- Hardcover: 329 pages
- Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (2 April 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0340674881
- ISBN-13: 978-0340674888
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,479,127 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'a perfect balance of suspense, futuristic police procedural and steamy romance...truly fine entertainment...sure to leave you hungering for more...' Publisher's Weekly
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When Eve conducts an investigation into the death of a fellow officer, she is treading on thin ground. She must put professional ethics before personal loyalties, but then a dead body is placed outside her home and Eve is drawn into the most dangerous case of her career.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is an imaginative and well thought out suspense. Ms Robb has really out-done herself with this book. The plot involves Eve and Peabody being pulled into an evil cult through a series of murders. Oddly though, Roarke is much less involved in the case than he has been before. All in all this is a very good read and well worth buying.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
the book is non stop action and intrigue could not put it down until the very last page and i was eager for the next instalment in the eve dallas series. Keep them coming.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The futuristic series by J.D Robb featuring Eve Dallas as the main character has been one of the series I have enjoyed most lately. Another series I love is the one written by Laurell K. Hamilton and presenting Anita Blake, vampire executioner and animator, as its heroine. The two have a few common traits, the clearest one being tough and sexy main female characters. Also, both series are now being published by the same house (Berkley Publishing Group). Nevertheless, I was extremely surprised when J.D. Robb introduced in this novel some of the elements I am used to finding in the Hamilton series, like shapeshifters and black magic. I enjoy the futuristic world in which Eve lives and hope that in the future Robb sticks with that world without trying to incorporate elements that are successful in another author's work.
As usual J.D. Robb jumps into the action right away, with the death of Frank Wojinski, a cop that served as Feeney's trainer when Eve's friend and mentor joined the force. The death was ruled as a heart attack, but there are some unanswered questions, especially since the cop was young: sixty-two years old! One of the granddaughters of the deceased, Alice, surreptitiously asks Eve for a meeting claiming that Eve's life is in danger. Alice tells Eve that she believes a black witch called Selina is involved in her granddad's death.
Selina was seen shortly before Frank's death selling drugs to him, so now Eve is asked to investigate Frank's death and to determine whether he was a dirty cop or was just working undercover by his own volition. To make matters worse, traces of the drug Zeus were found in the body and Eve is asked to leave Feeney out of the investigation and in the dark. When Alice is run over by a car and then the body of one of the members of Selina's sect is left outside Eve's and Roarke's house, the action develops too close to home and Eve must do everything in her power to solve the case before it affects her life.
The story is fast-paced as we are used to, and Robb is efficient in presenting the characteristics of the world in which the characters live in 2058 without boring the regular readers. Those who have not ventured in the series before will have enough information to understand what is going on and what the relationships between the different characters are. The storylines connected to the main characters' lives keep moving forward. The relationship between Eve and Roarke is of course central to the story, but in some cases the amorous scenes between these two become a little repetitive. Certain elements of Eve's childhood keep showing up, and all the supporting characters, Mavis, Peabody, etc, are present and contribute to the overall quality and depth of the story. I hope J.D. Robb returns to her path by moving away from magic and staying with the futuristic series that I enjoy so much.
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Veeeerry Creeeeepy.....
I found this instalment to be a particularly dark one for the In Death series. As a detective, Eve Dallas is no stranger to death and violence, and, quite naturally, all of the... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Geekius
J D Robb does it again
The book is great. As usual Eve and Roarke are the stars of the book but in this one Summerset has his own part to play. Read more
Published 9 months ago by C. Peace
ceremony in death
The fifth book in the `Death` series from J D Robb. Like the first 4, really great reading. Set in the future (but not to far). Suspence,thrilling and full of humour. Read more
Published on 2 April 2010 by Shelagh Finch
Ceremony in Death
Yet another nail biting tale involving Eve Dallas and Roarke, full of action, suspense and nail biting memories, yet another author who is easy to get addicted to, I intend to buy... Read more
Published on 3 Sep 2009 by Mrs. L Monck
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