Desperation in Death: An Eve Dallas thriller (In Death 55)

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As always with these books, I enjoyed the time I spent with the characters more than I did about the case. But it was the parallel tracks of trying to find these human traffickers and locating Dorian that gave me heartburn. There was some repetition in the early discussions between our investigators, but when the action got going I could not put the book down. Robb relies on a tried and true convenient plot device and skips over some majorly satisfying stuff that the crimes and victims really warranted. The opening of this book – its content I guess – was far darker than I remember from others in the series.

Our protagonist, Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the NYC police department, stands over a crime scene at the edge of Battery Park.This popular series takes place in the near future and normally has a fair share of futuristic aspects.

Again, I felt cheated, only this time, skipping over things did nothing for the story and read like Robb not being able to stick the literary landing. Oh well, it doesn’t matter, I love how everyone were working for this case, and the villains paid with the interest for their crime!I loved watching Eve build her case, get everyone around her excited to be bringing in the bad guys. This story starts when Mina Cabot and Dorian Gregg, abducted teenagers, attempt to escape the Pleasure Academy where they have been imprisoned for months and trained for a life of service and exploitation.

I got to go back and check in on some of my favorite people: Dallas, Roarke, Peabody, McNab, Feeney, and - of course - Galahad! I will say one thing that is something that I didn't want to mark this book down for since the book setting is 2061 in an alternate version of the United States. I kind of felt cheated out of what would have been a truly epic fight, but I suppose that the ever adorable Mr.But Eve and Roark always come through, and remind me that this is what cops should be like, even if they will never be this in my country. When Eve identifies the girl as Mina Rose Cabot, a child missing from Devon, Pennsylvania – a child who was much loved – Eve knows she isn’t just looking for a murderer – she’s looking for a child abductor. As always, the interactions between Eve and Roarke are enjoyable and bring a different facet of Eve’s personality to light. Eve and Roarke struggle with emotional issues as they work through the case – after all – what these children are going through is very similar to both of their backgrounds as children. No matter what, she must keep her head clear--because above all, she is desperate for justice and to take down those who prey on and torment the innocent.