In this 2024 Holiday Episode, we imagine a year where, Eve and Roarke are so busy with their jobs or with that they did not have time to plan their annual Christmas Party. This is unacceptable to Mavis, so Mavis decides to plan a surprise Christmas party for Eve and Roarke (which Roarke would love and Eve would hate). But Eve and Roarke realize they don't have gifts for anyone at the party, so they rush to their gift room to find gifts for everyone. So, given this scenario, we found 30 luxury gi...
Dec 21, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Season 4Ep. 236
In this episode, we Review the Reviews of "Devoted in Death." We knew they were going to be bad (for the most part). But we're always surprised at how many people continue to read and review these books who clearly don't like the characters, the writing, and essentially the series itself. We've decided it's a kink...they get off on reading books they don't like and then writing reviews talking about how the author needs to stop writing the books you hate. Makes no sense. But anyway... Among thos...
Dec 14, 2024•1 hr 52 min•Season 4Ep. 235
In this episode, we discuss some of our favorite moments from the books that actually made us laugh out loud. Nora Roberts is just a genius with dialogue, we can't say enough good things about her writing. But also, it's Susan Ericksen's delivery of the lines in the audiobooks that makes every one of these moments a chef's kiss.
Dec 07, 2024•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 234
In this episode of the Podcast in Death, we talk about ‘Devoted in Death’ by JD Robb. This is a book that many fans (including us) read once and rarely if ever read again because the crimes in this book are very disturbing. BUT… the good parts of this book [...]
Nov 30, 2024•2 hr 15 min
In this episode of the Podcast in Death, we discuss who we would choose to be with or help us in various activities, from movie nights to road trips. To make it more interesting, we decided that we could not choose Eve or Roarke for any of our activities, and [...]
Nov 23, 2024•1 hr 6 min
If there is one thing this particular episode of “We Review the Reviews” shows is it’s that some people need to just put down the books and walk away slowly. Also that some people just have a distain for Nora Roberts and her fans, and those people just don’t deserve [...]
Nov 16, 2024•1 hr 41 min
In this episode of “Podcast in Death,” we talk about all of our favorite Commander Whitney moments from the books. From Eve and Whitney watching the fish that Anna Whitney got him for his desk swimming around in it’s bowl to Whitney going with the gang to Ireland. From him [...]
Nov 09, 2024•1 hr 9 min
This week, we review the book that many feel is an homage to Nora’s often obsessed fan base. The murderer this book is an obsessive fan of Eve’s that leaves her notes written on the walls of the crime scenes and signed with: Your True Friend. Eve discovers that she [...]
Nov 02, 2024•2 hr 29 min
In this episode, we read listener comments, and a few more horrible comments around the internet about “Passions in Death.” Message for those who have not yet read “Passions in Death”: We apologize for more “Passions in Death” content. We will be back next time with “Obsession.” Message for those [...]
Oct 26, 2024•1 hr 29 min
Brace yourselves, everyone! These reviews are really off the rails in this episode, and Tara and AJ go off the rails as well. If you haven’t read “Passions in Death,” you will want to skip this episode. But, for the rest of you, we get a little bit…passionate (ha ha) [...]
Oct 19, 2024•2 hr 15 min
In this episode, we review the latest book, “Passions in Death!” This book hit a bit close to home for both AJ and Tara in different ways. But, we love the fact that Nora is adding more LGBTQ representation in the books. What we don’t love are the two main [...]
Oct 12, 2024•2 hr 8 min
In this episode, we talk with author Cathy Wiley about the characteristics of cozy mysteries and how they relate to the In Death series. We explore the traits common in cozy mysteries, such as the absence of graphic language and the presence of relatable protagonists, and talk about how many [...]
Oct 05, 2024•1 hr 54 min
For this episode of the podcast, Tara and AJ did a Facebook Live event and played some of the same games that we played a few weeks ago. But this time, we let our Facebook listeners answer the questions with some really interesting results. Have Fun!
Sep 28, 2024•1 hr 4 min
On this episode of Podcast in Death, we review the reviews of “Festive in Death,” and the very first review, according to Tara, is “The Best Review Ever!” But besides that, we talk about Reviews that say: “Eve has evolved into a whiny, ungrateful snot.” “There is also a LOT [...]
Sep 21, 2024•2 hr 5 min
In this episode, we take a look at more Reddit threads about the “In Death” series. But, we had so much to say about the first two threads we look at that we were unable to get to any more. So we will have to continue with more Reddit threads [...]
