What a night

What a night you go to the theatre for a night out and end up investigating a murder. This is the life of Lt Eve Dallas she not only investigates this murder, but was a witness as the murder happened on stage. Susan Erickson is a fabulous she is Eve and all the other characters in fact she is my favourite narrator no one drags you into the story like she does.

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Lt.Dallas from Rags to Riches

If you could sum up Witness in Death: In Death, Book 10 in three words, what would they be?

Love, struggle, understanding.

What did you like best about this story?

The continuation of Lt.Eve Dallas' struggle with her life as a 'Cop' and the wife of an affluent man who is well known in the city partially because he owns most of it and is suspected of paying for it through illicit means. Also Roarke, the wealthy husband who is trying to come to terms with living with a 'Cop', whose life is dictated by her high sense of right and wrong, after a life of doing what he wants no matter what the law dictates. Both have emerged from similar backgrounds with violent, drunk fathers and little money, her from America and him from Ireland. Roarke knows only too well of his early life and how he has come to be where his is, Eve remembers little before the age of 8 years. when she was found on the street covered in blood, not knowing even her name (the one she is known by was given to her by her rescuers) and is haunted by dreams of this past which wake her night after night screaming. Rourke is the only person who has been allowed close enough to learn about these and now Eve is dependant on him not only for the love and support he offers but the strength he gives her to get through the night.

Lt.Dallas has a trainee, Peabody, who was brought up in a 'Free-ager' life style but has the need to put wrongs to right. In this book Peabody unexpectedly finds herself attracted to McNab, a geek, in the computer tech department, who torments her every moment he can and he realises he dreams about Peabody out of her uniform, in bed with him. This makes them distracted and embarrassed when they find themselves working on the same case.

Lt.Dallas is unaware of the change in the relationship between Peabody and McNab until it is pointed out by Roarke when it then causes their first argument to erupt. Eve becomes aware of other peoples opinion of her relationship with Roarke and how one-sided it appears. During this story Eve tries to show and explain her feelings to Roarke although feels she is making it worse.

The relationship between Dallas and Roarke can become repetitive and I have to remember that it is relatively new, they only dated a short while before marrying and haven't been married a year yet, even though we are on book ten.

Being set slightly in the future is also intriguing, the writer is still trying to make flying vehicles an everyday fact (as in 1960's). Changing skin and hair colouring, etc. is also a novel idea, although introducing longer life by replacing body parts (as with a vehicle) to make this happen is interesting. It also impresses me how, with all the money and investments Roarke has, public services are having to manage with budget cuts, beat-up cars and computers, which are still, annoyingly, breaking down.

What does Susan Ericksen bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

Susan Ericksen, the reader, has a lovely voice and intonation. She expresses the characters feelings and makes the people 'real' which may not happen when I read, depending on my feelings towards them. If I had read book one in the series I may not have picked up on the building relationships and, therefore, would not have read book two, now I am addicted.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I would have liked to, however, the length prevented this so I had to listen to it over two days, lovely...

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good read

I am loving the series of books looking forward to the next one really like the audio ones

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DEATH BOOK 10

What made the experience of listening to Witness in Death: In Death, Book 10 the most enjoyable?

I LIKE ALL OF THE DEATH SERIES EACH BOOK HAS A GOOD STORY LINE AND WELL LOVED CHRACTERS.

Which character – as performed by Susan Ericksen – was your favourite?

I LOVE PEABODY

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I FIND MOST OF THE BOOKS MAKE YOU CRY AND LAUGH

Any additional comments?

I WOULD RECOMMEND THE DEATH SERIES TO ANY ONE

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Brilliant!

I can't get enough of this cast of characters, love sex and murder set around my favourite characters.
Brilliantly entertaining as always!
loved it!
Superb narration!

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How does she do it?

I love the way Eve has to puzzle to get to the solution.
Narration is the best.

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Most romantic in Death book yet

Where does Witness in Death: In Death, Book 10 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I think this was one of my favourites so far. I love them all but this was so sweet.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Always Roarke and Eve.

Which character – as performed by Susan Ericksen – was your favourite?

Always Roarke. I love how he speaks.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The chapter where Eve plans the romantic meal for Roarke. I just adored this chapter. She is so utterly clueless when it comes to romance and their relationship but it's so sweet.

Any additional comments?

This series is costing me a fortune. I'm so glad there are so many books in the series but I'll be bankrupt when I'm done.

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Christie meets Dallas

I liked the way the play worked in this novel. The characters are always great and I love their constant development.

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Hard-Hitting

Full of grit and mystery this story will have you burn the midnight oil - 10/10. Warning to those with sensitive constitutions - mention of incest inside. The twist will have your heads spinning and stomachs churning.

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