Ceremony in Death
In Death, Book 5

I Picked Up This Book Because: #IDLR #InDeathLongReadathon

Media Type:Audiobook
Source:Everand
Dates Read: 5/6/24 - 5/9/24
Stars: 4

The Characters:

Eve Dallas: Police Lieutenant
Roarke: Independently wealthy, entrepreneurial, man of mystery and sexy times
Ryan Feeny (former police partner and friend), Mavis (BFF), Dr Mira, Nadine Furst

The Story:

What a weird installment. Religions can be strange, and I can fully admit I had no idea who it was. I knew it couldn’t have been the obvious, but I really didn’t see that coming. I guess the book did its job keeping me engaged because I was hooked.

I did spend some time wondering why people participate in the ceremonial/traditional things we do. I’m not sure if that was the author's intention or not but it happened. ( )

Crime

Ceremony in Death by J. D. Robb is the fifth book in the In Death series. This time around, Eve must solve a murder that appears to involve Wiccans and Satanists. (That it was first published in 1997 explains the interest in Satanism - according to the news in the 90s, Satanists were attempting to take over the country.) As always, Eve is every bit the ass kicker we know her to be, Roarke the safety net she never knew she needed, and the other characters the support system she doesn't realize she has. As always, I tore through the story, had a few good laughs at Eve's expense, and enjoyed myself immensely trying and failing to solve the mystery before Eve. ( )

eve is just.....not a nice person ( )

This was another great installment! Eve is put into a bad situation when she is asked to investigate the death of a former cop. It seems like everyone but Roarke was a little mad at her at some point during the story. Have I mentioned that Roarke is awesome?! I really liked some of his actions in this installment and there is no question that he would do anything for Eve. I was kind of irritated by Eve’s superiors for putting her in such a bad situation and her co-workers for not understanding but I thought that Eve handled everything brilliantly.

I listened to the audiobook and thought that Susan Ericksen did a great job once again. She has become the voice of these characters for me and I cannot imagine experiencing the series in any other way. I definitely recommend grabbing the audiobook if you decide to give this series a try which I hope you do. I cannot wait to listen to the next installment! ( )