| | Born in Death |  | Author: J.d. Robb
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Category: Book
Buy New: $20.30
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Avg. Customer Rating:  78 reviews
Sales Rank: 3091467
Format: Import
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0749907959
EAN: 9780749907952
ASIN: 0749907959
Publication Date: October 26, 2006
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Condition: Brand New. Delivery is usually 5 - 8 working days from order, International is by Royal Mail Airmail
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 It's about time & pass the cigars! December 3, 2008
I didn't think that baby would ever get here! So glad it's finally here & with Eve & co. it couldn't have been any other way than with lots of drama. Without the drama why would we keep coming back to visit. Still lots of fast paced dialog & snappy comebacks between characters as we have come to expect. Good story ribbons to untie. Keep em coming.
4.5 stars November 25, 2008
What are we up to now? 27? Unreal.
The Story:
The highlight of this book is the birth of Mavis's baby, and that's also the framework in which the story took place--beginning with Eve and Roarke attending a childbirth class with Mavis, and ending with the birth itself.
In the meantime, a young engaged couple who work in an accounting firm are brutally murdered, and signs point to the cause as emanating from within the firm. Later on, Tandy, a pregnant friend of Mavis's, due any day, disappears, and a teary and hormonal Mavis begs Eve to find her.
The Good:
My absolute favorite part of the book wasn't the birth of the baby; it was the dilemma provided when Commander Whitney tells Eve that there's concern about Roarke using information uncovered during the case to further his own business. This was just so well done and realistic. Roarke initially reacts in anger, and tells Eve to drop the case, demanding that she prove her priorities: him or the job. I'm not going to spoil the fun by revealing how they work it out, but this is the number one reason why even after more than a score of books, this is still one of my favorite series: the marital issues and how Eve and Roarke learn to work through them.
And to my surprise, the long-awaited birth of the baby wasn't sappy or overdone. I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised, given the experience of the rest of the series, which shies away from sappiness--Nora never showed Eve & Roarke's wedding, for example--but it was emotional, and a fitting end to the story.
Another huge plus was that Tandy's abduction hit too close to home, not for Eve this time, as so many cases have done, but for Roarke.
Of course, there were too many funny moments and great lines relating to Eve and Roarke's phobia about childbirth to count. And mostly they weren't over-the-top, and didn't grate on my nerves.
The Bad:
The explanation of the clues found in the accounting records was very muddled; we didn't get to know Tandy well enough to worry about her--in fact, I believed until very near the end that she'd end up being a villain; and the two mystery threads meshed a little too conveniently and abruptly.
The Verdict:
This isn't a story to read for the mystery--it's one to read for the characters, and they're done well enough to make up for any deficiencies in the mystery.
 Born in Death October 30, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I would really have liked to have listened to this audio book while driving. Unfortunately, it can only be heard on a computer, therefore, the only thing I can say about this product is that I would have really liked to have had the information before ordering.
Compulsive Reader
 fair October 17, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Book was shipped quickly. There was cracking and damage to the spine. Indside was in good shape.
JD Robb September 27, 2007
Absolutely love this series, have read every book twice and can't wait for the next one to come out.
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