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![]() ![]() He had been mercilessly beaten, the fingers of both hands broken. ![]() She hoped the burns had been inflicted postmortem, but she doubted it. She crouched down to get a closer look at the words that had been burned deeply into his chest. He had been, she thought, a solid and steady man, with as much understanding of the slippery channels of the law as respect for the heart of it. She'd sat in his courtroom dozens of times in her ten years on the force. And though his face was severely battered, she had no trouble recognizing him. The thick mane of silver hair that had been his trademark had been roughly chopped off. His body was naked and already a deep shade of blue. Face up, so his glazed eyes could stare at the huge celebrational tree that was New York's symbol of goodwill toward men. His body had been dumped dead center in the ice rink at Rockefeller Center. Then again, it had taken a much nastier turn for Judge Harold Wainger. ![]() Her first Christmas with Roarke wasn't getting off to a rousing start. The call had come in less than an hour before and less than six hours since she'd closed a case that had left her shaky and exhausted. It takes no holidays.īecause murder was her business, Lieutenant Eve Dallas stood in the predawn freeze of Christmas morning coating the deerskin gloves her husband had given her only hours before with Seal-It. Robb's "Midnight in Death," Lieutenant Eve Dallas must postpone her first Christmas with her new husband, Roarke, to hunt for an escaped serial killer-but she and Roarke still manage to find ways to celebrate.Susan Plunkett's "Christmas Promises" brings a woman and her ex-fiance together after four long years as they search for a missing child-and make up for the broken promises of Christmases past.In Dee Holmes's "The Unexpected Gift," Sabrina McKay and her five-year-old son are coping with the first Christmas since her divorce when her son finds a "body" in the yard-and unexpectedly they rediscover the true spirit of the holidays.In Claire Cross's "A Berry Merry Christmas," a mysterious nanny has a special message to deliver to a young orphan and her uncle who long to feel the joy of Christmas in their hearts once again. Here's a list of all the books in order (I'm leaving off the 'In Death' part):ħ.5 Midnight in Death (Silent Night Anthology)ġ2.5 Interlude in Death (Out of this World Anthology)ġ7.5 Remember When (1st part by Nora, 2nd by JD Robb - stories are connected)Ģ2.5 Haunted in Death (Bump in the Night Anthology)Ģ4.5 Eternity in Death (Dead in the Night Anthology)Ģ6.5 Ritual in Death (Suite 606 Anthology)Ģ9.5 Missing in Death (The Lost Anthology)'Tis the season for passion and intrigue in these four festive Christmas novellas by four outstanding authors-including a Lieutenant Eve Dallas story from #1 New York Times bestselling author J. I won't go into the details of the books but will tell you this: Superb character development, continuity of the story line (which means you really need to read the books in order although they can stand alone) is top notch, the relationships that are webbed and weaved together throughout each page are phenomenal and let's the reader 'really' get to know the characters. In Death series written by Nora Roberts alter ego. If you don't care for Nora Roberts BUT love Mystery/Dark Thrillers with a side of romance and a dash of comedy - then I think you'll love J.D. ![]()
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