Faithless in Death: An Eve Dallas thriller
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- Author：J.D. Robb
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Summary
In the new Eve Dallas police thriller from #1 New York Times-bestselling author J。 D。 Robb， what looked like a lover's quarrel turned fatal has larger--and more terrifying--motives behind it。。。
The scene in the West Village studio appears to be classic crime-of-passion: two wine glasses by the bed， music playing， and a young sculptor named Ariel Byrd with the back of her head bashed in。 But when Dallas tracks down the wealthy Upper East Side woman who called 911， the details don't add up。 Gwen Huffman is wealthy， elegant， comforted by her handsome fiancé as she sheds tears over the trauma of finding the body--but why did it take an hour to report it？ And why is she lying about little things？
As Eve and her team look into Gwen， her past， and the people around her， they find that the lies are about more than murder。 As with sculpture， they need to chip away at the layers of deception to find the shape within--and soon they're getting the FBI involved in a case that involves a sinister， fanatical group and a stunning criminal conspiracy。
The scene in the West Village studio appears to be classic crime-of-passion: two wine glasses by the bed， music playing， and a young sculptor named Ariel Byrd with the back of her head bashed in。 But when Dallas tracks down the wealthy Upper East Side woman who called 911， the details don't add up。 Gwen Huffman is wealthy， elegant， comforted by her handsome fiancé as she sheds tears over the trauma of finding the body--but why did it take an hour to report it？ And why is she lying about little things？
As Eve and her team look into Gwen， her past， and the people around her， they find that the lies are about more than murder。 As with sculpture， they need to chip away at the layers of deception to find the shape within--and soon they're getting the FBI involved in a case that involves a sinister， fanatical group and a stunning criminal conspiracy。
Reviews
Faye Faye
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Great job author， I really like your writing style。 I suggest you join Novel Star’s writing competition on April。For more details click here :http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 Great job author， I really like your writing style。 I suggest you join Novel Star’s writing competition on April。For more details click here :http://app。novelstar。top/index/index/。。。 。。。more
Khrysty
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I think that in all 52 books this one made my top 15。 I was so good。 The scale of the operation to capture all the people was amazingly written in a way that made it anything less than boring。
Karen
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The murder of Ariel Byrd leads Dallas and Peabody to Gwen Huffman， a socialite whose family is very high up in a wealthy， misogynistic， bigoted cult。 As they dig into the cult with their usual thoroughness， they uncover murder， abductions， forced pregnancies and more。 An excellent additon to this series。
Andi
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More than once I found myself thinking， “THIS is why I love this series so much。” It’s easily one of my favorites。
Judy Longman
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Another winner。 I’m always so sad when I finish a JD Robb book。 As always， awesome characters and interaction between them。 I’m always hoping there will be more of Eve， Roark and Peabody。 And many others。
Betty
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Love this！
Elīna Zviedre
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It's so good to come back home。This really felt like the OG books we got back in the day。 Intriguing case， personal developments explored and Roarke and Eve's wholesome moments。 It had it all。I don't remember the last time I was this into the investigation。 Usually， I'm not really here for the plot， but this case got me。 It was disturbing and infuriating， and cult stuff in general is so messed up but at the same time fascinating to read about。 Despite some of the scenes， I wouldn't call this a h It's so good to come back home。This really felt like the OG books we got back in the day。 Intriguing case， personal developments explored and Roarke and Eve's wholesome moments。 It had it all。I don't remember the last time I was this into the investigation。 Usually， I'm not really here for the plot， but this case got me。 It was disturbing and infuriating， and cult stuff in general is so messed up but at the same time fascinating to read about。 Despite some of the scenes， I wouldn't call this a hard hitting book， but it still had its moments。Like， abducting， raping and impregnating women。。。。Yikes。There was especially this one woman who was giving her statement and it was rough to even just read about it。 And I appreciate how graphic and honest these books tend to be， because more often than not， that's real life。