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Golden in Death
- An Eve Dallas Novel (In Death, Book 50)
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins
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While Eve examines a fresh body in Washington Square Park, her husband, Roarke, spots a man among the onlookers he’s known since his younger days on the streets of Dublin. A man who claims to be his half brother. A man who kills for a living - and who burns with hatred for him. Eve is quick to suspect that the victim’s spouse - resentful over his wife’s affair and poised to inherit her fortune - would have happily paid an assassin to do his dirty work. Roarke is just as quick to warn her that if Lorcan Cobbe is the hitman, she needs to be careful.
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I'm a huge Eve Dallas Fan
- By Maria Gustafsson on 2021-02-27
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She calls herself Lady Justice. And once she has chosen a man as her target, she turns herself into a tall blonde or a curvaceous redhead, makes herself as alluring and seductive as possible to them. Once they are in her grasp, they are powerless. The first victim is wealthy businessman Nigel McEnroy. His company’s human resources department has already paid out settlements to a couple of his young victims - but they don’t know that his crimes go far beyond workplace harassment. Lady Justice knows. And in one shocking night of brutality, she makes him pay a much steeper price.
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Another good one !!
- By The Stewarts on 2019-10-05
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Connections in Death
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Homicide cop Eve Dallas and her billionaire husband, Roarke, are building a brand-new school and youth shelter. They know that the hard life can lead kids toward dangerous crossroads - and they hope to nudge a few more of them onto the right path. For expert help, they hire child psychologist Dr. Rochelle Pickering - whose own brother pulled himself out of a spiral of addiction and crime with Rochelle’s support. Lyle is living with Rochelle while he gets his life together. He’s thrilled to hear about his sister’s new job offer. But within hours, triumph is followed by tragedy.
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great story but the voices don't fit
- By Christa on 2019-04-02
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The scene in the West Village studio appears to be classic crime-of-passion: two wineglasses by the bed, music playing, and a young sculptor named Ariel Byrd with the back of her head bashed in. But when Dallas tracks down the wealthy Upper East Side woman who called 911, the details don’t add up. Gwen Huffman is wealthy, elegant, comforted by her handsome fiancé as she sheds tears over the trauma of finding the body - but why did it take an hour to report it? And why is she lying about little things?
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Think Handmaids tale...
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On a chilly February night, during a screening of Psycho in midtown, someone sunk an ice pick into the back of Chanel Rylan's neck, then disappeared quietly into the crowds of drunks and tourists in Times Square. To Chanel's best friend, who had just slipped out of the theater for a moment to take a call, it felt as unreal as the ancient black-and-white movie up on the screen. But Chanel's blood ran red, and her death was anything but fictional.
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Loved it
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For the airline executives finalizing a merger that would make news in the business world, the nine a.m. meeting would be a major milestone. But after marketing VP Paul Rogan walked into the plush conference room, strapped with explosives, the headlines told of death and destruction instead. The NYPSD’s Eve Dallas confirms that Rogan was cruelly coerced by two masked men holding his family hostage.
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You will not be disappointed!
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While Eve examines a fresh body in Washington Square Park, her husband, Roarke, spots a man among the onlookers he’s known since his younger days on the streets of Dublin. A man who claims to be his half brother. A man who kills for a living - and who burns with hatred for him. Eve is quick to suspect that the victim’s spouse - resentful over his wife’s affair and poised to inherit her fortune - would have happily paid an assassin to do his dirty work. Roarke is just as quick to warn her that if Lorcan Cobbe is the hitman, she needs to be careful.
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I'm a huge Eve Dallas Fan
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She calls herself Lady Justice. And once she has chosen a man as her target, she turns herself into a tall blonde or a curvaceous redhead, makes herself as alluring and seductive as possible to them. Once they are in her grasp, they are powerless. The first victim is wealthy businessman Nigel McEnroy. His company’s human resources department has already paid out settlements to a couple of his young victims - but they don’t know that his crimes go far beyond workplace harassment. Lady Justice knows. And in one shocking night of brutality, she makes him pay a much steeper price.
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Another good one !!
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great story but the voices don't fit
- By Christa on 2019-04-02
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Loved it
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You will not be disappointed!
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The chic Manhattan nightspot Du Vin is not the kind of place Eve Dallas would usually patronize, and it's not the kind of bar where a lot of blood gets spilled. But that's exactly what happens one cold February evening.
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All ways consistent.
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The body was left in a dumpster like so much trash, the victim a woman of no fixed address, known for offering paper flowers in return for spare change - and for keeping the cops informed of any infractions she witnessed on the street. But the notebook where she scribbled her intel on litterers and other such offenders is nowhere to be found. Then Eve is summoned away to a nearby building site to view more remains - in this case decades old, adorned with gold jewelry and fine clothing - unearthed by recent construction work.
