by J.D. Robb, Susan Ericksen
Two kids, twins, are kidnapped from their home in the middle of the night, as their nanny lies slain. Lieutenant Eve Dallas is tasked with finding the killer and kidnapper, but it looks like they're both the kids' mother. An intriguing and intense little story with just a little pinch of "paranorm...
Novella length so too short. Good suspense throughout. Enough to get me to read it in one sitting.
I love this world Ms. Robb has created. I love the family she has formed and the relationships they have with each other. That being said there wasn't a lot of that in this story.There wasn't as much humor as there is normally, which is a drawback. I chalk the deficiency up to this being one of the ...
3.5 starsAs much as I love this series, I just can't seem to get a grip on the short stories. The mystical element that seems to be present in a lot of them just doesn't sit right with me (I just can't see Eve accept things like that). This one is no exception. I can't get into too much detail (on a...
The Good Witch, Evil Witch thing got old really fast, but I liked this novella in spite of it. Short, but I can't see something like this being a full length In Death book, since there's a clear time limit to the plot (a crazy woman is holding two kids hostage, after all)