I’m between courses now and decided to spend the week catching up on one of my top favorite fictional cops, Eve Dallas. Undressing this Series requires no undressing. I’ve been talking about this series for years and, until Book fifty-one, Shadows in Death, thought I was about to take a break from reading the books. But why? Shadows came out back in September, and since then I’ve tried four times to get through page number three in the book. Something seemed off to the point where I could never find myself able. Very seldom does an In Death book not hook from page one till the end. Weird stumble, indeed. I took it as a sign that I may just need to take a break from the series.
Until I waltz into my library’s used bookstore and saw a copy of Robb’s recently release, Faithless in Death, sitting on a display for $5. There was absolutely no way I was going to pass that up. It was a clearer sign. And I took it and ran with it.
As I write this, I’m ninety pages away from the end of Faithless in Death. I'm super happy I took on both books this past week. I’m still crazy about this series, after all. Yes, thirteen years and over fifty books and short stories later.
Once I wrap Faithless in Death, I’m going to put this bookshelf together to house all my In Death books (which, naturally, I own them all). I’ve been moving books around on my shelves as new books come in, and some of the real estate surrounding my In Death books ate a chunk of that space. So, some adjustments were necessary.
What can I say? I’m loyal to the series. The books need their own bookshelf. It's that many books. And it's that serious.
