Visions in Death, by J.D. Robb, was this fall's installment in the ginormous Eve/Roarke series. No Roarke being awful, no relationship angst, just a (nearly) straightforward serial-killer tale—refreshing. I do think Robb ought to kill off one of the repertory company, though, just to bump the suspense level back up; I've stopped believing that she'll kill or permanently disable anyone we've seen for more than one book, and the ending's suspense suffered for it. It did have a little twist at the very end, though, which I thought worked pretty well.
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#2 :: Kate wrote on December 8, 2004 at 10:19 PM:
Elaine: I like Peabody a lot too, and think it would be a real pity if she were to die--plus it would probably unbalance Eve more than the series could take. I don't dislike any of the characters, but I think that it's time. Plus, they're all in danger so often that it begins to approach a miracle that someone *hasn't been killed or permanently disabled yet! My vote: Feeney, seriously maimed, early retirement.
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>> I do think Robb ought to kill off one of the repertory company, though, just to bump the suspense level back up; I've stopped believing that she'll kill or permanently disable anyone we've seen for more than one book, and the ending's suspense suffered for it. It did have a little twist at the very end, though, which I thought worked pretty well. But not Peabody! (I also thought this one a refreshing return to the baseline.)