Desperation in Death
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- Author：J.D. Robb
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Summary
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。
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
Linzi Day
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It took me ages to get into this。 I had to give it two goes。 The heart-breaking stuff for the first 1-1。5 hours of the audio was just toooo heavy for my mood at the time。 However， once my mood changed， and I got into the main story， it was as wonderfully immersive as always。My only criticism was it was missing some of the signature light-heartedness but then it was a heavy theme。 Still a great Christmas listen though while I got a ton of meal prep done。Excellent narration as always from Susan Er It took me ages to get into this。 I had to give it two goes。 The heart-breaking stuff for the first 1-1。5 hours of the audio was just toooo heavy for my mood at the time。 However， once my mood changed， and I got into the main story， it was as wonderfully immersive as always。My only criticism was it was missing some of the signature light-heartedness but then it was a heavy theme。 Still a great Christmas listen though while I got a ton of meal prep done。Excellent narration as always from Susan Ericksen。 。。。more
Lori
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Always a worthy ride with Eve Dallas。
Gail
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This one shows how Dallas handles child trafficking。 I really like the ones where she is organizing everything， and how she builds from one clue to the big picture。 Good read。
Annetta Sweetko
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Chuck Ledger
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Great entwining of the murder and Eve's past。 Great entwining of the murder and Eve's past。 。。。more
Nora
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I haven’t read much of this series， but I enjoyed this one。 Eve Dallas is an interesting character， and her backstory messes with this crime story perfectly。 If only everyone fighting human trafficking had the resources Eve and her billionaire husband bring to the mix。 The heroic victim in this tale is another well-drawn character。 A good read。
Fiona Mackie
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A roller coaster of a book - genuinely tense and unexpected。 One of the best in the series， despite dealing in sex trafficking of minors， which is not something I enjoy reading about。 But it absolutely worked and I couldn’t stop reading it。
Julie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Another good one in this series。 The characters are great。 Love Eve， Roarke， Peabody， and all the rest。 Even the new ones， only in this book， are well developed， like Dorian。 The plot for this book， about the evil people who run a business that grooms girls for sex trafficking， could be from current day rather than the future， unfortunately。 It seems like the books in this series used to have more futuristic plots but the last many of them are more 'normal' or like bad shit I read about in the n Another good one in this series。 The characters are great。 Love Eve， Roarke， Peabody， and all the rest。 Even the new ones， only in this book， are well developed， like Dorian。 The plot for this book， about the evil people who run a business that grooms girls for sex trafficking， could be from current day rather than the future， unfortunately。 It seems like the books in this series used to have more futuristic plots but the last many of them are more 'normal' or like bad shit I read about in the news。 Doesn't matter because I think the books have gotten even better。 Definitely recommend and can't wait for the next one！ 。。。more
Sibel Gandy
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4，5 / 5
Cynthia Ford （Consignment）
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Sooooo GoodSome reviews of Eve Dallas can't be put into words except to say， "read it today then pre-order the next 'In Death' title in the series。" Sooooo GoodSome reviews of Eve Dallas can't be put into words except to say， "read it today then pre-order the next 'In Death' title in the series。" 。。。more
Sherrie
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Eve & Roarke never disappoint！ Great story and great characters。
Judy Ferrell
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Eve takes on a case that's going to be tough for her， child trafficking。 Roarke is concerned that it will be to much for her mental health。 However， they both discover Eve is stronger than they thought。 Love these books。 Eve takes on a case that's going to be tough for her， child trafficking。 Roarke is concerned that it will be to much for her mental health。 However， they both discover Eve is stronger than they thought。 Love these books。 。。。more
Irena
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Fast paced could not put down。 Eve was amazing again just like Roarke。 This book was in Eve's perspective， then we saw Devereaux and Auntie and how depraved they are and then we saw the children's perspectives， especially Dorian。 Disgusting world out there but Eve takes them down。 Fast paced could not put down。 Eve was amazing again just like Roarke。 This book was in Eve's perspective， then we saw Devereaux and Auntie and how depraved they are and then we saw the children's perspectives， especially Dorian。 Disgusting world out there but Eve takes them down。 。。。more
Jessica
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I don't know why I keep reading these。 I don't know why I keep reading these。 。。。more
Alison Hydes
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Another murder to solve for Detective Dallas
Kathy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is the first J。D。 Robb book I have really hated。 The subject was disturbing， the graphic sex scenes with children were not necessary， and made me question whether or not I would read any more books by Robb/Roberts going forward。 If you're as big a fan of Nora/JD as I was， skip this one and hope the next one is better。 This is the first J。D。 Robb book I have really hated。 The subject was disturbing， the graphic sex scenes with children were not necessary， and made me question whether or not I would read any more books by Robb/Roberts going forward。 If you're as big a fan of Nora/JD as I was， skip this one and hope the next one is better。 。。。more
Suzanne
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Tough subject matter。
Kim
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Another good one
Jessica {Litnoob}
