02-11-2026, 01:37 PM
#8: Stolen in Death by J.D. Robb. This is the 62nd book in this series. With anything episodic, you get some stories that are fantastic that keep you coming back; some stories that are okay (they have all the elements you’ve come to expect plus a little more, with at least two or three moments that make you wonder where they’ll take that new thread in the future), and some that suck. Unfortunately, this was solidly in the last category. She’s gotten to the point where every character she’s introduced has been solidly established as 100% reliable. Only the bad guys make mistakes or have character flaws, the good guys don’t make mistakes on or off the job. It was readable, but didn’t add any new information. Will I read the next one? Probably, but if it’s as blah as this one, I’ll probably let say goodbye.
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