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Promises in Death (In Death, 28) Hardcover – February 24, 2009

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Amaryllis Coltraine may have recently transferred to the New York City police force from Atlanta, but she's been a cop long enough to know how to defend herself against an assailant. When she's taken down just steps away from her apartment, killed with her own weapon, for Eve Dallas the victim isn't just "one of us."
Dallas's friend Chief Medical Examiner Morris and Coltraine had started a serious relationship, and from all accounts the two were headed for a happy future together. But someone has put an end to all that. After breaking the news to Morris, Eve starts questioning everyone from Coltraine's squad, informants, and neighbors, while Eve's husband, Roarke, digs into computer data on Coltraine's life back in Atlanta. To their shock, they discover a connection between this case and their own painful, shadowy pasts.
The truth will need to be uncovered one layer at a time, starting with the box that arrives at Cop Central addressed to Eve containing Coltraine's guns, badge, and a note from her killer: "You can have them back. Maybe someday soon, I'll be sending yours to somebody else."
But Eve Dallas doesn't take too kindly to personal threats, and she is going to break this case, whatever it takes. And that's a promise.
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At the start of bestseller Robb's megablast 28th novel to feature Lt. Eve Dallas (after Salvation in Death), Eve is dismayed to discover at a Manhattan crime scene that the victim is a friend, Det. Amaryllis Coltraine, who's been fatally zapped by her own stun gun. Dallas uncovers a connection to Coltraine's ex-boyfriend, Alex Ricker, whose father, a notorious criminal serving a life sentence at the Omega Penal Colony, blames Dallas and her husband, Roarke, for his imprisonment. Humorous touches, like the wild poolside wedding shower Dallas must abruptly leave after receiving word of a prime suspect found shot to death, provide relief from the intensity of the murder investigation. In a nice paranormal twist, Dallas uses dream visits with Coltraine to help expose a devious killer whose identity is a stunner. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) has a real gift for keeping this long-running thriller series fresh. (Feb.)
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NYPD Lieutenant Eve Dallas always does her best to solve every one of her cases, but her latest assignment just might be her most difficult yet. Not only was the victim, Amarylis Coltraine, a cop who was killed with her own weapon, but the case also takes on an added personal dimension since Amarylis was Chief Medical Examiner Morris’ lover, and Morris is one of Eve’s best friends. When the killer sends Eve a package containing Coltraine’s badge, weapon, and a taunting note suggesting that she might be next on the list, Eve finds herself trying to untangle a case that may be linked to her own past. All of the familiar ingredients Robb’s millions of readers expect to fall neatly into place—a cleverly constructed plot, an intriguing cast of secondary characters, and a sexy romance between tough-as-nails Eve and her mysterious billionaire husband Roarke—do so in the 30th gritty, suspenseful addition to Robb’s best-selling, futuristic police-procedural series. --John Charles

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Putnam Adult (February 24, 2009)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399155481
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399155482
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.32 x 1.22 x 9.3 inches
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J.D. ROBB is the pseudonym for #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts. She is the author of over 200 novels, including the futuristic suspense In Death series. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print.

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Customers find the book engaging with its well-written storyline and unexpected twists. They appreciate the characters' development and how their personalities evolve over time. The humor and emotional depth make the book an enjoyable read. Readers praise the fast-paced storyline and the engaging relationships between the characters.

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155 customers mention "Readability"155 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's readability. They find the storylines well-written with intense and well-developed characters. The book is described as an awesome read with good characterization and twists and turns. Many readers consider it one of their favorite books in the series, and they consider it one of the best In Death books so far.

"...were introduced the story line was "Frosty" it kept my Interest from Start to Finish! I Just Couldn't put it down!!..." Read more

"Probably the best in this series--and there will be 60 of them come February 2025--because it shows Eve Dallas' heart and soul...." Read more

"...the brink of tears as the characters’ actions, moods and desires flood each exciting page...." Read more

"The usual intriguing storyline the series is known for. Makes you laugh, feel sad, angry. This was a good read." Read more

60 customers mention "Twists and turns"56 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy the book's twists and turns. They find the story engaging from beginning to end, with a fast-paced plot and suspenseful scenes. Readers appreciate the author's skill in weaving personal aspects into the mystery. The detective work and thought-provoking insights also keep them hooked.

