A Review of Brotherhood in Death By Author J.D Robb

A Review of Brotherhood in Death By Author J.D Robb

Excerpt from the Jacket

Sometimes brotherhood can be another word for conspiracy. . . .

Dennis Mira just had two unpleasant surprises. First he learned that his cousin Edward was secretly meeting with a real estate agent about their late grandfather’s magnificent West Village brownstone, despite the promise they both made to keep it in the family. Then, when he went to the house to confront Edward about it, he got a blunt object to the back of the head.

Luckily Dennis is married to Charlotte Mira, the NYPSD’s top profiler and a good friend of Lieutenant Eve Dallas. When the two arrive on the scene, he explains that the last thing he saw was Edward in a chair, bruised and bloody. When he came to, his cousin was gone. With the mess cleaned up and the security disks removed, there’s nothing left behind but a few traces for forensics to analyze.

As a former lawyer, judge, and senator, Edward Mira mingled with the elite and crossed paths with criminals, making enemies on a regular basis. Like so many politicians, he also made some very close friends behind closed—and locked—doors. But a badge and a billionaire husband can get you into places others can’t go, and Eve intends to shine some light on the dirty deals and dark motives behind the disappearance of a powerful man, the family discord over a multimillion-dollar piece of real estate . . . and a new case that no one saw coming.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5

I have read every in Death book that has been released to this point one of my favorite times is when I can sit down and connect with my old friend Eve Dallas and her hunky king of the world husband Roarke. This book is just as good as the ones in the past I do not understand how J,D Robb keeps these books as interesting and relevant as the first one. This is the 42nd book in the series from what I understand from her interviews she plans on writing many more and stopping when Eve and Roarke have a child but that is not confirmed. What I like about these books is while there is a lot of futuristic aspects (Auto chef anyone) they are not so overly done that it seems that out of reach, a lot of time a when an author is writing about the future they try to add too many gadgets and make the world overly complicated.

I feel like this book showed me Eve’s growth at one time she would die before suggesting using Roarke private transportation to get a state now we see her grow into accepting that she can use his help and still be a good cop. We see that while Eve still has the demons of her past however they are more in the background, she is getting to a point she can live with them and not let them override her. We still see a few nightmares but they are more in the abstract now showing that she is changing. Sometimes in stories like these the author feels the need to keep the character the same with little growth I like that Robb let her grow and change but still have that vulnerability of her past. Eve like us all has insecurities and that allows us to relate to her but this time I think the author was to callus with those insecurities. There is an issue with her and Roarke and an office I think was not well done of Robb to add it seemed out of place.

The plot of this book went to a place I was not expecting the crime that was committed that started this chain of events came out of left field for me. I loved that you really do not understand until through the middle of the book the motive behind the murders and when you find out you can see the little details that preceded the revelation in a different light and go “oh that make sense I see it now”. Part of the joy is the why and if you get the why to early it brings down the rest of the story because you know the why and the who so what is the point of reading more not an issue in this book at all.

We see the normal mix of characters we normally do She- body always there to help Eve navigate and Trueheart who is personally one of my favorite parts in this story is when we see how much he was able to grow and become a detective and what that means to Eve. We also get a better understanding of the Mira’s and their life we see one of their daughters who I did not like and am still iffy on in relation to how she interacts with Eve. Eve gets more of the true feelings of love from Dennis while he gains an understanding about Eve’s past that you find heartwarming and right. The love between Roarke and Eve is just as hot as day one the sex scenes are hot hot hot but not too overdone or often this story stands on its own without the need for a sec scene in every chapter.

I would suggest this book to anyone who wants to be a part of a wonderful story that will continue to grow as Robb writes more books. This story is a well-known formula that still hold true to making an amazing story. The mystery and build up are on par you cannot go wrong. This story will be just as relevant in 5 years as it is today that is the power of good storytelling and being able to set a story setting that the background that stays immersive but without making it over saturated. I am a believer of her stories and so far there has not been one I have not enjoyed I enjoy seeing how she helps shape the characters with each story allowing us to feel like we are growing along with them.