Secrets, scandals and unseemly behavior in the elite New York City private school

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	• Innocent in Death J.D. Robb G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2007 - 385 pages average customer review:based on 109 reviews view larger image
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Another winner. The reader for this series makes you feel you actually know these people. Fabulous but it takes a "good script" and J.D. Robb provides it every time.

Secrets, scandals and unseemly behavior in the elite New York City private school

After Craig Foster, a well-liked teacher in an exclusive private school, dies while eating lunch in his classroom, New York Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas is dispatched to the school to investigate. The forensic evidence discloses the cause of Foster's painful death. Trace elements of a lethal dose of Ricin poisoning are discovered in the cup containing his hot chocolate, which, like the rest of his meal, was prepared by his wife, who immediately becomes the first suspect.

While the forensic evidence quickly reveals what led to Foster's death, the answers to the questions of opportunity, method and motive --- who poisoned him, how they pulled it off and why they did it --- prove illusive.

Eve's investigation into the murder uncovers secrets, scandals and unseemly behavior in the elite New York City private school where Foster taught and met his untimely death. Foster's wife, the school's headmistress, teachers, parents, employees and even the students are potential suspects. As the list begins to grow, so do the possible motives for wanting the popular teacher dead. Eve's progress in closing the case is hampered by the legal posturing and interference of a high-powered defense attorney whose daughter is a student at the school and one of the two girls who discovered the lifeless Foster.

Before long, the body of another teacher, who initially was considered a primary suspect in Foster's poisoning, is discovered floating in the school's pool. What on the surface appears to be an accidental drowning turns out to be another murder. With the death of the main suspect, Eve re-examines her original suspicions and begins to think the unthinkable.

Complicating matters, on the home front, Eve's marriage is strained when a mysterious woman from her husband Roarke's past suddenly reappears. Sophisticated, elegant and drop-dead gorgeous, Magdelana Percell bumps into Eve and Roarke at an upscale restaurant. After the "chance" encounter, Magdelana tries to reconnect with Roarke. Magdelana's deceptive and cruel attempts to get Roarke to stray threaten to destroy Eve's happiness.

In trying to solve the murders and save her marriage, Eve is forced to cope with memories that bedevil her past while coming to grips with a shocking truth about human nature that is almost too painful to comprehend.

Without flinching, INNOCENT IN DEATH stares straight-on into the face of evil --- no matter what form it takes. The romantic interludes and playful humor between Eve and Roarke help lighten some of the darker elements that surround the basic murder mystery. In the end, this latest entry in J.D. Robb's In Death series examines the steps some people will take to feed their appetites, safeguard their reputations and maintain their lifestyles --- and what others will do to protect the innocent, defend their loved ones and face down their deepest fears.

--- Reviewed by Donna Volkenannt

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The Most Emotional Eve Dallas Story Yet

I've said before that the "...IN DEATH" series by J.D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) is my all-time favorite series, and after 24 books, that still holds true.

With INNOCENT IN DEATH, I spent as much time crying over the emotional disturbance between my favorite couple, Eve Dallas and Roarke, as I did trying to find out who committed the crimes.

When a likeable, all-around good guy teacher at a private school ends up dead, poisoned by ricin in his hot chocolate, the school is in shock. Eve immediately realizes that not all is at it seems at the school; that everyone, from the principal, to the other teachers, to the students, and to their parents have things they'd rather keep hidden.

While trying to solve the murder of Craig Foster, and the subsequent death of yet another teacher, Eve must deal with the emotional roller-coaster of the reappearance of one of Roarke's old flames. And unlike the majority of women from Roarke's past, Magdelena Purcell is a woman that Roarke never forgot.

As one passage states, when Magdelena informs Eve that Roarke didn't leave her, but that it happened the other way around, both women know that that small distinction makes all the difference.

INNOCENT IN DEATH is one of my new favorites in the series. Not only was the mystery an interesting and compelling one (with a suspect that I didn't see coming), but the true, deep emotions of my favorite couple made this a real winner. Thankfully, everything worked itself out in the end, and my heart, along with Eve's, is finally feeling lighter.

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Wow

I so totally enjoyed this book! The emotions that Eve and Roarke shared in this story were awesome! I have read it twice over and will probably read it again soon!

Much Better than the Last Couple

In this 24th story in the "in Death" series, future New York homicide cop Eve Dallas investigates the poisoning murder of a popular young teacher at a classy elementary school. There is intrigue within the school, including a teacher who prides himself on bedding his coworkers and students' parents, and a principal who seemingly would do anything to preserve her school's reputation.

Eve's private life is also in turmoil--a former partner in crime of her husband, Roarke, is in town and seems determined to win back his attention and to cause problems in their marriage. Eve is shocked and hurt to see something between Roarke and this woman that she thought only existed for her and Roarke. Could she be losing her hold on her love?

This book had the spark I like so much from J.D. Robb's earlier books. She was able to focus both on the interesting investigation into the murder and also on Eve's difficult interpersonal relationships. Roarke and Eve's relationship continues in its complexity, although I felt that their fight was perhaps a bit drawn out and based on a silly misunderstanding. Overall, though, this book was much more satisfying than the last couple.

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