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Rapture in Death
Rapture in Death | J D Robb
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The year is 2056. mood-altering drugs are legal, prostitution is licensed, virtual-reality games have replaced TV sets for entertainment and New York supercop Eve Dallas continues her sleuthing in Robb's fourth installment in the Death series (Naked in Death, Glory in Death, etc.). This time around, Eve has married her soul mate, Roarke, and is caught up in the puzzling suicide of a technician who's been working on Roarke's unfinished space resort. The young tech, Eve learns, had cheerfully hanged himself after a VR trip. Back on Earth, autopsies from two similar suicides reveal a pin-sized burn on the brains of the victims. All clues point to a deadly subliminal message in a VR toy?one that Roarke produces. This is sexy, gritty, richly imagined suspense. The fact that it is written by Nora Roberts under the pseudonym J.D. Robb is a tribute to her versatility.
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StayCurious
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#InDeathLongReadalong #IDLR: Sorry for the late post! Ch.11-15: Still convinced there is a connection between the suicides, Eve is even more certain once she comes face to face with a woman who kills herself right in front of her. Eve knows this woman was somehow coerced and begins to worry that it‘s a VR unit that Roarke manufactured that is the culprit. But how can such a thing be possible? ⬇️

StayCurious When she asks Roarke he has no idea if it can be done but insists he didn‘t do this. So who did? At Mavis‘ big party, Roarke gets coerced into hurting Eve, something he would never do in his right mind - it rings too true to the suicides. Eve realizes it was Jess and his music console that were behind what happened to Roarke. And both she and Roarke want blood. We don‘t know exactly what Roarke does to Jess behind closed doors. ⬇️ 10h
StayCurious I doubt we want to know. We see a dark part of Roark that he mostly keeps hidden. But can Eve pin the murders on Jess? (edited) 10h
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Librarybelle Yeah…we probably don‘t want to know what Roarke did! 10h
LiseWorks Considering what Roarke went through with his Dad and what he had to do living in the streets in Ireland, i think we know what he did before. But somehow, I don't think Jess is the mastermind behind this. 10h
willaful I think Jess is too obvious. Someone is using him, maybe.

That was a really disturbing scene. I find it hard to believe Eve wouldn't have been a lot more upset than she was, especially with her history.

Also not loving the cops covering for each other. Hits too close to home.
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CatLass007 @willaful I also found Eve‘s reaction to being sexually assaulted in a closet by her own husband unbelievable. If Roarke was influenced by Jess, is it possible that Eve was influenced by Jess also? 7h
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ShananigansReads
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LiseWorks Glad you enjoyed this one, yeah I deduced the possibility of the villain when introduced but wasn't sure to the very end. 2d
TheSpineView Fantastic! 2d
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CatLass007
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#InDeathLongReadalong #IDLR #ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024 The fourth book in the Eve Dallas series is the most enjoyable I‘ve read so far. The technology to exert control over the minds of others? Terrifying. And completely believable that it will be attempted by someone or someones.

TheSpineView Fantastic!🤩📖📚 4d
DieAReader 🥳Great! 3d
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StayCurious
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#InDeathLongReadalong #IDLR: Ch.6-10: Eve continues working the case and starts to wonder if there is a connection between Fitzhugh and Mathias, and another apparent suicide of a senator. The cases don‘t seem to have anything in common but Eve senses something in her gut and can‘t turn away.⬇️

StayCurious We meet Jess Barrow who clearly wants Roarke to invest in his musical toy. There‘s also an allusion to him being able to control the actions of Eve and Roarke, make them turned on so they can‘t keep their hands off each other. Creepy. And then he doctors a demo disk of Mavis and is that the reason Eve tumbles into another nightmare?We find out that Mathias and the senator also have that strange burn on the brain…what could have caused this anomaly (edited) 1w
willaful So, so creepy! I suppose I shouldn't worry about E&R since they have 56 more books after this, but I am anyway. 😂 1w
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Librarybelle Definitely creepy! 1w
ShananigansReads Sorry I don‘t have anything constructive to add, I haven‘t read a single page this mind. I should probably take this week to catch up. 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️ 1w
LiseWorks I found myself laughing out loud when Peabody melted when she saw Roarke coming from the shower. Oh my! Also, something is up with Jessie Barrel. What is he up to! 1w
TheAromaofBooks Jess is such a creep!! I'm really intrigued to find out more about this “brain mark“ - I feel like Robb is really starting to lean into the futuristic aspect of the world-building by creating a story/murder method that wouldn't be a possibility earlier in time, if that makes sense haha 1w
willaful @TheAromaofBooks Yes, I had the same thought. 1w
ShananigansReads “A special disc just for the lieutenant.” Yeah, no. 6d
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StayCurious
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#IDLR #InDeathLongReadalong @LiseWorks Book4: Ch.1-5: Eve and Roarke are on their ultra-rich honeymoon (not jealous at all) on Roarke‘s space resort, when they are interrupted by what appears to be a suicide. A young man has hanged himself with no explanation. Eve tries to put it aside as she returns home and gets back to work. ⬇️

