A storyteller. J.D. Robb is a storyteller with each book being different. Random in Death is the 58th Eve Dallas, In Death novel, but it’s as fresh as the early ones. The beloved characters are all there, individual and memorable. I love her characters, her stories. If you’re looking for a solid police procedural, don’t forget to look at this series.

Jenna’s been waiting for this date for three years. She finally gets to attend Club Rock It’s event for teens, and the sixteen-year-old musician plans to take full advantage of it. She admires Jake Kincade, and hopes to hand her demo to the guitarist for Avenue A. Jenna does make an impact on Jake, when she dies in his arms in the alley outside the club. It’s Jake’s girlfriend, Nadine Furst, a crime reporter, who calls Lieutenant Eve Dallas.

Jake’s account, and the eyewitness reports from Jenna’s two friends worries Dallas. As she investigates, she can’t find any reason the teen would have been targeted. The coroner’s report indicates a toxic substance was injected in Jenna’s body. Now, Dallas worries that Jenna may have been just a random victim. When there’s a second girl killed at another music venue, Dallas has to call on all of her resources to find a killer before there’s a third victim. If these are just random victims, Dallas knows the killer will want to do it again.

Like other readers, I love the relationship between Dallas and her husband, Roarke. He’s supportive, and there for her and her team. It’s the team that I truly admire, both the personal circle Dallas has around her, and her team in the police department. They all work together to investigate. Dallas is supported at all turns by hard-working people who devote hours to find a killer, or to assist her personally with their knowledge and love.

Eve Dallas’ motto is, “I stand for the dead.” Every time I read that, it reminds me of the importance of her investigation. Eve’s quirks include her lack of understanding of some cultural terms. But, she truly cares about representing the victims, and speaking for them and their families. Even when the victims seem Random in Death, Eve Dallas and her team will stand for them.

The nightmarish manner of death the killer uses is enough to give you nightmares, and make you never want to go into a crowd again. In the latest thriller featuring Lt. Eve Dallas, you are taken in the deep, dark recesses of a troubled mind.

When a young teenage girl, Jenna, goes to a concert by her favorite band, she is living high and has a bright future ahead of her. When she feels a pinch in her arm, she turns to see a young man grinning at her like the Joker. She is puzzled for a few moments before she starts feeling the effects of a toxic blend of drugs that he has just injected in her arm. She is dead within minutes. Lt. Eve Dallas and crew are called to the scene of the crime. The crime is brilliantly executed. The weapon is easily hidden, the crime happens in a crowded room and the killer is able to slink away without anyone realizing what just happens. The forensics will be a nightmare to sift through. Eve knows they have their work cut out for them as this is not your average killer. After questioning her friends and family, Eve is very concerned that killer is just killing for pleasure and does not care who dies, which makes him even more hard to identify and more deadly.

This was actually my first Eve Dallas book, but it will not be my last. I cannot believe I have been missing out on this fantastic series with an interesting cast of characters and intriguing mysteries. Eve Dallas is a woman on a mission who takes her oath to protect and serve very seriously. I knew I was going to like this character when I saw how emotionally invested she was in dealing with the victim's families. She truly cares and wants to obtain justice for their daughter. I enjoy reading police procedurals, and I also enjoy reading a serial killer mystery. This book fit in both categories for me. The ending was by far my favorite part as the cat and mouse game is played to perfection.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for this ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I haven't read an "In Death" book since 2011 and not because I didn't like them. I was waiting for the next one, and other books caught my eye, and here we are 13 years later, and I decided to pick up book 58. And not surprisingly, I still quite enjoy Eve, Roarke, Peabody, and the gang. I enjoy the futuristic fun (although it really isn't all that far in the future anymore). I still love Eve's thought process and how she works things out. She is a true bad ***, and I'm here for it. I have about 25 books to get caught up on, but you can bet I'm going to give it the old college try. You can read this without having read previous ones. You may miss some back story, but the police procedural is still a great read.

Another great book in this long series that I hope keeps going. Characters are well written and good story lines through the series. I like the mix of futuristic technology with old fashioned detective work.

