Name: Vendetta in Death
ISBN: 9781432867911

J D. Robb

When a family man is tortured, killed and left in front of his family home for all the world to see, Eve Dallas knows she is on the hunt for a particularly dangerous killer. But death uncovers secrets and the killer leaves a note revealing the victim to be far from the family man he appears.

Vendetta in Death

J. D. Robb

Book 49 in the bestselling In Death series - Eve Dallas takes on a serial killer dispensing their own form of justice. When a family man is tortured, killed and left in front of his family home for all the world to see, Eve Dallas knows she is on the hunt for a particularly dangerous killer. But death uncovers secrets and the killer leaves a note revealing the victim to be far from the family man he appears. As Eve scrambles to find out what she can to link victim and killer, another body is found. Another man with a dark and murky past. The race is on before the killer strikes again but Eve must wrestle with her demons and her conscience as she decides whether she really wants to protect men who probably deserve everything they get...

Celeste Richardson

Actual rating: 4.5 stars

After reading four dozen books with the same characters, you’d think I’d be tired of them. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Vendetta in Death is the 49th(!) book following Eve Dallas, a Homicide detective in New York City in the near future. By this point, Eve and Roarke and every person in their lives feel tangibly real to me, and every new installment in this series feels like a chance to catch up with friends I haven’t seen in a while. 

In Vendetta in Death, a new vigilante has come onto the scene, and she makes Batman look like a Boy Scout. Her name is Lady Justice, and the “justice” she dishes out is incredibly brutal. Lady Justice preys on predators, men who have manipulated and abused women in some way. And she doesn’t just give them a beatdown and warn them to straighten up, or she wouldn’t have crossed into Eve’s world. No, after she tortures these men for hours she literally unmans them, castrating them and letting them bleed out before dumping their bodies back on their doorsteps. While these men are horrible, and do deserve to be brought to justice, this is the wrong way to go about it. Eve has to find a balance between finding true justice for these men, as well as for the women they’ve hurt.

One of the things I love about Nora (Robb) is the fact that she tackles tough topics in such a tactful way. Here we see a lot of discussion about powerful men and the ways they take advantage of women, using their power and prestige to scare their victims into silence. Often, what finally makes these women step up and speak out is the realization that, if they don’t, other women will suffer the same fate. One of the ways that people are able to find the strength to make this stand is through finding the right support group that will stand with them. Nora shows us how much trust goes into being part of such a group, and how even the most positive of enterprises can be twisted to serve a darker purpose without the members knowing. And isn’t that a further abuse, taking what’s meant to be a safe space and using it to fuel your own vendetta? 

I don’t really know what to say about this book except that everything Nora writes, whether under her own name or her J.D. Robb pseudonym, feels like coming home. No other author draws me in as quickly and completely. No other author’s work feels as cozy and soothing, even when it’s about grisly murders. And when it comes to In Death, no other series has made a cast of characters so real for me. It’s been a joy to watch Eve grow and overcome her brutal start in life, and to finally allow people in and end up inadvertently gathering a huge, loving, unique chosen family of wildly different people. I’m already eagerly awaiting book 50!

You can find this review and more at Novel Notions.

The predator becomes the prey in the newest thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling series featuring homicide detective Eve Dallas. She calls herself Lady Justice. And once she has chosen a man as her target, she turns herself into a tall blonde or a curvaceous redhead, makes herself as alluring and seductive as possible to them. Once they are in her grasp, they are powerless. The first victim is wealthy businessman Nigel McEnroy. His company’s human resources department has already paid out settlements to a couple of his young victims—but they don’t know that his crimes go far beyond workplace harassment. Lady Justice knows. And in one shocking night of brutality, she makes him pay a much steeper price. Now Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke, are combing through the evidence of McEnroy’s secret life. His compulsive need to record his misdeeds provides them with a wide range of suspects, but the true identity of Lady Justice remains elusive. It’s a challenging case, made even more difficult by McEnroy’s widow, who reacts to the investigation with fury, denial, and threats. Meanwhile, Lady Justice’s criminal crusade is escalating rapidly, and if Eve can’t stop this vigilante, there’s no telling how much blood may be spilled...

An Eve Dallas Novel (In Death, Book 49)

Lynn Braden

In Vendetta in Death, Eve Dallas must find out who is kidnapping, torturing, castrating, and killing men who have in some way abused a woman or women. The trail leads her and her team to a women's rape and abuse support group called Women for Women. All of the women in the group become suspects as each man that is killed has raped or abused at least one member of the group. The case hits close to home with Eve because her father abused her as a child. The circle of suspects begins to tighten as one woman stands out above all of the others.

This is another good entry in the In Death series. Many of the characters from previous books play a part in this story. Nothing earth shattering or new in this tale, but a very satisfying mystery in the In Death Series. I am anxious to read the 50th book in the In Death series.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES 'If you're a crime fiction fan and haven't discovered them yet, welcome to the very best day of your life' Heat When a family man is tortured, killed and left in front of his family home for all the world to see, Eve Dallas knows she is on the hunt for a particularly dangerous killer. But death uncovers secrets and the killer leaves a note revealing the victim to be far from the family man he appears. As Eve scrambles to find out what she can to link victim and killer, another body is found. Another man with a dark and murky past. The race is on before the killer strikes again but Eve must wrestle with her demons and her conscience as she decides whether she really wants to protect men who probably deserve everything they get... 'J.D. Robb is a fantastic storyteller who knows how to keep the pages flying by' -#1 International Bestselling Author, Karin Slaughter "One of my all-time favorite authors hitting a golden moment in one of my all-time favorite series. J.D. Robb never disappoints!" Lisa Gardner 'Eve Dallas - tough as nails and still sexy as hell' Stephen King 'J.D. Robb's novels are can't-miss pleasures' Harlan Coben

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