Book Review: Glory in Death

Title:  Glory in Death
Author:  J.D. Robb
Pages:  296
Publication Date:  1995
Version:  Paperback
Genre:  Adult Fiction/Mystery

Summary Via Goodreads.com:
"Even in the mid-twenty-first century, during a time when genetic testing usually weeds out any violent hereditary traits before they can take over, murder still happens. The first victim is found lying on a sidewalk in the rain. The second is murdered in her own apartment building. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas has no problem finding connections between the two crimes. Both victims were beautiful and highly successful women. Their glamorous lives and loves were the talk of the city. And their intimate relations with men of great power and wealth provide Eve with a long list of suspects-including her own lover, Roarke."

My Review:
Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas is good at her job...really good, but is she good enough to keep emotions out of a very personal case and solve murders that have occurred in her city?  Eve is an independent woman with a rougher than rough past.  She thinks she needs and wants no one in her personal life, but Roarke just keeps getting closer to her heart.  Eve doesn't have long to worry about her personal life though when she is thrown into a murder case that strikes close to her department.  Her Commander has personal ties to the victim and the stakes have never been higher for Eve to solve a murder.  Can she keep her personal feelings and her Commanders personal feelings out of the investigation to do her job and do it well?  Just when she is trying to wrap her mind around one murder of a very powerful woman, another woman is murdered.  It looks like there are connections, a serial killer is now on the loose.  How can Eve figure all this out, follow critical leads in the case, and keep her personal life in order?  How can she keep these murders out of the press long enough to find the killer?  Every time she thinks she has the answer, she is thrown another curve ball.  Can she solve the case before another woman is killed?  Will she be next to be in the sights of the killer?

This is the first book I have ever read by J.D. Robb and the first one I have ever read in this series.  I found it to be very exciting to read for many reasons.  I found the characters to be simply fantastic and I loved watching them grow and figure things out throughout the book.  The relationship of Eve and Roarke was one that had me instantly intrigued and wanting to read on also.  There were many angles of the plot, but the main angle was never lost and the other smaller ones just made it that much better.  The mystery of it all kept me guessing throughout the book and I must say, I never saw the ending coming.  I loved the "on the edge of my seat" feel this book gave to me as a reader.  When I had to put it down I found myself very eager to pick it back up and read on to see what would happen next.  The writing was well thought out, it had a great and easy flow, and it was so descriptive I could watch the book play out in my head as if it were a movie.  My excitement to read a book in this series was only heightened as I got further and further into the book.  Now I must say I will keep my eyes open to more of this series.  This was a fast paced mystery that I simply could not put down and enjoyed thoroughly.  This was also a great book in the sense that, I had not read the books before this one in the series, but was never lost or felt like I missed too much to read on.  It was a very good stand alone book, that I'm sure would only be made better if I went back and read the ones before it.  This shows me what a great author Robb (Roberts) really is!  I highly recommend this book!  

5/5 Stars!!