Shadows in Death (In Death, #51)

by J D Robb

[Berls]

I'm blown away that 51 books in, I still get so involved and choked up while listening to these books. This one had several moments that got to me, as a childhood enemy was coming after Rourke and Eve'e detectives demonstrated that incredibly loyalty to their own. It's not the first time they've done it, but it always gets to me. And then the school Eve and Rourke built for disadvantage youth opened during the book too - another opportunity for me to get teary eyed.

I love the characters and I love watching them work together so well - like a fine tuned orchestra - to kick bad guy butt. Even better when it's a personal enemy. We didn't see any of Mavis or Leonardo and their little girl in this one, which was a bummer. But I've come to realize that there are just so many characters that have come to matter to me, there's likely to always be a few left out.

There was no actual mystery, which is why I give it 4 stars instead of 5. Solid police work is fun to watch, but I like even better watching them have to really figure shit out. This was almost too easy.

Looking forward to the next one, of course!