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Fiction · 2013 · PG-13

Thankless in Death

by J. D. Robb

A young man's killing spree begins with his own parents — and won't stop without Eve Dallas

As the household of NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her billionaire husband Roarke prepares for an invasion of family and friends for Thanksgiving, an ungrateful son decides to stop the nagging from his parents - by ending their lives. Soon Jerald Reinhold is working his way through anyone who has ever thwarted him in his path to an easy life. Eve is increasingly frustrated in her efforts to cover all the potential victims as Jerald stays a terrifying step ahead. As the festivities begin, Eve is desperate to identify which victim on Jerald's long list will be the next, so she can stop the kill

For14+GenreFictionLength390 pagesRead time~10.5 hours

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Violence

A lot

Patricide; serial killing of victims who 'wronged' the killer; crime scene violence

Language

Some

Moderate profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Explicit sexual scenes between Eve and Roarke

Substance Use

Some

Alcohol and drug use by the killer

Emotional Intensity

Some

Entitled killer's psychology is chilling; violence against family members

What this book is about

The 37th In Death novel set in 2059. Jerald Reinhold, entitled and lazy, murders his parents when they cut him off financially. Emboldened by the ease of it, he continues killing people who have wronged him. Lt. Eve Dallas races to catch him before more victims fall. Published in 2013.

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Explicit sexual content

Patricide and serial killing

Entitled/sociopathic killer

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