Random in Death by J.D. Robb is the 58th book in the Eve Dallas series taking place in a futuristic version of New York City. I love Eve's partner Detective Peabody and how well she and Eve work together. I actually wish there were more scenes with Peabody, but often Eve sends her home and works with her husband, Roarke, who frequently consults for the police department. They of course work well together, too, but I am always hoping for more Peabody! 

The case in this book is both intriguing and scary as young women are being singled out in public places and killed. I was very engaged in the investigation as Eve and her team close in on the creepy killer who seems to be one step ahead of them. Unlike most traditional procedurals, a big part of this series is the romance between Eve and Roarke. The couple love each other completely and their love scenes are steamy. I've read most, but not all of the prior books in the series, and this is an excellent addition to the series and would rate it 4.5 stars.

I received an advance copy of this ebook at no cost from NetGalley and St. Martin's Press, but my review is voluntary and unbiased.

I'm more than a little late to the game as far as this series goes. I've read Nora Roberts for years, but I just recently found that I like this futuristic detective series that she writes as J.D. Robb. I knew the writing would be just as exceptional.

I was drawn into the story from the very beginning. There is enough back story given on the teenage girls that are targeted by the murderer that you feel a connection to them. Lieutenant Eve Dallas is her usual hard as nails self and goes about solving the homicide with the help of her co-workers and her life partner, the handsome and ridiculously rich Roarke. The story is very fast-paced and engrossing. I loved it!

Thanks to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for thevgifted copy. All thoughts are my own.

loved finally reading a eve dallas and roake by jd robb. Loved the mystery and trying to solve who was killing the girls. loved the team aspect and eve trying to understand the killer. great book.

All these books later I don't know how each story manages to be fresh and exciting, but that's exactly the case. The mystery is dark and gritty. The reveal was completely unexpected! This cast of characters have grown to feel like old friends. I love the balance between the work and their personal lives. And of course there's Roarke to set your heart pitter pattering. I'm never disappointed with this series. It tops my must read list.

I always love catching up with my favorite detective and team. Random In Death is yet another great addition to the In Death series. This time around, Dallas and Peabody are close on the heels of a vicious but intelligent killer preying on teenagers in public places. The victims are chosen at random, and the deaths are always by the same method. When they finally catch the perpetrator, it was so very satisfying. Btw, work is still going on at the Peabody-Mavis house, but they are almost there!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the arc.

Isn't it incredible that Eve Dallas has been around for 58 books and is still going strong? Part of the secret to the longevity of the series would have to be the ingenious plots. This time there is seemingly a serial killer who is randomly targeting young women at social events like concerts or movie premieres. And if the victims truly are random, how will the police find the killer? The means of death and the painstaking arms of the investigation are detailed enough to satisfy those who enjoy some police procedure mixed in with the storyline.

But another reason we as readers keep coming back for more Dallas is the continuing growth of the characters. We see Eve open up her life to allow in friends and even love. Roarke sets aside his criminal ways (although not his skills), to be a part of her life. Peabody matures from a uniformed officer with a smart mouth to Eve's detective partner, etc. This time we see more of Eve with her friends at the house Mavis, Peabody, and significant others are renovating. Back in that first book, could we ever have imagined Eve taking time for a backyard barbecue and watching a preschooler play on a swing set?

The way in which Eve's growing network of friends weaves in and out of the stories gives readers as much emotional support as they provide Dallas. Charles and Louise, Jake and Nadine, Peabody and McNabb, Mavis and Leonardo, even Jamie and Quilla help with investigations and insights, but also ground Eve in the other side of her life away from the job. As Dr. Mira often points out, opening up her life has made Dallas a better police officer - but that emotional depth also makes a better reading experience for us.

Due out on January 23. If you haven't already preordered it or put your name on the notification list at the library, do it now. Another successful case for J.D. Robb and fans.

I received this book as an ARC but am providing an unbiased review.

Well, honestly, I'm not unbiased about JD Robb/ Nora Roberts. Are there books I don't love? Or even like? This woman has written enough books to fill a neighborhood library, so of course. But I always look for her latest book to read and tend not to miss a single one. And despite her age, she's still pounding them out and no matter how long I've been reading her books (25+ years), she still writes a first chapter that makes me feel all sorts of things. Appreciation, recognition, empathy, and grief. All in a few pages.

