It's always tricky for an author to write a continuing series. One reason I enjoy the J.D. Robb books is that they're well crafted procedurals, the book version of a Law and Order episode. But I find myself somewhat unsatisfied by the "same old same old" in this case...
Creation in Death by J.D. Robb
(2007, Futuristic Mystery) 11/24/07
Grade: 4
Eve is caught up in an old case - a serial killer is back, a killer that she and Feeney weren’t able to catch nine years earlier, when Eve was a rookie. As time runs out for the women he abducted and tortured, Eve and Roarke work the case and run down clues, trying to find the killer before he kills his last victim.
Another smooth entry in the J.D. Robb series. This one is pure procedural, with very little time for personal developments. It was well crafted, and easy to read as always, but didn’t have the spark of some of the other books. I enjoyed Roarke’s immersion in Eve’s world (and his annoyance at the tedium of police work), and the interesting hints about the Urban Wars, and it was certainly an enjoyable read, but nothing really special.
I think I need to stop buying these books in hardback. When I know I'm paying $15 or more for a book, I expect more from it - if I'd gotten this book from the library, or even bought it in paperback, I think my expectations would have been more easily fulfilled.
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