Payback in Death
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- Create Date：2023-12-19 07:23:41
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：J.D. Robb
- ISBN：1250902819
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Reviews
Danielle
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A good solid story。 No strong character development， just a good story。 I was really surprised that the author left a really big hint in this one。 She usually doesn’t do that， so it was definitely surprising。
Patricia （Irishcharmer） Yarian
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Oh my goodness！ I don't have the words for this！！ What could I possibly add that's not already been said about this story that's not already been said？！ Bottom line。。。not much！ Eve and her team， along with Roarke，， rise to the call- again！ Once you open the book， you're in to the end！ Once a JD Robb/Nora fan， always a fan！！ And yes， we know there are some who aren't。。I did like this book， as per usual。 If you're thinking about it， go ahead， grab that snack and cold one （or hot） and open up to pa Oh my goodness！ I don't have the words for this！！ What could I possibly add that's not already been said about this story that's not already been said？！ Bottom line。。。not much！ Eve and her team， along with Roarke，， rise to the call- again！ Once you open the book， you're in to the end！ Once a JD Robb/Nora fan， always a fan！！ And yes， we know there are some who aren't。。I did like this book， as per usual。 If you're thinking about it， go ahead， grab that snack and cold one （or hot） and open up to page 1， and remember - turn out the light when you'll only get a 3hr nap before the alarm goes off （ this isn't a "car" book- you know， the one you keep in the car to read when you're waiting for someone in the store， to pickup someone at the airport， waiting for the kids to get out of school- ） As a fan of Robb/Roberts ， I like this book。 You will too。 You will not be disappointed -- P/ 。。。more
Louis Graff
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eve breaks open another murderEve works with Rosie to break open another mixer lot and save the reputation o an esteemed colleague。 Excellent closing of a complicated decade going plot。
Leanne
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I love this series！ Dallas and Roarkes connection is awesome。 Dallas makes me laugh out loud with her comments 😂
Amanda （Mandy） Gavigan
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While I loved the newest In Death book， it feels as though Nora has gotten a new editor or a ghostwriter。 The In Death series has always had a continuous tone， one hat doesn't show up in her other books， while this one had alterations to that tone。 Payback In Death started off as flowery as Nora's trilogys， but quickly hopped into the suspense readers are used to expecting。 While I loved the newest In Death book， it feels as though Nora has gotten a new editor or a ghostwriter。 The In Death series has always had a continuous tone， one hat doesn't show up in her other books， while this one had alterations to that tone。 Payback In Death started off as flowery as Nora's trilogys， but quickly hopped into the suspense readers are used to expecting。 。。。more
Andree
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I mean， this is book 57 in the series。 SO。 I thought this was a solid installment。 I continue to like the characters。 I admit that， like Eve， I think I'm over the saga of Mavis and Peabody's renovations in their new house。 Don't get me wrong， I'm happy for them， but I've been hearing about it for the last few books。I liked the angle of the victim being in internal affairs， and therefore looking into the corruption on the force angle。 I do think the related side-plot around Lansing probably neede I mean， this is book 57 in the series。 SO。 I thought this was a solid installment。 I continue to like the characters。 I admit that， like Eve， I think I'm over the saga of Mavis and Peabody's renovations in their new house。 Don't get me wrong， I'm happy for them， but I've been hearing about it for the last few books。I liked the angle of the victim being in internal affairs， and therefore looking into the corruption on the force angle。 I do think the related side-plot around Lansing probably needed another scene， but maybe that's coming in the next one。I particularly liked the scenes with Feeney and Mira and Eve in this one， but then I always do。Solid installment， but unfortunately not five stars， because at no point was Roarke described in ridiculous terms。 There was nary a "doomed poet" or "fallen angel" comparison to be found。 Le sigh。 。。。more
Terrie Cunningham
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Back to formI didn't like the last two books but this one was back to form。 The one prior to this， the killer was not interesting and the other was just too dark， but this one was enjoyable。 Would have liked to see more Mavis， but overall I was glad to be back in the World of Dallas and Roark。 Back to formI didn't like the last two books but this one was back to form。 The one prior to this， the killer was not interesting and the other was just too dark， but this one was enjoyable。 Would have liked to see more Mavis， but overall I was glad to be back in the World of Dallas and Roark。 。。。more
Gina
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I have loved these books for years and this most recent one was no exception。 The characters， the story， the murder。 All truly excellent。 And this one felt more true to police work than others， which I appreciated as well。
Dania Lynne
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Moved at a good pace; storyline was interesting。It seems unlikely that a character who had taken 10 years to plan her revenge would keep incriminating evidence on her home — particularly because the police kept referring to the crime as a well thought out one， a smart murder。 So — that rang untrue。Other than that — enjoyable enough…！
Kathleen Long
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Ok story but repetitive。 Book could have been finished with 100 fewer pages