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Good book
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Very good
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The shots came quickly, silently, and with deadly accuracy. Within seconds, three people were dead at Central Park's ice skating rink. The victims: a talented young skater, a doctor, and a teacher. As random as random can be. Eve Dallas has seen a lot of killers during her time with the NYPSD, but never one like this. After reviewing security videos, it becomes clear that the victims were killed by a sniper firing a tactical laser rifle, who could have been miles away when the trigger was pulled.
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Excellent reading
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Ella-Loo and her boyfriend, Darryl, had been separated while Darryl was a guest of the state of Oklahoma, and now that his sentence has been served they don't ever intend to part again. Ella-Loo's got dreams. And Darryl believes there are better ways to achieve your dreams than working for them. So they hit the road, and when their car breaks down in Arkansas, they make plans to take someone else's. Then things get messy and they wind up killing someone - an experience that stokes a fierce, wild desire in Ella-Loo.
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Never disappointed
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The woman’s body was found in the early morning, on a bench in a New York City playground. She was clean, her hair neatly arranged, her makeup carefully applied. But other things were very wrong—like the tattoo and piercings, clearly new. The clothes, decades out of date. The fatal wound hidden beneath a ribbon around her neck. And the note: Bad Mommy, written in crayon as if by a child.
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Eve Dallas has solved a lot of high-profile murders for the NYPSD and gotten a lot of media. She - and her billionaire husband - are getting accustomed to being objects of attention, of gossip, of speculation. But now Eve has become the object of one person's obsession. Someone who finds her extraordinary, and thinks about her every hour of every day. Who believes the two of them have a special relationship. Who would kill for her - again and again....
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Good book
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Dennis Mira just had two unpleasant surprises. First he learned that his cousin Edward was secretly meeting with a real estate agent about their late grandfather's magnificent West Village brownstone, despite the promise they both made to keep it in the family. Then, when he went to the house to confront Edward about it, he got a blunt object to the back of the head.
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Good book overall
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Personal trainer Trey Ziegler was in peak physical condition. If you didn't count the kitchen knife in his well-toned chest. Lieutenant Eve Dallas soon discovers a lineup of women who'd been loved and left by the narcissistic gym rat. While Dallas sorts through the list of Ziegler's enemies, she's also dealing with her Christmas shopping list - plus the guest list for her and her billionaire husband's upcoming holiday bash.
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New York, 2061: The place called the Pleasure Academy is a living nightmare where abducted girls are trapped, trained for a life of abject service while their souls are slowly but surely destroyed. Dorian, a thirteen-year-old runaway who’d been imprisoned there, might never have made it out if not for her fellow inmate Mina, who’d hatched the escape plan. Mina was the more daring of the two—but they’d been equally desperate. Now Dorian is injured, terrified, and wandering the streets of New York, and Mina lies dead near the waterfront while Lt. Eve Dallas looks over the scene.
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Couldn’t put down an audio book
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Thankless in Death
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- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
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For Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the NYPSD, the job is a useful reminder of what she has to be grateful for this season. Hosting Roarke's big Irish family for the holiday may be challenging, but it’s a joyful improvement on her own dark childhood. Other couples aren’t as lucky as Eve and Roarke. The Reinholds, for example, are lying on the floor of their Downing Street apartment, stabbed and bludgeoned almost beyond recognition. Those who knew them are stunned - and even more heartbroken by the overwhelming evidence that they were murdered by their own son.
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Good book
- By Asim on 2022-06-12
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Calculated in Death
- In Death, Book 36
- Written by: J. D. Robb
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
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On Manhattan’s East Side a woman lies dead at the bottom of the stairs, stripped of all her valuables. Most cops might call it a mugging gone wrong, but Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows better. A well-off accountant and a beloved wife and mother, Marta Dickenson doesn’t seem the type to be on anyone’s hit list. But when Eve and her partner, Peabody, find blood inside the building, the lieutenant knows Marta’s murder was the work of a killer who’s trained, but not professional or smart enough to remove all the evidence.
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JD Robb rocks
- By JJ on 2018-09-04
Written by: J. D. Robb
Publisher's Summary
In the latest thriller in the number-one New York Times best-selling series, homicide detective Eve Dallas investigates a murder with a mysterious motive - and a terrifying weapon.
Pediatrician Kent Abner received the package on a beautiful April morning. Inside was a cheap trinket, a golden egg that could be opened into two halves. When he pried it apart, highly toxic airborne fumes entered his body - and killed him.
After Eve Dallas calls the hazmat team - and undergoes testing to reassure both her and her husband that she hasn’t been exposed - it’s time to look into Dr. Abner’s past and relationships. Not every victim Eve encounters is an angel, but it seems that Abner came pretty close - though he did ruffle some feathers over the years by taking stands for the weak and defenseless.