"...Morris and Eve & Roarke, New characters were introduced the story line was "Frosty" it kept my Interest from Start to Finish!..." Read more

"...there will be 60 of them come February 2025--because it shows Eve Dallas' heart and soul...." Read more

"The usual intriguing storyline the series is known for. Makes you laugh, feel sad, angry. This was a good read." Read more

"...The introspection that both E & R go through is presented so beautifully that at no point does it get boring - no contemplating the navel here...." Read more

41 customers mention "Character development"41 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the character development. They find the characters fun, the usual cast playing great roles, and their personalities evolving in each book. The characters become very real when following the series, with a female character who is both endearing and tough.

"...There are several supporting characters in this series: Dallas’ other driving passion, her sexy and very technologically savvy hubby, Peabody, Dallas..." Read more

"...games (I agree), But I consider JDR to to be a master at developing character relationships, at the very clever dialog that sometimes makes me laugh..." Read more

"...I can leave without saying how much I love the support characters in this series. The Peabody and Eve scenes often lighten the mood a little...." Read more

"...They have simply become very real people when you follow the series and that's a tribute to Nora Roberts...." Read more

22 customers mention "Humor"18 positive4 negative

Customers enjoy the book's mix of humor and sadness. They find it an emotional rollercoaster with well-written storylines and well-developed characters. The humorous parts about the bridal shower are also praised.

"...Makes you laugh, feel sad, angry. This was a good read." Read more

"...The humor is intact in spite of the circumstance. That must have been difficult to manage without coming across as absolutely ridiculous...." Read more

"I love this chapter of the series! I mean, don't get me wrong, the case is sad - and you really don't realize how much Morris means to you as a..." Read more

"...made me laugh made me cry made me cringe and just plain brought out every emotion imaginable...." Read more

11 customers mention "Pacing"11 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the fast-paced storyline of the crime series set in NYC. They find cop work fascinating and thrilling. The books are described as great police procedurals with added fun.

"Wow, I find cop work so fascinating now, all the threads, like a spider web, each one a lead or a clue. Awesome...." Read more

"Awesome fast paced read with lots of twists and turns,good characterization and good storyline great characters loved the interaction between them..." Read more

"...Truly a most thrilling experience I look forward to with each new book." Read more

"...who has read the "in Death" books--or anyone who enjoys a great police procedural, with the added fun of a futuristic setting." Read more

6 customers mention "Relationship"6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the relationships between characters in the book. They root for them and feel passionate about their adventures, quests, and paths to justice. The characters teach each other and support each other, making the interactions enjoyable.

"...The recurring characters in these books teach each other, love and support each other, and are amazingly fun to know...." Read more

"...You root for them and feel strongly about their adventures and relationships, quests, and paths towards justice and finding love...." Read more

"Love these books. The series has the best stories and great relationships. They give a more balanced police force and team work. Good book." Read more

"I liked the interactions and relationships among the innocent characters. I least liked the backstabbing but then that's what made the story." Read more

6 customers mention "Romance"6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book. They find the storyline, characters, and suspense engaging, with humor, friendship, love, and steamy encounters between Roarke and Eve.

"...murder mysteries (a particular favorite venue) with "HOT" and steamy sexy encounters, mostly between Roarke and Eve...." Read more

"...They have faults, integrity, fight, love deeply, and hurt just like the rest of us mere mortals...." Read more

"...The storyline, characters, romance, and suspense were great. Another example of a great read!" Read more

"...With this book (CD) we get plots, action, love, suspense, and a great trip to the end. With these books, it is not only about solving the cases...." Read more

Not enough of Dallas & Roake
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Not enough of Dallas & Roake
Great gadgets and expected muder story but not enough of the main characters relations if you know what I mean!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2011
    No.#28 Promises ID

    * This installment Opens when, Det. Amaryllis Coltraine gets a call on her link. she getting ready to go meet the person she sets her droid kitten to sleep mode that she got from her lover (Chief Medical Examiner) Lee Morris, to keep her company. she takes the stairs, she has a second to register the movement her killer steps out hits her with a stunner blast to the body knocks her against the wall and down on the floor. she can't move. she looks up into the eyes of her killer into the eyes of a Friend......and asks why?

