Witness in Death by J.D. Robb

Opening night at New York's New Globe Theater turns from stage scene to crime scene when the leading man is stabbed to death center stage. Now Eve Dallas has a high profile, celebrity homicide on her hands. Not only is she lead detective, she's also a witness - and when the press discovers that her husband owns the theater, there's more media spotlight than either can handle. The only way out is to move fast. Question everyone and everything . . . and in the meantime, try to tell the difference between the truth - and really good acting.

When I first started this series I think I read the first 6 back to back. Then the next few spread out. When I got to Loyalty for some reason I could not get through it. It was like I was on In Death overload. So I did what I never do, I put it down half way through it. As you know now I picked it back up and finished it (since I don't read out of order and I now am done this book) and seemed to right back on my In Death kick like I was in the start.

Sooooooo I pick up Witness in Death and OMG! I loved this one! I really think this one may be my favorite so far. Well maybe I really like the one where Mavis got with her man, but I forget the title. Anyhow, I'm gonna tell you all now, I won't give away the 'who do it' but I am talking about the Peabody, McNab etc. etc. So if you've never read the story and don't want to know about these people's personal lives then don't read.

Okay so Roarke opens one of his new acquisitions (is that the right word to use?), a Theater, it's opening night and the main actor is murdered right there on the stage, in front of thousands of witnesses, in front of Eve, and with a knife that was supposed to be a prop.

One thing J.D. Robb is good for is jumping right into the action.

Obviously this books about the who did it, most of the suspects are actors so Eve, along with her aid Peabody, have to peel away all the different layers. Who's acting? Who's not? How can you tell?

Not to mention we all (well anyone who's read any of these books) know that Eve struggles with the nightmares of her childhood and this case hits close to home on more than one occasion.

I think Eve became even more .... human in this book. Not that she was some cold hearted woman before. But in each book, Robb peels away a little more of Eve's armor and shows her vulnerability, allows her to lean more on her husband. And not only that but we saw some of the same in Roarke this time around too. Or maybe it could be I just took such a long break from the books that I feel like it's all new. lol.

But really when Eve tried to go the extra step and show Roarke how much she loves him I laughed, felt nervous for/with her, and just loved seeing how much they mean to each other.

The highlight of this book for me? Peabody, McNabe, and Monroe! OMG let me tell you, I was skimming through looking for more on them and then would go back all excited cause I knew more was coming. I don't even know who I like more, McNab or Monroe. I thought I was all for McNab but Monroe touches my heart too. Even though he is a man whore. lol. But Roarke said he's put his money on McNab, and he's not known to lose.

I don't know how J.D. Robb does it though. I laugh, cry and am on the edge of my seat the entire time I read her books. Oh and not to mention am Hot hot hot! Usually when I read a book I take for granted how much work goes into it. But not with these books. I can't fathom how she comes up with all these ideas, and the twists. Then all the stuff she makes up in her world years away from now. It just blows my mind.

This book will go down as one of my all time favorites. Tonight while laying in bed with my husband I actually turned to him and said...."I just want to read that book all over again, I can't stop thinking about it. Usually I have them figured out but she had me till the last second with this one. I want to reread it to see if I can pick up the clues."

In ending I leave you with a few of my favorite parts. If you've read the book you'll know what I"m talking about, if not MOVE YOUR ASS TO THE STORE! Or library, like me, I'm trying to be thrifty. But anyway, here they are:

Peabody drunk, Feeney's cologne, Eve with her candy thief, and Eve selecting dinner ware for her night with Roarke.

Grade~ A+++

(I'll review Loyalty later, I'm not feeling the creative juices flowing on that one right now. lol)

Midnight and Memory in Death by J.D. Robb

Now, Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb propels you into the darkest night of Lieutenant Eve Dallas's life-when a killer comes to call.
Eve's name has a made a Christmas list, but it's not for being naughty or nice. It's for putting a serial killer behind bars. Now the escaped madman has her in his sights. With her husband Roarke at her side, Eve must stop the man from exacting his bloody vengeance-or die trying.




Eve Dallas is one tough cop. She's got no problem dealing with a holiday reveler in a red suit who plunges thirty-seven stories and gives new meaning to the term "sidewalk Santa." But when she gets back to the station and Trudy Lombard shows up, it's all Eve can do to hold it together. Instantly, she's thrown back into the past, to the days when she was a vulnerable, traumatized girl-trapped in foster care with the twisted woman who now sits in front of her, smiling.

