If you are like me and half in love with Roarke, you crave any glimpse you can get of his past life. SHADOWS IN DEATH, book 51 of J. D. Robb's In Death series, provides us with just that as a shadow from Roarke's past decides that early 2061 is a good time to enact his revenge. While it still doesn't shine a spotlight on all of his mysterious former life of crime, you do get one or two answers by the time the story ends. And what an ending it is too! Is it insane? Yes. Is it utterly preposterous? Probably. Did I love every minute of it? Absolutely. Dark, dangerous, and simply engrossing, SHADOWS IN DEATH is what we've come to love about this series.