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I think I might have to start admitting to myself， thought it’s strange… I have comfort， cops， especially considering how much I just like， and just trust cops。 But Eve and Roark always come through， and remind me that this is what cops should be like， even if they will never be this in my country。 To be fair to Roark of course， he’s not a cop， but he’s cop adjacent。 Is this love is great as my love for Olivia Benson？ Not completely， but it’s damn near close。 This book was hard， because of the s I think I might have to start admitting to myself， thought it’s strange… I have comfort， cops， especially considering how much I just like， and just trust cops。 But Eve and Roark always come through， and remind me that this is what cops should be like， even if they will never be this in my country。 To be fair to Roark of course， he’s not a cop， but he’s cop adjacent。 Is this love is great as my love for Olivia Benson？ Not completely， but it’s damn near close。 This book was hard， because of the subject matter of the case。 And there is a depth added because of the callbacks to previous storylines in this series。 A lot of parallels from past and present that worked to make it an emotionally taxing read。 Still， for all of the emotions that are revoked， it did end up giving you hope because they got the dicks。 The bad guys went down。 And their victims got to face down that monster。 It’s a definite silver lining， but it didn’t make the initial story any easier to intake。 But those complicated feelings do mean that it gets all the stars。 。。。more
Linda
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Another engrossing and well written book about Eve Dallas and Roark。 The characters get stronger and the stories get darker。 This one is about a former escort turned manager of an extensive network of child abusers。 An entire corporation to groom young girls and boys on how to please these adults。 It almost happened to Eve （read the first book in the series） so she has a personal interest in breaking the ring， freeing the children， and bringing the adults involved to justice。 It is another book Another engrossing and well written book about Eve Dallas and Roark。 The characters get stronger and the stories get darker。 This one is about a former escort turned manager of an extensive network of child abusers。 An entire corporation to groom young girls and boys on how to please these adults。 It almost happened to Eve （read the first book in the series） so she has a personal interest in breaking the ring， freeing the children， and bringing the adults involved to justice。 It is another book by Nora Roberts， aka JD Robb， and it is thorough。 At the end， you are almost as rung out as the cops who did the bust。 Amazing that Book 55 in the series can still be fresh and exciting。 Had to finish it even though it was past midnight。 。。。more
Laura Langley
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Read straight throughWell written。 It's so nice to a book without constant typos and grammatical errors。 Plot kept my interest and active。 Read straight throughWell written。 It's so nice to a book without constant typos and grammatical errors。 Plot kept my interest and active。 。。。more
Vicki
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The subject of human trafficking， especially abduction of pre- and early teen girls to be trained and auctioned off as sex slaves， made this a bit hard to get into and sometimes emotionally tough to read， but it was suspenseful and well done， though less humorous than usual for books in this addictive series。
MaryLovesRomance
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I can never get enough of J。D。 Robb。 This is one series that I have consistently read all of the books and I sometimes reread my favorite。 This is also the one series that I would say is not a romance but I still love it。 I would say that the first two books definitely skew a little more romance-forward but after that the focus is definitely on the murder-mystery aspects of the stories because the couple is well-established after that。This one was really exciting。 I loved the concept of the Plea I can never get enough of J。D。 Robb。 This is one series that I have consistently read all of the books and I sometimes reread my favorite。 This is also the one series that I would say is not a romance but I still love it。 I would say that the first two books definitely skew a little more romance-forward but after that the focus is definitely on the murder-mystery aspects of the stories because the couple is well-established after that。This one was really exciting。 I loved the concept of the Pleasure Academy and how nefarious they were as a force in the story。 I also really enjoyed that the women and girls who were kidnapped displayed such strong bonds and the way in which Eve was able to relate to them through her own experiences。 Honestly， any time Eve’s past comes up in these stories I love it even more。 I feel like it adds another layer of emotion and urgency to the story。Just excellent。 I would definitely read this book over again when I’m in the mood。 。。。more
Mayson Duggan
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A very classic Eve Dallas novel。 The story flow is impeccable and I think touches on areas in Dallas' life that we haven't seen in a while。 The storyline feels a little darker than what we've had in the last few years but made for a great story。 A very classic Eve Dallas novel。 The story flow is impeccable and I think touches on areas in Dallas' life that we haven't seen in a while。 The storyline feels a little darker than what we've had in the last few years but made for a great story。 。。。more
Amy
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It has been some many whiles since I last read an Eve Dallas book。 Got this one as a gift。 Kept my attention， as the tension built and the case gathered steam。 Not a happy case to be sure， but well-solved in the end （is that a spoiler？）。Boy， do I wish someone would invent an AutoChef already。 Fun to see an imaginary depiction of 2060 NYC and not at all suprized to read that traffic is still a daily mess。
Elisa
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I really don't know how there can be 55 books in this seris and it's still good。 I mean， is it world shattering new stuff that revolutionizes the genre？ absolutely not。 It follows a very known formular， but still， there is suspence in every book so far （at least for me） and the interactions are nice and the secondary characters are interesting， so is Eve， as a really kickass FMC and the storyline is actually decent。。。 really impressive for a 55th book。 I really don't know how there can be 55 books in this seris and it's still good。 I mean， is it world shattering new stuff that revolutionizes the genre？ absolutely not。 It follows a very known formular， but still， there is suspence in every book so far （at least for me） and the interactions are nice and the secondary characters are interesting， so is Eve， as a really kickass FMC and the storyline is actually decent。。。 really impressive for a 55th book。 。。。more