The reason I'm saying this wasn't as hard hitting as some of the others， like， Visions and Creation， is because there weren't any personal stakes involved。If we go by what Nadine said， about making this the third book she would write in their universe， then this didn't have any of that action at the end of Origins， where Eve and Roarke almost got blown up or in Delusions where they were really close to getting the virus themselves。I still enjoyed it immensely， however， I believe it would have been better if someone had infiltrated the cult。 We kinda got that with the FBI agent but we didn't know him and we never really met him either。 He was already there and he needed to be saved among many others。The operation on getting into the compound was a bit too easy and without any glitch， which， unfortunately， didn't add any action。I definitely wish there would have been some personal plot involved。 Like， Eve going under cover and discovering all the creepy shit or something。I kinda hate that there are no real stakes for the characters。 They are never in any real danger anymore。 And I miss that。The impression I'm getting is that the author is playing it safe or putting out 4 books a year is starting to put a strain on her。 If that's the case， I would gladly wait a bit longer for the next one。With all that said， this did feel like one of the OG books and I have to give 5 stars for that alone。The part where Roarke got all exited about how he and Eve would have made a great team back in the thievery days in some alternative universes， really got me。 And her responding that she would be a cop in al of them （heart eyes） 。 No matter what happens and where this goes， they will forever be in my heart。P。S I'm surprised Eve hasn't been recruited by the FBI， CIA or Interpol at this point。 。。。more
Connie Whitcomb
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One of JD Robb's better stories。 Loved it。 One of JD Robb's better stories。 Loved it。 。。。more
Roberta Eagleston
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BoringI had forgotten that I do not like Nora Roberts （J D Robb）Hope I remember not to read another
Bonnie Vance
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FIVE STARS！！ Absolutely the best Eve Dallas thriller yet。 Couldn't put it down。 FIVE STARS！！ Absolutely the best Eve Dallas thriller yet。 Couldn't put it down。 。。。more
Dena Pawling
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Excellent as always。
JS
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This series is like fine wine， which improves with age。
Martha Crone
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J。D。 Robb is back on her A+ game！ After a few meh books， this one was classic！ What a great story。
AliciaJ
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Another great adventure with Eve and Roarke。
viemag
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Faithless in Death by J。D。 Robb finds Eve Dallas and her squad， along with husband Roarke， Commander Whitney， Dr。 Mira， and the FBI working to bring down a cult like family who are not as "good" as the image they would like to present to the world。 I enjoyed the outing。 There was a small side story involving Mavis which is always fun。 And， Dochas the Women's Shelter developed by Evea and Roarke appears and has a part in the plot。 It is always enjoyable when items from earlier stories appear in t Faithless in Death by J。D。 Robb finds Eve Dallas and her squad， along with husband Roarke， Commander Whitney， Dr。 Mira， and the FBI working to bring down a cult like family who are not as "good" as the image they would like to present to the world。 I enjoyed the outing。 There was a small side story involving Mavis which is always fun。 And， Dochas the Women's Shelter developed by Evea and Roarke appears and has a part in the plot。 It is always enjoyable when items from earlier stories appear in the current one。 The story has good characterization， and is a very relaxing and fun read。 。。。more
Kathryn
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I always enjoy a J。D。 Robb book！ Look forward to the next one！As Eve Dallas is finishing up paperwork on her last case， she gets called to the murder scene of young artist， Ariel Byrd， who was bludgeoned to death。 What appears to be a simple case， gets more twisted， as she and Peabody delve into the young artists life， and the life of the 911 caller， who is obviously lying， but what exactly is she lying about？The more the delve into the background of Gwen Huffman， who called 911， they discover w I always enjoy a J。D。 Robb book！ Look forward to the next one！As Eve Dallas is finishing up paperwork on her last case， she gets called to the murder scene of young artist， Ariel Byrd， who was bludgeoned to death。 What appears to be a simple case， gets more twisted， as she and Peabody delve into the young artists life， and the life of the 911 caller， who is obviously lying， but what exactly is she lying about？The more the delve into the background of Gwen Huffman， who called 911， they discover white supremacy， kidnapping， torture， slavery。 When Eve and Peabody connect Gwen's parents to this cult， they begin digging， they discover that every law enforcement agency on the planet has been investigating Natural Order for years。 Very well written， with the usual characters and a few nice side stories。 。。。more
Kathy
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Lots of action， good characters。 I like the way the women （both ruthless and oppressed） found ways to work for their freedom。 Somewhat ludicrous to think that Eve could get the NYPD， the FBI and Interpol all galvanized and acting according to her plan in less than 48 hours， but it's fiction。 A fun read。 Lots of action， good characters。 I like the way the women （both ruthless and oppressed） found ways to work for their freedom。 Somewhat ludicrous to think that Eve could get the NYPD， the FBI and Interpol all galvanized and acting according to her plan in less than 48 hours， but it's fiction。 A fun read。 。。。more
Penelope
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My rating guide: 1= dnf/What was that？; 2= Nope， not for me; 3= Yes， I mostly enjoyed it; 4= I LIKED IT a lot; 5= A favorite， it was great！I’ve read each of the JD Robb novels & consider them police procedural Mysteries with a futuristic thriller twist。 There’s a romantic connection between the 2 married main characters NYPSD Homicide Lt Eve Dallas and her clever， reformed hubby and business CEO， occasional police Civilian Technical/e expert， Roarke。 IMO， this personal spark supports the 2 chara My rating guide: 1= dnf/What was that？; 2= Nope， not for me; 3= Yes， I mostly enjoyed it; 4= I LIKED IT a lot; 5= A favorite， it was great！I’ve read each of the JD Robb novels & consider them police procedural Mysteries with a futuristic thriller twist。 There’s a romantic connection between the 2 married main characters NYPSD Homicide Lt Eve Dallas and her clever， reformed hubby and business CEO， occasional police Civilian Technical/e expert， Roarke。 IMO， this personal spark supports the 2 characters and the series rather than detracts from it。 FAITHLESS IN DEATH is Book #52 in an enjoyable long-running series。 The ongoing characterizations in this series are excellent。 Both the 2ndary characters and background settings continue to develop with each new title over time。 FAITHLESS is no exception。 I enjoy certain cases/titles more than others and FAITHLESS is one that I liked rather well。 FAITHLESS begins with an artist who is murdered。 Her death and the motive for it appear rather straightforward on the surface。 But as Lt Dallas and Peabody begin to dig， they discover a secretive quasi-religious group/cult is deeply involved and people connected to the group have mysteriously gone missing。 The overall story in FAITHLESS isn’t particularly dark although there were moments and possible triggers （See cautions below）。 Familiar characters appear - MC/NYC Homicide Lt Dallas， her partner Detective Peabody， Lt Dallas’ entire Homicide detective squad， police electronics and technology department Capt。 Feeney and e-Detective McNab， police artist Detective Yancy， Lt Dallas’ bosses at Cop Central Commander Whitney and Chief Tibble， NYC morgue/forensic experts and technicians， expert police profiler Dr Mira， author and talk show host Nadine Furst， Dallas’ longtime friend and now vid star Mavis， her hubby and clothing designer， Leonardo， as well as Dallas’ husband， Roarke， acting as an expert civilian consultant。 In addition， due to the far reaching criminal aspect of this case， FBI， Interpol， and SWAT characters seen in previous books return as well。 FAITHLESS could easily be read as a standalone title but for the most enjoyment （of main and secondary characters）， I recommend beginning with book #1， NAKED IN DEATH。I found FAITHLESS a fast reading， enjoyable addition to the In Death futuristic， thriller series and recommend it to readers who enjoy either future thrillers or edgy police procedural mysteries。READER CAUTIONS* - Yes， with Possible Triggers。PROFANITY - Yes。 Strong language is used， primarily by the FMC。 VIOLENCE - FAITHLESS is a police procedure thriller in which murders occurs， in this case off-scene beatings。 Expect descriptions of scene of death， autopsy， cause of death， etc。 *POSSIBLE TRIGGERS - Abductions of （mostly） young women， indoctrination， forced marriages， rape， drugging， abuse & torture， slavery， none of which is on-scene but rather mentioned/discussed briefly after the fact。SEXUAL SITUATIONS - Yes。 Intimacy occurs between the 2 married main characters once（？）。 IMO it is a natural development of their attraction and commitment to each other and not blatantly on-scene。*I do not recommend FAITHLESS to young readers， and those who would be offended by the aforementioned should perhaps look elsewhere。 。。。more
Vicki Mullen