StayCurious With Peabody now as her aide, they run across another suicide - or is it murder? Eve doesn‘t buy that the smug, arrogant lawyer she dealt with in court many times would kill himself. And then, the ME discovers something strange: a burn on the brain. What could have caused that? ⬇️ 2w
StayCurious Meanwhile, Eve meets two scientists that work for Roarke, and she starts to realize that she‘s going to have to up her social game when it comes to being Roarke‘s wife. And Mavis has a new backer for her music-someone named Jess Barrow. Is he scamming Mavis or is he the real deal? We are getting to know Peabody more, her background, and she‘s starting to be more comfortable with Eve. (edited) 2w
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Librarybelle The burn on the brain was a very interesting twist! 2w
LiseWorks I'm also wondering about Jess Barrow 2w
TheAromaofBooks I am really loving all the regular characters. Peabody is my new fave!! 2w
willaful @TheAromaofBooks I had to give up on the audiobooks because I was so irked by how Peabody was voiced! 2w
ShananigansReads Weeks later I‘ve finally caught up and I‘m very suspicious of Jess but if the past hold out it means I‘m wrong and he‘s the real deal. Lol 6d
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StayCurious
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#InDeathLongReadalong #IDLR Our next book is book 4 in the series and, like last month, we will aim to do 5 chapters a week, with mini discussions on Sundays, and final discussion on April 28th. We felt that pace worked well. From memory, this one deals again with hard topics so take care to look at the triggers beforehand. I‘m so enjoying our journey and look forward to your thoughts on Rapture in Death!

Librarybelle Sounds good!! 3w
ShananigansReads 👍🏾👍🏾 3w
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CatLass007 Looking forward to this! 3w
LiseWorks Yep, going to start this one today. 3w
TheAromaofBooks I feel like we have finally found our perfect pace!! Really excited to delve into this one!! 3w
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Ddzmini
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I‘m flying through these there so good love the relationship between Peabody and Eve each one gets better and I can‘t wait for the next 🙌🏽📖😊

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Ddzmini
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Love this paragraph about the brain great way to word what every individual experiences “Magic and mystery” love it

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Ladygodiva7
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Think I‘ll read this series at my leisure, it‘ll be my go-to for when I need light reading or a quick read.

#inDeath, 4

Read4life That‘s what I‘m doing with the series, too. 8mo
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Read4life
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#WeekendReading

Curse of the Spellmans is my #TBRTarot read
Rapture in Death is a #Roll100 read and will complete my #BookSpinBingo board

CBee Yay! 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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Andrew65
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Read four in this series and think I am going to give it up for this series. Good storylines in the main, some good characterisation but just too much sex. Felt like a rape scene of his wife in this one which is why I have given it a pan. This series just clearly isn‘t for me. #UnpopularOpinion

1st book finished for #20in4

TrishB Not read this series and not running too! (edited) 2y
Andrew65 @TrishB I know Lenny recommend it but afraid I can‘t. 2y
PageShifter Oh no 😔 2y
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Enchanted_Bibliophile I ditched it after the first book ... To much romance to little real crime investigations 2y
Andrew65 @Enchanted_Bibliophile @bookaholic Pleased to see I‘m not alone. Left it a number of years between book 1 and 2, should have left it at that. 2y
SusanLee I didn‘t read this but it felt the same for me after reading a few of the books in this series. I‘ve stopped hunting for the rest now. Glad I‘m not the only one 😅 2y
Andrew65 @SusanLee Interesting that some others feel the same. 2y
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Andrew65
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Starting the next book of the In Death series. Reading this as part of the #20in4 Readathon.

