Faithless in Death
2021 • 480 pages

Ratings16

Average rating4.2

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3.5 stars. Starts with one murder and then the case expands to go much broader and deeper, with shades of Scientology, [b:The Handmaid's Tale 38447 The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) Margaret Atwood https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1578028274l/38447.SY75.jpg 1119185], and our own far-right nutjobs. Lost me a little towards the end, when the interesting, individual interactions with witnesses/victims/suspects gave way to a large-scale, multi-front battle against a Big Bad. Not as personal as the previous book, [b:Shadows in Death 49127524 Shadows in Death (In Death, #51) J.D. Robb https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582893294l/49127524.SY75.jpg 74580837], but they can't all put Dallas or Roarke at risk. The book is enlivened by a few milestones for some of our beloved secondary characters, but sadly there's still no clue about the identify of the Candy Thief.

February 12, 2021