， it started to feel like people were just in scenes and taking up room。 I also ski Please note that I received this book via NetGalley。 This did not affect my rating or review。Trigger warning: Sexual assaultSo this one didn't really work for me。 I realized why after I got done and it honestly was that the whole story felt rushed and didn't really work。 I think Robb was trying to work in the "incel movement" as a thing still in 2061 which fine， but we didn't get to sit with the story at all。 Also， it started to feel like people were just in scenes and taking up room。 I also skipped over anything talking about the house renovation， Nadine， Jamie， Quilla， etc。 These characters have become so unlikeable and unrealistic to me I just cannot anymore。 So all in all， this was a solid 3 star， "In Death"。"Random in Death" has Dallas getting called in by Nadine when Nadine's rock star boyfriend holds a dying teen in his arms after one of his sets。 Initially the press thinks he did it （which lasts like 5 seconds by the way， so not really a thing） but Dallas realizes that something happened to the girl and she was given a drug that killed her fast。 Coincidences are the watch word in this novel since this victim has a connection to Charles and Louise （which is the first time I think we've even had dialogue from them in like 7 or 8 books）。 Dallas and Peabody investigate。Eh。 I don't know。 Dallas was fine to me。 So was Roarke。 There was a really almost dumb fight they had which added nothing and could have been cut。 There were sweet/funny moments though that I won't spoil。 But I just get tired of three years in and Dallas still acts weird about Roarke giving her money when she runs out。 Peabody was annoying again in this one。 Her acting like a teen over love is old as hell and it's aggravating。 Not that she should be somber all the time。 But I was with Dallas over her acting like a fool over Jamie and Nadine dating。 Who cares。 Shut up。Summerset was great。 It was also great to see Charles and Louise， but they really didn't add anything sad to say。 Also Feeney was wasted as anything。I officially am bleh on Mavis and her family。 At this point it just becomes a paint by numbers scene we get。 And the house renovation is on my last nerves。 We all know we are going to get the longest ever descriptions about this stuff and I just don't care people。 I lost interest in Nora Roberts actual book talking about an inn renovation。 I don't read "In Death" for that。The "bad guy" in this one felt very one note and lame。 We get their point of view that once again started to feel like filler to me。 The flow of this one was wonky to me。 As I said， it felt like a lot of stuff was put in here to fill out pages， but not a lot mattered in the end。 And it just felt like there were just scenes。 For example， we find out that Feeney hates murders that involves kids so he wants to be involved。 I swear he was in like two scenes。 You don't even have Dallas talking to him （awkwardly） about it like she usually would。 Dallas calls her FBI pal and it goes nowhere。 I was all， why was she even inserted in this if it didn't matter？ Even DeWinter pops in and once again it was like why is she here？ It just seemed so Dallas could be aggravated by her？ I don't know。 And once again I am begging Robb to just give Nadine and that mess a pass for a while。 At this point， no one else would not be screaming to the heavens about the relationship that Dallas has with Nadine and some defendant wouldn't be using it in court too。 It's just unrealistic。 And I do not want to keep hearing about the Icove case。 Nadine writing screenplays about Dallas never made any sense to me since we know that the Dallas we got to know would be okay with her life being put out there like that。 I just get annoyed every time we hear about how Nadine won all the awards again。 Eyeroll。 The ending was weird in my opinion。 It just lingers weirdly and there's just I don't know， it felt very abrupt and like there had to be some pages missing。 。。。more
Amber Humphries
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I voluntarily read an advanced copy of Random in Death by J。D。 Robb。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Thank you to NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for this ARC。I always have the same issue with Eve Dallas mysteries。 I don't really enjoy the banter between the characters when the crimes are first discovered， but I become engaged in the mystery once I get past the first few chapters。 This happened with this book as well。 I loved the crime/mystery and thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel。 I I voluntarily read an advanced copy of Random in Death by J。D。 Robb。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Thank you to NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for this ARC。I always have the same issue with Eve Dallas mysteries。 I don't really enjoy the banter between the characters when the crimes are first discovered， but I become engaged in the mystery once I get past the first few chapters。 This happened with this book as well。 I loved the crime/mystery and thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel。 I give it a solid 3。5/5 with the thought that if I hadn't already read so many of the previous books in the series， the opening character introductions wouldn't feel as repetitive。 If you are looking for a light mystery series， I highly recommend this series of books。 。。。more
Ashley Christensen
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***ARC provided by NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for review***Another great addition to the In Death series。 The books with kids always get me since I've been a mom， so there were a few times I had to put this one down， but， ultimately， I enjoyed it。 It was a satisfying ending， not super dragged out and hit all the points I love about the In Death novels。 ***ARC provided by NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press for review***Another great addition to the In Death series。 The books with kids always get me since I've been a mom， so there were a few times I had to put this one down， but， ultimately， I enjoyed it。 It was a satisfying ending， not super dragged out and hit all the points I love about the In Death novels。 。。。more