Sep 14, 2024•1 hr 21 min
In this episode, AJ and Tara discuss the book ‘Festive in Death’ by J.D. Robb. We both agree that this is the best of the Christmas themed books. We’re not too excited by the murder investigation, because the victim, Trey Ziegler is a complete ass. It’s hard to get excited [...]
Sep 07, 2024•1 hr 56 min
In this episode of Podcast in Death, we discuss Mavis’ Enneagram type. AJ has labeled Mavis a 7, just like she labeled Peabody a 7 and Tara a 7, but as per usual, she’s wrong. Mavis is most likely a Type 2 on the Enneagram, with Type 3 and Type [...]
Aug 31, 2024•1 hr 2 min
This week on Podcast in Death, we review the reviews of “Concealed in Death,” and it’s a very long episode. The reviewers had a LOT to say about this book, and we had a LOT to say about these reviews. But hopefully it’s a very entertaining episode, despite the length. [...]
Aug 24, 2024•2 hr 18 min
On this episode of “Podcast in Death,” Tara is the producer and sets up and entire episode of guessing games for AJ to play. It’s a really fun episode that was a lot of fun to record. And the main takeaway is that Adjectives are Hard!
Aug 17, 2024•1 hr
In this episode we discuss “Calculated in Death.” We both feel like Eve is a little bit more judgy than usual in this book, probably because the case is triggering something in her. There’s a lot of fun Christmas moments in this book (including some favorite moments with Mr. Mira [...]
Aug 10, 2024•1 hr 48 min
It’s no surprise that there are several recurring themes or plot devices used in the “In Death” series: The Candy Thief, The Button, Scary Roarke, Feeney’s bag of nuts, Peabody’s Ass, Eve’s issues with Vending. In this episode we discuss the idea that one of our listeners had of putting [...]
Aug 03, 2024•48 min
This week, we have some podcast business to talk about for this very short episode of Podcast in Death.
Jul 27, 2024•25 min
Hi, Everyone! We’re back with another “We Review the Reviews” episode, this time for “Taken in Death,” which was originally part of the “Mirror, Mirror” anthology. Unfortunately, it was really difficult to find good, thoughtful reviews for a short story, but we still managed to find some good ones including: [...]
Jul 20, 2024•1 hr 31 min
In this “emergency” episode, Tara and AJ take the Meyers/Briggs personality test for Peabody. When we took Peabody’s Enneagram test, she came out as an Enneagram 2, and we were pretty sure that the test was pretty accurate. In this episode, we felt we took the test accurately, but the [...]
Jul 13, 2024•1 hr 10 min
In this week’s episode, we talk about the novella “Taken in Death,” which was originally part of the “Mirror, Mirror” novella. This one is a bit wacky, maybe not bad in the way that “Chaos” is bad, but it’s not one of our favorites. This one is a bit of [...]
Jul 06, 2024•57 min
In this episode, AJ and Tara welcome guest Maurine Lee, who is a huge fan of detective novels of all kinds. She messaged us a few weeks ago when we released our “Eve and TV Detectives” episode with an idea to piggyback on that episode with one where she tells [...]
Jun 29, 2024•1 hr 22 min
This episode is pulling double duty. It’s a We Review the Reviews episode as we take a look at some reviews for “Thankless in Death,” AND it’s serving as our 4th Anniversary Podcast! Because this was our 4th Anniversary, we decided to live stream this We Review the Reviews and [...]
Jun 22, 2024•1 hr 41 min
In this emergency episode of Podcast in Death, we delve into the Myers-Briggs personality test for the Roarke. We previously assessed Eve, finding her to be an ISTJ (Logistician), and now we turn our attention to Roarke to see how his personality compares and contrasts. After taking the test for [...]
Jun 15, 2024•47 min
Hey everyone, welcome back to Podcast in Death! This week, we dove into “Thankless in Death,” and boy, it’s a wild one. This is not a favorite among listeners, and we can understand that because this book has one of the worst murderers. BUT, there were a lot of really [...]
Jun 08, 2024•1 hr 33 min
In another one of those last minute topic ideas, we, your hosts of the Podcast in Death podcast become the “show runners” for a fictional production of “In Death” TV Series! In this episode, we talk about which books would make good episodes of this fictitious TV series, and which [...]
Jun 01, 2024•1 hr 31 min
