Creation in Death

J.D. Robb
(aka Nora Roberts)

Nine years ago Eve Dallas was second officer to Ryan Feeney in an investigation of a serial killer torturing and killing women of a specific physical type. They didn't catch the "Groom" as he was dubbed but the killings stopped in New York City. Since then the horrendous murders happened in spates in other areas of the world.

Lieutenant Dallas is called in on her time off. A new victim has been found that fits the crimes exactly, including details that were never leaked to the public. The Groom appears to have returned to New York. Dallas, now herself the primary detective, gets the case and immediately pulls together a task force to stop the Groom before too many more women are killed. She knows they are too late to stop the snatch of the second victim, and perhaps the third, but perhaps they can find the Groom before these women die.

When the different clues the Groom allowed to remain start coming together, Dallas realizes that the victim has definite ties with Roarke. So does the second victim once they discover who she is. As the investigation continues, Dr. Mira, the police psychologist, points out that Dallas herself fits the physical requirements of the Groom. Is she also a potential target? It's possible.

Shiver... J.D. Robb is back in chilling form with Creation in Death. This is one of the darker novels in the series. The Groom is sinister, evil. The reader is given some of his insights throughout - starting with his self declaration that death is his vocation. His careful torture is a dance of sorts that requires an active partner even if she isn't a willing partner. The reader knows that Dallas, Roarke, and Feeney will prevail in the end - otherwise there wouldn't be another book in the series. But at what cost to the victims? How much of a victim will Dallas be before the end? Creation in Death keeps the reader wanting to keep turning the pages to find out.

Notice: Graphic violence, Strong indecent language, Strong sexual content

Naked in Death
Glory in Death
Immortal in Death
Rapture in Death
Ceremony in Death
Vengeance in Death
Holiday in Death
"Midnight in Death" Silent Night
Conspiracy in Death
Loyalty in Death
Witness in Death
Judgment in Death
Betrayal in Death
Seduction in Death
"Interlude in Death" Out of This World
Reunion in Death
Purity in Death
Portrait in Death
Imitation in Death
Remember When (written w/ Nora Roberts)
Divided in Death
Visions in Death
Survivor in Death
Origin in Death
Memory in Death
"Haunted in Death" in Bump in the Night
Born in Death
Innocent in Death
"Eternity in Death" in Dead of Night
Creation in Death
Strangers in Death
"Ritual in Death" in Suite 606
Salavation in Death
Promises in Death
Kindred in Death
"Missing in Death" in The Lost
Fantasy in Death
Indulgence in Death
"Possession in Death" in The Other Side
Treachery in Death
New York to Dallas
Celebrity in Death