Eve Dallas deals with a homicide—and the holiday season—in this thrilling In Death novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author J. D. Robb.Personal trainer Trey Ziegler was in peak physical condition. If you didn’t count the kitchen knife in his well-toned chest.Lieutenant Eve Dallas soon discovers a lineup of women who were loved and left by the narcissistic gym rat. While Dallas sorts … gym rat. While Dallas sorts through the list of Ziegler’s enemies, she’s also dealing with her Christmas shopping list—plus the guest list for her and her billionaire husband’s upcoming holiday bash.
Feeling less than festive, Dallas tries to put aside her distaste for the victim and solve the mystery of his death. There are just a few investigating days left before Christmas, and as New Year’s 2061 approaches, this homicide cop is resolved to stop a cold-blooded killer.
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Oh how I love thee, Eve and Roarke, let me count the ways!
JD Robb’s always fresh, fun, and absorbing series took me for another ride, this time to the ring of sleigh bells. I admit freely that Eve and Roarke inspired the love I created between Lei and Stevens, the crime solving couple in my Paradise Crime Mysteries.
But there can only be one Nora Roberts. She’s the queen, always. Festive in Death will give a whole new meaning to the holidays.
My kind of holiday read.
I’m weird. I know.
J.D. Robb’s IN DEATH series is LITERALLY my favorite book series EVER….and I am a paranormal fantasy lover, and Vampire/shifter books, so me saying this means it IS ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!! I HAVE EVERY SINGLE BOOK in the series, and they are all FABULOUS. If you haven’t read any, NOW IS THE TIME TO START!! The characters are AMAZINGLY REAL, and you feel an INSTANT connection…the world building is FANTASTICALLY REAL, so you feel like you are there. She writes with a view that makes it very easy to get lost in the story. FACT…YOU NEED TO READ THIS SERIES….YOU WILL LOVE IT NO MATTER WHAT YOUR GENRE IS!! H.S.
Excellent read you just don’t want to put down
Yes, this is a suspense and wonderfully written. But above all, it is just funny, funny, funny. Santa!
This is one of my favorite J.D. Robb book. It has many memorable character moments as well as a well written story.
Entertaining and festive.
Entertaining, in that things are kept surprising, right till the end, even though you know fairly early on who Eve is looking at. Festive due to it being Christmas time.
No love lost for the victim this time, a disgusting excuse for a human being. But really sad about the second death.
I do hate that the nasty husband will get to benefit though. Pity he couldn’t be charge with something like, INTENT TO ILLIGALLY SOURCE SEXUAL SERVICES, or something like that. Just so he doesn’t benefit in any way.
Great personal and social time is enjoyed as Eve and Roarke throw their annual Christmas party. I really felt Christmassy and festive reading this. I loved the presents dished out by everyone, very thoughtful and suitable all around. I just wonder what Peabody bought Eve.
The drunk Santa in the lift scene was brilliant.
I have owned most of these books in paperback for years but now have them all in eBook format, so I am rereading this series once more in order, updating and replacing missing reviews.
Even knowing what is in the future, it is absolutely no hardship to reread this series and I am really enjoying how all the characters are growing emotionally and changing.
Eve and Roarke never disappoint, nor does J. D. Robb. Another excellent addition to the series.
Love this entire “in death” series. I have bought and read all of them and pre-ordered the newest one.
I love this series. It’s my favorite.
Love all her books
My fav. Author!
I always love all the books in this series and this one was no exception.
I recommend this whole series by JDROBB
It’s Christmas time and of course a big party at Eve’s. It is cute how she hates the shopping and fuss but then comes up with really thoughtful gifts. With their priorities right they are focused on their friends and family and how grateful they are to have them. Of course a couple of murders and twist and turns too.
I really love this series. I have all of the books. I like strong witty female characters and this original book series has them but it also has romantic scenes between the action packed incidents. I highly recommend this book series.
This is one of my favorite series. It is imaginative and romantic with great characters that are developed with each succeeding book. The plots are excellent and action packed. I would add that to date each book in this series gets a solid 5 rating from me.
Should be 6 stars. Awesome book
I love reading about Dallas, Lt. Eve. Great characters and the future setting makes it really cool. Working on the entire series.
Eve’s newest victim is a personal trainer who everyone hated and thought he was God’s gift to women. Trying to find someone who liked him was impossible but to pinpoint the killer is something else. This one will keep you guessing, but the killer was not the one I thought it was, once again. This, of course, is the goal of our author, J.D. Robb.