Shadows in Death by J.D. Robb
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Is it possible for an author to be 51 books into a series and still have those books be just as good as they were at the start of the series? I would suggest that not only is it possible but, it has occurred. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. I always start out reading the new books in this series checking to see which of the usual favorites are in this book. This was very high on procedure and hunt and not as much on individual relationships of course with the exception of Eve and Roarke. It was great to see Whitney with more exposure in this book.

This time around the focus is on Roarke's childhood and one of his adversaries who has held a pretty deadly grudge against Roarke which he has nursed since they were children. It is interesting to see how 2 kids with heavy exposure to Patrick Roarke turned out as adults and brings up the whole nature versus nurture concept which Eve and Roarke often find themselves analyzing. I always wonder why Somerset prefers to stay in a sort of service role instead of being more of a family member most times. It does lend itself to some great zingers between Somerset and Eve which usually serves for therapy for both of them on a tough day. As things started to heat up in Shadows in Death, I wondered if Somerset would be more front-and-center and if they head to Dublin would he be with them. I will leave it to the reader to read this great book to get the answer to that pondering. Needless to say, I am ready for the next book, i.e., Faithless in Death.