    * NYPSD Lt. Eve Dallas always does her best to solve every one of her Cases, But her latest assignment just might be her most Difficult yet. Not only was the Victim, Amaryllis Coltraine a cop who was killed with her own weapon, But the case also takes on an added dimension Since Amaryllis was Chief Medical Examiner Morris' lover,and Morris is one of Eve's best Friends.

    * it's been almost 2yrs Since Eve and Roarke got married and they are more inlove than they were when they were married ....(SOULMATES)

    *Eve's Communicator beeps...it's Dispatch she's called to a homicide in the basement of an apartment building 525 west 3rd.

    * Peabody arrive Eve tells her who it is .......Peabody walks over to see and She Sees that it's Morris's Lady, Peabody & Eve Don't know how to Tell him Amie's Dead.......Eve Goes to Morris's Loft to tell him, before he hears it from someone or sees it while watching some screen. Eve tells him, and Morris's World just crumbled down around him. he was So Devastated! (when I heard this part tears just ran down my cheeks) He wants to go in to the Morgue to tend to her Eve tells him he can't do that, Eve tells him to tell her who he trusts to do it and she'll take care of her. Morris tells her that Amie always wore a ring on her right hand that her parents gave her when she was 21 yrs old. that was also missing. Eve Promises Morris she'll find who killed her! (Ty Clipper M.E.) is put on amie's case.

    * Coltraine's weapon and clutch piece & badge are missing, why would the killer take her weapon from the crime scene?

    * Baxter and his aide(Trueheart) Volunteer to help Do anything they can do for the case. Eve tells Peabody to contact Coltraine's Lt. and her partner or partner's anyone from her house to interview them about anything they may have been into case or someone threading her Someone she may have had any problems with...

    *Eve Reports to Comm.Whitney he tells her to do whatever she deems necessary to get the case Solved! that this case was Top Priority!

    * Roarke digs into computer data on Coltraine's life back in Atlanta. To their Shock,they discover a connection between this case and their own painful, shadowy pasts.

    * Dallas uncovers a connection to Coltraine's ex-boyfriend, Alex Ricker, whose father, a notorious criminal(Max Ricker) serving several Life sentences at the Omega Penal Colony, (Ricker)blames Dallas and her husband, Roarke, for his imprisonment.

    * Eve interviews Coltraine's Squad, and their not to happy they think it should be their case Not Eve's So there's a lot of resentment towards Eve from Coltraine's Squad.

    * Coltraine is well liked by everyone from her weasel to the her favortie Chinese take-out place owner.....
    *Eve Gets A package Address to her at Cop Central and inside were 2 police issue's (Coltraine's) and her badge and a disc, with a message on it.

    * In the middle of all this is Louise's Bridal shower Everyone is there Mira, Mavis & Bella Eve,Trina, Nadine, Peabody, Louise friends from the hospital ....their having lots of Fun Drinking, tells Stories about their men Trina Gives everyone treatments & hair cuts. there's Some skinny dipping going on and Chic Flixs

    *in the middle of the shower Eve gets a call, a couple of scavengers are looking in a abandon house and find a DB up stairs.

    * Roarke has taken all their men to Vegas over night for Charles's Bachelor Party in his Private transpo.

    * I think Eve is mellowing out Some where Summerset is concerned there wasn't as much Snipping between them in this book And Summerset Actually told Eve he was "PROUD" of her (My Mouth Dropped open when I heard that) LOL I was Shocked!!
    she came home from working the case, Mavis & Leonardo and the baby were there. Their in the Parlor And Summerset enters the room and Says Lt. and hands her a glass of wine and tells her he'll bring her dinner in there....Eve says that's it, that's all
    (she's thinking What No Snipping) Roarke tells her he knew her case was a homicide of a fellow officer.
    This was one of my FAVORITES installments in the Series! Becuz we learned more about Morris and Eve & Roarke, New characters were introduced the story line was "Frosty" it kept my Interest from Start to Finish! I Just Couldn't put it down!!