While the lab tries to identify the deadly toxin, Eve hunts for the sender. But when someone else dies in the same grisly manner, it becomes clear that she’s dealing with either a madman - or someone who has a hidden and elusive connection to both victims.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-02-18
Can't stand the narrator!
The narrator is so awful with some voices especially Peabody! I also hate how she pronounces it Peabuddy instead of Peabody. I love this series but I think I'll stick to just reading them myself.
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- Sandra D.
- 2020-05-13
In death series
I love all 50 in death novels by R.D. Rob. the narrator for most of the series is amazing and really adds to the stories. This novel wasn't as good as most of them but After 50 books it must be getting difficult for ideas. It is worth having a listen.
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- Mary Boatman
- 2020-04-11
Highly entertaining as always
Another great story from J.D. Robb. Susan Ericksen is an outstanding reader and she makes the characters sound like what's in my mind when I read the print versions, She is the reason I took out the subscription to Audible, never disappointing.
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- Timo Spingat
- 2020-02-28
An average detective story
No clue why this is at the top of the best seller list, it's a perfectly mediocre crime story.
My biggest gripe with this title is the narrator though. She sounds extremely stiff and forced. Maybe it's just me, but I pick up a lot of misplaced emotion in the narration that doesn't fit the story at all. A very sort of tight and stiff reading that at times sounds condescending, disinterested, angry when there's no need to be angry. Absolutely not my cup of tea. Didn't enjoy it.
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- Weezie 56
- 2020-02-26
Another great plot
As always great story line. I didn’t care for the voice portrayal of Peabody but aside from that good all around.
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- Roger
- 2020-02-13
J. D. Robb has done it again
love this book, better than most of the In Death Series and they are all good!
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- Asim
- 2022-12-18
Good book
Another good addition to the series
Plot feels thin at first, but it grows on you by the end
Performer is excellent as always
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-11-16
Always entrancing.
Susan Erickson is the best narrator of all that I have listened to! J. D. Robb's series keeps me interested all off the way through.
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- Vicki
- 2021-04-11
i love dallas
another great story for eve and company. well put together for the golden 50th book of eve dallas.
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- Amanda
- 2020-07-29
Excellent
These stories are always entertaining and the performance was excellent. Im looking forward to the next book!
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- Annika
- 2020-02-04
Time to call TOD
Here we are again, another book published. We’ve reached that magic 50 book number, but sadly it just isn’t up to par. I’ve been with this series from the beginning, and the early works were really addictive, but now… well the series has lost its sense of place. The books used to captivating, thrilling and fun. I found Golden in Death to be a dry police procedural with futuristic elements. I’m not saying police procedurals are bad, far from it, but it’s not what this series used to be.
I miss the human interactions; Eve spending time with friends and family, trying to fumble her way through social interactions and social cues. I also miss the snark and banter that was so prominent and kind of defined the books. Even Eve and Roarke’s relationship is bugging me. It’s always one-sided. I mean Roarke is always there for her, engaging in her life, helping her in any way he can. But I can’t really say that she does the same. She only ever has the odd question about his day, but she never really takes the time to do anything nice for him. It’s not sitting right with me.
Susan Ericksen is an engaging narrator just like always and she does a tremendous job bringing this book to life. I love listening to her performances and I don’t see that ever changing. I think I want to go as far as saying she’s the one redeeming quality of this book. But sadly the magic is gone and at this point I’m not sure Robb can bring the series back to life. Maybe it’s time to call time of death?
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- M. Petit
- 2020-02-04
Disappointing
The last few books in the “In Death” series have been disappointing. Rourke is not as involved in the cases and shows up mainly to get Eve to eat or have sex. Their relationship is what I enjoy most and it hasn’t been enough. I hoped for a much better story - there was a good opportunity with the murder weapon. But it was rather boring and the culprits weak. So sad, I love Roarke and Eve but have been very disappointed in the last few books!
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- Everett
- 2020-02-07
All In Death books
I don’t want this series to ever end and, for right now, at least, there is a new one to come in 214 days (aka 9/8/20 😉) and my prayer is that there are at least another 50!!
These characters are so strongly and creatively developed!! I feel like they are so well known. There were a few I missed in this specific book BUT they were mentioned and that was actually enough...enough to get me through!!
As I am getting older, each year seems to be speeding up but for the next book, I wish August was almost over!!
Happy reading (listening), and if you have missed any of the previous 49 books in this series, stack up your credits and enjoy!!
BTW, a plus to this series is that the amazing narrator Susan Erickson has been with us from the beginning!! Consistent voices make a huge difference and Susan is one of the best!!
