Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb – a Review

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Description:
The body was left in a dumpster like so much trash, the victim a woman of no fixed address, known for offering paper flowers in return for spare change—and for keeping the cops informed of any infractions she witnessed on the street. But the notebook where she scribbled her intel on litterers and other such offenders is nowhere to be found.

Then Eve is summoned away to a nearby building site to view more remains—in this case decades old, adorned with gold jewelry and fine clothing—unearthed by recent construction work. She isn’t happy when she realizes that the scene of the crime belongs to her husband, Roarke—not that it should surprise her, since the Irish billionaire owns a good chunk of New York. Now Eve must enter a complex world of real estate development, family history, shady deals, and shocking secrets to find justice for two women whose lives were thrown away…

Review:

Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb is the 53^rd novel in her fantastic In-Death/Eve Dallas series. I am a huge fan of this series, having read every single book, as well as all the novellas. I also love Eve and Roarke, who I still consider the best literary couple. In the previous two reviews, I noted that J.D. Robb had created masterpieces; and amazingly Forgotten in Death is another fantastic addition to this series.  I will never have enough of this series, and marvel how Robb continues to give us fascinating stories at 53 books later.  Please never stop. Bravo to J.D. Robb/Nora Roberts.

Lieutenant Eve Dallas has been called to a construction site where the dead body of a homeless woman was found in a dumpster.  Those on site reveal that the homeless dead woman was well known around the construction site, always informing the local cops of infractions, as well offering paper flowers or animals as gifts.   The woman with no name or address also kept a notebook of everything she found, which was missing, with both Eve and Peabody searching for the missing notebook.  Why would someone kill a homeless woman?

While on the crime scene, Eve is called to another scene down the block at a different construction site, where bones of a woman and fetus was found buried, having been shot dead; this murder took place many years ago.  Eve, Peabody and Roarke become enmeshed into a complicated and separate double murder, with trying to identifying both dead women, as well as going back 40 years to put the pieces together.

What follows is an amazing, intense, exciting, non-stop, action-filled race to find the murderers.  The story is grim and tragic in both cases, as well as thought provoking.  Eve pulls all the stops to find the guilty parties, as well as going after a domestic abuse person, not to mention her constant determination to stand up for the dead.   This series has so many wonderful recurring secondary characters, which over 53 books, shows how Eve has changed drastically from being alone to having so many friends who support her, not to mention her hot husband. ?  We also got some quality time with Nadine, Reo and Mira and of course her fun partner, Peabody. 

The entire book was wild, intense, and mind boggling, with Eve, Peabody and Roarke in the forefront throughout the story.  Forgotten in Death was so very well written by Robb,  with so much going on from start to finish, and to tell too much more would be spoilers.   This was very exciting, tense, intriguing, nonstop action from start to finish, with never a dull moment.  J.D. Robb once again gives us another masterpiece to this wonderful series, which I hope keeps on rolling for many years to come.  I thought that Forgotten in Death was another great book, which certifies that J.D. Robb will continue to give us many more Eve and Roarke books.  

Reviewed by Barb

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