ARC Review: Fury in Death by J. D. Robb

NYSPD homicide detective Eve Dallas never knows what to expect when she gets word of a body. It could be an elderly man who made the mistake of climbing a ladder in slippery footwear. And the next call could be a wealthy biotech executive beaten to death in his home office—but what was Larry Chu’s mistake?

The victim’s corpse is so mangled and damaged it’s hard to believe a lone, unarmed assailant could have managed it. The killer was clearly unnaturally strong—and smart enough to find a way into Chu’s highly secure building. Most of all, whoever did this was very, very angry.

The excessive violence leads Dallas to conclude that this was a deeply personal act, born of a rage that she can’t excuse but can understand thanks to her own traumatic past. And though the motive seems rooted in heated emotion rather than cold hard cash, she can’t ignore the suspicious bank account in the Cayman Islands, or the shadowy, profit-hungry company Chu worked for. The mystery only grows when it turns out Chu isn’t the only victim—and Dallas will need to tear through one layer of secrecy after another to reveal what lies behind this explosion of fury...

To me Fury in Death is written very much in the Columbo style. You know who the killer is and then they (Columbo) solve how it was done. 

Fury in Death for me is a tearjerker. I know why he's doing it, and we get to learn a lot about the people he worked with. I like how the case unfolds, and we learn a bit about the victims. I think I'd like to go more into their actions, but the story probably would never have ended. 

Throughout the story you are kind of on the side of the killer. You understand his motives and maybe you wouldn't have handled the situation the same way, but it has to be satisfying. Eve and Peabody worked hard to give his justice while make sure to bring him down. 

The story is very fast moving and feels much shorter because of it. I enjoyed the side story of Peabody moving in and her family coming for her open house party. Talking about it seems like a normal thing to do when dealing with death. Sometimes you need something light in your life to get through the day. 

As always, I love Eve and Roarke together. I can't believe I'm on book 63 of their story. I will admit I can keep on going. You'll love the house party and all the people there. You'll enjoy the ending the most. I spent the who end of this book with tears in my eyes. Both sad and happy ones. The author for me has a way with words that always gets to me. 

As a whole this is a great story in the In Death series. One I think you'll enjoy reading. It is well worth your time. I'm already looking forward to the next book in the series. 

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