Calculated in Death by J D Robb

I think the trick to reading and enjoying J D Robb's "In Death" series is not to read more than one a year!  I've been catching up on the last couple of years' titles and they are starting to feel just a tad formulaic!  I have only myself to blame!  Anyway, in this latest book in the series, a successful accountant is found murdered and her body staged to make it appear that she died as a result of a botched mugging.  Lt. Eve Dallas and her partner Delia Peabody are not so easily fooled however.  They soon figure out that the body was moved and begin to uncover connections between the accountant and the owners of the building where the body was found. The case starts out slowly but soon gathers momentum as the killer makes mistakes and the body count rises.  No surprises at the end but some enjoyable moments with Eve and her "family" along the way.  386 pages.

Concealed in Death by J.D. Robb

I don't think I'll be going out on a limb to say that most fans of this series are not reading it for the mystery! But what keeps me coming back for more is the great ensemble cast of characters.  There's detective Eve Dallas and her handsome, debonair husband Roarke.  Then there's Dallas's partner Peabody and her main squeeze McNabb, Dallas's best friend Mavis and her designer husband Leonardo, and psychologist Charlotte Mira and her irresistibly sweet husband Dennis. In this installment of the series, Dallas must discover who murdered twelve young girls and hid their bodies in an abandoned building fifteen years ago.  Dallas takes time out during the investigation to savor her "family".  Longtime readers of the series will appreciate how far she's come! 384 pages.