#1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb continues her “sexy and suspenseful” (Publishers Weekly) In Death series in this futuristic thriller in which technology and humanity collide—and a new computer virus has become the latest form of terrorism… Enterprises—until she was found standing over the dead bodies of her husband, renowned artist Blair Bissel, and her best friend. But Lieutenant Eve Dallas believes there was more to the killing than jealous rage—all of Bissel’s computer files were deliberately corrupted.
To Roarke, it’s the computer attack that poses the real threat. He and Reva have been under a code-red government contract to develop a program that would shield against techno-terrorists. But this deadly new breed of hackers isn’t afraid to kill to protect their secret—and it’s up to Lieutenant Eve Dallas to shut them down before the nightmare can spread to the whole country.
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I love the In Death series, and I happened to have the Divided in Death audiobook at home, so I listened to it again. The characters are so well-developed, and if you read the series in order, starting with Naked in Death, you get involved in the characters’ lives, laugh at their foibles, and fall in love as the characters do. J.D. Rob is the pen name of Nora Roberts, and her In Death series — a futuristic police procedural series — is grittier than Nora’s romantic suspense novels. But if you love a good mystery, you’ll love this series.
Divided in Death is the eighteenth book in the In Death series by J.D. Robb. Each book has sucked me further into this world that J.D. Robb has created for her characters. I can’t get enough of them, and I hope to catch up with the series someday.
Storyline/My Thoughts: The eighteenth book will involve Reva Ewing, who is the prime suspect of a double homicide. It’s up to Eve and her team to determine if Reva is the killer. Reva Ewing happens to work for Roarke as a security specialist, so Roarke will do anything to protect her. Eve knows that Reva can’t be the suspect, especially after looking at the perfectly staged murder scene. Both Eve and Roarke are going to be working together to help Reva. Roarke has a funny feeling it’s due to what Reva is working on at his company. This investigation will involve Eve, Roarke, and her team investigating a secretive government agency that may be behind everything. This case may end up losing Eve her job, but she’s willing to take the risk. At least she has several people that will back up if something goes wrong.
I enjoyed the suspense of the story on trying to figure out who is actually behind the murders. J.D. Robb gives readers glimpses of the killer’s POV in her books, and this one was hard to figure out who was behind it all. Another thing I enjoyed was I love that Peabody is a Detective, so it’s taking both an adjustment for Eve and Peabody herself. Peabody has always been a favorite of mine. She does keep Eve in check at times.
This book was challenging to read at times (it didn’t stop me from reading it, though), but that’s due to me not liking it when Eve and Roarke fight. I can’t stand when these two fight, even when it’s minor. They are my favorite couple in a Romantic Suspense series, so I need these two never to fight. I know that’s highly unlikely because married couples do fight every once in a while. This time around, though, Roarke and Eve have a falling out because they both find out something in Eve’s past that makes Roarke want revenge for her. Even though she doesn’t want Roarke doing anything illegal, she wants revenge, but not in a way that will cause harm to others and also cost her to lose her husband. I can see both sides and why they are angry with each other. I don’t like when they fight, though. I can’t. These two are a power couple.
Eve is still dealing with the pesky chocolate thief in this book, and she has set up a trap for the person this time around. She’s eventually going to find out who has been eating her chocolate. I may know who it is, but I’ll wait to say. Poor Eve, she only wants to enjoy her chocolate.
Overall, this book receives four stars from me, and I look forward to diving into the next book in the series soon.
Standalone or Part of Series: It’s part of the In Death series, so I recommend reading in order.
Would I recommend this book? Yes. I can’t praise this series enough. I recommend it to readers that love Romantic Suspense. Be prepared to fall for these characters. They have become like family to me.
Witty?? Yes, yes, yes. I love the jibs and jabs of J.D. Robb!
Love all of this author’s work.
J. D. Robb always the most action packed read. Never disappointed.
Have read all of the “In Death” series. Love them all including this one. Good characters & story. Amazing how J.D. Robb comes up with all the scenarios.
Another solid and gripping story that kept me reading till the end once again.
Trouble hits close to home this time.
I loved learning more back story about Roarke’s admin Caro and the fact it is Caro’s daughter Reva who is in trouble just added to this for me.
Reva on her own is a totally solid character but when is written around the lie her life was, was brilliant on many fronts.
Eve and Roarke hit a major bump in their marriage. It puts a big degree of separation between them and the way it is written, you can see and understand both sides. I really loved how that all played out.
There are some great scenes in this story and good tense bit of action.
I have read all of these books twice already as I own most in paperback and am slowly collecting the kindle versions too.
I am rereading this series once more, updating and replacing missing reviews.
Read over 27 they get pretty disturbing . However love Dallas and Roark’s love connection.
Best series ever.
you just can’t get better bks the (Nora Roberts) J. D. Robb!
I’ve been a fan of the Eve Dallas character in this series since book one. All the characters and original and well written. I can’t wait to see what the next book in the series will bring.
An excellent murder mystery with plenty of twists and turns.
Love this entire series! Futuristic story lines are not usually appealing to me but these have great repeating characters and are so well written that I can’t wait for the next one.
AVID READER OF THIS SERIES….HASN’T BEEN ONE I DON’T LIKE!
Eve and Roarke are personally involved in this investigation. Eve’s past is apparent within the pieces of information discovered. Roarke is compelled to defend the child she was and the circumstances beyond her control. This sets a scene between the two that tests their love and their marriage. How it is resolved will surprise you.
All the Eve and Roarke books are wonderful.
Always love these stories.
This is a great series. Have read each book as it is published
I love Nora Roberts. This is a great series of books. The characters are interesting and the story line is captivating.
As usual, I cant put down the Eve Dallas books