Week 36 Review: Desperation in Death

From Goodreads:

The #1 New York Times bestselling author presents a gripping new thriller that pits homicide detective Eve Dallas against a conspiracy of exploitation and evil…

New York, 2061: The place called the Pleasure Academy is a living nightmare where abducted girls are trapped, trained for a life of abject service while their souls are slowly but surely destroyed. Dorian, a thirteen-year-old runaway who'd been imprisoned there, might never have made it out if not for her fellow inmate Mina, who'd hatched the escape plan. Mina was the more daring of the two—but they'd been equally desperate.

Unfortunately, they didn't get away fast enough. Now Dorian is injured, terrified, and wandering the streets of New York, and Mina lies dead near the waterfront while Lt. Eve Dallas looks over the scene.

Mina's expensive, elegant clothes and beauty products convince Dallas that she was being groomed, literally and figuratively, for sex trafficking—and that whoever is investing in this high-overhead operation expects windfall profits. Her billionaire husband, Roarke, may be able to help, considering his ties to the city's ultra-rich. But Roarke is also worried about the effect this case is having on Dallas, as it brings a rage to the surface she can barely control. No matter what, she must keep her head clear--because above all, she is desperate for justice and to take down those who prey on and torment the innocent.

My Review:
This was another fantastic read! I love these mysteries, and watching Lt. Eve Dallas solve them! She's got a crack team around her, it makes me smile, because apparently this was initially conceived as a trilogy, and we're over 50 books now. It's wild! 

This particular case is especially brutal, coming on the heels of the last case-and that it involves kids. Which presses close on Eve's past. So that's brought up, and I enjoyed watching them deal with it! It does require some work, but they end up in a good place with good communication, so that's great!

I hated the bad guys. I mean, they're always awful, they take lives, and that's unacceptable, but The Pleasure Academy, they're abducting young women, training them, and selling them for various sexual activities. And to say that the girls should be grateful for it, basically? They have no idea of how wrong what they're doing is, they just want the money and power! Bah! 

It was really satisfying to watch them being taken down! I wish we could've had more drawn up taking down of the bad guys, but oh, I love the whole, deal with New York, but no deal with the Feds thing, it's so satisfying! 

Loved reading this book, and I can't wait for the next one! 

Author: J.D. Robb
Series: In Death #55
Read: September 7th, 2022
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: September 6th 2022

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars