Promises in Death

In Death, Book 28

De: J. D. Robb

Narrado por: Susan Ericksen

Amaryllis Coltraine may have recently transferred to the New York City police force from Atlanta, but she's been a cop long enough to know how to defend herself against an assailant. When she's taken down just steps away from her apartment, killed with her own weapon, for Eve the victim isn't just "one of us."

Dallas's friend, Chief Medical Examiner Morris, had started a serious relationship with Coltraine, and from all accounts the two were headed for a happy future together. But someone has put an end to all that. After breaking the news to Morris, Eve starts questioning everyone, including Coltraine's squad, informants, and neighbors, while Eve's husband, Roarke, digs into computer data on the dead woman's life back in Atlanta. To their shock, they discover a connection between this case and their own painful, shadowy pasts.

The truth will need to be uncovered one layer at a time, starting with the box that arrives at Cop Central addressed to Eve, containing Coltraine's guns, badge, and a note from her killer: "You can have them back. Maybe someday soon, I'll be sending yours to somebody else." But Eve Dallas doesn't take too kindly to personal threats, and she is going to break this case, whatever it takes. And that's a promise.

©2009 J.D. Robb (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Great story

I love the continuation of the story line in these novels. I’ve read all in order and this one is a
re-read through my audible books. If I gave any negative input it would be with Dallas I know she is gifted at her job and that is a strong part of the story line. But, by now, I have to be honest and say her way of looking at life and her self centered way is getting hard to hear. I find her to be clueless and almost so classless I can hardly say I even like her. It passed cute and acceptable and has moved on to self centered and with lack of maturity She doesn’t learn from the strong group of friends she has remains socially and personally immature. I’m finding her cute?? Quirks ??? Make her hard to like. But I must be one of few because her friends and especially her husband find her quirks cute and appealing I find her clueless and sometimes down right stupid.

love all these books

I love all the books in this series. I think I'm addicted. I can't wait to read the next one.

another hit

I am never disappointed . I feel the characters are my friends. Wonderful twisty story plot line.

Promises in Death

I love all of the In Death. I loved this one also. The one thing I didn't like was Peabody's voice. I don't remember her voice sounding like this from other books I have listened to. Other than that I really liked the book.

A little Pro, a little Con

I took a bit of a break from the series for a few months, because they were starting to feel repetitive to me. I'm glad I did! Roarke and Eve seem "fresh" yet "familiar" to me. And I was anxious to see what kind of trouble they could get into now....

First, the sex scenes are getting more glossed over, which is really a bit more true-to-life, anyway, don't you think? Eve & Roarke have been married for almost 2 years now. In the last several books the sex scenes were frequent, and really rather harsh and raw. C'mon... NO woman wants it like that ALL the time, and not many men out there would even want to keep up that pace for that long. So this is more like it :) Yeah, they are still in love, yeah, the sex is still super hot, and yeah, they like to bang each other on a fairly regular basis. But we, the audience, are really just catching their afterglows now.

Something I DON'T like, that I thought was just a one-time thing that happened a few books back, and has now become something of a norm at least once in every book since, is how Eve has stopped having nightmares (that part is a good thing....) but that her dreams are now becoming somewhat prophetic.

Really? Eve? A psychic? NOT! I can appreciate the subconscious working the facts out during sleeptime (good grief, does she EVER stop working?), but there have been more than one occasion where something very small will happen or be said in her dreams that is not based on her investigation to date, and is more prophetic. Seems a bit on the campy side for our practical-no-nonsense Lieutenant....

Favorite gift for Dallas

they intro a gift that Dallas gets a lot of use from, her vehicle, made just for her habits as an aggressive driver.

Promises in Death

I always hated who the victim was in this story! This book alone shows the brilliance of Susan Ericksen. The character voices for the wedding shower, having all the women together, absolutely amazing!! I loved the scene with all the brain power in the room and the narrator brought it to life!

Great Story

Loved it.. The suspense. kept me hooked until the end of the well told story.

Enjoyed

I love murder mysteries and this one fits the bill. Love listening to her series while working at home.

Heart Wrenching and Bittersweet..

This book pulled at me hard. Eve and Morris' relationship has become close and trusting. It tore at me when Eve had to deliver such news to her friend, their relationship having grown with each book.
But Morris is part of the family now and the wagons have circled, even as his patient and methodical mind begins the arduous climb to acceptence.
I do hope in time that the depths of "Morris" and his character are plumbed much more and that his part in this series finds more of what he only briefly touched and began to believe in.

In the end, you can only worry that his brief encounter with the opening bars of love, will find him again. He seems to me to be very complex with a deep warmth inside him, not often found in others.
A warmth just waiting..
Opal.