Like all of the Robb books, this won't appeal to the cozy reader. I grew up in a place that had this kind of crime or at least rumors of it, and it brought back some bad memories. There's also rage about how young women having fun is judged and punished by truly dark people. So if you're triggered by violence, especially against women, avoid this. Also if you don't like sex scenes, but they aren't as explicit as some of the YA fantasy books I've read recently.

By now, having grown into adulthood with these characters, they are as familiar to me as my friends and family. Their compassion, ambition, and commitment are always inspiring, and their found family is just heart- warming. This is vintage in death, and definitely worth a read.

When a teenage girl is murdered at a nightclub while watching one of her favorite bands perform, Lieutenant Eve Dallas is called in by her friend and famed reporter, Nadine Furst whose boyfriend was the one helping the girl in her final moments. There seems to be no motive for the murder and very few clues to go on. Then the killer strikes again, seemingly at random, for there is nothing to connect the two victims. But the killer underestimates Dallas and her team. Tenacious and determined, they set out to track down evidence, unmask the killer, and bring them to justice before they can kill again.

J.D. Robb never disappoints. 58 books into the In Death series and Random in Death is just as fresh and engrossing as the first. The story is sharp, smart, and perfectly laid out. It’s fast paced with no tedious, boring scenes. The storytelling is tight and well thought out. Robb’s distinctive lyrical, poetic writing style is front and center, drawing a descriptive story that the reader can really sink into. This book and the entire series offers something for every reader…romance, suspense, mystery, sci-fi. It’s got all the goodness!

Another excellent entry in the In Death series by J. D. Robb. I was pulled into the book immediately and it just kept getting better. This is the 58th book in the series and it seems like they just keep getting better. I’ve read and listened to all of them and am invariably blown away by the consistency and detail that is shown throughout. This entry in the series gave us more insight in the relationship between Jake Kincaid and Nadine Furst, and a glimpse into Avenue A. The deaths of two teenage girls, in horrific manners, as well as the attempted murder of a third and an attack on a fourth serve as the driving force of this case. It takes a bit to put together a picture, an image, of the perpetrator but Eve and Peabody work the angles and get help from the usual suspect. In the end, they identify the culprit and take him down, giving us a glimpse into the kind of monster who can plan and carry out such actions.

All in all, this is a stellar entry in the series. In fact, after I was finished with it, I wasn’t ready to leave the In Death world behind and so have started re-listening to the entire series again. It definitely holds up and is worth that reread or re-listen. If you’re new to the series, you can technically pick up any book and it will stand on its own. However, the world and all of the characters in it are richer and more developed if you start with the first book, Naked in Death, and get to know them from the very beginning. It lends depth to the relationships between the major (and minor) characters and you get to see them grow. After all, Peabody wasn’t always a detective and there’s a reason Eve and Nadine have the relationship they have now. I highly recommend this title, and all of the others in the series.

I thoroughly enjoyed J.D. Robb's "In Death" series, and this was another solid step in the story. Eve, with Roarke at her side, is assigned to investigate the murder of teenage girls, each of whom, upon study, was found to be injected by a lethal cocktail of drugs and germs. But why were they marked for death? Jenna, an extremely talented artist, went to a concert by Jake Kincaid, her idol, hoping to give him a demo. Instead, she dies in his arms. As the body count adds up, Eve is determined to find the killer before he strikes again.
Robb has a consistently engaging voice in this series and in the work under her real name, Nora Roberts. Her turns of phrases hold my attention, and the pacing of her stories is spot on. That said, this volume seemed like a shorter story than previous ones I've read, although I have no concrete evidence of that being the case.
It's worth reading this series in order, but the books can be taken on their own if you have some tolerance for the lack of background. Either way, this was another fun chapter in the Eve and Roarke universe.

Another fast action Eve Dallas story ! J.D. Robb does not disappoint in this in death series book. I did not want to put it down.

