Witness in Death (2000)

In Death 10

The heinous murder of the leading man during the opening night performance at the New York New Globe Theatre puts NYPSD homicide detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas in an untenable position: she’s both a witness and the lead detective on the case. And Roarke owns the theater . . . .

Tenth in the “In Death” series, the unfolding plot around the murder is very Agatha Christie-ish and superbly done. With all the expected characters in place, the story is alternately intriguing, romantic, and humorous. As with the previous books, the continued character development reveals new layers and complexities; the relationships and interactions between the characters remains one of the highlights of the series. Readers new to the series will find sufficient backstory; fans of the series will find much to appreciate here. Don’t miss this one.

Highly recommended. ( )

Just keeps getting better and better. ( )

My Rating: 4.5 Stars

Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her gallant billionaire husband Roarke attend opening night a the New York New Globe Theater. Roarke owns the theater and is more than proud to be spending such an exciting evening with Eve. Shockingly, however, during a pivotal scene, it tragically turns out a prop knife was actually a real one and the male lead is killed in right in front of the entire cast and audience.

Eve immediately becomes the lead detective and begins her inquiries right away. Quite naturally, the actress that used the knife is the very first suspect. With Roarke's wealth and notoriety, especially as the theater owner, attention falls onto him.

Aside from the lead actress, there are a host of people to question. As Eve delves deeper into the apparent murder, things are revealed. Perhaps slowly at first, but, as always, everything begins to fall into place.

As the series is developed, readers gain more insight into Eve's and Roarke's relationship. Also, Eve's past comes into play, and what this does is to further cement the love she and Roarke share. I love how J.D. Robb gives readers such a fine balance of intrigue and romance.

I look forward to the next book in the series, Judgment in Death. ( )

Eve must once again solve a murder that points to a friend as a possible suspect. (Note: I started to listen to the audio version but really hated several of the vocalizations for several of the main characters so I switched back to e-book) The victim is scum and Eve has way too many viable suspects, she also has some flashbacks of her childhood trauma. Very gritty.
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