Seduction in Death (In Death, Book 13) by JD Robb

 

Seduction in Death was creepy. No two ways around it. But it was also funny in places - laugh out loud funny that had my husband looking at me like I'd lost my mind.

Peabody and McNabb are still at each other throats, though I hope that we may see things begin to smooth out between them in future books. Maybe. Who knows with those two, but I have hopes.

The ongoing feud between Eve and Summerset it getting a bit odd. It's obvious they both care about each other, if for no other reason than they both love Roarke and respect that about each other. I'd like to see them find some sort of middle ground, but I don't think the author is going to make that happen.

Here's the blurb:

The murder weapon: a rare, usually undetectable date-rape drug with a street value of a quarter-million dollars. Lieutenant Eve Dallas is playing and replaying the clues in her mind in order to get to the killer—before he starts hunting again.

I have to say that the blurbs for this series suck. I haven't even included a few of them in because they don't seem to describe the book at all. This one does describe the events... sort of, but not very well.

As for the writing elements:

• The plot was a good one.
• Pacing had some issues.
• Prose and dialogue were excellent.
• Character development was fine.
• World-building was consistent with previous books.

 I did not like the way the author told us who the killers were up front. I get why she did it, since they weren't in the cast of characters that Eve was investigating. But still, seeing things play out from both Eve's POV and the killers' POV wasn't quite as satisfying for me.

• Book Rating: Seduction in Death: 9 of 10
• Series Rating: 9 of 10

1. Naked in Death
2. Glory in Death
3. Immortal in Death
4. Rapture in Death
5. Ceremony in Death
6. Vengeance in Death
7. Holiday in Death
7.5  Midnight in Death
8. Conspiracy in Death
9. Loyalty in Death
10.Witness in Death
11. Judgment in Death
12. Betrayal in Death
12.5 Interlude In Death
13. Seduction in Death
14. Reunion in Death
15. Purity in Death
16. Portrait in Death
17. Imitation in Death
17.5 Remember When
18. Divided in Death
19. Visions in Death
20. Survivor in Death
21. Origin in Death
22. Memory in Death
23. Born in Death
24. Innocent in Death
25. Creation in Death
26. Strangers in Death
27. Salvation in Death
28. Promises in Death
29. Kindred in Death
30. Fantasy in Death
31. Indulgence in Death
32. Treachery in Death
33. New York to Dallas