Brotherhood in Death (In Death Series) by J. D. Robb (Epub)

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  • Published: 2016
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  • File Size: 0.68 MB
  • Authors: J. D. Robb

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Dennis Mira just had two unpleasant surprises. First he learned that his cousin Edward was secretly meeting with a real estate agent about their late grandfather’s magnificent West Village brownstone, despite the promise they both made to keep it in the family. Then, when he went to the house to confront Edward about it, he got a blunt object to the back of the head.

Luckily Dennis is married to Charlotte Mira, the NYPSD’s top profiler and a good friend of Lieutenant Eve Dallas. When the two arrive on the scene, he explains that the last thing he saw was Edward in a chair, bruised and bloody. When he came to, his cousin was gone. With the mess cleaned up and the security disks removed, there’s nothing left behind but a few traces for forensics to analyze.

As a former lawyer, judge, and senator, Edward Mira mingled with the elite and crossed paths with criminals, making enemies on a regular basis. Like so many politicians, he also made some very close friends behind closed—and locked—doors. But a badge and a billionaire husband can get you into places others can’t go, and Eve intends to shine some light on the dirty deals and dark motives behind the disappearance of a powerful man, the family discord over a multimillion-dollar piece of real estate…and a new case that no one saw coming.

User’s Reviews

J. D. Robb is the pseudonym for the number one New York Times bestselling author of more than two hundred novels, including the futuristic suspense In Death series. There are more than five hundred million copies of the author’s books in print.

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⭐ * This review was originally published on my book blog, Will Read for Feels.OMG, OMG, OMG! I will warn you now I am going to gush from now until the last line of this post, because ladies and gentlemen, J.D. Robb is back in business! Now, I’ve been a fan of Eve Dallas and Roarke for over half my life now, and I don’t think there’s ever been a book in this series I’ve disliked, but outside of the gut-wrenching New York to Dallas, I’d probably say that the past 10 books or so have not had the magic of the first books.I remember thinking to myself, not long after rereading the previous book, Devoted in Death, “Maybe it’s just that this series has lost its shine for people who’ve been following it for as long as I have.” And there may be some truth to that; there are only so many times you can tell a joke to the same person and still have them laugh, only so many times you can gut a character and show us what’s inside them before we feel like we’ve seen it before. But then comes Brotherhood in Death and all those doubts get thrown out the window.First of all, those jokes? Like, for example, Eve Dallas’ perpetual mangling and/or sideways analysis of common English idioms? They’re one of the things that I just found totally endearing about the character, but in recent books, I’ve had to wonder how much she was putting on. Well, in Brotherhood in Death, you see it clearly, almost as if the author had been aware of this growing skepticism. While Dallas may not have been putting it on in the beginning, some of it she does on purpose now. Not to be sly or to make the joke flat, but because she knows that sharing these thoughts that she might otherwise have kept to herself makes the people she loves laugh or helps ease tension, she lets the silliness loose. And seeing that now makes this endearing two times over, because when you’ve loved someone a long time, sometimes you do do these things, not because you’re not aware that they’re silly, but because you know it makes that person smile.Second, there’s her childhood trauma. There’s no doubt our heroine has been dealt a crappy hand as far as the birth family cards are concerned, which highlights the absolute win of her chosen family. This book brings out those raw feelings of outrage and sympathy and horror, but for the first time, there’s also a sense that while this isn’t something that just goes away or can be gotten over, the character has found a way to live with it and live well, and it isn’t just that she’s doing it, but more importantly, she knows it and vocalizes it to one of the people who has helped her get to the place she’s at. Where books like Divided in Death and New York to Dallas made readers aware of just how bad it was, there’s a hopefulness in Brotherhood in Death, like for the first time you truly understand Dallas is going to be okay, because she knows she’s going to be okay, even on the days when she’s not.Third, there’s supporting character love. We all know Dennis Mira is just adorbz, but it’s lovely to know that this gentle teddy bear has a spine of steel and is more than deserving of walking through life hand in hand with the estimable Dr. Charlotte Mira. And there’s the promise of more fun supporting characters who may just hop on the Dallas train in the next books—or at least I hope so! One comes in the form of a geek-speaking e-man on Feeney’s team who makes Dallas’ head spin, plus another uniform Dallas may bring into her department.I can’t say enough how much this book satisfies. I feel like my loyalty as a fan has been rewarded because while I liked or even loved many of the books that came before it, none have left me as excited about the series since the first two (I read both in one sitting more years ago than I’d care to count).I will say this, though: on the feels, this book delivers again and again. There are moments so sweet I worried that people would see the goofy expression on my face, and moments so raw I had to reach for a Kleenex. Interspersed with these was humor that had me grinning, and I hit the last page with just a general sense of rightness with the world that you get when close friends have everything going for them and want to share their happiness with you. As far as books go, as far as Dallas and Roarke go, (and let me tell you, in my book fandom, that’s a very, very, very long way), Brotherhood in Death knocked it out of the park for me. And, as always, I can’t wait to read whatever comes next!