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- PurplePassion
- 2020-02-08
This review is painful for me to write
Let me start by saying I am a diehard eve Dallas fan. I always, always, always have the book day one of its release. This Hass to be my least favorite book of all. It felt like the author was just going through the motions. The story was flat and not very exciting. Also, I was missing a lot of my favorite characters. I am hoping the next eve Dallas book is more exciting. At least give us some thing in the personal life. When will Peabody get engaged to McNabb? When will Eve discover she’s pregnant? When will something happen to Rork? Give me something to care about I have been known to read and eve Dallas book in one day. It took me three. I was just so bored
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- Jean
- 2020-03-05
The 50th
I did note that this is Robb’s fiftieth book in the Death Series and the title is “Golden in Death”. Robb continues to amaze me by not repeating crimes. Each book is different. This time, she outdoes herself with a creative murder.
The book is well written and continues the futuristic police procedural. I enjoyed Lt. Eve Dallas and Detective Delia Peabody’s adventure while solving the crime. There is humor, action and interesting characters in the story. I wonder when one of them is going to get a promotion in rank. This is a great get-away-from-it-all book.
The book is thirteen hours and fifty minutes. Susan Ericksen does an excellent job narrating the book. Ericksen has been the only narrator of the series. She is a multi-award-winning audiobook narrator.
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- Barbara Blanks aka StFlossie
- 2020-02-09
A major disappointment
I love the In Death series. I love the characters, the humor, the over-the-top villains. I was anticipating Golden In Death while in the process of listening to the other books for a second time, this time in order. If I had started the series with Golden, I never would have read another one.
It is appallingly repetitious at the beginning, and doesn't get much better. Repetition in various ways to use as filler. There's very little of the humor I've come to love. None of the characters sound quite like themselves--more stilted. Peabody suddenly has a filthy mouth--dropping the f-bomb with alarming frequency for her.
And Susan Ericksen--nomally I listen to In Death books at normal speed, but I had to bump it to 1.25 in order to tolerate Susan's narration, which was uneven at best, and at times it sounded like she was sneering while reading--which maybe she was since the writing was so bad. JD Robb's editor did her a serious disservice but not sending this manuscript back for revision. I think Robb is tired of writing the series. I wanted to love Golden, but it just laid a big stinky egg.
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- A Customer
- 2020-02-06
I expected a brilliant Golden Anniversary book. It glitters, but it’s gold plate.
Audible version review. 5 star narration by Susan Ericksen. 3.5 stars overall.
As a crime fiction fan who has read every Eve Dallas book in the series, I looked forward to reading this milestone 50th book. This is a quick, enjoyable read, but there’s nothing new, different or stellar about this book. It’s just another readable Eve Dallas police procedural with a decent but not spectacular plot—in keeping with the more recent books of the series.
Characterization is not as strong in this book, with the exception of Eve Dallas. Many long-time, secondary characters are missing, because they aren’t relevant to the story. However, one character was sorely missed. This murder/poisoning case (unbelievably) gets minimal press attention, and worse, there’s no input from and/or interactions with Nadine, the ace reporter. This case needed, at the very least, some press attention.
As always, I thoroughly enjoyed Audiobook narrator Susan Ericksen’s fantastic voice-acting. I can honestly say that her performance saved this book from a lower rating. There’s more NSFW language than usual, and it seemed to increase as the story proceeded. I’m no prude, so at times use NSFW language, but in this book, it became an annoyance. Audiobook fans, be warned that the NSFW language comes through loud and clear.
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- Kindle Customer
- 2020-03-04
Blown Away
I am again amazed at how this In Death Series never disappoints. J.D. Robb (Nora Roberts) is an amazing author. I've read every book since Naked In Death. While anxiously awaiting the next i continue to reread. Golden In Death has me once again waiting for the next.
I highly recommend this series
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- Rita T
- 2020-02-09
No growth for Eve
I get that Eve didn't have the best upbringing in the world but either she just doesn't care about her husband and friends or she is incapable of learning how to be a wife or a friend. I don't know why Rourke stays with her. She is blind to anything except her job. I feel sorry for her. I hope the author ends up killing her off instead of getting her pregnant one day because she has no ability to be a parent. And I don't see parenthood magically changing her to a warm person. This story was so-so. Lots of stuff from previous books and not much heart to it. On the plus side, there were no nightmares that go on and on and on. If book 51 isn't a lot better, I am going to have to be one with the one-dimensional Eve Dallas.
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- Olivia
- 2020-02-08
Spoiled Rich Kids!
Enjoyed the story. However, I just wish the stories involved some of the original characters. They were colorful and gave Eve a little more character development. The stories of their past add insight into the current timeline. Looking forward to the next book.
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