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    Festive in Death
    Festive in Death
    Festive in Death
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    Festive in Death

    Written by J. D. Robb

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    About this audiobook

    Eve Dallas deals with a homicide—and the holiday season—in the latest from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.

    Personal trainer Trey Ziegler was in peak physical condition. If you didn’t count the kitchen knife in his well-toned chest.

    Lieutenant Eve Dallas soon discovers a lineup of women who’d been loved and left by the narcissistic gym rat. While Dallas sorts through the list of Ziegler’s enemies, she’s also dealing with her Christmas shopping list—plus the guest list for her and her billionaire husband’s upcoming holiday bash.

    Feeling less than festive, Dallas tries to put aside her distaste for the victim and solve the mystery of his death. There are just a few investigating days left before Christmas, and as New Year’s 2061 approaches, this homicide cop is resolved to stop a cold-blooded killer.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 9, 2014
    ISBN9781480511668
    Festive in Death
    Author

    J. D. Robb

    J.D. Robb is the pseudonym for #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. She is the author of over two hundred novels, including the futuristic suspense In Death series. There are more than five hundred million copies of her books in print.

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    • 5/5
      What a wave of lies that this woman has woven and lies she had plot for her family. But her husband also had been playing with her with their trainer. Including playing with a much younger woman who he picked up from the club. He planned to broke his wifes' hearts. He also made used of the trainer who did not care who he hurt. This man and the husband has also brought a heart broken to his companion with his own plan and lies. Those who cheat and lies alway has it comes back in some way back to them.
    • 4/5
      Great series, love Peabody and MacNab! And Mavis and Bella!
    • 5/5
      Eve and Roarke can handle anything. Wonderful Christmas parties,murders and each other
    • 5/5
      Love the series, love the performances, love the fact I can "read" a book while doing something else.
    • 5/5
      A Dallas/Roarke romantic mystery. Not a blockbuster but a continuation of the series. The cast is all here and each adds their bit to the series.
    • 2/5
      I enjoyed the Christmas Party and all the ooey-gooey Christmas love but dear god this book was boring. No action, no interesting characters, no amazing reveals. Boring.
    • 5/5
      Thoroughly recomend the whole series. I wanted something which was witty and clever without too much gory stuff to listen to when I go to bed, my Mam who reads all sorts of things had read a couple but had just started the series from the beginning. So I searched out the audiobooks and have loved every minute, I know I am getting closer to the end and starting to feel the dissappointment of reaching the end already. Just so happens tat today is Boxing Day and This Festive in Death is the book I've just finished reading, which added to the story. These books really should be a television series.
    • 3/5
      Festive in Death
      3 Stars

      Eve and company investigate the murder of a personal trainer with a mean streak. The question arises as to who didn't want the jerk dead.

      A solid installment although to be perfectly honest, the victim is such a nasty piece of work that it is difficult to summon up much sympathy for him. The twist at the end is pretty good although it isn't all that surprising.

      The Christmas shopping/party scenes are cute and add a festive air to the book.
    • 5/5
      Eve and Roarke never disappoint, nor does J. D. Robb. Another excellent addition to the series.
    • 3/5
      It is Christmas time again and Eve and Roarke are gearing up for their Christmas party. Eve has to solve a murder of a personal trainer that was a huge narcissist jerk. And the possible people list of people that might have had a reason to kill him is fairly long due to his practice of drugging, raping and then blackmailing his clients when they think that under the drugs they were consenting to the sex. The supporting cast at this point is what makes the books so enjoyable to read.
    • 3/5
      For some reason I didn't like this as much as a lot of the other In Death books. It just seemed very slow. I felt like there were basic things forensically which would have ended the book much earlier if they used them, especially fingerprints. Not one of the more fun J.D. Robb books.
    • 4/5
      I'm a JD Robb addict, that's pretty much good for at least a 3 star review across the board. Some books are certainly better than others and, once you reach the addict level, that largely depends on what characters and types of plots you prefer. There's so much character development in the series, it's always fun to tune in to see what happens with who.

      I don't think that this book is a read alone or "welcome to the series" book. The biggest scene of the book is one that you really need to build up to through reading the overall plot of the series. That being said, the characters are richly developed as always and there's a good amount of humor and thrill in the story.
    • 3/5
      Certainly it is as good as at least the median books of the series. Eve and Roark still adore each other, Eve still hates the conventions of social engagement, people still kill each other, etc. Maybe I'm getting a little tired of the formula, or maybe the plot wasn't original enough this time. Glad I read it, but it would never have gotten on my reread list.
    • 3/5
      No one mourned when Trey Ziegler was found murdered but Eve found herself involved even more than usual for it's Trina, her unfavourite stylist, who found the dead body along with a former girlfriend of ZieglerAs Eve and her partner detective Peabody run the background checks on their victim they find that he's a scumbag of the first order, but it's their duty to stand for him so they have to go work their way through his victims and their spouses wondering who would have the guts to have done murder most foul. Just to add a little more tension to the situation, the detectives have to wrap up their case before the Christmas holidays disperse investigators and suspects alike. It's not a really tension filled story but there are some good bits of humour mixed in with the details of the case.
    • 4/5
      Another good entry in this excellent series about cops in the future. It showcases the Dallas world and it's denizens as she prepares for Christmas. Nice little hook to keep you interested in reading until the end.
    • 4/5
      Certainly better than the last Eve Dallas, Concealed in Death. Eve seems to have finally let go of a lot of her hang-ups and being easier with the idea of friends, holidays, etc. I won't give up the series as I had thought I might after reading Concealed. There wasn't as much of the 2060 technical aspects which I have always enjoyed.
    • 5/5
      This was one of my favorite stories in this series. We keep getting to know a little more about all the characters and this one just moved so smoothly. Keep up more like this.
    • 4/5
      A low-life scum is murdered two days before Eve and Roarke throw a Christmas party. Both storylines are good. Eve doing party prep is adorable.
    • 4/5
      I love all of these. They are my "popcorn books!" I liked that, in this one, the victim was extremely unlikeable, and that the author kept me guessing as to who killed him. And, as always, I loved the interaction between Eve, Peabody, and the rest.
    • 5/5
      The thirty-ninth book in the series finds Eve Dallas investigating the murder of personal fitness trainer Trey Ziegler who, she soon discovers, was a less-than-stellar example of humanity. But he is, of course, hers, thanks in part to the kitchen knife in his chest, and in true Eve Dallas fashion, she sets out to find the killer. Complicating matters are bits of personal life in the form of a holiday shopping list and the annual bash she and Roarke will host.The holiday theme, a counterpoint to the viciousness of the crime, allows for a bit of humor as Eve attacks the gift-giving and holiday-decorating . . . and finds herself making a deal with Summerset. The story is true to the characters readers have come to know and love; as Eve relentlessly investigates, the requisite twists ultimately expose the murderer. Fans of the series won’t be disappointed. Highly recommended.
    • 5/5
      OMG this was so good!!!
    • 4/5
      [Festive in Death] is a feast for the In Death series fan. In Festive Norah balances the murder investigation of a sleazy personal trainer with Eve's annual Christmas dilemmas. We are given details of Eve's Christmas shopping and their annual Christmas bash.While I highly recommend the book for the series lover, it is probably not a good stand alone for someone new to the series. Series lovers will eat up the little details and will probably rejoice as I did at the proper origin of the button in Roarke's pocket ;)