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    Echoes in Death
    Echoes in Death
    Echoes in Death
    Audiobook (abridged)9 hours

    Echoes in Death

    Written by J. D. Robb

    Narrated by Susan Ericksen

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    About this audiobook

    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
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateFeb 7, 2017
    ISBN9781511367493
    Echoes in Death
    Author

    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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    • 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.
    • 4/5
      J. D. Robb always manages to give her readers something special, and Echoes in Death is no exception. When Eve and Roarke come across a naked woman roaming the streets, it leads them to a murdered surgeon, beginning an investigation into a series of rapes and assaults of wealthy married couples. Eve must dig deeply into the lives of these wealthy people to understand the pathology of this killer. Aspects of the case take her back to her abusive childhood making the investigation that much tougher on her.
      The killer isn't really difficult to figure out in this one, but the real twist comes at the end of the story once the killer has been identified and caught. As always, Robb's writing makes her stories entertaining to read, but her real talent lies in her ability to find the right emotional nuances in her characters that continue to make them interesting. I'll be looking forward to #45.
    • 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!
    • 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.

    • 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.
    • 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."
    • 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!
    • 4/5
      J. D. Robb always manages to give her readers something special, and Echoes in Death is no exception. When Eve and Roarke come across a naked woman roaming the streets, it leads them to a murdered surgeon, beginning an investigation into a series of rapes and assaults of wealthy married couples. Eve must dig deeply into the lives of these wealthy people to understand the pathology of this killer. Aspects of the case take her back to her abusive childhood making the investigation that much tougher on her.
      The killer isn't really difficult to figure out in this one, but the real twist comes at the end of the story once the killer has been identified and caught. As always, Robb's writing makes her stories entertaining to read, but her real talent lies in her ability to find the right emotional nuances in her characters that continue to make them interesting. I'll be looking forward to #45.
    • 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!
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 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.
    • 5/5
      When a bloodied, naked young woman staggers into the path of their car, Eve and Roarke rush her to the hospital. In her shock and confusion, Daphne Strazza is only able to identify her attacker as the devil. And when Eve checks on Daphne’s husband, a renowned surgeon, she finds him dead in the bedroom of the Strazza home. Eve gathers her team; they discover two similar assault cases and Eve soon finds herself enmeshed in an investigation that echoes back to her own childhood. The gang’s mostly all here [no Mavis or Nadine or Commander Whitney in this outing] for the forty-forth installment of this enduring series. The crimes are nightmarish and horrific; the perpetrator is truly despicable. The telling of the tale is gritty and intense, guaranteed to unsettle readers as it draws them into Eve’s latest case. With believable, realistically-drawn characters, the continually escalating suspense, and a couple of plot twists, readers will be hard-pressed to set this book aside before reaching the final page.Highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      While I suspected the guilty party a third of the way through, I nevertheless think this is the best Dallas book yet.
    • 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.
    • 5/5
      Coming home with Roarke after an evening being his wife complete with the fancy dress and killer shoes, Eve Dallas finds herself in a new murder investigation when a naked, disoriented woman stumbles out in front of their car. They rush her to the hospital and then Eve and Roarke go back to see where she came from. There they discover her dead husband.Daphne Strazza is convinced that she and her husband were attacked by the devil. Her husband was assaulted and she was assaulted and raped. Eve gets vibes that all wasn't right in the Strazza marriage as she interviews Daphne and has flashbacks to her own childhood when she was assaulted and raped by her own father. She has to put her memories aside to find out who assaulted the Strazza's and killed Dr. Anthony Strazza.Her investigation leads to two other cases that were eerily similar. Eve and her team including Peabody and McNab are in a rush to find the criminal before he strikes again since he seems to be escalating the violence each time he attacks. This was an excellent police procedural as we follow the many threads of the investigation. It was also a wonderful romance as we see the relationship Eve and Roarke have built for themselves. I enjoy the mysteries in these stories but I think I like seeing Eve and Roarke's relationship best of all. I can't wait for their next adventure.