Trudy claims she just wanted to see how Eve was doing. But Eve's husband, Roarke, suspects otherwise-and his suspicions prove correct when Trudy arrives at his office, demanding money in exchange for keeping the ugly details of his wife's childhood a secret. Barely restraining himself, Roarke shows her the door-and makes it clear that she'd be wise to get out of New York and never bother him or his wife again.

But just a few days later, Trudy's found on the floor of her hotel room, a mess of bruises and blood. A cop to the core, Eve is determined to solve the case, if only for the sake of Trudy's bereaved son. Unfortunately, Eve is not the only one to have suffered at this woman's hands, and she and Roarke will follow a circuitous, dangerous path to find out who turned this victimizer into a victim.

I love this series. Eve and Roarke are the perfect power couple and the series just keeps getting better and better. I highly recommend this series! It's funny, because though I don't really care for Nora Roberts, I love her work as JD Robb.

Here's the list from her site and a little blurb about each. In order:

Naked In Death

Introducing New York Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas …

Breaking every rule, Eve gets involved with Roarke, a suspect in her latest murder case. But passion and seduction have rules all their own.


Glory In Death

In Eve’s latest case, two murder victims have one connection: Eve’s lover, Roarke.

Immortal In Death

A top model is dead – and the suspect is none other than Eve’s best friend.

Rapture In Death

An investigation of three apparent suicides draws Eve into the world of virtual reality – where the mind can become the weapon of its own destruction.

Ceremony In Death

In the most dangerous case of her career, every step Eve takes brings her closer to a confrontation with humanity’s most seductive form of evil.


Vengeance In Death

A madman brutally murders two men – both with ties to an ugly secret shared by Eve’s new husband, Roarke.

Holiday In Death

In the future when computer technology brings lovers together, dating can be a deadly game.

Midnight in Death, Silent Night Anthology

Lieutenant Eve Dallas must postpone her first Christmas with her new husband, Roarke, to hunt for an escaped serial killer.

Conspiracy In Death

The pursuit of a serial killer leaves Dallas’s job on the line. Now her hands are tied, between a struggle for justice – and a fight for her career.

Loyalty in Death

Eve Dallas returns to face her most ingenious foe – a “secret admirer” who taunts her with letters…and kills without mercy.

Witness In Death

Eve Dallas is thrust into the spotlight when she becomes the key witness in the brutal murder of a famous actor.

Judgment in Death

When a cop killer cuts loose in a club called Purgatory, Detective Eve Dallas descends into an underground criminal hell.

Betrayal in Death

Eve is up against a hit man for the elite, whose next target may be her own husband, Roarke.

Interlude in Death, Out of this World Anthology

At a police conference of-planet, Eve Dallas is forced to forsake duty to take down a rogue ex-cop – and save the man she loves…

Seduction in Death

Lieutenant Eve Dallas is searching for a Casanova killer with a deadly appetite for seduction.

Reunion in Death

A birthday party sets the scene for a frightening reunion with a killer from Eve Dallas’s past.

Purity in Death

A frightening new computer virus is spreading and it knows no boundaries. And Eve Dallas must face the impossible – that this computer virus can spread from machine to man.

Portrait in Death
Eve faces a serial killer who offers his victims eternal youth by taking their life.

Imitation in Death

Lt. Eve Dallas becomes entangled in the deadly mind game of a vicious copycat killer.

Remember When
Writing together for the first time, number-one New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts and her number-one New Times bestselling pseudonym J.D. Robb create a tale of con men and jewel thieves that blends present-day romance and futuristic suspense.

Divided in Death
It is the year 2059, a future where technology and humanity collide, and a new computer virus has become the latest form of terrorism.

Visions in Death

Lieutenant Eve Dallas searches the darkest corners of Manhattan for an elusive killer with a passion for collecting souls.

Survivor in Death

Lieutenant Eve Dallas struggles to solve the murder of a seemingly ordinary family, and protect one small, terrified survivor.

Origin in Death

In late 2059, as scientists work to expand the limits of technology, Detective Eve Dallas tracks the cunning, cold-blooded killer of a father and son.

Memory In Death (January 2006)