A secret vice of mine is reading J.
D. Robb’s “In Death” series, murder mysteries set in New York City in
the 2050’s-60’s. What made these books quick fun reads was not only
Dallas and Rourke, the main two characters, but the setting, so
futuristic and ethically challenging given the advance of science and
the loosening of old fashioned morals. Unfortunately in her latest,
Celebrity in Death, Robb has written a story that could have taken place
in 1930, so devoid of setting and science fiction. Robb is
capitalizing on her cult fans, writing only a soap opera like update on
what is going on in D & R’s love life and how Peabody is developing
as a nascent detective. Dallas doesn’t even have a meaningful argument
with her butler!
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