C
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I rated this book higher than I did some previous ones in the series。 Robb finally got back to an actual murder mystery instead of the international cabal conspiracies that she had been having Dallas fall into。
Vicki Compton
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It's always good to catch up with Eve and Roarke and the rest of the gang。 It's always good to catch up with Eve and Roarke and the rest of the gang。 。。。more
Francy
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One of my favorite series！
KevinS
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Probably not the first JD Robb book I've read but should be the last。 Sheesh。 Probably not the first JD Robb book I've read but should be the last。 Sheesh。 。。。more
Cheryl
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For being the 57th book of the "In Death" series。。。。 there is never a dull moment or repetitious story line！ I absolutely love this series and the characters feel like "part of the family"！ In this book， the beginning made me smile as we see NYPD Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband Roarke on a well-deserved and needed vacation that included a stop at the farm of his Irish family。 This gave the opportunity to once again meet the family， and "hear" some of the comical ways Dallas refers to farm For being the 57th book of the "In Death" series。。。。 there is never a dull moment or repetitious story line！ I absolutely love this series and the characters feel like "part of the family"！ In this book， the beginning made me smile as we see NYPD Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband Roarke on a well-deserved and needed vacation that included a stop at the farm of his Irish family。 This gave the opportunity to once again meet the family， and "hear" some of the comical ways Dallas refers to farm animals， which could be the only things she fears！ Unfortunately， her vacation ends with an urgent call to respond to a murder scene， which puts her and her "civilian assistant" Roarke back into action。 The involvement of Eve's bullpen in this death of "one of theirs" brings character favorites to the forefront as the trail leads through the families of bad-cops who had ended their own lives。 Added into this is an unforgettable fight-scene between Dallas and an out-of-control cop， where modern medical technology and Eve's reaction to it all will also bring a smirk to the reader's face。 Overall， this book had everything in it that we love to see while reading the "In Death" series 。。。。 and hard to wait for the next one to hit the shelves！！ #PaybackinDeath #StMartinsPress #JDRobb #NoraRoberts 。。。more
Linda
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Good one in the series！
Barbara Metallo
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Loved it！I just love the JD Robb series。 No rhyme or reason 。 I look very forward to the next one。
Lynn Tabb
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She’s done it again！Once again JD Robb has written an outstanding， fast-paced book！ Can’t wait for the next chapter with Dallas and the rest of the gang！
Kerryiscurrentlyreading
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As always， J。D outdoes herself。 Full of the Eve and Roarke we know and love。
Beth
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This was a fun one。 Not too much gore。 Not too much suspense but I like that。I hope there is more stuff for the side characters to do; Peabody and Mavis decorating their house can only go so far。
michelle Dumdie
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Wasn't the best。 Took me almost 3 weeks to read Wasn't the best。 Took me almost 3 weeks to read 。。。more
Penelope
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MY RATING GUIDE: 4 Stars。 A new addition and satisfying read in the IN DEATH series。 1= dnf/What was that？; 2= Nope， not for me; 3= This was okay/cute; 3。5= I enjoyed it; 4= I liked it a lot; 5= I Loved it， it was great！ （I seldom give 5 Stars）。 Late July/August， 2061 ~ PAYBACK begins with Dallas and Roarke finishing up their 3 week vacation celebrating their 3rd wedding Anniversary at first Roarke’s Greek island villa， then his family’s home in Ireland - 2 very different worlds。 When they retur MY RATING GUIDE: 4 Stars。 A new addition and satisfying read in the IN DEATH series。 1= dnf/What was that？; 2= Nope， not for me; 3= This was okay/cute; 3。5= I enjoyed it; 4= I liked it a lot; 5= I Loved it， it was great！ （I seldom give 5 Stars）。 Late July/August， 2061 ~ PAYBACK begins with Dallas and Roarke finishing up their 3 week vacation celebrating their 3rd wedding Anniversary at first Roarke’s Greek island villa， then his family’s home in Ireland - 2 very different worlds。 When they return， it is business as usual as Dallas jumps into a case involving the death of a retired IAB （Internal Affairs） Chief; Webster’s mentor and close friend。 （*POSSIBLE TRIGGERS - This book deals with suicide and its fallout）。Comments ~ 1） PAYBACK is bk 57 in this series。 Amazing。 I haven’t enjoyed every book but PAYBACK left me satisfied。 It includes not only the police procedural aspect of Dallas’ work but also updates on the myriad of characters which make this series interesting。 It hit me， during this book， that 2061 isn’t actually that distant anymore。 Certain elements built into this series almost appear fantastical in nature considering how quickly time passes - the blimp transports， flying cars。 。 。 but then decided that I’m am okay with this series becoming more fantastic than actually based in reality （in order for it to continue）。 I recommend this series to readers not familiar with it， if they enjoy police procedurals， crime fiction， suspense thrillers。 Do yourself a favor and begin with NAKED IN DEATH， bk 1。 You’ll be glad you did。 The character development is best enjoyed from the beginning。 READER CAUTION ~ Not recommended to readers who require Clean fiction。 PROFANITY - Yes。 Strong language is used。 VIOLENCE - PG-13。 Yes。 This is Homicide detective series。 PAYBACK is not as dark or graphic as others in this series have been。 SEXUAL SITUATIONS - Yes。 Several open door intimacy scenes occur。 *POSSIBLE TRIGGERS - This book deals with suicide and its fallout。 。。。more
