Author: J.D. Robb
Narrator: Susan Ericksen
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Publication Date: February 2022
Genre: Mystery / Thriller & Suspense
Buy the Book: Amazon | BN | Audible
Description: Homicide detective Eve Dallas must untangle a twisted family history while a hostage’s life hangs in the balance—in the new In Death novel by #1 New York Times bestselling J. D. Robb.
The woman’s body was found 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 The clothes, decades out of date.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.
It seems clear the killer’s childhood was traumatic—a situation Eve is all too familiar with herself. Yet the clues point to a perpetrator who’d be around sixty, and there are no records of old crimes with a similar MO. What was the trigger that apparently reopened such an old wound and sent someone over the edge? When Eve learns that other young women have recently vanished, the case grows even more urgent—and to solve it she’ll need to find her way into a hidden place of dim light and concrete, into the distant past, and into the depths of a shattered mind.
My Thoughts: Fifty-four books in and this series shows zero signs of slowing down or stopping. Great news for me as this is hands down one of my favorite series. I have loved every single book in this series, some more than others, but have yet to be disappointed. Reading an In Death book feels like spending time with my favorite people. It is critical, however, that this series be read in order.
Abandoned delivers everything I have come to expect with this series. An interesting case investigation, creepy villain, snark from Eve, time with Peabody, moments with Roarke. Dr. Mira’s husband, Dennis, also makes a brief appearance, as do Mavis, Leonardo, Louise and Charles.
The villain was a tiny surprise, and I am still scratching my head trying to figure out how Eve focused on this person to begin with. The intensity ramped up very quickly when the bodies of two of the missing women are discovered and my anxiety was in high gear over a third being found alive.
In addition to J.D. Robb’s brilliant storytelling skills, I have to give major kudos to Susan Ericksen’s audio narration. I prefer this series in audio because of Susan. She brings the characters’ thoughts and feelings to my ear so poignantly I feel I am in the room with them, which makes the reading and listening experience much more thrilling.
My Final Verdict: I highly recommend this series to fans of mysteries, suspense and thrillers. I am trying not to rush through reading the next seven as I want to savor each one, but they are very hard to put down.
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