Week 6 Review: Encore in Death

From Goodreads:

It was a glittering event full of A-listers, hosted by Eliza Lane and Brant Fitzhugh, a celebrity couple who'd conquered both Hollywood and Broadway. And now Eve Dallas has made her entrance—but not as a guest. After raising a toast, Fitzhugh fell to the floor and died, with physical symptoms pointing to cyanide, and the police have crashed the party.

From all accounts, he wasn't the kind of star who made enemies. Everyone loved him—even his ex-wife. And since the champagne cocktail that killed him was originally intended for Eliza, it's possible she was the real target, with a recently fired assistant, a bitter rival, and an obsessed fan in the picture. With so many attendees, staff, and servers, Eve has her work cut out determining who committed murder in the middle of the crowd—and what was their motivation. As one who's not fond of the spotlight herself, she dreads the media circus surrounding a case like this. All she wants is to figure out who's truly innocent, and who's only acting that way…

My Review:
Well of course I loved this book! I love this series so much, I love watch Eve investigate each mystery! And this was another fantastic one, with just how well-known the victim was, it's a hot topic, and getting a lot of media attention!

There is the added complication of it being unclear who the indented victim was, was it the guy who died, or his wife, because it was her drink that was poisoned. So that was an enjoyable part of this investigation! 

I loved the updates in this book. From the renovations of Peabody and MacNab's place, to why Roarke has been at Cop Central so much in the past few books. Oh, and the fact that the building from Abandoned in Death, the one with the asshole boyfriend who had a bar and apartment above? Now Eve owns it, so yeah, the asshole is going to be evicted! 

Oh, and the case, once we got to a certain point, things just snowballed into the end, with all the pieces lining up. And oh, that was a pretty shocking reveal! Some people are really just awful and narcissists are some of the worst, especially ones who do things like this one did! It was so satisfying to watch them being taken down! 

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

Author: J.D. Robb
Series: In Death #56
Read: February 8th, 2023
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: February 7th 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars