Kindred in Death

In Death, Book 29

By: J. D. Robb

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen

In this novel from number-one New York Times-best-selling author J. D. Robb, the newly promoted captain of the NYPSD and his wife return a day early from their vacation, looking forward to spending time with their bright and vivacious 16-year-old daughter, who stayed behind.

Not even their worst nightmares could have prepared them for the crime scene that awaits them inside. Deena has been brutally murdered in her bedroom, and her body shows signs of trauma that horrify even the toughest of cops, including our own Lieutenant Eve Dallas, who is specifically requested by the captain to investigate.

The evidence piles up, and Dallas and her team think they are about to arrest the perpetrator. But little do they know that someone has gone to great lengths to tease and taunt them, using a variety of identities.

Overconfidence can lead to careless mistakes, but for Dallas, one mistake might be all she needs to bring the killer to justice.

©2009 J.D. Robb (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Terrific..as usual

I loved it. Listening to Susan Ericksen narrate is almost as good as watching a movie! She has brought Robb's characters to life for me. I always thought that using my imagination when I did my own reading would be much better than having the novel read to me.That has generally been proven to be correct other than when one of Robb's books is released. MacNab didn't have a big part in this one and I sort of missed his character. I've been looking forward to the release date of this latest episode and now I have already been to the Robb website to find out when the next one can be expected. I highly recommend this series written by Robb if you like mystery and adventure. I also can honestly say that Susan Ericksen really does do the characters justice.

Solid performance & writing makes this series!

Each and every mystery has its own unique twists & turns. The consistent voice throughout the series makes each listen a reunion with old dear friends. Great storytelling with identifiable voices makes this series a must have on road trips. In this book, we find out about the murder of Captain McMasters daughter, Deena and the ensuing chase to identify and capture the perpretator, if they only can.

J.D.Robb cleverly keeps up the suspense.

After 29 books on the same theme, and roughly following the same format, J. D. Robb still cleverly keeps up the interest and suspense throughout this book. With it's technical banter which she makes either understandable or gives the reader permission to disregard (by being disregarded by the leading character) she gets across the importance of a phenomenally high technology in crime fighting. She uses subtle and tasteful humor, to develop characters and keep up readers interest. The extremely difficult background of the leading character Eve Dallas, deals with the current real life difficulties of many people who go through a negative foster care experience. Exposing the short falls of this very current issue (and several other socially important issues in other books) which need more airing as done in this series, she encourages more societal introspection into this aspects of our culture. She ably deals with the subject of sex both very distasteful,(as done by perpetrators) and tasteful leaving much to the imagination in more acceptable sexual acts, as performed by Eve Dallas and her Hunk, Oh I mean husband. Another theme, that of a very "Tom Boyish" woman working in a traditionally men's world is also well done and will appeal to many women's righters, as does Eve's sidekick Peabody who with her very feminine style also ably gives another face to this subject. With plenty of action, and intricate plot nuances, regular "who done it" fans are kept busy trying to keep up with or guess about the next move. All in all very entertaining and thought provoking.

SHOCK AND AWE

Would you listen to Kindred in Death again? Why?

This was the first of "In Death" stories I read. I was looking for something that was a little different from the ordinary. We were embarking on a long car trip and I get really board when I'm not driving. I was so engrossed in this story I had to finish listening to it that night. I tried a couple of other mysteries during our visit but it wasn't quite doing it for me. So I went back and started Kindred in Death the second time.

What other book might you compare Kindred in Death to and why?

I think Survivor in Death although quite a different storyline had a lot of the angst that made Kindred In Death so gripping.

Which scene was your favorite?

In Kindred in Death it was when they finally got the culpert in the box and explained his situation to him. Then the finally got "Daddy Dearest". Well Done! In Survivor in Death it was the perfect way to start the healing of a young girl without letting her forget the parents that loved her.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I can honestly say that in the last 20 or so books in the "In Death" series there was never a scene in any of the books that didn't move me.

Any additional comments?

I my humble opinion It would be so refreshing to have our prime time networks ditch the remakes of old, old shows (Hawaii Five 0 and Dallas etc) and have an IN Death series of their own with,god forbid, not changing one character or one line.

excellent!

I'm not sure why this book got any negative reviews, I thought the story was great as usual. I'm glad I didn't let the bad comments keep me from reading on! I recommend it!