It was supposed to be a wonderful evening. Jake Kincaid and Avenue A were playing at a special for teenagers below 21 and Eve Dallas and her hunky husband were enjoying a rare evening at home over movies and popcorn. However, murder waits for no one and its Eve's friend ace reporter Nadine Furst who interrupts the easy evening with news of murder.
A life taken. A young beautiful talented teenager struck down at the cusp of attaining all her dreams. A horrible death and no motive. Horrors of horrors could this be just random, especially as another teenager is struck down the next evening with the same weapon. However now Eve and her husband Roarke are standing for these young women and Eve is a murder cop who never fails.
A wonderful police procedural where police work and working the clues and piecing together the information is the only way to solve the case especially since the clock is ticking and lives are at stake. I am as always amazed at the author's ability to find fresh and different scenarios for murder.

58 installments in this series and J.D. Robb still manages to make fresh new situations for Eve and Roarke. I admit that I am far behind in this series at only #20 or so. When I got the opportunity to read and review Random in Death, I was worried that it would ruin the back stories for me. I was wrong. Although I saw life changes for some of the recurring characters, I am now more intrigued to go back and see how they got to this point. As usual, the author grabs you in from the first chapter with a heartbreaking crime at which point you can't help but keep going to see how Eve and her team, along with Roarke solve the crime. Fast paced, non-stop action and familiar characters, along with J.D. Robb's signature writing style made this a 5 star read for me. Many thanks to St. Martin's Press for this advanced copy which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Mein Leseerlebnis

Buch #58 in der Reihe um Polizistin Eve Dallas liefert einen spannenden und zugleich tragischen Fall. Ein Teenie stirbt auf einem Konzert und schnell stellt sich heraus, dass sie ermordet wurde. Die Frage nach dem Grund für die Tat wird für Eve und ihr Team zu einer zentralen Frage auf dem Weg zur Lösung des Falls.

Der vorliegende Fall ist packend und lässt einen nicht zur Ruhe kommen. Es war wie immer faszinierend Eve bei der Ermittlungsarbeit zuzuschauen und mitzuerleben, wie sie sich dem Mörder immer weiter nähert und wie sie ihm keine Chance zum Entkommen lässt.

Ich habe mitgefiebert und war beim Lesen voll bei der Sache. Als Ergänzung / Ausgleich zu den Mordermittlungen waren die privaten Momente aus Eves Leben eine willkommene Sache. Ich freue mich immer darauf Updates aus dem Leben liebgewonnener Nebencharaktere zu erhalten.

Für mich ist die Buchreihe auch nach all den Teilen immer noch frisch und mitreißend, was schon außergewöhnlich ist. Ich freue mich bereits auf den nächsten Fall, der im Herbst erscheinen wird.

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Für wen?

Wer spannende, leicht futuristische Bücher um eine intelligente Ermittlerin mag, für den könnte der Roman und die gesamte Reihe um Eve Dallas eine tolle Sache sein. Fans der In Death - Buchreihe können sich auf eine weiteren guten neuen Fall freuen.

J. D. Robb does it again in the newest installment of the In Death series. When teenage girls are randomly killed with a concoction of drugs injected with a needle infected with syphilis, Eve and her team must race against the clock to stop any more from being killed. Full of action and the witty remarks that make these so fun to read. One of my favorite quotes was from McNab, "When somebody kills you to death, a murder cop gets no rest."
I don't know how she continues to bring us such great stories, but I have not been disappointed yet. I love that the main characters continue to grow and evolve, and we get to see what's happening in their lives as they solve each crime.

RANDOM IN DEATH is book 58 in a very long futuristic crime series by J D Robb. This one is slightly above average, but not the best in the series. Still, it’s always nice to be back in the world of Eve, Roarke, and the NYPSD gang. This time around, the investigation involves a teen named Jenna who meets her death as she hits up a New York club. Eve becomes even more worried when she learns that her body was injected with infectious agents. How did his young sixteen-year-old musician end up dead? Was it a targeted attack? Or was it a random event that could possibly endanger more people? As always, Eve gets to the heart of the matter, and her takedowns in interview are always entertaining to read.