Holiday In Death: 7 (In Death, #7)

by J D Robb

She smelled it, fresh death. Both metallic and fruity. Easing the door all the way open, she found it . . .

It's Christmas-time in New York City, but homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas struggles to get into the holiday spirit. Finding a woman strangled to death by a murderous Santa doesn't help. And he's left behind a present: a partridge in a pear tree, pinned to the victim's hair.

With a creeping dread, Eve watches the bodies mount and realises the key - the killer is counting down the twelve days to Christmas. And there is only one connection. The victims had been using the same dating service.

Eve enters a dark world where searching for The One is fraught with terror, leaving her racing to find the murderer, as things get much too close to home.

'Another great read, another best seller' Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Book Seven in the New York Times number one bestselling series

• ISBN10: 0748121811
• ISBN13: 9780748121816
• Publish Date: 4 November 2010 (first published 1 June 1998)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Imprint: Piatkus Books
• Edition: Digital original
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

[FranJessca @ A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog]

I finished listening to Holiday in Death by J.D. Robb, finally. I’m behind on my In Death Read A Long Challenge, but I’ll get there. 

It doesn’t surprise me that Eve, Peabody, McNab, Feeney, and Roarke have to deal with solving crimes during the Christmas Holiday. Crime never sleeps. This time though, they are looking for a killer in a Santa Claus outfit. It’s up to the crew to find the killer before he or she strikes again. 

Poor Eve is putting herself in harm by not letting herself sleep and heal from her past experiences. Roarke is worried about her and puts his foot down with her several times in this book. I love Roarke even more on how he cares for her and puts up with her. 

I did kind of figure it out who the killer was eventually because of where J.D. Robb was having Eve and Peabody go in the story. J.D. Robb knows how to write some horrible villains in her novels, which is why I love her books. Even though I figured out the villain in the story, it didn’t stop me from reading the seventh book.

There was a moment in the book where Eve and Peabody had some issues with each other. I was not fond of that because I love these two together and didn’t want them to have a falling out. They made up at the end of the book. Thank goodness.

There was also McNab in the story. He has a thing for Peabody, but they have a hate relationship with each other. I hope to get more of them in the next upcoming books. He has a smart mouth, which is something I like about him. He drives everyone crazy.

Overall, this book gets four stars from me. It may not be my favorite, but I still enjoyed the storyline. I look forward to reading the next book in the series and the next and next. I have some catching up to do and eventually will get there. 

If you are a fan of Romantic Suspense, then I highly recommend this series.

[Berls]

Another good one! I solved the mystery before Eve though and I was kinda frustrated that she didn't see things more clearly. But, the reasons were solid. And it was so good to see her on the mend, the family she's built around her caring for her and I just love the relationship developing between McNabb and Peabody. I also really like the way things are mainly the same with her and Somerset, but with slight differences. The characters clearly make this series. I think I'll read on until book 10 and then take a break.

[Angie]

The holidays can be murder, and Eve’s got four on her plate in Holiday in Death. Some guy is dressing like Santa then brutalizing his victims before leaving a “12 Days of Christmas” token behind. Eve’s got his pattern and lots of things to trace him by, but Santa is always a few steps ahead. But this case is hitting Eve hard because of the similarities to her childhood. She should pass it along to someone else, but she’s too invested.

Holiday in Death was super intense. The murderer is just cruel in his methods. He’s also extremely smart and removes all traces of himself from the scene. It’s sickening that someone could do this to another person. But Eve is an excellent cop and she’s not going to stop until she gets him, even if it’s a detriment to her own health.

As always, I was furiously flipping pages to learn more and see how Eve solves this case. It also has a lot of interesting character development, as Eve and Roarke have never made any happy Christmas memories. He’s determined to do that for her, and she’s navigating gift shopping for those closest to her. There’s also a lot of Peabody which I enjoyed. She’s such a fun character, especially her tension with McNab! All in all, Holiday in Death was another great read.

Read more of my reviews at Pinkindle Reads & Reviews.

[nitzan_schwarz]

2013 cleaning my shelves challenge

Damn good book.

[ibeforem]

I was in need of an Eve and Roarke fix, and this did it! I think this is one of the better ones I’ve read. The emotions surrounding the Christmas season give it a little bit of an extra kick.

[mitabird]

4.5 stars