Having read fifty-nine books by J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts), I am continually astounded by her remarkable ability to craft each installment with the same level of freshness and precision as the last. This latest novel is no exception, delivering a compelling narrative that remains sharp and engaging throughout.

One of the key elements that contributes to the enjoyment of these books is their futuristic setting. Although the timeline is set less than four decades into the future, the technological advancements depicted are extensive, particularly in the context of Detective Eve Dallas’s investigations. Eve is not alone in her endeavors; she is married to ultra handsome billionaire Roarke, who provides unwavering support during challenging situations. Another notable character is Peabody, Eve’s partner, whose growth and development has been a pleasure to witness.

The setting of this particular novel takes place at a pre-wedding party for brides Erin Albright and Shauna Hunnicut. The wedding party is in high spirits, celebrating the upcoming nuptials. Erin, who has a secret honeymoon planned for Shauna, departs the party to finalize the arrangements. Tragically, Erin’s body is discovered brutally murdered, triggering a flashback for Eve. The room where the bride-to-be was found is one that Eve is intimately familiar with.

Undeterred by the grim discovery, Eve immerses herself in the investigation, determined to seek justice for Erin. The sheer number of potential suspects makes the task daunting, but Eve’s exceptional detective skills enable her to meticulously sift through the evidence and identify the culprit. As with previous installments, Robb’s storytelling prowess is evident, weaving a complex narrative that delves into profound themes. The intricate plot, replete with twists and red herrings, keeps readers engaged and eager to uncover the truth.

Upon receiving an e-ARC of the book, I promptly devoured it. Upon discovering its availability as an audiobook, I made the decision to download and listen to it. Expertly narrated by Susan Erickson, a second reading of the audiobook was undoubtedly worth every second spent. The narrative is consistently captivating, and the inclusion of a familiar and talented narrator further enhances the storytelling experience.

I eagerly anticipate the release of the next book in the series, Bonded in Death, scheduled for February. Should I be approved for a galley, I will promptly acquire it for consumption. Eve and Roarke are an extraordinary couple, embodying the ideal of a dream couple. Their captivating romance seamlessly intertwines with the seriousness of the cases they investigate, ensuring that each book remains as compelling as the previous ones.

Many thanks to St. Martin's Press and to NetGalley for this ARC for review. This is my honest opinion.

A solid, albeit a little predictable, addition to the series. Time has slowed way down in these, I get that from a series standpoint, writing so many books with big gaps would mean too many years would go buy. But the same life events have been happening in three books now. Overall, exactly what you would expect from this series.

The Down and Dirty club is hosting a bridal party for a pre-wedding girls night. The girls are having an awesome time until one of the brides is found murdered in a private room. Eve soon learns that no one saw anything and that no one knew the victim had even went into a private room. It happens to be the same room Eve was once almost murdered in at her own bachelorette party. She wants to find out who killed the young woman and bring some justice to her family. No one seemed to dislike Erin and everyone has had nothing but nice things to say about her which makes it hard to investigate. Eve is nothing if not dogged in her search for the truth though, she will of stop until she finds the killer. Follow along and see where the clues lead, will Eve find her murderer in the end. I love this series and it has only gotten better with time, I can't wait for the next book.

Another wonderful installment in the In Death series. I find it amazing that J.D. Robb can continue to come up with unique crimes and killers, I would have run out of ideas by now! I enjoy watching Eve and Roarke continue to grow as well as all of their delightful friends.

Bookish thoughts: I think I might be the last person to know that author J. D. Robb is a pseudonym for best selling author Nora Roberts! Plus, I am definitely late to this series. This is my first book to read in the series…book 59. I enjoyed this mystery/police procedural novel set in the future. For the most part, I didn’t feel like I was reading a book in the future. There were a few words in the book that had me confused and it made me wonder if maybe I needed to read earlier books in the series. It was a fast paced thriller with zero plot twists and just a good police investigation into an unsolved murder. I am definitely interested in going back through the series.

I’m grateful to receive any arc, including this one, but honestly I hated it. Was such a struggle to get through. I wanted to DNF, but had hope it would get better. I did a review post for this and have it linked down below.

Passions in Death continues the Eve Dallas story and I love every minute of it. I will never get tired of this story! In this case, Eve and Peabody catch the murder of woman celebrating her upcoming wedding at a sex club that is well know to Eve. It also mirrors a personal experience for Eve from the celebration just before her own wedding.

I enjoyed the story. There are plenty of suspects and some you really think they must have done it. But, you also get the continuing sweet stories of Eve and Roarke, Mavis and her family, McNab and Peabody and the new house, and more. Most of the story focuses Eve’s investigation and her various processes for solving the murder. I love her process because it is both calculated and well plans and strokes of inspiration. This was a great addition to the series and fans will, no doubt, gobble up Passions in Death with the usual fervor!

