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Imitation In Death (2015)

Imitation in Death (2015)

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0749934433 (ISBN13: 9780749934439)
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piatkus, london

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Imitation in Death starts out with a death as per usual for J.D. Robb’s books, but I found this one to be much more disturbing than usual. It reminds me that Robb’s books are definitely not for the faint hearted and the heat certainly kept rising in this book and we had lots of strands from previous books being drawn in to add to the plot complexity and I really enjoyed that aspect of the novel. Robb over the past two years has become one of my favourite authors and the In Death series really has a special place in my heart, so I advise you all to read it.Robb definitely takes a new tone in this novel with a killer who imitates serial killers with the likes of Jack the Ripper and Albert DeSalvo. This brings a much dark and sinister feel to the novel especially when Jack the Ripper is a killer from my own country and somebody that still haunts England. The killer has a hatred for women and this is really brought across with the brutality of his murders and the practice and time he takes. Luckily Robb doesn’t bring out too much gore, but you definitely get the vivid descriptions. These are especially brought to the forefront when Eve walks her way through the crime scenes and mentally visualises the killings. It makes quite the impact upon the reader. “Or maybe a—what did you call it—an Anglophile? Somebody who admired things British. Had he travelled there, walked the streets of Whitechapel? Relived it? Imagined himself as the Ripper?”Robb has many different strands from previous novels that she draws together to create a complex and diverse plot in addition to the mystery of the murder that unravels in many directions and brings around numerous suspects for one to guess at the killer. The mystery keeps you on the edge of your seat and really serves to entertain and engage you as a reader. It’s safe to say, predictability is not Robb’s style.However, something I have noticed is the stereotype role of a woman hating man that is becoming a little repetitive. So I’m hoping Robb will try to induce some new and invigorating killers to future novels.Eve blossoms more as a character every book and this time, the storyline is very fitting with the focus of the plot line. She focuses more on her mother and her perspective is very much altered. When you include her time spent with Mira and her family it really adds to Eve’s growth and shows the relationship and interaction with Mira to be really sweet! Mira really represents a mother figure for Eve and it’s great. Alongside this all, we get some humour with Roarke’s attempt to use a grill—the perfect man, not so perfect—when he can’t cook the food.Along with the focus on the central character and the chase for the killer, Peabody becomes more prominent as she trains to take her Detective test. The friendship she’s developed with Eve is profound to witness and how easily she has learned to understand Eve is a really great. As always Robb’s secondary characters are just as well developed as the main character and really boost this series up.Robb is continuing to build on a world so thoroughly developed and employ new ideas and surprises at every corner. Whilst the set-up of Robb’s novels may be very similar, I feel like each new addition to this series brings something new.Robb’s books are engaging, exciting and involve a brilliant plot, outstanding secondary characters and overall a great satisfaction in reading. imitation in Death is not to be missed out as another good addition to the ever growing series.Find this review and more at Nerdy Book Reviews

4.5 StarsImitation in Death starts off with a licensed companion who is brutally murdered and mutilated in the manner of Jack the Ripper. This begins a chain of events which requires Lieutenant Eve Dallas to go head to head with a copycat killer who is slowly and methodically making his way across the city. I absolutely loved this installment with its creepy killer and plenty of new developments for the In Death cast.1. I really liked the idea of a copycat serial killer and how it provided interesting details about the history of murders. Readers never knew what was coming next because the killer was always changing things up. Because of this, there were multiple suspects and it took time to narrow them down. Eve is a great detective so it was wonderful to see her work with such a difficult case.2. Eve is forced to play politics in order to figure out the identity of the killer which is always fun to read. She is so devoted to her job that seeing her in a situation where she isn't comfortable is always intriguing. Most of her main suspects are prominent men in high profile positions which takes some careful maneuvering to make sure they don't figure out what she is doing next.3. On a more personal note, Eve has one of her dreams involving her mother. Her father is a known issue for her so it was interesting to see things change up. The more that I learn about Eve the more impressed that she is as kind and strong as she is. She is the true definition of moving beyond her upbringing to do something good. I also like how Roarke tries to help her deal with these new revelations especially with what he recently learned about his own mother.4. Eve and Roarke continue to be an amazing couple who understand one another and always have the other's back. They also are so similar in the situations that make them uncomfortable which makes for some of the funniest scenes of the series. Specifically, I'm thinking about the cookout scene at Dr. Mira's house which had me laughing the entire time.5. The major thing that happens for the secondary cast is Eve's aide, Peabody, getting ready for her test to become a detective. I love all the preparation she was doing and how both Eve and McNab tried to calm her down in different ways. Peabody is just so awesome that I loved seeing her get her own storyline.6. Susan Ericksen was amazing as always. She truly knows these characters and just performs the hell out of them. JD Robb's books are great on their own, but Ericksen makes them stand out even more.