    I Have the (HARDCOVER) OF Promises In Death "Autographed" By J.D.Robb
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2024
    Probably the best in this series--and there will be 60 of them come February 2025--because it shows Eve Dallas' heart and soul. I haven't liked each of the In Death books; I adored this one.
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2015
    The 29th book in the In Death series, Promises in Death, does not disappoint. As with all of the In Death books, Lieutenant Eve Dallas goes through a transformation of sorts. She goes from a wily tough cop with Issues (yes, with a capital “I”) to a bewildered newlywed wife trying to balance on the shifting sands of a complex relationship with a former criminal to a begrudging true blue friend to a small army of people that see her for who she is – a heroic human being whose past molder her into the extraordinary cop (with razor sharp instincts!) she is today.

    In Promises in Death, Lt. Dallas is confronted with a death that hits close to home…a fellow colleague. Further, it’s the cop who is in a relationship with a good friend of Dallas’. This case goes front and center immediately for Dallas as well as for Cop Central. Before long, it’s clear the murder was done by someone who knew the fallen cop. npleasant questions have to be raised to get to the truth which is Dallas’ unofficial religion.
    There are several supporting characters in this series: Dallas’ other driving passion, her sexy and very technologically savvy hubby, Peabody, Dallas’ partner, and Feeney, Dallas’ mentor and the head of EDD (e-detective, read: hackers/e-geeks that are cops) – all work toward finding the fallen cop’s killer. All while trying to keep their sanity and their emotional equilibrium intact. A taxing proposition for the writer, J.D. Robb, but one the reader will enjoy tremendously!

    Promises in Death will thrill you, cause you to put your own sleuthing skills to work, and it will bring you to the brink of tears as the characters’ actions, moods and desires flood each exciting page. Find out how Dallas and her motley crew of talented driven friends and colleagues solve this one! You’ll be ever so glad you did.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2023
    The usual intriguing storyline the series is known for. Makes you laugh, feel sad, angry. This was a good read.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2015
    Thank you, JDR. I love the in Death series. Yes, some of the situations are gruesome. If that bothers me, I skip over that part. I'm most interested in the relationships between the recurring characters and the resolutions of the mysteries. I enjoy Eve's bewilderment at the rituals of social engagement, her frustration that you have to buy a housewarming gift for someone because they bought a house, her horror at the idea of bridal/baby shower games (I agree), But I consider JDR to to be a master at developing character relationships, at the very clever dialog that sometimes makes me laugh out loud. The recurring characters in these books teach each other, love and support each other, and are amazingly fun to know. I felt amused and happy at every reference to Peabody clomping around NY in her pink cowboy boots.

    I couldn't find a new book to read that seemed any good, so I turned on my Kindle and reread every one of the In Deaths. I'm so tired of boring and predictable stories. So, please, Ms. Robb, keep writing. I have almost 900 books on my Kindle but not too many of them engender the excitement of this series.

    One last thought. Don't think I've ever found a grammatical error in one of these books, but they abound in most others. Was completely sunk by continual references in one book to a male character "sewing" his wild oats. What an image.
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  • Glorie Miller
    5.0 out of 5 stars Promises in Death
    Reviewed in Canada on January 23, 2024
    I loved this one. The characters were awesome. I'm looking forward to the new book coming out in September. Great read
  • Gunta
    5.0 out of 5 stars exciting
    Reviewed in Germany on October 19, 2024
    Excellent storyline
  • W
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 11, 2023
    Very good service and as always a great read
  • Luisa
    5.0 out of 5 stars De cortar o coração
    Reviewed in Brazil on January 30, 2018
    A primeira vez que li o nome da policial eu não me toquei quem era, mas ao longo da leitura eu fui percebendo a quem ela estava ligada e nossa... É de cortar o coração. Um dos livros mais emocionante da série, pra mim, mostrando o quão grande é a amizade do Morris com a Eve. Maravilhoso.
  • DJMorton
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great as usual
    Reviewed in Australia on August 30, 2022
    Loved all her books
    This didn't let me down
    Can't wait for the latest book to come out next month