Seduction in Death

Author: J.D. Robb
Published: September 1, 2001 (Berkley)
Category: Romantic Suspense
Series: In Death #13
Rating: 9/10

It appears human nature doesn't change in the futuristic world of Eve Dallas, as she's pursuing killers who uses a very rare and expensive date rape drug being used in a horrible game where the women are just game pieces.

The killers were another example of someone having too much money and too much time. Roarke could've wound up like the rapist, but he uses his time efficiently to make more money and love his wife. I found the comparison between them very interesting, as the killers use their parentage as an excuse for the way they are. Both Eve and Roarke didn't have parents and opportunities like these jerks, but they turned out so differently.

Peabody and McNab are still working through their relationship, and the conflict in the triangle comes to a head as McNab finally confronts Charles Monroe, Peabody's other interest. I'd been eagerly awaiting that headbutting for quite some time.

For Roarke and Eve, this case was important because Roarke was recovering from a personal loss that occurred in the previous book, Betrayal in Death. Eve finds herself in the rare position of having to care for Roarke, and she was happy to point this out to him.