Immortal in Death (In Death, Book 3)
by J.D. Robb
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Author: J.D. RobbEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-07-01
ISBN: 0425153789
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Berkley
Book Reviews of Immortal in Death (In Death, Book 3)
Book Review: The Future too Soon
Summary: 3 Stars
This series has some very good points and some really annoying aspects. The plots are generally excellent: well-thought out, complicated enough to be satisfying, but simple enough to be believable. The dialog is good and the secondary characters are entertaining and likeable.
The main character leaves a little to be desired in that a) it gets quite tiresome being told all the time how caring she is. The whole defender of the dead, stalwart and true, faithful to the end, devoted friend of each and every innocent person everywhere, lover of the law, hero thing is forced down the reader's throat too often. As are b) the extremely graphic descriptions of the main character's abuse as a child that the author insists on including in every single book at least once, if not more. In addition, I have issues with how the main relationship in the book is handled in book two in that it seems that Roark, the hero, attempts to force his emotionally scarred lover into loving him. It happens that she does so it all works out, but the point is that he didn't know that at the time. The relationship seems to go on in a similar vein for some time. But I'm willing to believe that most people don't mind this.
Unfortunately the whole future thing gets in the way in frequent, little ways that take bite after tiny bite out of enjoyment of the story. Mostly this is because the future as imagined by the author doesn't make a lot of sense in several ways. For one thing, it's only 50 years or so into the future but there are many off-world colonies on a whole bunch of planets, moons, and space stations, including a place known as Vegas II. It reminds me heavily of those shows in the 60's about how we were all going to be living on the moon and driving flying cars by 1989. Those voice overs start playing in my head. Not that the author is saying it will actually be like that, but where was the difficulty in making it even farther into the future?
Even more annoying are the inconsistencies. Things like how real lemon juice, steak, and butter are all very hard to get and expensive, but Elephants aren't extinct, and people carry around pads of paper and pencils and pens. If people haven't got the space for cows, they sure as hell ain't got the space for elephants or tree farms, especially when we already have electronic writing tablets now, never mind in 50 years. And why should lemons be rare when there are all these off-planet farms and plant breeding facilities? Also, people get dried off after showers etc. in these "drying tubes" that blow hot air all over you, like a giant blow drier. If people with long hair tried this, they'd end up with a giant ball of knots on top of their head. Or at least, bangs that stand straight up. Big problem in marketing. And at one point, Eve, the heroine, avoids using lip stain because she doesn't like being stuck with one color for three months, but then in the next book her friend takes off her lip stain with a cream remover. Little things like this are numerous throughout the series.
Occasionally, there are similes or lines that are jarring, but this is normal with any series. However, I don't think I'll be able to forgive the author this one: "The dead and innocent, Eve thought with a shudder as she drove away. She knew that too many of the dead were the guilty." What the hell does that mean? It makes even less sense in the context of the story where they have, if anything, too many suspects - living suspects.
Lastly, I'd like to mention that I started the series by picking up one of the most recent books in an airport. I liked it enough to start the series at the beginning from the library, but was astonished when Eve and Roarke actually get married between books three and four. I was astonished by this because in the book I had started with, at least 16 books later in the series, Eve is still apparently trying to get over being married. It had seemed so obvious in that later book that Eve had Roarke had just gotten married. How can this woman, who is head over heels in love with her "soul-mate" still be obsessing about being married 16 books later? Telling herself every time she sees her husband that he is, in fact, her husband and reminding herself on a daily basis that she is, in fact, married. The prospect has led me to abandon the series, despite the good qualities. Which leads me say again that the plots really are quite excellent, even if the killer is sometimes easy to guess at.
Summary of Immortal in Death (In Death, Book 3)
She was one of the most sought-after women in the world. A top model who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted -- even another woman's man. And now she was dead, the victim of a brutal murder. Police lieutenant Eve Dallas put her professional life on the line to take the case when suspicion fell on her best friend, the other woman in the fatal love triangle. Beneath the facade of glamour, Eve found that the world of high fashion thrived on an all-consuming passion for youth and fame. One that led from the runway to the dark underworld of New York City where drugs could fulfill any desire -- for a price . . .
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