Hey, Everyone! On this episode of “Podcast in Death,” we are reviewing the reviews of “Calculated in Death.” To no-one’s surprise, there are tons of “ghostwriter” accusations, and so many people complaining about how boring this book was. We go off on a little rant when an “author” who gave [...]
In this episode we dive into a discussion on how Eve Dallas and her team from the “In Death” series would interact with various fictional detectives from popular TV shows. From Columbo to NCIS, we explore potential dynamics and humorous scenarios. Listener comments add depth to the conversation, with insights [...]
In this episode of “Podcast in Death,” we review “Calculated in Death.” This is a book that is, according to Tara, a nice “palette cleanser” after the intensity of “Delusion in Death.” While Tara really enjoyed this book, AJ felt this one was kind of “meh,” where the case is [...]
This episode comes with a visual guide…kind of. To get the full enjoyment out of this episode, please see the following link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/rLy6K83r5YCqDCz57 Several weeks ago, AJ got bored and decided to use a character generator plug in for ChatGPT to see if she could generate AI generated images of [...]
This week, we are reviewing the reviews of “Delusion in Death,” and there were so many bad reviews of this one, especially three 1-Star reviews all from men. The first one is especially bad when this man says: “One of THE MOST PAINFUL BOOKS in all of eternity…The story – [...]
In this episode our good friend and Spreadsheet enthusiast, Dana joins us to talk about her “March Madness” game she created for our Facebook group. Essentially, she created a “bracket,” which is what they use for “March Madness” basketball. She took most of the books (she left out a few [...]
Welcome to our 200th Episode! As with our 100th episode, we are giving you some highlights from the last 200 episodes! This includes highlights from all of our guests including Allison Brennan, Theresa Carle Sanders, Intentionally Bookish, Emily and Heidi from “Romancing the Shelf,” Adam from “Basic Snitches,” and of [...]
In this episode, we will be reviewing “Delusion in Death,” which is a book that all three of us haven’t read for years, probably because it’s such a hard read. But, it’s such a good book! First, we talk about theme. Deciding on the theme for this book was difficult, [...]
In today’s episode, we re-visit the “Fan Casting” topic and give you our fan casting choices for some of the Villians in the “in Death” series. Some of the villains we Fan Cast in this episode include: Gerald DeBlass Derrick Rockman Jake Casto Liam Calhoun Julianna Dunne Magdelana Purcell Renee [...]
Hey, Everyone! In this week’s episode, we look at the reviews of “Random in Death,” so, if you haven’t read that book yet, you may want to skip this episode. For the rest of you, hold on to your hats and glasses, because this is going to be a wild [...]
In this episode, we talk about one of the things about this series that 1-Star reviewers most like to complain about: “In Death” Slang Words! Especially with the last book, “Random in Death,” where there were several teenaged victims and witnesses that use a lot of “Future Slang.” Most of [...]
In this week’s episode, we discuss the latest J.D. Robb Title: “Random in Death.” So, if you haven’t read the book yet, you might want to skip this episode so you don’t get spoiled. We’ve decided that for this book, the theme is: Dreams! Not necessarily the dreams you have [...]
Hey Everyone! On this week’s episode, we have a really interesting conversation based on a suggestion by listener Michelle Kenyon about the Myers-Briggs personality type system. We first explain the background and purpose of Myers-Briggs for those who are unfamiliar. We had both previously taken the test for ourselves and [...]
Here we are again with another “We Review the Reviews” episode! This time we review the reviews of “Celebrity in Death.” We’ve had a lot of one-star reviewers complaining about how cell phones in Eve’s world are now called “Links,” and people can’t seem to get over that. They also [...]
In this episode of the show, AJ and Tara discuss what we know so far about Roarke’s Mansion! There are a TON of rooms in this house, and how many and what kind of rooms can be a bit confusing. It’s a bit like the Winchester Mystery House. Is it [...]
On this episode of Podcast in Death, we review a really fun installment in this series: “Celebrity in Death”! This is a book about “wants” and the extreme measures people will take to get the things that they want. For this book, Eve and Peabody get to tour the set [...]
If you’ve ever wanted to hear us agree with the majority of the reviews of an “In Death” book… even the 1 star reviews, this is the episode to listen to! It’s no secret that none of us are crazy about “Chaos in Death,” but, even though we do agree [...]
In this episode of the show, we talk about both Nadine and Jake! We start out talking about Nadine and how important she is for the series and among Eve’s circle of friends. We also talk about some of our favorite early scenes with Nadine where she and Eve were [...]
Fun fact: We recorded this episode on Jen’s birthday! So what did we decide to record on her birthday? A review of her least favorite “In Death” book!! “Chaos in Death” was originally part of the “Unquiet” anthology, and we are sure was supposed to be just a fun little [...]
In this episode, we start out discussing feedback from listener Cindy regarding Review the Reviews. We address concerns about our approach to negative reviews, and in doing so, we recognize the importance of respectful disagreement and the need to give people with different opinions more respect. But we also discuss [...]
Because we didn’t plan at all for episodes this Holiday Season, this week, you get an episode that was very hastily put together. BUT, it’s still at least somewhat entertaining! This week we went through some Reddit threads about the “In Death” series, and we discuss them. It’s kind of [...]
Hello, Everyone! Because this holiday season has been so weird for all of the hosts at “Podcast in Death,” we didn’t plan well when it comes to preparing episodes. So, when AJ realized there was no episode for this week, she and Tara got together VERY late at night and [...]
Hello and Happy Holidays! For this episode, we took some of our Briefing Room Holiday-themed discussions and put them together to create this year’s Holiday Episode! We talk about an “Am I the Asshole” about a Secret Santa exchange, Holiday Movies, Christmas trees, holiday travel problems, what our Christmases looked [...]
This week we discuss another pivotal book in the “In Death” series: “New York to Dallas.” This is a case where Eve is confronted with her past in a few ways, and ends up putting a lot of those past ghosts away. We get to see Eve as a rookie, [...]
This week we decided to make an official “Baby” episode. And when we say that, we mean that we are going to talk about Eve and Roarke as parents of a baby. We start out discussing Nora’s post for Fall Into the Story, which is her official statement on Eve [...]
Hello, Everyone! It’s “We Review the Reviews” Time again! In this episode, we are reviewing the reviews of fan favorite: “Treachery in Death.” Because this book IS a fan favorite, imagine our shock (or maybe not) about how many horrible reviews this book has! First, someone who gave this book [...]
Happy Thanksgiving for any of you out there who celebrate that holiday! A short while back, we found out about an In Death Cookbook that chef Theresa Carle-Sanders was writing. All of you listeners were fascinated by this idea, and so were we. So, we contacted Theresa and asked her [...]
This week is the second part of our two-part “Treachery in Death” Review! In this part of the review, we talk about how much we love when Eve is petty, especially when she’s petty toward someone like Renee Oberman. We talk about the many, MANY meetings that Eve has with [...]
Well, it’s finally happening! We’re finally talking about “Treachery in Death!” We had so much to say about this book that we needed TWO episodes to cover everything. So, for the first time ever you are all getting a Two Part Episode! In this episode, Part One, we start with [...]
This week Tara is very busy with theater stuff, so we’re going to play for you one of our “emergency” episodes, which we are calling: The Wit and Wisdom of Mavis Freestone. We asked listeners on social media to provide feedback and suggestions for quotes/scenes about Mavis to discuss her [...]