⭐ I really love these books, this series, and can’t wait for the next as they come out. They are, at times, funny and weird and disturbing in turns. The last because of what the killers end up doing to the victims. Although this time the victims aren’t as apparent as one might assume at the first glance.The funniest part of this book, funnier than anything I’ve quite run across while reading this series yet, came a quarter of the way through while Eve was talking to Peabody about birthday presents for Bella. A dollhouse was mentioned and then Eve came out with such a bizarre scenario involving dolls and what they might do when no one was looking. It made me laugh so long and hard that my eyes watered from it. And the theme continued later during the investigation into one of the victims. It was such a riot, especially when Peabody started getting nervous about the dolls too.While that was laugh out loud funny, however, the best moments in the book came from where Eve got flashbacks from her own early years while investigating the homicides and either Dennis Mira or Roarke helped her through the episodes. The love they both felt for her in their own ways came off the pages and made me feel it too. And it didn’t come across as fake or rushed either. Evoking those feelings, I think, are the biggest draw for me since it’s rare you can get such emotions from simply reading words written on a page.So, for that alone, I’m giving a big shout-out to Nora Roberts for such lovely prose, showing us through these stories what love can do and should always be about.

⭐ So, I’m a bit behind with this series (obviously). I’ve been reading these books for years (in order) and have just finished this one. While the story was decently written and held my interest throughout, there was just something a bit off about it when compared with previous In Death books. At times, I kind of got the sense that Nora Roberts may not have written all of this one. There were just some little things that struck me as being off.For example, I thought Eve had a snarky sense of humor and that is something I don’t recall from previous books. She really went off on tangents here and there in a way that just seemed inconsistent for her character. There were also some story inconsistencies that we don’t usually see with Nora Roberts’ work, so those issues got me to wondering as well.The victims and criminals were completely screwed up individuals. The subject matter was difficult, but not altogether unexpected for this series.For me, the story was okay, but definitely not one of my favorites. I’ll certainly continue with this series, as I’m invested in the characters after all this time.

⭐ Unlike so many, the In Death series manages to get better and more vividly alive with every addition. Wonderfully written, with twists and turns to each case, the reader sees new aspects of the futuristic New York City and new layers to familiar characters in each book.Brotherhood gives us more layers to one of every reader’s favorite people: Dennis Mira. The husband of Dr. Charlotte Mira, readers have fallen in love with the sweet, slightly absentminded professor right along with Eve. Here we get more scenes with Dennis, and meet his cousin Edward- Dennis’ polar opposite. A former senator, heavy into appearances and society, Edward and his wife Mandy are as far from Charlotte and Dennis as it’s possible to get. When Edward’s case goes from a disappearance to multiple homicides, Brotherhood is one of those books where you have a hard time feeling sympathy for the murdered men. First because they (and almost everyone they associate with) are horrible human beings, and then as motives become clear, because of the men themselves.One of the things that gave Brotherhood additional layers was that throughout the book, almost every character finds themselves asking: what is justice? “Justice is served” is a sign hung with each of the murdered men. The more Eve and her team look into the case, the more it becomes obvious that the murder victims are being killed by women they made victims over the years- rape victims. Do the women have the right to administer their own justice? Eve, Roarke, Peabody, McNab, even APA Cher Reo ask themselves this. Do multiple wrongs make a right? Brotherhood bring up moral gray areas (and areas that don’t usually seem gray) and the reader finds themselves questioning their own philosophy right along with the characters.Along with the darkness, Robb mixes in enough light to help break up the tension in all the right spots. There are some wonderful scenes between Dennis and Eve that make you love Dennis Mira even more than you thought possible. And there is an unexpected, prefect friendship scene between Eve and Peabody that I loved. Of course there is also some great humor- a room full of dolls, Eve gets to threaten a computer system in creative ways we haven’t seen in awhile. And there’s a graphic, not to be missed description of the only reason Eve would learn to sew that will make you grin every time you think of it.A wonderful, thought-provoking addition to the In Death canon, and an absolute must read!

⭐ This series has helped me through my own deaths. Not murders, but death is death. The ones left behind to mourn are victims of another kind. And it wasn’t even the subject matter of this installment, even though poignant and the raw, ugly truth of abuse, but rather the beauty and depth of the writing: the scene between Dallas and Dennis Mira when he learns of Eve’s abusive childhood; the interaction between Roark and Eve while she is still fighting her own demons, not knowing if the arrests will come in time to help all the victims. The emotional depth of the writing has put J. D. Robb (Nora Roberts) at a new bench mark in this genre.