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Andrew65
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End of fourth day of #Sharreadathon and third day of #KickTheSlump Readathon, 109 pages read, and one book finished.

TheSpineView Great job! 👍🤩📖📚 2y
Andrew65 @TheSpineView Thanks, steady reading. 2y
Eggs 👏🏻😍👍🏼 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
DieAReader Awesome!🥳🥳🥳 2y
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Traci1
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I'm glad I stuck with this series through the first few books. Not that they weren't good, but they weren't amazing either. This one, book 4, is definitely my favorite so far. Eve and Roarke are really starting to grow on me, and I love several of the secondary characters, like Peabody and Mavis. It's always exciting to find a long (like 50 books long) new series.

AileenRR I‘m gonna have to pick up this series again. It feels like a decade since I read the first 6 or 7 books, and now you‘ve got me missing it 😊 (edited) 4y
BookwormM I am currently reading book 24 Peabody & Mavis continue to rock 👍 4y
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Airykah13
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🌺Rapture in Death
🌺Reina Telgemeier
🌺Red
🌺Rihanna
🌺Rise Up

#manicmonday
#letterR

@JoScho

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ads0123
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My ridiculous TBR stacks for the next few weeks. Gotta get those library ones done first! I‘m a little late with this #featsofstrength it still counts though right? #WinterGames #TeamFestivus

wanderinglynn Absolutely counts! 🙌🏻📚❤️ 4y
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demented pixie
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Okay, I can't figure this site out. How to just sit and add books once a week or so is beyond me and I don't want to write a review on every book I read. Face it, I have like TEN books to add today to catch up and I am not a paid reviewer. My experience is sooner or later someone will be hateful to me and I am done with that. Sorry, checking out now.

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OutsmartYourShelf
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A possible suicide intrudes on Eve & Roarke‘s honeymoon off planet. On their return, more people seemingly ‘self terminate‘ with a smile on their face.

It was an interesting enough case but far too much focus on romance for me. 3.5🌟

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I‘ve got 5 digital checkouts, 9 physical checkouts and 3 holds to pick up. I‘m starting to stress just the teensiest bit!! #goodproblems #hopelesslibraryaddict

akckitty I am in the same boat!!! I have 4 digital, and 8 physical to read and 2 to pick up! I got a little carried away ;) ;) oops 😬 6y
akckitty Hahahaha but apparently now that I realize this, it didn‘t stop me from buying books the other day when I was at Goodwill 😂😂😂 6y
JoScho If you have all the library ebooks downloaded on your kindle and you put it on airplane mode they will stay until you turn off airplane mode 😉 6y
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Owlizabeth @akckitty hahaha never too many books!! 6y
Owlizabeth @JoScho thanks for the hot tip, I might have to do that!! 6y
akckitty @JoScho 😃😃😃😃 !! I am soooo going to abuse this! Lol (edited) 6y
Julz422 I currently have 3 books out of library and am also stressing 🙀 6y
IamIamIam You got this!!! Renewing online totally changed things for me! 6y
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swishandflick
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This series is such a fun guilty pleasure for me! Actually, I don't feel all that guilty about it, I love me some romantic suspense. And it's fun watching the various character relationships develop. It will probably take me a decade to work my way through the whole series, but I'll keep chipping away. 4 down, 42 to go!

Still love Roarke ♥️ #litsypartyofone #romantsy

melissanorr That is one of my favorite series and I find myself re-reading them regularly! 7y
Dragon Roarke is so yummy 🔥💕 (edited) 7y
Mollyanna I'm with you... currently listening to Book 7 (Holiday in Death). Only 39 to go. Of course by the time I've caught up there will probably be 100 books in the series 😝 7y
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LindsayReads
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Library shenanigans abound... Some sneaky patron put a 'stache on Nora Roberts. OK OK I'm going home! #librarylife

LauraBeth 😂😂 7y
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LizzyM
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I just sat for an hour and 20 minutes in a packed gymnastics gym filled with kids, parents, and my two year old who screamed and cried. The. Whole. Time.
I need a drink and a book STAT. I figure this book about murder should fit my mood right now.

Laura317 I feel your pain. Enjoy your wine and book. Virtual hug. 8y
LiteraryinLawrence Ugh, you deserve some reading time! 8y
Notafraidofwords I feel you. 8y
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