Classic Eve Dallas and Roake crime with a Zeused up plot and villians.

This is the one that involves Dennis Mira’s cousin. This is just a super sweet story because Eve has such an adorably crush on Mr. Mira.

When he turned, Mira let out a sound as much of frustration as distress. “Dennis, your head’s bleeding.” He hissed when she reached up to feel the knot. “You come in the living room and sit down, right now.”
“Charlie, Edward—”
“You leave Edward to Eve,” she said, pulling him into a big space that had either been decorated in a severely minimalist style, or several pieces of furniture had been removed. What remained appeared comfortably used and cheerful.
Mira took off her coat, tossed it carelessly aside, then dug into her enormous purse.
Eve got her first real clue why so many women carried handbags the size of water buffalos when Mira pulled a first aid kit out of hers. “I’m going to clean up these lacerations, and ask Eve to drop us off at the nearest emergency room so you can have this X-rayed.”
“Now, sweetie.” He hissed again when Mira dabbed at the wound with an alcohol wipe, but managed to reach back and pat her leg. “I don’t need X-rays or other doctors when I have you. I just have a bump on the head. I’m as lucid as I ever get.”
Eve caught his smile, sly and sweet, when Mira laughed at that. “No double vision, no dizziness or nausea,” he assured her. “Maybe a little headache.”
“If, after we get home and I give you a thorough exam—”
This time he turned around, wiggled his eyebrows, and grinned in a way that had Eve swallowing an embarrassed laugh of her own.
“Dennis.” Mira sighed, and cupping his face in her hands, kissed him so softly, so tenderly, that Eve had to look away.

Eve’s crush is adorable

He gave Eve a look with those soft, dreamy eyes that made her want to kiss his temple as Mira had. It mortified her.

And again

She pulled out her ’link. “Would you put all the names and contact data I asked for on here?”
“Charlie should. I’m terrible with electronics.”
“So am I.” She passed her ’link to Mira. “It’s going to be okay.”
Dennis rose. “You’re such a smart woman. Such a good girl,” he added to her baffled surprise. Then he kissed her cheek, sweetly, leaving a faint tickle from the stubble he’d probably missed when shaving. “Thank you.”
Eve felt that tickle work its way into her heart as she went to answer the door.

If memory serves (and it should since I read this the first time not even a year ago

This review probably won't be fair since this is the first in the series I've read and it's number 42 but I'm going to do it anyway. I enjoyed the book, the writing style was a bit too fast paced for me which might be due to the fact that I haven't read the first 41. The action was good and I liked the story but again, I got lost a few times trying to figure out which character was saying what. I did enjoy it enough to read the first one though.

I'm torn in rating this book, because I love a lot of the interpersonal relationships in this book. Especially getting to see Dennis Mira more. I also really like the backstory of the Brotherhood and thought it was believable and we'll constructed. However, at the end, I got incredibly frustrated with how the women who committed the murder are handled and how their crimes are framed by the novel and by Eve. I want to believe Eve, that if this happened in real life, the law would be able to hold those accountable guilty. But modern history has over and over and over again proven that rich, white men can and do get away with rape or get barely a slap on the wrist if there is an insurmountable amount of evidence that can't be brushed away.

I hate how the novel portrays the women's belief that the men would get away with it because of the statute of limitations and prejudice and the amount of evidence needed to get a conviction, as shortsighted and vindictive. Because I'm reality, that's exactly what would have happened.

This really started out light hearted and funny. It made me laugh out loud many times. I love Eve’s continued butchering and questioning of sayings. But, the lightheartedness ended and I found myself in tears many times. A fantastic job by the author and narrator!

Another Hit!

I have read every In Death book and never been disappointed. This one was no different! Eve and Roarke are written masterfully as ever. Couldn't put it down. Can't wait for the next one