Conspiracy in Death by Nora Roberts (1999)

I ve discovered over the years that if I pick up a book that is part of a series and like it, I then feel compelled to read the rest of the books in the series. After loving Naked in Death, I went on to pick up the rest of the books in the In Death series that were available at that time. I ve been reading the books in the series again and recently finished reading Conspiracy in Death, the eighth book in the series, again. The In Death series has more than twenty books in it as well as three short stories. Two new books are released in the series each year. Each book has had its own plot...

Conspiracy in Death is the eighth book in J.D. Robb's "In Death" series which revolves around Lieutenant Eve Dallas, a 2059 New York Police and Securities Detective that deals in homicide. Each of the books in the series have had their plus and minus list (mainly plusses though), but this one seemed to be a little more tedious than the others. Sure it has some fun to read parts, but most of it seems almost "political" at times. For me that is a little harder to read. On the other hand, she does manage to throw some rather unique twists into this one with a commrade that has grown to hate her..

I was wrong. Ok, I've admitted it. I always thought science fiction or futuristic type novels weren't my cup of tea. While reading Conspiracy in Death I realized I couldn't have been more wrong - I love this futuristic series! A homeless man is murdered and the case is assigned to Eve Dallas, since it's not a random act of violence. This man, Snooks, died when his heart was surgically removed by what appeared to be a very skilled surgeon. When Dallas digs a bit further, she discovers that this crime is connected to another committed in New York City where an aged LC (licensed companion) died..

More often than not, any good murder mystery has a subplot and quite a few twists and turns - enough to keep the story interesting and moving at a normal pace without confusing the reader. This is the case with J.D. Robb s eighth book in the In Death Series, CONSPIRACY IN DEATH. As with her other books, we begin with Lieutenant Eve Dallas being called to investigate a murder. She finds that this isn t just any murder. Although the murder of a street person wouldn t be enough to cause a huge commotion, it s the style of murder that has everyone scratching their heads in dismay. The man s heart.