Salvation in Death Review
I was apprehensive about this book, because Roberts' past novels where the Catholic Church has played a part have been riddled with mistakes regarding what the Catholic Church believes/teaches, and how Catholics should (theoretically) act and behave. However, to my surprise, Roberts did fairly well with this one. I was actually quite impressed with Dallas' analogy of her duty to protect and serve people and Lopez' duty to protect and serve souls.
However, in the epilogue Dallas asks Lopez about the Church's teachings about those who commit suicide. Lopez' answer implies that the Church teaches that all those who commit suicide automatically go to hell. This isn't the case. The current Catechism of the Catholic Church states: "Grave psychological disturbances, anguish, or grave fear of hardship, suffering, or torture can diminish the responsibility of the one committing suicide." (CCC 2282)
Otherwise, though, a solid book. I do hope we get to see Charles and Louise's wedding (and Louise's bachelorette party) in subsequent books.
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Salvation in Death Overview
Ancient church rituals meet cutting- edge crime solving in the latest novel in the #1 New York Times–bestselling series that’s “Law & Order: SVU—in the future” (Entertainment Weekly).
In the year 2060, sophisticated investigative tools can help catch a killer. But there are some questions even the most advanced technologies cannot answer.
Ridley Pearson has praised J. D. Robb’s suspense as “taut” and “nerve-jangling.” Her latest thriller sets a new standard for suspense, as the priest at a Catholic funeral mass brings the chalice to his lips—and falls over dead.
When Detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas confirms that the consecrated wine contained potassium cyanide, she’s determined to solve the murder of Father Miguel Flores, despite her discomfort with her surroundings. It’s not the bodegas and pawnshops of East Harlem that bother her, though the neighborhood is a long way from the stone mansion she shares with her billionaire husband, Roarke. It’s all that holiness flying around at St. Christobal’s that makes her uneasy.
A search of the victim’s sparsely furnished room reveals little— except for a carefully hidden religious medal with a mysterious inscription, and a couple of underlined Bible passages. The autopsy reveals more: faint scars of knife wounds, a removed tattoo—and evidence of plastic surgery, suggesting that “Father Flores” may not have been the man his parishioners had thought. Now, as Eve pieces together clues that hint at gang connections and a deeply personal act of revenge, she believes she’s making progress on the case. Until a second murder—in front of an even larger crowd of worshippers—knocks the whole investigation sideways. And Eve is left to figure out who committed these unholy acts—and why.
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Customer Reviews
unread - Joan L. Young -
Haven't read this yet, but love J.D. Robb's books and make a point to read them in order!
JD Robb/Nora Roberts rocks - Robin R. Hatcher -
This series is awesome. If you haven't read any of the books you need to start at the beginning. Each book is a stand alone work but refers to events from other stories. Very highly recommended.
Salvation In Death by JD Robb - P. M. Stonicher - New Orleans, LA USA
Eve Dallas is the same enjoyable character and she is joined by her husband, Peabody, and McNab. They end up with two homicides that envolved religion - murder of a priest and minister. Some of the witnesses or suspects had her questioning again the death of her father and her nightmares. Missed some of the more colorful characters in it like Mavis and Leonardo. Not much love hate banter with the butler either which some look forward to. But still all in all a good one!
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