Rocklee
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Once again， I enjoyed this latest story about Eve and Roark。 It did not disappoint。 And， after YEARS of reading cop stories and watching cop shows on TV - from Inspector Banks， to Harry Bosch， and Detective Benson and the incomparable Reagan family on Blue Bloods， IAB has always been a hated， and interfering entity。 The enemy to cops。 This story， Payback in Death encouraged me to look at the IAB unit in a different light。 It holds the integrity of good cops sacrosanct。 It should put the fear of Once again， I enjoyed this latest story about Eve and Roark。 It did not disappoint。 And， after YEARS of reading cop stories and watching cop shows on TV - from Inspector Banks， to Harry Bosch， and Detective Benson and the incomparable Reagan family on Blue Bloods， IAB has always been a hated， and interfering entity。 The enemy to cops。 This story， Payback in Death encouraged me to look at the IAB unit in a different light。 It holds the integrity of good cops sacrosanct。 It should put the fear of "outing" in the hearts of bad cops。。。 just as long as IAB cops never 'go bad'。 。。。more
Kent Dallmeyer
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Fantastic。 Did not know that JD Robb is actually Nora Roberts。 Will want to read her novels。
Stephanie Carpenter
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Love her booksI always love her books， characters and pilot twists。 It's enjoy following Eve and her friends through life。 Each book gets better and better。 Looking forward to the next one。 Love her booksI always love her books， characters and pilot twists。 It's enjoy following Eve and her friends through life。 Each book gets better and better。 Looking forward to the next one。 。。。more
Jayne Shelley
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Solid read。 I love these characters。 Really enjoyed the start。 Would like to see a bit more character development with Peabody。 Must be the world's longest renovations but I suppose the time frame of this book is only 1 week。 I was a bit disappointed with the ending。 I really felt like there was potential for a huge twist but it never came。 Solid read。 I love these characters。 Really enjoyed the start。 Would like to see a bit more character development with Peabody。 Must be the world's longest renovations but I suppose the time frame of this book is only 1 week。 I was a bit disappointed with the ending。 I really felt like there was potential for a huge twist but it never came。 。。。more
Nyssa
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This was one of those cases where Eve knew what she knew but had to keep digging to bring it all together。 An example of instinct vs evidence and the frustrations of making them work together。 Once she found that missing link， though -- *Click*While the case was solid and compelling， I would have given this book five stars regardless due to the opening chapter。 I love it when we spend time with friends and family， and I fall in love with Roarke's kin more each time we see them。 On a personal not This was one of those cases where Eve knew what she knew but had to keep digging to bring it all together。 An example of instinct vs evidence and the frustrations of making them work together。 Once she found that missing link， though -- *Click*While the case was solid and compelling， I would have given this book five stars regardless due to the opening chapter。 I love it when we spend time with friends and family， and I fall in love with Roarke's kin more each time we see them。 On a personal note， I've been reading this series as a buddy-read with a group of GR friends。 We've dedicated 57 weeks to this endeavor and had good discussions and a lot of fun。 As of today （11 December 2023）， we now have to wait for the next installment， Random in Death， to be released in a little under two months。 Seven weeks isn't a particularly long time， but I will miss the updates in the interim。 。。。more
FG
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Same old， same old。 I think I've maybe read too many。 But I'm sick of the formula。 The detective procedural that ending with Eve making them sweat in the box and needling them until they lose it and confess to everything。 Same old， same old。 I think I've maybe read too many。 But I'm sick of the formula。 The detective procedural that ending with Eve making them sweat in the box and needling them until they lose it and confess to everything。 。。。more
Drw
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Super-solid， fast-moving police procedural。If you read this series for the relationships or humor that has been in past books in the series - you won't find a lot of that （other than Roark being everywhere all the time） - but the crime-solving， police part is more tightly written than in the past few entries in the series。The one thing I couldn't figure - unless it's a set-up for a future book - is why spend time on the cop who went after her physically。 Just seemed gratuitous violence to justif Super-solid， fast-moving police procedural。If you read this series for the relationships or humor that has been in past books in the series - you won't find a lot of that （other than Roark being everywhere all the time） - but the crime-solving， police part is more tightly written than in the past few entries in the series。The one thing I couldn't figure - unless it's a set-up for a future book - is why spend time on the cop who went after her physically。 Just seemed gratuitous violence to justify another statement - which added nothing - that Dallas is a violent woman。 Again， maybe a set-up for another book; just seemed pointless in this book。Still， really enjoyed this entry in this long-running series。 。。。more
Louisa
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