| Portrait in Death (In Death #16) |  | Author: J.D. Robb
Creator: Susan Ericksen
Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged
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Rating:  89 reviews
Sales Rank: 706,186
Format: Audiobook, CD, Unabridged
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Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 10
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Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 142331753X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781423317531
ASIN: 142331753X
Publication Date: November 28, 2007
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After a tip from a reporter, Eve Dallas finds the body of a young woman in a Delancey Street dumpster. Just hours before, the news station had mysteriously received a portfolio of professional portraits of the woman. The photos seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary for any pretty young woman starting a modeling career. Except that she wasn't a model. And that these photos were taken after she had been murdered.
Now Dallas is on the trail of a killer who's a perfectionist and an artist. He carefully observes and records his victim's every move. And he has a mission: to own every beautiful young woman's innocence, to capture her youth and vitality - in one fateful shot...
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 Portrait in DeathJD ROBB August 11, 2010
Barbara
As all of the other JD and Nora Roberts books they are excellent, keeps you right
on the edge of your seat til the last page. Definitly a 5 star rad
 Portrait in Death August 8, 2010
Jeannie
Why is this title "Portrait in Death" by J.D. Robb, not available for my Kindle in the USA? I have all the other "In Death" titles prior to this one and had planned to download the complete seires on my Kindle. I am disappointed......
Why can't I get this via Kindle in the US? July 11, 2010
KindleReader
Why can't I get Portrait in Death and Divided in Death via Kindle in the US? Does anyone have any tips on how I can manage to do this? Thanks!
great Service, Great Book April 25, 2009
Stephen Tyler (Omaha, NE, USA)
The book on CD arrived in a timely manner in excellent condition. I am very pleased with the service and the selection.
better than I remembered--4.5 stars November 25, 2008
D. K. Stokes
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I nearly didn't re-read this one. I'd started it a couple of weeks ago, then stopped when I realized I hadn't re-read Purity in Death yet. I wasn't looking forward to picking this one up again because all I remembered of it was that I didn't think the killer's plan made sense.
But I picked it up and resumed reading anyway.
I'd forgotten all the good stuff in this book. I didn't forget that it happened--I just forgot that it was in this book. The big thing is, of course, that Roarke finds out that his mother wasn't the cruel, heartless Meg Roarke who abandoned him, but rather a sweet and loving young woman who was killed by his father when she tried to leave. Roarke does not handle the information well, and locks himself in his home office (violating his edict of no locked doors from Judgment in Death), refusing to talk to either Eve or Summerset.
Before that, however, Summerset was supposed to be going on vacation, but he falls down the stairs, tripped by the cat, and breaks his leg. It's almost as rough on Roarke as it is on Summerset, because Summerset is his surrogate father. So when Roarke's emotions get in the way, it's up to Eve to smooth things over with the nurse Roarke hired so Summerset can recuperate at home. Roarke and Summerset's feelings for each other are the clearest we've seen them, even more so than in Vengeance. It's especially clear in the private conversations between Eve and Summerset.
The mystery plot starts with a young woman's body being discovered in a dumpster, and a statement sent to reporter Nadine Furst saying that he's captured her "light," with accompanying photographs. The whole gang gets called in on this one, even including Baxter and his new trainee, Trueheart. Some of the clues lead Eve to temperamental photographer Hastings, who's the source of much of the comic relief. I hope we see him again eventually.
The mystery itself was better than I'd remembered, but my attention was mostly on Roarke's revelation and its effect on him and on his relationships. His reactions were very realistic, and fit well with the character we've gotten to know over the past 18 books. This is something he can't fix, he can't buy or steal, and he can't go back in time and change anything. It made him much more human than previous books did.
The personal crisis not only changes Roarke's understanding of his past, it also prompts growth in their marriage. The realistic portrayal of marriage as a work in progress rather than as a static state or an end result is one of my favorite things about this series, and this book excels at it.
The conclusion of the mystery was tense and emotional. My only complaint was that part of the killer's motivation wasn't explained. Seems like a little thing, but it left me with an unsatisfied feeling that was the only thing I'd remembered specifically from this book, so it's worth mentioning.
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