Gina Hott
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Losing someone you love is painful。 Losing a child， even more so。 But when you lose a child and find that they were specifically chosen as a random victim… devastating！And so begins our newest book in JD Robb’s In Death series。 Random in Death hits close to home for police detective Eve Dallas。 With her friends caught up in the mix， Eve has to determine whether the people she has come to care about could possibly be a part of something so horrific。Random in Death is one of the more police proced Losing someone you love is painful。 Losing a child， even more so。 But when you lose a child and find that they were specifically chosen as a random victim… devastating！And so begins our newest book in JD Robb’s In Death series。 Random in Death hits close to home for police detective Eve Dallas。 With her friends caught up in the mix， Eve has to determine whether the people she has come to care about could possibly be a part of something so horrific。Random in Death is one of the more police procedural type books。 The mystery is interesting and great to follow as we watch Eve and Peabody work through their suspects and evidence to determine who could be targeting the innocent。Random in Death is a little steamier than some and the language of it is more salty but it is a very interesting if peaceful story。 It has loads of triggers and hits close to home so be prepared with a box of tissues。 。。。more
Katrina Ling
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I was excited to receive a complimentary copy of the audiobook for Random in Death by Nora Roberts from NetGalley。 It was narrated by Susan Erickson。 Opinions in this review are completely my own。I love all J。D。 Robb books。 She does an amazing job of writing characters that you want to be friends with。 I enjoy the banter between Roark and Eve， Eve and Peabody。 I have never read one of these books where I did not rate it at least 4 stars。 I may have rated this one higher but I did not like the na I was excited to receive a complimentary copy of the audiobook for Random in Death by Nora Roberts from NetGalley。 It was narrated by Susan Erickson。 Opinions in this review are completely my own。I love all J。D。 Robb books。 She does an amazing job of writing characters that you want to be friends with。 I enjoy the banter between Roark and Eve， Eve and Peabody。 I have never read one of these books where I did not rate it at least 4 stars。 I may have rated this one higher but I did not like the narrator。 In my opinion， the voices she used for the characters just changed my opinion of the characters that I have loved for 50+ books。 I absolutely hated the "Irish accent" she used for Roarke and the voices she used for Eve and Peabody especially。 If I could have bought a print or digital copy of this book， I would have because I did not enjoy the narrator at all。 I thought maybe it was related to it being the first audiobook I'd ever listened to， but then I listened to another one right after this and it was much better。 I would not read another audiobook with this narrator。 I highly recommend reading the book rather than listening to it。 。。。more
susan Atkins
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This is another great book by J D Robb-it has suspense that keeps you turning the page-I recommend this book
Emily
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Eve Dallas is suddenly called out to a murder by her friend Nadine。 A sixteen year old in a Manhattan night club died。 The long beloved band， Avenue A was performing at its annual gig at the place where it all began for an audience of teens。 Jenna died in the arms of the band's lead singer， Jake Kincaid。 Nadine， his girlfriend happened on the scene and called her friend Eve。 Roark and Eve arrive at the scene。 It becomes clear Jenna died from an injection of toxic substances with some inexplicabl Eve Dallas is suddenly called out to a murder by her friend Nadine。 A sixteen year old in a Manhattan night club died。 The long beloved band， Avenue A was performing at its annual gig at the place where it all began for an audience of teens。 Jenna died in the arms of the band's lead singer， Jake Kincaid。 Nadine， his girlfriend happened on the scene and called her friend Eve。 Roark and Eve arrive at the scene。 It becomes clear Jenna died from an injection of toxic substances with some inexplicable choices of ingredients， given that it killed her almost instantly。 Yet， Jenna' is not the kind of person who has used drugs， interacted with problematic people or involved herself in dangerous activities。 She has one passion。 She is a singer-songwriter who hoped to get a demo song to the lead of Avenue A。Soon， the team realizes they have a serial killer on their hands。 There is a small amount of forensic evidence and a lot of work to do in zero time。 Radom in Death is a well plotted， keeps you reading thriller/police procedural with the pizzazz of technology and options available in the future that is just enough different from now to spice things up。 The crimes and the story could take place now， so nothing is confusing。 The clues are there and the stellar team moves along to the conclusion。 An entertaining novel。 Recommend。 。。。more
Cheryl
