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Echoes in Death
Echoes in Death
Echoes in Death
Audiobook13 hours

Echoes in Death

Written by J. D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Lieutenant Eve Dallas encounters her toughest case yet when New York’s wealthiest couples are the targets of a calculated killer in Echoes in Death, a crime thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author J.D. Robb.

When the young woman―dazed, naked, and bloody―wanders in front of their car, Roarke slams on the brakes just in time, and Eve―still in glittering gown and heels―springs into action. It’s been a long night for the tired homicide cop, and it’s far from over.

Daphne Strazza is rushed to the ER, but it’s too late for Dr. Anthony Strazza. A brilliant orthopedic surgeon, he now lies dead amid the wreckage of his obsessively organized town house, his three safes opened and emptied. Daphne would be a valuable witness, but in her terror and shock, the only description of the perp she can offer is repeatedly calling him “the devil.”

While it emerges that Dr. Strazza was cold, controlling, and widely disliked―and that he treated Daphne like a trophy wife―this is one case where the evidence doesn’t point to the spouse as the first suspect. So Eve and her team must get started on the legwork, interviewing everyone from dinner-party guests to professional colleagues to caterers, in a desperate race to answer some crucial questions:

What does the devil look like? And where will he show up next?

LanguageEnglish
Release dateFeb 7, 2017
ISBN9781511367486
Echoes in Death
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J. D. Robb

J.D. Robb is the pseudonym for #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. She is the author of over two hundred novels, including the futuristic suspense In Death series. There are more than five hundred million copies of her books in print.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great story and the sexual violence in this book is very bad to the women.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I love the JD Robb books and love the way Susan make them come alive!!! Thank you!!!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Another great read from Roberts. A slight variation from normal is there is a greater accent on the UNSUB and the victims not so much police procedure more psychological. The ending was a twist and a surprise.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    Sad and boring with a ridiculous ending, a series pothole
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great story as usual. Love the relationships J. D. Robb has developed her characters so well throughout all the "In Death" series. I just love the dialog between Dallas and Peabody. It is very realistic as to how women relate. It often makes me burst out in laughter . Thanks for the humor as well J. D. Robb. I recommend this complete series to anyone. You don't have to start with Book #1, but if you can do so, it's better because you can see all the relationships of the continuing characters develop. After 43 books and counting centered on the same people, it's like you know them and it's like sitting down and reading about how your friends are doing. Keep 'em coming Nora BRAVO!!!!!!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Always Love This Series. Nora Roberts is always the best!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I wish I could give this a thousand stars!! This brought Eve‘a past back full force,she fought they it and for the job done ❤️❤️❤️
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is one of the best, if not the best in the series! The interweaving of the characters, the details, the plot, the dynamics is genius. The stories within the story crafted to entertain with brilliance.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Echoes in Death is yet another re-read from a series I very much enjoy. Sometimes the mystery isn't as important to me as where Eve and Roarke are going, but this offering is one where the mystery itself was extremely engaging. Watching Eve track the the killer was very satisfying, as was the twist that anchored the emotional heart of the book. Vintage J.D. Robb- a great entry into a great series!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This one starts with the case finding Eve instead of being dispatched to the scene. She and Roarke rescue a woman wandering on the road covered in blood and find out her husband has been murdered. The minor twist to this one is no one liked the murder victim but there is no obvious suspect. Turns out this is an escalation from someone who has broken into a few homes with robbery and rape on their mind along with terrorizing the victims. A nice solid story and an enjoyable read.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I read the first book in this series years ago when I was part of a book club. More recently, someone has left a bunch of them (a few at a time) in the book exchange area at a local establishment--so unfortunately, I'm not reading them in order.Echoes because the attacks and homicide in this book remind Dallas of her childhood situation and gives her empathy toward one of the victims. Not that she's still not the tough cop we are used to seeing in this series. Peabody also gets to be somewhat tough instead of playing "good cop" to Dallas's "bad cop". Note: FYI The attacks and homicides have sexual overtones.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    "This guy went to clown school. Why is there a school for clowns? Why are there clowns?"

    "Someone has to make 'em laugh."

    She slid her gaze to his face. "Seriously?"

    He shrugged. "While some fear the clown, many more are vastly entertained."

    "This guy supplements his income in food services by dressing up in weird getups for parties and benefits. Or his income in food services supplements his clown gigs. Hard to tell. But there you have makeup and costumes and a propensity to scare the shit out of people."

    "Some people."

    Sincerely shocked, she gaped at him. "You like clowns?"

    "'Like' is a strong word in this context." He helped himself to her coffee. "I assume the clown goes on the suspect list."

    "You bet your ass."
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    ECHOES IN DEATH BY J.D. ROBB finds Eve Dallas standing for the dead once again. This time, Eve and Roarke are coming home from a "do" and they come up on Daphne Strazza, beaten, raped and naked on a cold New York night. She takes Daphne to the ER and then she and Roarke make a visit to the woman's home and finds her murdered husband. From this point, Eve finds that that bodies are piling up and she and her team must stop the murderer/rapist before he can kill and rape again.You'd think after 44 books in a series the author would be getting kind of stale ,but NOT MS ROBB. The murder just keeps on coming and fans like me keep on enjoying the mystery and the characters that make the "in death" series page turners and must reads!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Yet another great installment of the In Death Series. Someone is raping beautiful wives while their husbands watch. The crimes escalate and a husband is eventually killed, making these events Eve’s business. Not to mention the fact that she personally almost ran over one of the traumatized wives. This one strikes close to home for Eve, and I enjoy seeing the connection she has with her husband Roarke. Eve does the job as always, and sticks to her ethics by not allowing the full story to come out. I missed Mavis in this one, although I enjoyed the focus on their marriage. I look forward to the next installment!
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    It is hard to believe that JD Robb has written 44 books in the Eve Duncan/Roarke series. In any series that run this long, there are bound to be books that are just ok or just miss the mark. This sis one of those books. While several reviewers will say that the problem with the books is that several characters are missing or have small parts. My complaint is that the books seem to focus a great deal on physical abuse of woman. While the characters are police officers investigating murders and it is highly likely that women will be a target but there seem to be a very high proportion of physical abuse in these stories. Given the fact that Eve was sexually abused as a child, this subject seems to take up a great deal of the plot for each book. This installment was just ok and I would pass on it unless you are someone who needs to read every book in the series. I highly recommend the Audible versions read by Susan Erickson. She does a great job bringing all of the characters to life.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Solid, enjoyable Eve Dallas novel. When the "devil" breaks in, brutally rapes Daphne Strazza and kills her husband, Anthony Strazza, Eve and her team get to work unraveling the lives of the devil's victims because of course there are others who fit the same pattern and who have been brutalized. Enjoyed this one very much even though I figured out "who done it" right from the start.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Good entry in the In Death series. Shorter than a lot of them. Good suspense. I'm getting a little tired of the the repetition of discussion of Eve's childhood trauma. It is realistic that it continues to haunt her but it is repetipis fpr the reader unless there is some new history attached to it or something fresh. But this was a fast engrossing read overall.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    While I suspected the guilty party a third of the way through, I nevertheless think this is the best Dallas book yet.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Upon returning from a brief getaway, Eve and Rourke literally run into her next case when a naked woman staggers into the street in front of their car. She and her husband were assaulted in their home, and the husband is dead. This was another excellent mystery in the series, but was also another that recalled Eve's childhood trauma. She wrestled with those "echoes" throughout the case and it demonstrated how much her character has developed through the series. Her partnership with Peabody is stronger than ever, and I love how the primary female characters support and work for each other. Overall, fans of the series won't be disappointed with this entry.