As Eve investigates this shocking case, she soon discovers a disturbing pattern. Someone is preying on wealthy couples, subjecting them to a cruel and terrifying ordeal. Worse still, the attacks are escalating in violence and depraved theatricality. Eve and her team are now in a race against time to find the man behind the mask - before he strikes again. But for Eve, this case in particular has unsettling echoes of her own troubled past...
In Death Series:
Naked in Death
Glory in Death
Immortal in Death
Rapture in Death
Ceremony in Death
Vengeance in Death
Holiday in Death
Midnight in Death (Novella)
Conspiracy in Death
Loyalty in Death
Witness in Death
Judgement in Death
Betrayal in Death
Interlude in Death (Novella)
Seduction in Death
Reunion in Death
Purity in Death
Portrait in Death
Imitation in Death
Big Jack (Available in the Remember When Anthology or separately)
Divided in Death
Visions in Death
Survivor in Death
Origin in Death
Memory in Death
Haunted in Death (Novella)
Born in Death
Innocent in Death
Creation in Death
Eternity in Death (Novella)
Strangers in Death
Salvation in Death
Ritual in Death (Novella)
Promises in Death
Kindred in Death
Missing in Death (Novella)
Fantasy in Death
Indulgence in Death
Possession in Death (Novella)
Treachery in Death
New York to Dallas
Chaos in Death (Novella)
Celebrity in Death
Delusion in Death
Calculated in Death
Thankless in Death
Taken in Death (Novella available in the Mirror, Mirror anthology or separately)
Concealed in Death
Festive in Death
Obsession in Death
Devoted in Death
Wonderment in Death (Novella)
Brotherhood in Death
Apprentice in Death
Echoes in Death
Secrets in Death
Dark in Death
Leverage in Death
Connections in Death
Vendetta in Death
Golden in Death
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Review:
I really am starting to run out of things to say about the In Death series but to anyone who has been watching me binge read these books over the last few months I think it's fairly obvious that I'm totally obsessed with this world and the characters J.D. Robb has created. I put off starting these books for a ridiculously long time because I was intimated by the length of the series and now that I'm so close to being caught up I find myself disappointed that there aren't already 100 books published instead of a mere 50!
Anyway, Echoes in Death starts with a half naked woman, one who has been beaten and is covered in blood, stumbling out into the road right in front of Roarke's car. Eve and Roarke immediately step in and take the woman to hospital but she's so traumatised that she's unable to explain what happened other than to say she was attacked my a devil. When Eve checks the woman's home she discovers the body of her husband who has obviously been tortured and beaten to death. As she starts investigating she discovers a link to a string of home break ins targeting wealthy couples, the previous victims were all brutalised and suffered a terrifying ordeal but this is the first time it ended in murder and Eve knows that now the killer has the taste for it their crimes are only going to continue getting worse.
Murder is always a difficult thing to read about but this case hits closer to home for Eve than others because the female victims were all repeatedly raped during their ordeals. This brings up a lot of Eve's past and makes her more invested in the case than usual but she is also extremely good at working with the victims and making sure they are treated sensitively. The case was definitely an uncomfortable one to read about and I did find myself picking out the murderer very early on but I still enjoyed watching Eve and her team putting the clues together. I'm far more invested in this series for the characters than for the murder mysteries anyway and there were a few absolutely heart melting moments between Eve and Roarke in this instalment. I'm still as hooked as ever and I've already started reading the next book!
Source: Purchased
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