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

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In Desperation in Death, Eve and the gang find themselves facing down a child sex trafficking organization. Still, for all of the emotions that are revoked, it did end up giving you hope because they got the dicks. Eight months later her body is found in Battery Park, New York, speared through the chest by a three-inch piece of wood. Eve, Roarke, Peabody, and the rest of the team put their laser focus on finding these child abductors and murderers only to learn that the operation is so much larger than they could ever have imagined. 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.

I’m still thinking about something though, how those villains kidnapped those children who came from rich and happy family? I loved watching Eve build her case, get everyone around her excited to be bringing in the bad guys. The opening of this book – its content I guess – was far darker than I remember from others in the series. Desperation in Death is the 55th full-length installment in the In Death series, and I’m still just as attached to Eve and Roarke and Peabody and the rest as I could ever hope to be.

I don’t know how anyone can stand her most of the time even though we see that she’s boss bitch with a big heart who cares so damn much about her victims. 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. She and Dorian bond, plan their escape and they’re initially successful but something goes wrong and Mina ends up being one of Lieutenant Eve Dallas’ victims. D. Robb book always feels like a chance to catch up with dear friends, while said friends are trying to save the world.

The Sunday Times bestselling series is back with a gripping new thriller that pits homicide detective Eve Dallas against a conspiracy of exploitation and evil. Now Dorian is injured, terrified, and wandering the streets of New York, and Mina lies dead near the waterfront while Lt. Most of the Naked In Death series feature futuristic technology and ideas, which is something I enjoy. 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. After seeing so many of todays GOP legislate for child marriage, it’s quite plausible that they don’t need to snatch them off the street when they just raise them to believe that God wants them to marry and be fruitful starting at 12 years old.One exception is the really fast helicopter that Roarke owns that gets a few members of the team from one place to another. I really enjoyed this story because all of those supporting characters – and more – played key parts in solving the mystery and taking the bad guys down. After the discovery of the body of young Mina, Eve uncovers the existence of The Academy, a place where abducted girls are sent and groomed for a variety of horrible activities. She brings strong characters, great plots, wonderful relationships, and excellent pacing to the series. This book involves all parties from the prior books except for the bone doctor and Charles and Louise.

I believe it is one of my favorites of the series and I am quite sure it is one I’ll read again and again. I keep thinking that one day this series will become stale after so many books but it isn’t letting up. The Academy has survived all of these years because they are smart – very smart – with how they acquire the girls.There is a second set of bloodstains on Mina, and they belong to Dorian Gregg, a runaway from Freehold, New Jersey. So, even though I’d missed one book in the series I assumed I hadn’t missed any big events which seemed to be the case. Robb details the abuse that the girls experience from the very beginning, so when one of them turns up dead, I feel like readers can connect more with the victim. Nothing to remind me one of those books of the past, in which the mysteries to be solved were just a side dish to the relationship of the two main characters.