Passions in Death by J.D. Robb is the 59th book in her fantastic In Death series. I have noted previously that I am a huge fan of this wonderful series, having read every book and novellas. I also love Eve and Roarke, who I still consider the best literary couple. Passions in Death was another fantastic addition to this series. I will never have enough of this series, and marvel how Robb continues to give us fascinating stories at 59 books later.

The story begins at the Down & Dirty Club, where a pre-wedding bachelorette party are dancing and drinking the night away, celebrating two women’s upcoming nuptials. Shauna Hunnicut and Erin Albright are getting married in a few days. Erin slips away to a private room to fix up a special surprise for their honeymoon; where she ended up being murdered, lying in a pool of blood, having been garroted.

Eve is called, with Roarke accompanying her to the Down and Dirty club, as someone has been murdered. This was also a memory from Eve’s past, as it was the same room when she was attacked the night before her wedding to Roarke. With Eve and Peabody on the case, the evidence looks like a premediated murder from someone possibly close to Erin and Shauna. Eve begins to investigate all of their close circle of friends. Who within the group is the killer? In a short time, Eve will lean toward two suspects who are clear suspects, with both having unhappy and angry pasts.

It was great to see many of the wonderful secondary characters, besides Roarke; Peabody, McNabb, Mavis, Bella, Summerset, Feeney, and of course Galahad. As always, I love Roarke, as he was many times with Dallas during interviews. They are an amazing couple.
What follows is an intense, exciting, non-stop action filled race to find out who the real killer was; with edge of your seat suspense. To say too much more would be spoilers, and this is too great of a story to ruin it for you.

Passions in Death was a compelling, captivating, horrifying thriller from start to finish. J.D. Robb once again gives us another masterpiece to this wonderful series, which I hope keeps on rolling for many years to come. Passions in Death is another masterpiece to this amazing series, which is always so very well written by J.D. Robb.

What can I say about the 59th installment in a series? Not much that I haven’t already said before. Passions in Death isn’t the strongest of the Eve Dallas stories, but it’s far from the weakest. The case wasn’t the strongest, but Nora did a phenomenal job in her presentation of it. Eve finds this particular murder mean and senseless. It annoys her. And it annoyed me right alongside her. Like her, I couldn’t decide which of the two suspects had actually done the deed until all was revealed. The way Nora was able to balance this tension between mystery and annoyance, all while meting out the clues at the same pace Eve put them together, is such a testament to her craft. Even in an installment that isn’t my favorite, there’s just so much to respect about this series.

My favorite element of the book was, as always, the characters. Eve has changed so much over the course of nearly 60 novels. She’s grown and softened, developing in lovely and believable ways. Her relationships—with her husband, her partner, her friends—have all deepened and evolved. Friendship was a big theme here, as was marriage, so we got to see Eve’s thoughts on both, as well as how those thoughts impacted her own friendships and marriage. I love seeing this softer, more open side to Eve. Though she still maintains her steely spine when it comes to the job.

I will saw that the pacing of this book wasn’t quite as successful as most installments in this series. Most of these books move at a pretty decent clip, especially for relying so heavily on the legwork that comes with investigating a homicide. This one, however, felt like it dragged a bit. It would have been a stronger story at 300 pages than 400. Also, as I stated above, there was nothing about this case that really stood out. It was still very engagingly written, but the story itself was forgettable.

There will never be an installment of this series that I skip. I’m way too invested. But, while I did still enjoy my time reading this book because of how much I love Nora’s writing, Passions in Death didn’t quite measure up to some of its immediate predecessors. But getting to catch up with Eve and Roarke and the rest of the gang is always worthwhile.

Passions in Death is the next great installment in the series from JD Robb. After all this time, I'm still in awe every time the plot and characters continue to keep me engaged from beginning to end. While Passions in Death isn't the edge-of-your-seat type of page-turner one will find in many of the other In Death installments, it's still a very good, quite engaging mystery from the start. Definitely recommend for readers new and old to the series!

I love the Eve Dallas novels. I have read them since book one. The familiarity is always comforting and I can’t wait for the next instalment.

I think there’s an amazing book in here. I love the characters and the intricate world of the friend group/coworkers/etc. however, I feel the dialogue and investigation itself was extremely repetitive. There were several times I had to stop and ask if I had already read that section somehow. That being said, I was extremely intrigued by the crime and HAD to know the explanation.

A pre wedding party turns into a deadly event for the wedding couple. A bloody discovery is made and
Lieutenant Eve Dallas, her partner, Detective Delia Peabody, arrive to work the scene. Now detectives must investigate everyone in the bride's circle to see who would want to hurt the bride. The narrator, Susan Ericksen and the author both kept me engaged till the very end. I also enjoyed the moments with Eve and her husband Roarke as well. I couldn't make up my mind who was behind the murder. It dives into Erin's and Shauna's past. Perfect for lovers of mystery, and police procedural.

