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Book Review By Amrita Nandagopal
Promises In Death by J.D. Robb

When Eve is called on to investigate a dead body, she is stunned to find that the victim is none other than Detective Amaryllis Coltraine, fellow police officer and medical examiner Morris's love interest.

Amelia had recently transferred from Atlanta to New York on her own request. When Eve starts digging, she finds out to her dismay that Amelia had been involved with Alex Ricker, Eve and Roarke's old nemesis Max Ricker's son, in Atlanta. What is even more interesting is that Alex Ricker was in New York at the time of Amelia's murder.

Soon after the murder, Eve receives a parcel at her office in Central containing Amelia's gun, badge and a note warning her that she would be next.

Every instinct tells Eve that Coltraine was killed by someone she knew. Was it a fellow police officer, an informant related to one of her cases or a former lover? Eve has to find the killer and at the same time, find out whether Amelia was secretly on the take and cheating on Morris.



Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Murder of certain profession?
Kind of investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 70 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 0 %
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
City? Yes
City: - New York

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Explicit sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - touching of anatomy
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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