The Unquiet (In Death)

About the same time I retired I discovered the In Death series by J. D. Robb (Nora Roberts). Eventually I went overboard in my enthusiasm and collected a copy of every In Death novel and novella. So I own all these weird paranormal romance novella collections with a Robb novella and some novellas by the other authors. Out of all of these collections, the novella I loved the best and remember the best is the one by Patricia Gaffney in this collection. The old man who calls the psychic hotline is adorable. His son is grumpy and protective. The woman answering the psychic hot line has her life in a mess and is lonely and kind and sweet. Her aunt is spunky. It is a funny light hearted story with a happy ending. When I get tired of Robb and decided to sell all her books to the Recycled Bookstore, I am keeping this one just for the Gaffney story.

Chaos in Death wast the story I was interesting in reading. Gotta love the variety that Robb comes up with for Eve and her team. The story reminded me of Hulk Hogan, a mild mannered scientist being transformed. And, it also reminded me of Jekyll and Hyde. What makes this story interesting is there is no lag in the story, it continues to move along not being bogged down by extra chapters. Eve catches a case of three dead former addicts all in the same rehab program. The facility they are all going to also does research into new methods for treating addictions. Witnesses describe the killer as being green, leaving the scene of the killings dancing and laughing. The picture of the killer is hard for anyone to take seriously. Yet, Eve continues to investigates and eventually identifies the killer and the reasons for them.

I love the whole "In Death" series. The action and counter-play between Eve and her sidekick Peabody as well as the personal interactions between Dallas and Roarke draw the reader into the story and keep him enthralled from beginning to end. The whole supportive staff of cops and villains along with the development of Eve's very special friends is an intriguing and beguiling mix of action and interaction.

I bought it for the "In Death" short story. While that story was good, it turned out I'd already read it. The other stories were ok, but some of them were not very imaginative. It got better as the book went on. I'd rate it overall as ok, but would not recommend unless you were an avid follower of one of the authors. ( I love JD Robb)

What can anyone say about these two characters, other than I want more and more. I am a fan of both and prefer more involvement with Roake on her cases. Lord knows the murder mysteries keep me captivated, but it's more fun with Roake. And I love Peabody, McNab, her best friend and her hubby...oh gosh, I could go on and on...... .

I enjoyed the JD Robb novelette, but the rest of these writers, with the exception of Gaffney, should find another line of work because they really cannot write well. And Gaffney's novelette was a piece of froth. My recommendation is to read the Robb piece if you're an In Death series fan and skip the rest.

I have loved all of J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) books and her books with other authors. HOWEVER, not this one. It was terrible. All of the stories were so unbelievably boring. I had to force myself to keep reading, thinking the stories would have to get better, wouldn't they? Well, they didn't. I have never been so glad to finish a book, not because I enjoyed it, but because the misery was over.

Good reading