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annathepiperSuper-quick double post, this, to cover having knocked off the two recently released J.D. Robb paperbacks.
Three in Death: This is actually an anthology of three Eve & Roarke novellas, and one of them was previously released in the Out of This World anthology that came out ages ago: "Interlude in Death". I'd completely forgotten that story, though, so I didn't mind buying it again. The other two installments therein were "Midnight in Death" and "Haunted in Death", and of the three, I think I actually liked the one I'd read before the best. "Interlude in Death" is a rarity for the Eve & Roarke stories, as it actually takes them off-planet, and plays interesting games with the motives of an old, corrupt cop. "Midnight in Death" plays the card of "criminal Eve put away three years earlier escapes and comes back after her", but we've seen that before, and we see it again in the new full-length paperback, in fact. "Haunted in Death" was fun, though I think I'd have preferred less of the flirting with whether ghosts are real and more with a solid proof either way. ;)
It is kind of fun to see Eve & Roarke tightened up to novella form, though. It pares the setting down its essentials, and if you're a long-time reader, at this point, that's really all you need. Three and a half stars.
Creation in Death: Meanwhile, over in full-length story land, Creation in Death is the latest Eve & Roarke novel out in paperback. This one's a doozy, with a serial killer that Eve and Feeney had failed to nab nine years before resurfacing and going on another rampage through New York. Right out of the gate this plot ramps up the tension, and keeps it going until the end. Familiar territory, pretty much, though the territory continues to be satisfying.
Notable bits about this installment for me were improved amounts of Eve and Roarke really understanding each other, the general wtf-creepiness of the bad guy, and minor recurring characters even getting to contribute significantly to the manhunt--such as Trina, of whom Eve otherwise lives in terror. It is familiar territory, though, and unlike that clone story a few books back, didn't really bring anything new to the overall series. So I'm calling this one three stars.
Three in Death: This is actually an anthology of three Eve & Roarke novellas, and one of them was previously released in the Out of This World anthology that came out ages ago: "Interlude in Death". I'd completely forgotten that story, though, so I didn't mind buying it again. The other two installments therein were "Midnight in Death" and "Haunted in Death", and of the three, I think I actually liked the one I'd read before the best. "Interlude in Death" is a rarity for the Eve & Roarke stories, as it actually takes them off-planet, and plays interesting games with the motives of an old, corrupt cop. "Midnight in Death" plays the card of "criminal Eve put away three years earlier escapes and comes back after her", but we've seen that before, and we see it again in the new full-length paperback, in fact. "Haunted in Death" was fun, though I think I'd have preferred less of the flirting with whether ghosts are real and more with a solid proof either way. ;)
It is kind of fun to see Eve & Roarke tightened up to novella form, though. It pares the setting down its essentials, and if you're a long-time reader, at this point, that's really all you need. Three and a half stars.
Creation in Death: Meanwhile, over in full-length story land, Creation in Death is the latest Eve & Roarke novel out in paperback. This one's a doozy, with a serial killer that Eve and Feeney had failed to nab nine years before resurfacing and going on another rampage through New York. Right out of the gate this plot ramps up the tension, and keeps it going until the end. Familiar territory, pretty much, though the territory continues to be satisfying.
Notable bits about this installment for me were improved amounts of Eve and Roarke really understanding each other, the general wtf-creepiness of the bad guy, and minor recurring characters even getting to contribute significantly to the manhunt--such as Trina, of whom Eve otherwise lives in terror. It is familiar territory, though, and unlike that clone story a few books back, didn't really bring anything new to the overall series. So I'm calling this one three stars.
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