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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Review: Strangers in Death

Strangers in Death (In Death, #26)Strangers in Death by J.D. Robb
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Hard to believe I've read 26 of these books and there are at least that many more to go. The story never disappoints--set in 2060 it is fun to imagine how the city will be long after I'm gone. Some of the things Robb sets up appeal but I'm glad I won't be around when real food and COFFEE are at a premium. The traffic and lack of parking spaces seem pretty much the same as it is now. Although the setting is drastically different the the crimes are, unfortunately, the same. Vicious murders, often committed not by strangers but by relatives or acquaintances with greed, jealousy, money etc still the motives. In this case, the solution to the crime has been used in other fictional genres, yet even though one example is a classic, the thought never crossed my mind. Didn't occur to Eve and her team either. Still, once the pieces came together, the whole thing just made perfect sense. Added to the complexity and interest of the crime at the heart of the story is the ongoing development of the characters and their relationships. This makes the series all the more addictive.

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