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In this 58th book of the In Death series by J。D。 Robb， we find Lieutenant Eve Dallas and Detective Peabody hunting for the worst type of killer -- the one who randomly picks his victims。 These victims are teenaged girls who are out in a crowd of people just having a good time， until they're not。 Death comes quickly to these victims and clues to the killer's identity seem hard to come by until all the little pieces come together to give their police artist， Yancy， the details needed to complete a In this 58th book of the In Death series by J。D。 Robb， we find Lieutenant Eve Dallas and Detective Peabody hunting for the worst type of killer -- the one who randomly picks his victims。 These victims are teenaged girls who are out in a crowd of people just having a good time， until they're not。 Death comes quickly to these victims and clues to the killer's identity seem hard to come by until all the little pieces come together to give their police artist， Yancy， the details needed to complete a facial profile。 As Dr。 Charlotte Mira， NYPSD psychiatrist and profiler， helps Eve put together the killer's profile， they realize they are dealing with a young man who is on a vendetta that they have to stop。 This is a fast-paced story where， with the help of Eve's husband， Roarke， and her entire bullpen， the search for the killer is nonstop to catch him before he picks his next victim， and when they find his home and all the frightening evidence - they know that he is just hours ahead of them。 The final chapters are "unputdownable" as we watch Lieutenant Dallas on the hunt to catch and put this killer away。 One of the things I so enjoy about this series is to see the growth of the characters， especially the way that the relationships that Eve always fought so hard against having， are becoming so important to her， and yet doesn't change the quirkiness that is Eve。 The main characters of this series， as well as those that help to fill in each story， are unforgettable as their own type of character。 This is a series that I always highly recommend。 Thank you to NetGalley and St。 Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read and review this advance reader copy。 Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。 #NetGalley #RandomInDeath 。。。more
Diane Jackson
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Jenna is having the time of her life。 She is at an Avenue A concert with her best friends， a demo in her pocket and just made eye contact with the guitar player。 Life was great until she fills the jab。 Now Lieutenant Eve Dallas is standing over her body looking for answers。 J。D。 Robb continues Eve Dallas stories in Random in Death。 Robb’s writing makes this a perfect addition to the series or as a read alone。 Even with 57 books ahead of it， Robb is able to make it new and different while catchin Jenna is having the time of her life。 She is at an Avenue A concert with her best friends， a demo in her pocket and just made eye contact with the guitar player。 Life was great until she fills the jab。 Now Lieutenant Eve Dallas is standing over her body looking for answers。 J。D。 Robb continues Eve Dallas stories in Random in Death。 Robb’s writing makes this a perfect addition to the series or as a read alone。 Even with 57 books ahead of it， Robb is able to make it new and different while catching up with old friends。 Robb has a way of developing characters that leaves you with feeling like they are old friends。 She sets the scene with descriptions that leave the reader feeling that they are looking through Dallas’ eyes。 Random in Death is the perfect mix of suspense， crime， murder， romance and the future。 Thank you NetGalley and St Martin's Press for an ARC in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Shalini
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Great and enjoyable read！ But then I didn’t expect anything less from the author :-） I’ve read a few of the books from the ‘In Death’ series， and each of them are really good。 How do you catch a killer who chooses his victims at random， who has absolutely no connection to the victims。 The way Eve goes about catching this killer is quite interesting and well thought out。 Even after so many book in the same series， I found the story original and didn’t find any repetition with any of the previous Great and enjoyable read！ But then I didn’t expect anything less from the author :-） I’ve read a few of the books from the ‘In Death’ series， and each of them are really good。 How do you catch a killer who chooses his victims at random， who has absolutely no connection to the victims。 The way Eve goes about catching this killer is quite interesting and well thought out。 Even after so many book in the same series， I found the story original and didn’t find any repetition with any of the previous books。 The book is very well written and gripping， and maintained the fast pace till the ending。 Am really looking forward to read the next book in the series， hope it is published soon。Thank you to the publishers Little， Brown Book Group UK for an advanced copy of this ebook and giving me a chance to review it。 。。。more
Jolee Lewison
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Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the Audiobook ARC！ Another entry into the Eve Dallas series， good and mostly predictable。 It hit all the right notes， dipped into some very creepy incel territory， and was an engaging story in my ear while I ran errands and took care of chores around the house。 This is #58 in a series that isn't breaking any new ground， but that's kind of comforting。 You know Dallas and Peabody will get the murderer in the end， we get a killer POV chapter or several Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the Audiobook ARC！ Another entry into the Eve Dallas series， good and mostly predictable。 It hit all the right notes， dipped into some very creepy incel territory， and was an engaging story in my ear while I ran errands and took care of chores around the house。 This is #58 in a series that isn't breaking any new ground， but that's kind of comforting。 You know Dallas and Peabody will get the murderer in the end， we get a killer POV chapter or several towards the end of the book， and there will be a lot of detective work along the way。 A futuristic 'Law and Order' in book or audio format， revisiting characters you know as they track down a killer。This one wasn't my favorite， but definitely not near the bottom of the stack， either。Part of the storyline does involve incel culture， rape， and teenage death， so be warned if that's an automatic no for you。 But if you like this series and are okay with those in passing， it's a good one to pick up！ 。。。more
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