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As I write this review, it is, coincidentally – if you believe in coincidences – a few days before Mother’s Day 2014. And again, coincidentally perhaps, this 17th novel in the In Death series is a tale about the serial murders of women who represent one or more characteristics of a mother figure.The story opens with the murder of a street LC. Her throat is slashed and her body has received a field hysterectomy. A note has been left on her body, specifically addressed to Eve Dallas, and signed “Jack,” as in Jack the Ripper. Two days later, another note is left on the body of a grandmother who has been brutally raped and murdered in an exact imitation of the Boston Strangler killings.It does not take Eve, or Dr. Mira, very long to profile this killer as a person who has severe Mommy issues, and who is using the imitations of previous notorious murders as a way of destroying exactly that which makes a person a woman and a mother. His game is to make the women powerless and thus make himself more important than they. And his goal is to best the most powerful female cop in NY City – Eve Dallas.This theme surrounding motherhood actually began two novels ago when Mavis Freestone announced she was pregnant. Then, in the last novel, Roarke learned the true identity and fate of his real mother. In fact, Roarke’s emotional devastation totally shoved the Portrait Murders plot line into the background of that novel. Now, this novel, which begins less than three weeks after the conclusion of the previous, brings Eve’s mother to the forefront.As the character of Eve Dallas investigates each suspect’s background, the author uses the results of her findings to illustrate the symptoms and effects of parental or parental figure abuse, both emotional and physical, upon children. However, J. D. Robb does not preach to her audience nor does she indulge in saber rattling over the issues. She simply compares and contrasts using the suspects’ lives and those of both Roarke and Eve to make her points. Robb even uses the very close and happy family of Dr. Mira to show the hurt and jealousy a child, adult or minor, can feel over the way a parent chooses to express or extend that motherly affection.Just as Robb has been subtly, over time, preparing the reader for this particular plotline involving motherhood, the author showcases Eve’s character growth in a subtle manner as well. By the end of the novel, she and Roarke will have smoothly, but noticeably, grown together as a couple and as a professional partnership. Eve will actually use office and societal politics to further her investigation and her professional standing. And she will, scene-by-scene, live up to Baxter’s appellation of “Mom” as she psychologically guides Peabody to and through the day she takes her detective exam.However, Robb and her editors were not too subtle about one major concept – the current book cover. So – SPOILER ALERT – do not even glance at the cover before you begin the book or you will know the identity of the killer just as soon as you read the suspect list that Eve compiles.
—Patricia

Eve is facing a serial killer copycat, and that individual makes it even more personal for Eve by leaving letters addressed to her. After two successful murders, copying styles of two different historical serial killers, copycat makes a mistake and his third victim, though extremely hurt, stays alive and helps Eve by confirming her suspicion on one suspects.Eve dreams of her mother for the first time and is heart broken that her mother has actually never given a damn about her and looked at her
—Visnja.Max

There are some reviewers who didn't like this book as much as others in the series. There wasn't enough action or character arc or something else seemed to be lacking for them. As far as I'm concerned, they couldn't be farther from the truth. Eve's forgotten childhood is coming back in broken pieces through her nightmares. Her father has always played center stage in the dream but now her mother is appearing. In case that has Dallas slightly off-center due to the killer's motives (woman as whore and mother, both), she's also coming to terms with an issue any abandoned/abused child faces. The author sums it up in heart-breaking clarity:I had this fantasy. Didn't even know I had it until it shattered on me. That she was looking for me, worried about me. Trying to find me all this time because...under everything she loved me. But she didn't. Thee wasn't anything but hate in her eyes when she looked at me. Looked at the child." ~Eve Dallas to Dr. Mira on a nightmare/memory of her mother.It's the little things--the emotional details--that make these books so powerful.
—Silver James

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