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When the newly promoted captain of the NYPSD and his wife return a day early from their vacation, they were looking forward to spending time with their bright and vivacious sixteen-year-old daughter who had stayed behind.

Not even their worst nightmares could have prepared them for the crime scene that awaited them instead. Brutally murdered in her bedroom, Deena's body showed signs of trauma that horrified even the toughest of cops; including our own Lieutenant Eve Dallas, who was specifically requested by the captain to investigate.

When the evidence starts to pile up, Dallas and her team think they are about to arrest their perpetrator; little do they know yet that someone has gone to great lengths to tease and taunt them by using a variety of identities. Overconfidence can lead to careless mistakes. But for Dallas, one mistake might be all she needs to bring justice.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #343 in Books
• Published on: 2009-11-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 384 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780399155956
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Publishers Weekly
New York City law officers have more technological weapons at their disposal in bestseller Robb's snappy near-future series, but so do criminals, including the sadistic rapist killer who strikes down Deena MacMasters, the 16-year-old daughter of police captain Jonah MacMasters, in the 30th full-length novel to feature homicide detective Lt. Eve Dallas (after Promises in Death). MacMasters specifically asks that Dallas, who has a knack for clever insights and deductions, lead the investigation into his daughter's murder. An impressive team of professionals—augmented by Dallas's husband, Roarke, and his young protégé, Jaime Lingstrom—begins the arduous task of collecting and analyzing data. Clues suggest Deena may not be the only victim targeted by her killer and increase the pressure on Dallas and her cohorts. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) combines sex, horrific crime, forensics and technological wizardry for another winner sure to please her many fans. (Nov.)
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About the Author
J. D. Robb is the pseudonym for a number-one New York Times-bestselling author of more than 170 novels, including the futuristic suspense In Death series. There are more than 300 million copies of her books in print.

Customer Reviews

A new breathtaking and horrible case - the series just get's better and better!!!
The horrible rape/murder of young and innocent Deena, daughter of Captain Jonah McMasters, shocks the whole NYPD. Instead of enjoying some much needed time with Roarke Eve has to deal with one of her worst cases.
It's soon clear to her that Deena was just means to an end and that her unspeakable suffering was a way to take revenge against her father, who's head of the NYPD drug squad.
Eve and her team work 24 hours to solve the case because they know that killing Deena was only the first act. Searching in McMasters past brings them closer to the killer but not near enough to prevent a second horrible rape/murder. Now it's up to Eve and her team to outwit the murderer and rescue his next victims.


"Kindred in Death" is an awesome book but it was still hard to read for me. The murders are just so brutal and horrible and because I'm a big sissy I had to force myself to read through the really bad parts. The book plays within a few days but there are so many bad things happening that it seems longer. The search for the killer is breathtaking and I couldn't lay the book down before they finally had him.
One thing was clear after the first few pages. There will never be justice for the torture, rape and murder of an innocent, young girl and of a bride just days before her wedding. Sometimes life just sucks and to accept it is not always easy.

The books focuses mainly on the case but there are still some private and funny moments (thank god for that). I especially enjoyed reading about the preparations for the upcoming wedding of Charles and Louise. Of course Eve doesn't understand or even cares about all the small details regarding the wedding and it's so funny when she has to deal with them. But still she is a loyal and good friend for Louise when it come's to the important things (even if it means that she has to deal with Trina).
Roarke is like he is 99% of the time - just perfect. He and Summerset are very affected by the murders because they remind them of what Marlena had to endure. Roarke works hard to help Eve deal with the case and her own memories.
For the first time in the series Eve seems to get a better handle on her violent and disturbing dreams. She realizes that compared to Deena she was lucky enough to be able to defend herself against her father. Because of that she finally seems to understand that killing her father was not bad at all. To be honest I had to cry when reading this scene because it's something I wished for Eve to realize for so long.
It's also nice to meet Jamie Lingstrom again and to see how his life has changed. He's still so sure about being a cop after college. I guess this time Roarke will have to accept defeat because he just can't lure Jamie with his money.

So all in all "Kindred in Death" is an awesome book and J.D. Robb continues to amaze me. Even after 30 books the series just get's better and better and is never boring or just average.
But still I'm very relieved that "Fantasy in Death" (coming January, 2010) will deal with a different kind of murder.

Excellent (though grim) installment in a first-rate series.
KINDRED IN DEATH is an excellent (though grim) installment in a first-rate series, one of the best ongoing mystery series I know. This is not a book for the faint-of-heart; the details of the crimes are hard to take, though they are not excessive. J. D. Robb never indulges in gore or cruelty for gore's or cruelty's sake. Nothing is here that is not necessary to the evolution of the plot, the development of the characters, and the telling of the tale.

With each installment, Robb further deepens our understanding of the character of Lt. Eve Dallas, her husband Roarke, the other police detectives with whom she works, and the other regular characters. I don't know how she does it, but she manages to do it with subtlety and skill. Sometimes it takes just a small detail inserted in just the right place to open up a whole unexpected dimension of a character.

Of course this review won't give away any plot elements. Suffice it to say that the title makes good sense when the last page is turned; that the plot is eminently fair; and that Robb both obeys and honors the late Isaac Asimov's rules for mystery and detective stories set in the future. In fact, Asimov would admire these books.

All in all, a deeply satisfying book and an excellent addition to an excellent series.

Something's Off
Just finished the book. I bought it the day after its release. I kept putting it down because, well, something's not the same. In my impatience for this book to come out (I had begun to believe the J.D. Robb series was the best of all Nora Robert's books lately) I re-read all the In-Death novels over again; I have them all including the anthology ones. Starting over again has taught me one thing: something's not right. Eve just seems to have regressed as a character instead of having evolved or ascended. In the earlier books, she didn't take things such as family, friends, femininity, and love for granted--she just seemed to be at a loss for dealing with them because she hadn't had to in the past. Now...she's just foul-mouthed, surly, controlling, and selfish (at times). I'm not sure if its Robb's ploy to authenticate the character as a tough girl, but its not working; its annoying.

Also, I say Robb because I'm starting to think just like some that the In-Deaths are being ghost written; and if they are, this is a new writer. I study Nora Roberts. I have always admired her writing since I picked up my first book by her in 1996. Not only is she prolific, but she has a way with the written word. Kindred was down right sloppily written. The characters' dialogues were confusing at times and not as witty. Roberts also has a style. Well, the style has changed, from the writing right down to dialogue tags and the the dialogue itself. Not, sure if I'm making any sense on that point, but, as I've said before...something's off.

Next book I'll wait for the paperback. I'm used to these books having a central crime plot, but also having sub-plots involving her delicious cast of supporting characters as well as the main characters Eve and Roarke. But that wasn't there this time around. Eve and Roarke's relationship was more an after-thought (with him being her little lackey--I never see her going into Roarke Industries doing a mail-call or answering phones)and Eve's relationships with her friends, especially Louise (as she was her maid-of-honor) was just unbelievable. If these characters were real, I'd have an easier time believing Eve Dallas didn't have any friends because she didn't have the connection that is usually there (see her interactions with Nadine, Peabody, Mavis, Trina, etc.)It's always about Eve and her dead people. She didn't even have her usual dreams (which was conveniently explained away to Mira)or her usual pseudo-psychic connection to the killer.

Anyway, if you ever happen to read this Ms. Roberts, I believe you are one of the best authors of all time. I just hope that the In-Death series continues along the same path it started. Please don't let it die out because you've snatched the life out the characters. If if does end, let it be in a blaze of glory and not as a snuffed out flame...