Passions in Death is another great addition to my favorite series. This one involves two brides to be the night before their wedding where one is found murdered. For Eve, this murder hits her very hard because it brings back bad personal memories. As always, the characters and their interactions with one another are on point and so entertaining.

I can't get enough of Eve, Roarke, and the rest of her "people."

J.D. Robb's provocative 59th title in her Lieutenant Eve Dallas series begins with the murder of Artist Erin Albright's murder during her own Bachelorette Party at the notorious Down and Dirty club. Lt. Dallas and her partner Detective Amelia Peabody investigation of Erin's murder begins with their questioning of Erin's fiancee, Shauna. The suspects include both Erin's bitter ex, an art dealer who knows the value of a dead artist's works, and Erin and the club's bartender who found Erin's body. "Passions" has less action then series' previous novel, Random In Death, but it's just as much of a highlight in the series. Dallas is still one of the best recurring characters in series fiction. She's more empathetic then she was in the earlier books, but she still maintains her no holds barred approach to catching criminals. The plot doesn't have a lot of twists and turns, but focuses more on how Erin and Shauna's relationship effected those around them which was more complicated that I expected. Robb has scored another winner this year with Passions In Death and once again there's no justice like Dallas justice.

I've been a lifelong fan of the In Death series but unfortunately this latest instalment turned out to be disappointing. I had high hopes and though the story had a lot of potential, sadly, it dragged too much and wasn't as impactful as I expect the In Death books to be. That said, I still love the series and would still recommend it.

We're back with Eve and the gang in another amazing installment in the In Death Series!
During a Hen party for a couple of Brides, one of them is killed at the Down and Dirty our favorite club owned by one of our favorite side characters Crack. He requests Eve personally to get justice for Erin, and she and Peabody will work diligently until they figure out who the killer is.

This case mirrors one from Eves that she was involved in, bringing up many memories from that time. Eve is convinced that someone Erin knew and trusted was behind her death, and I love watching the way she methodically investigates every angle and suspect until she comes across something that feels right. And THEN when she gets the suspect in the box and gets them to confess *chefs kiss* those are always some of my favorite moments in each book.

I also love seeing my all-time favorite gazillionaire Roarke, although he wasn't involved as much as he has been recently in Eve's case I love every moment they spend together! We get to see Peabody and Mavis moving forward into new phases of their lives, which is always fun.

This is one of my all-time favorite series and I can't wait to see what kind of crazy case Eve and Peabody with the help of Roarke and McNab are going to solve next!!!

J.D. Robb’s Passions in Death delivers another gripping installment in the In Death series, with Lt. Eve Dallas once again leading the charge to solve a brutal and heart-wrenching murder. When a joyous pre-wedding celebration turns tragic with the bride found murdered in a private room, Eve must unravel a complex web of hidden passions and cold-blooded calculations. The investigation takes her back to painful memories of her own past, yet she remains as relentless as ever in her pursuit of justice for the young bride.

Robb’s signature blend of intense crime scenes, complex characters, and emotional depth shines through in this novel. The dynamic between Eve and her husband, Roarke, adds a personal touch to the story, balancing the dark, suspenseful atmosphere with their strong relationship. The plot moves swiftly, keeping readers engaged from start to finish. Passions in Death is an excellent addition to the series, offering both suspense and emotional weight, making it a must-read for fans of Eve Dallas and crime fiction enthusiasts alike.

J D Robb has Eve Dallas, New York homicide detective, examine the murder of one of a couple at their hen party pre the wedding at the Down and Dirty. In this near future New York the murder trail is murky, but Eve is following a more traditional crime than her usual cases. Great view of New York and its quirky inhabitants. Please be sure to read this and go back and read the earlier stories in the series. Stellar writing.

Passions in Death is truly one of my favorites of recent entries in the series. At a pre-wedding party, one of the brides is murdered. Passions in Death does a great job showing the murder investigation and tying in Eve's history - the murder happens at the Down & Dirty in the same room where Eve was attacked previously- and relationships with characters from previous books tied in.

While some in the series have felt a little formulaic, Passions had more mystery, more evolution of roles, and fantastic use of connections with characters and stories. The crime takes place at the Down & Dirty, tying in Crack, his partner, and Eve's own past there. The investigation involves a friend group which leads into a great evaluation of how friendships and relationships form and develop, and how intertwined relationships can be. Mira, Mavis, McNab, Feeney, and Sommerset are all on hand, some more subtly than they've been in other books. I waffled on who I thought the killer was and loved how Eve and Peabody worked through it. I loved Peabody's growth and evolving role in investigations while remaining true to their personalities.

I already am a fan of JD Robb and this series, and Passions in Death is a great addition to it.

Thank you for this ARC and opportunity to review.