Best yet of the In Death series

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	• Creation in Death (In Death) J.D. Robb Berkley, 2008 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 91 reviews view larger image
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Warp speed reading

He's back.

Nine years ago, long before Eve Dallas had her lieutenant stripes, a killer who was dubbed The Groom abducted, tortured and murdered a series of women. The New York City police were unable to catch him before he dropped off their radar. As the years passed, it was their collective hope that he had been captured, incarcerated or, better yet, killed. Whatever had happened, they wanted him gone for good.

But he's back. And this time, he wants Eve Dallas.

In the years since he disappeared, The Groom has been honing his skills. Organization and patience aren't the only things he has going for him. He picks his partners --- as he considers his victims --- methodically, taking time to choose carefully. Plus, he's more than just highly intelligent.

"He was a maestro in the art of death. The keeper of time. The bringer of destiny."

But his obsession with Eve Dallas may be his undoing.

A body is discovered, then a second, and the clock is already ticking on a third victim. With a sizable task force behind her, tracking devices on her car and her person, a tag team in close following distance, it seems safe for Lt. Dallas to use herself as bait. She knows that he wants her. Besides, what could possibly go wrong? Famous last words. It's possible that the police might not be giving this clever serial killer the credit he deserves. They need to keep in mind that he has eluded their attempts to stop him for many years --- and, they learn, in many countries.

How does he manage to lure women off the streets, during daylight hours, without a struggle? Particularly once the killings start. With the word out, what woman would accompany a stranger anywhere alone?

The psychologist's profile, coupled with Dallas's intuitive instinct, gives the cops an advantage that they didn't have nine years ago. The killer starts to take shape from their tenacious digging and logical deductions. His history emerges, showing what made him into the monster that is now stalking young brunettes.

Roarke, Dallas's sexy, rich, Irish hunk of a husband, adds his invaluable expertise --- along with some occasional bouts of pizza delivery --- to the lieutenant's task force. Together, they thrust and parry their way through the nerve-wracking hours to the end of the toughest case Dallas has seen in a long time. Both are strong characters, quick of temper, hard loving, hard working and hard playing. They will need to be every bit of that --- and much more --- to catch this killer.

And then there's Roarke's man, Summerset, who displays a palpable distaste for Roarke's distinctly unfeminine wife. He proves himself worthy of a very large pat on the back in this investigation. To her surprise and chagrin, Dallas almost starts to like him.

J.D. Robb's stories are fun to come home to at the end of the day. With CREATION IN DEATH --- the 25th installment of her bestselling In Death series --- she gives us one of the nastiest villains she has conjured up to date. With the target being Dallas herself, it makes for an interesting challenge. And warp speed reading.

--- Reviewed by Kate Ayers

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Disappointing

I love this series so much and couldn't wait to receive the latest. Unfortunately, I found it disappointing. It was so serious -- no fun scenes, no really great stand-out scenes, especially with Roarke. It seemed formulistic and for the first time, I thought Roarke really became a lapdog to Eve's demands. Also, the crime-solving details got very tedious and then --boom, it's over. This is the first of the 25 that hasn't wowed me. That said, I can't wait for the next one!

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Another great creation

If I had to describe this book in 1 word - that word would be RIVETING. It caught my attention within the first few pages and held it. LOL, So much so that the family got tired of waiting for me to fix supper and someone decided to bring home McD's.

The mystery is very skillfully woven through the story with hints popping up here and there, but you don't really get a sense of who done it till nearly the end. You get to see Eve and Roarke's relationship deepend even further as does Eve's and Feeney's.

The killer (The Groom) was actually one of the first cases Eve worked on as a detective, and he got away, now he's back, and you could say he's back with a vengenace. Nine years and at least 20 kills later he comes back to where he started, but why? That's the question and can Eve and crew stop him this time.

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Best yet of the In Death series

My husband got me hooked on the Eve Dallas/In Death series by J.D Robb {aka Nora Roberts} and it is often a race to see which of us will grab the newest title first. I usually win since I work at home and am a speed reader.

I have enjoyed every one of the In Death series but Creation in Death in my opinion is the best of the entire series to date. Eve Dallas is pitting her intelligence and experience as a homocide detective who stands for the dead against The Groom. The Groom killed four young women nine years earlier when Eve was a new, second grade detective under the command of Captain Feeny {Eve's mentor and surrogate father}. In spite of a hard working task force, the Groom was never caught and then he stopped killing or at least in New York City. The killings begin again and this time the first and second victims are employees of Eve's wealthy, Irish husband Roarke. When a third young woman also Roarke's employee disappears it is thought that maybe the Groom has something against Roarke. Does he? Or does the Groom have visions of grandeur hoping to make Eve Dallas his fourth and final victim?

This is a cannot put down book that held my interest to the extent that my cats were climbing on me, getting into things,etc. as a reminder that they wanted their dinner!

Dallas once again teams up with her partner Peabody, Feeny who is now head of EDD, Roarke, computer whiz Ian McNab, several of the detectives under Dallas's command and some officers from the original task force. Will they succeed in catching the Groom? Yes,but with a twist so surprising and unexpected that it is the very end of the book before the reader knows if justice is done.

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Another Can't Miss JD Robb

I loved it...so sad it is over. Hope the next one is in the works!

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