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Popsugar published in 202152 Books: author over 65， a selfish character， a character with a pet cat， published in 2021
Jess
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This was a really good addition to the series。 I loved the cooperation from so many people and the storyline with Mavis/Peabody etc。 was super cute。 The mystery itself seemed pretty simple at first but then it just started growing in complexity。 There were a few times I wanted to reach through the book and punch some assholes in the face。 I love how Roarke seems so comfortable now working as a consultant and even sometimes seems to like it more than his own job of ruling the corporate world。 I d This was a really good addition to the series。 I loved the cooperation from so many people and the storyline with Mavis/Peabody etc。 was super cute。 The mystery itself seemed pretty simple at first but then it just started growing in complexity。 There were a few times I wanted to reach through the book and punch some assholes in the face。 I love how Roarke seems so comfortable now working as a consultant and even sometimes seems to like it more than his own job of ruling the corporate world。 I do feel like the relationship between Eve and Roarke has gotten a little stale。 It’s almost like every scene between them is the same in each and every book。 I wish something would come along and shake them up a bit。 Or something to just change up their scenes a little。 In this one I feel like they were hardly together at all。 I guess after 52 books they could all start to be blending together but I just wish something would shake up。 Even if it was a dire situation with a friend in the inner circle， just something。I’ll definitely keep reading because this series and this world are one of my favorites。 。。。more
D Johns
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J。D。 Robb does not disappoint！
Joyce Cutshall
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I win this in a Goodreads giveaway and enjoyed it！
Jane Montgomery
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Cheesy dialogue but interesting plot， would be interested in trying another book from this series down the line。
Elizabeth Padro
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One of the best books of the series。 Non stop build up， great theme。
Donna
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Challenges: March Mystery Madness 2021 - Space （9， death as a liminal space）; Reading Goal Posts/Stacking the Series - Priority Two/Tier Six。 A great mix of technology and good old fashioned police work makes this series satisfying to read as teams work together seamlessly to right wrongs forty years in the future。 This story is an example of the harm any organized extremist group can inflict through using a single narrative， propagandized indoctrination and enforced obedience。 Still able to be Challenges: March Mystery Madness 2021 - Space （9， death as a liminal space）; Reading Goal Posts/Stacking the Series - Priority Two/Tier Six。 A great mix of technology and good old fashioned police work makes this series satisfying to read as teams work together seamlessly to right wrongs forty years in the future。 This story is an example of the harm any organized extremist group can inflict through using a single narrative， propagandized indoctrination and enforced obedience。 Still able to be engaged with the storyline and recurring characters in spite of starting this series with the last few books published。 A bit spicy with some gritty language。 。。。more
Lesley Book Lover
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Another absolutely brilliant book。
Lyndi W。
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I tried putting this off for as long as I could， mindlessly rereading stuff in hopes of being able to read this on vacation。 But I couldn't hold out any longer。 I tried putting this off for as long as I could， mindlessly rereading stuff in hopes of being able to read this on vacation。 But I couldn't hold out any longer。 。。。more
Genine Franklin-Clark
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I always enjoy books in this long-running （#52！） series。 At this point， they're comfortably familiar。 I always enjoy books in this long-running （#52！） series。 At this point， they're comfortably familiar。 。。。more
Deb
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This was an amazing story！ I don't often give 5 stars but this one deserved it。 It deals with some issues that are current in our world and I really wished we had a few Lieutenant Eve Dallas and Detective Delia Peabody's around。 They don't care who you are， if you're guilty， your going down！ This was an amazing story！ I don't often give 5 stars but this one deserved it。 It deals with some issues that are current in our world and I really wished we had a few Lieutenant Eve Dallas and Detective Delia Peabody's around。 They don't care who you are， if you're guilty， your going down！ 。。。more
Sandra Hoover
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