⭐ I loved this book. It combines the strength of two relationships, Dallas and Roark, and Mr. and Mrs. Mira. It also exposes the horror of a twisted brotherhood and the torment of their victims.This story takes you just a little deeper into the lives of “Charlie” and Dennis Mira. I must confess that I, like Dallas, have a crush on Dennis Mira. You truly get to see just what kind of man he is, helping others while dealing with pain and grief himself.You also see the strength of Eve as she battles with her own memories and still races to save the men that were a part of that brotherhood, with the support of the man that she needs the most. Dallas and her team of dedicated cops do their duty to protect and serve even when they know what this brotherhood has done.This is a great read, one that I would recommend to anyone. I would suggest that you start at the beginning with “Naked in Death”, and read them all. I think this series is the best one out there.

⭐ I have the entire series of books. Lately, each one has such violent storylines and not broken by incidents of humor or flashes of the other people in Eve and Rourke’s life. Where is Mavis, Leonardo, Baby Bella, Nadine and Somerset? This book seemed to be a catharsis for Eve’s childhood and past life as she talked about it continually as well as crying. Does this mean that she will change from being the hard nosed, funny in her own way, cop to a softy? Also, the profanity is getting to be more and more pronounced in each book. Rourke is a genius but not a cop. It is unreasonable to think that, as a big business man, he has the time to always drop everything for days to help her and where is his secretary? Eve just constantly links directly to him?How did she get McNab working on the case without clearing it with Captain Feeney? His role appeared to be very limited even though she was using quite a few of his people. Another limited role was the commander. This story dealt with very powerful people in business and government. Where were her verbal reports to Commander Whitney and Chief Tibble? She barely kept the commander in the loop.I think the storylines are much more interesting when interconnecting with the other people in Eve and Rourke’s universe. It gives some relief from the darkness of the storyline. This book dealt with a very tough and sensitive subject matter. Because the subject was so intense, I believe that those interconnections and standard procedural protocols would have added a bit of relief to the intensity.

⭐ BROTHERHOOD in DEATH by J.D. Robb is the latest installment of the “In Death” series. It’s a first in the series for me. The story begins with an assault on the husband of a close friend and colleague of Lt Eve Dallas, NYPSD. Eve rushes to the residence of Professor Dennis Mira and listens to his story of being bashed in the head after he entered his grandparents’ old brownstone residence. He and his cousin, Edward, own the building equally. When Dennis regains consciousness, he remembers Edward was injured and bleeding before he was knocked unconscious. Now Edward is missing and there’s blood on the floor. This is the beginning of wealthyand successful Yale men in their 60s going missing. Lt Dallas and husband, Rourke, pursue these disappearances through all means available. The cases mushroom as more wealthy older Yale men disappear and are later discovered brutally murdered and hanging from a chandelier. The story is not without the subtle humor of its many characters. Dallas and her husband have a relationship highlighted by a form of tacit dialogue that makes them interesting and inviting characters. The story carries a strong moral message. Who decides the case for vengeance? Who acts as judge, jury and hangman? Society does, or should. This is a story of the wealthy and the well-educated and how they think. Oh, did I mention the story takes place around 2060. I give Brotherhood a rating of 4-stars.

⭐ This is such a great In Death book. One of my all time favorites! All of them are great, but this and a few others really stand out because they are so emotionally driven. They involve cases that bring back reflections on the horrible early childhood that Dallas suffered. Those emotions are tough, the support Dallas gets from all her friends, and particularly Roarke, make the tough emotions worth it. It’s hard to think that there are people out there who do the horrible things that are the central theme in this book, both the supposedly good and the bad/horrible characters. This book also revolves around vigilanteism and how even those horribly wronged don’t have the right to take justice into their own hands. And that even the most evil doers deserve Dallas’s time and efforts to find their killers. J. D. Robb has built a solid group of support characters that revolve around Dallas — that truly support her in the good and the bad times. Dallas is such a tough cop, but even tough cops need emotional and physical support. And Robb is a genius at writing all these themes, and totally naturally. The plot is tight and never contrived. I hope Robb never stops writing these books. And I love the time period they are all set in — the near future. Nothing terribly syfy, but a nice look at how our every day future will look. I highly recommend this book, this series and this author!

⭐ Part of what I usually like about this author’s books is that she not only tackles difficult subjects, but she also has lighter moments to help us get thru them. This story is dark the whole way thru, and I almost didn’t finish it. The ending didn’t even make it feel like justice was done because it was dark as well. Another main draw is her relationship with R, but that was almost nonexistent in this one. He was there, but more tokenly. Unlike her other stories, this is not one I will reread.

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