Eve and Roarke have added another soul to their "family" - this time its significant other of Crack (of the sex club) and new head therapist for Roarke and Eve's home for troubled girls. Rochelle Pickering is a sweet and caring character, and when her younger brother is killed, the team jumps right in to take care of one of their own, even if she is new to the clan. I think Rochelle will make a nice addition to the series - one who will likely remain on the fringes rather than becoming a major player like Peabody, Mira, Nadine, etc.
Connections in Death pits our crack investigative team against two different gangs who have their hands all kinds of illegal pies. These criminals weren't as intelligent as Eve has faced in the past, but I still enjoyed watching her assemble all the puzzle pieces together. Because of the physical danger that Eve faced in this installment, we saw lots more of her partnering with Roarke, which is always fun. It was also fun to see her face off with tough guy gang members who were more brawn than brains, and one sleazy attorney who give the rest of us a bad name.
As always, Susan Ericksen does an excellent job narrating this series. I love the stoic persona that she adopts for Eve, the slight Irish lilt for Roarke, and that she can really turn it up for characters like Peabody, Nadine and others. Ericksen has become so ingrained as Eve Dallas for me, that I get confused sometimes if I listen to her narrating something else.
As always, I'm glad Eve and Roarke are still going strong, and I hope we have many more years to come with our ace detective/lieutenant and reformed criminal.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this audiobook that I received from the publisher, MacMillan Audio.
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Ya know, I've heard so many great things about J.D. Robb, but I haven't actually read anything by him. I think I might have to though. Great review.
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