Jamoz23
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I read this soon after it first came out but I cannot find a posted review which is very unlike me。 I believe I wanted to think about it first before writing。No hardship to reread as I believe this to be one of the better stories。Though dealing with an extremely unpleasant subject， we get everybody we love involved， plus some new faces/names。This nasty topic brings hard memories to the surface for Eve， as expected， but is lifted throughout with their typical one line humour between Eve and Peabo I read this soon after it first came out but I cannot find a posted review which is very unlike me。 I believe I wanted to think about it first before writing。No hardship to reread as I believe this to be one of the better stories。Though dealing with an extremely unpleasant subject， we get everybody we love involved， plus some new faces/names。This nasty topic brings hard memories to the surface for Eve， as expected， but is lifted throughout with their typical one line humour between Eve and Peabody， and support and love from those surrounding her。Getting the update on the house renovations was lovely。And Mavis stepping up as she does， very enjoyable。Unfortunately， I am pretty sure those who profit from sexual slavery and human trafficking nowadays get away with it， far more than get caught and punished。Glad the child protection services officer got her comeuppance， and those who made a living by being despicable excuses for human beings will be made to pay。I just thoroughly enjoyed the way the whole story was put together and dealt with， due to the selfless actions of one young girl saving another。I would love to believe that this outcome could happen in real life。 。。。more
Kelly
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Another terrible child exploitation case。 These are traumatizing to me。 I am not sure I can continue to read this kind of mystery。 They are well done but constantly making Dallas go to the well…it ain’t right。
Lynn Ph。D。
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When any book in the series pops up I always start reading it as soon as I can because I know I'll enjoy it。 That's true of this one I probably put off reading some other books because I knew I'd love this。 That said it was kind of sad as it is about trafficking and that could trigger people。If you've read any of these you know that the main character of Dallas is someone who had been abused herself and there's always the issue of whether or not she is triggered by cases like this so they deal w When any book in the series pops up I always start reading it as soon as I can because I know I'll enjoy it。 That's true of this one I probably put off reading some other books because I knew I'd love this。 That said it was kind of sad as it is about trafficking and that could trigger people。If you've read any of these you know that the main character of Dallas is someone who had been abused herself and there's always the issue of whether or not she is triggered by cases like this so they deal with the fact that it could be triggering for some people by dealing with the fact that it could be triggering。 That said there were still some parts that were unpleasant to read but sort of necessary to get to how it ended。 。。。more
Paul Sutter
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J。 D。 Robb continues to impress and amaze with her IN DEATH series。 Each time out， she gives these books her all， resulting in riveting reads of the highest order。 We should have expected no less with DESPERATION IN DEATH。 This is book fifty-five， and like the fifty-four preceding this one， were exceptional reads。 Set in 2061 （for those who may be unfamiliar with the series）， Lt。 Eve Dallas head of the New York City Police Security Department， is once more faced with a puzzling case。 A teenage g J。 D。 Robb continues to impress and amaze with her IN DEATH series。 Each time out， she gives these books her all， resulting in riveting reads of the highest order。 We should have expected no less with DESPERATION IN DEATH。 This is book fifty-five， and like the fifty-four preceding this one， were exceptional reads。 Set in 2061 （for those who may be unfamiliar with the series）， Lt。 Eve Dallas head of the New York City Police Security Department， is once more faced with a puzzling case。 A teenage girl， Mina Cabot， has been discovered dead in a New York park with a wooden spear sticking out of her chest。 The girl had gone missing many months before this from Devon Pennsylvania。 She is well dressed and looks to have been taken care of。 When Eve investigates further， she finds that the blood on Mina'sbody belongs to another girl， Dorian Gregg， who also had been missing for quite some time。 The search begins for answers， as Eve along with her partner Delia Peabody try to discover what happened to Mina during those many months。 What we discover in the book is these two girls along with many other young girl teens and pre-teen， have been part of an organization known as the Pleasure Academy。 It both lures and abducts girls off the streets and prepares them for the sex trade。 It does not matter their ages as the clients who are part of the Academy want them at any age。 Those who run the Academy use and abuse the girls to their heart’s content， grooming them and making them shadows of their former selves。 It reduces them to slaves who give in to the clients who buy and possess the girls for large sums of money。 Eve uses the assistance of her husband Roarke， to look for answers in finding the Academy and the sex traffickers。 Once Dorian is located， they must convince her they are on her side and want to do their best to help the other young girls and boys who have been abducted and victimized。 This is one of the most tense books of the series， what with the subject matter。 Readers will applaud the manner in which Robb handled the subject and wrote the book， not glorifying it， but rather bringing it to light and what police can do to tear down such organizations。If J。 D。 Robb can continue writing books from the IN DEATH series so well， we desperately hope she will keep them coming indefinitely。 。。。more
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