Conspiracy in Death

At a time when human nature remains as predictable as death, a killer plays God--and puts innocent lives in the palm of his hand...
With the precision of a surgeon, a serial killer preys on the most vulnerable souls of the world's city streets. The first victim: a sidewalk sleeper, found dead in New York City. No bruises, no signs of struggle. Just a laser-perfect, fist-sized hole where his heart had once been. Lieutenant Eve Dallas is assigned to investigate. But in the heat of a cat-and-mouse game with the killer, Dallas's job is suddenly on the line. Now her hands are tied ... between a struggle for justice--and a fight for her career...

I finally read Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb, which would’ve been the August #InDeathReadAlong book. I would’ve read and finished it last month, but life got busy. Now, I think I can read September’s book without any issues. (Hopefully, I won’t be in another reading slump.) I’ve been listening to the In Death books, thanks to Scribd, while deep cleaning around my house. Audiobooks have been my life savior since I have my eight-year-old home with me homeschooling her. 

My thoughts on the eighth book in the series:

1. J.D. Robb is a fantastic storyteller. I can’t say it enough how much I adore her stories in each of the In Death books. I love how she has the series set in the future, but I’ve repeated that before in my reviews. 

 2. Each book has Eve dealing with a new case and a new villain that continually test her physically and mentally. This time though, she’s dealing with someone that should be saving lives instead of taking lives. 

3. Eve is determined to find out who is killing sleepers and thinks it’s something to do with the black market. She’s getting too close to finding out who is killing the sleepers and ends up finding out who can trust and not trust in this book. 

4. Eve is a strong heroine, but we find out she is vulnerable, like the rest of us in this book. She’s stripped of her most outstanding achievement in life due to another cop that is jealous of her. I was not too fond of this other cop. Eve does have the support team that helps her, and of course, her husband Roarke is there for her the whole time. I love him so much! 

5. I love how everyone comes together in support of Eve in this book. They will do anything to help her. Dr. Mira, Peabody, Feeney, McNabb, and several other characters step up to help her. Her most immense support is Roarke. Gosh darn it, I love his character! 

Overall, this book receives five stars from me. I loved everything about this story and the case that Eve Dallas and her team dealt with within this book. J.D. Robb made it hard to figure out who was the actual villain in this story. She made me cry a couple of times in this book because of what Eve was going through. This was a tough one for Eve, and I felt everything she felt when reading it. I love books that make me think, and J.D. Robb did a fantastic job with this one. I can’t wait to dive into the next book in the series. 

If you haven’t read these books yet, then you need to do so now. 

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About J.D. Robb

J.D. Robb is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series and the pseudonym for #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. The futuristic suspense series stars Eve Dallas, a New York City police lieutenant with a dark past. Initially conceived as a trilogy, readers clamored for more of Eve and the mysterious Roarke. Shadows in Death(St. Martin's Press, September 2020) is the 51st entry in the series.

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I guess I should type a bio here. I'm FranJessca, or Fran for short. I'm the owner/reviewer behind A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog. I've been reading and reviewing books on my blog since leaving the Navy in 2011, and I will keep doing it as long as possible. My favorite genres will always be Romance & Fantasy, and I read every subgenre underneath those two genres. (Sorry, not a fan of nonfiction, so don't try to convince me to read it.)
My obsession with reading started over 30+ years ago when I went to my first Scholastic Book Fair and found R.L. Stine's Fear Street series. Later, I came across Anne Rice's novels at my public library when I was fourteen when my obsession with vampires started. I was the girl who preferred to be a vampire over a princess any day. My husband says I would leave him a heartbeat for a vampire that looked like Spike or Angel (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. (It's true, though, and he's accepted it.)

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