Naked In Death by J D Robb

Naked In Death (In Death, #1)

by J D Robb

Crime and punishment is Lieutenant Eve Dallas's business. Murder her speciality.

Praise for J. D. Robb:


'J.D. Robb is a fantastic storyteller who knows how to keep the pages flying by' -#1 International Bestselling Author, Karin Slaughter

"One of my all-time favorite authors hitting a golden moment in one of my all-time favorite series. J.D. Robb never disappoints!" Lisa Gardner

'If you're a crime fiction fan and haven't discovered them yet, welcome to the very best day of your life' Heat Magazine

'Eve Dallas - tough as nails and still sexy as hell'
Stephen King

'J.D. Robb's novels are can't-miss pleasures'
Harlan Coben

'Curious corpses, tangled twists and one sizzling sleuth'
Kathy Reichs


Eve Dallas is a New York police lieutenant hunting for a ruthless killer. Named by the social worker who found her when she was a mere child roaming that city's streets, Eve lives for her job. In over ten years on the force, she's seen it all - and knows her survival depends on her instincts. And she's going against every warning telling her not to trust the charismatic Irish billionaire, Roarke - a suspect in her latest murder investigation.

But sometimes you have to make your own rules, and Eve must decide whether to take a chance on a man she knows nothing about...

More praise for J.D. Robb

''Terrific characters, sudden twists ... the epitome of popular fiction'
Dennis Lehane

'J.D. Robb is one of my favourite authors, and she has created an iconic female cop - a strong, sexy, and death-defying heroine - with the slyest sense of humour in fiction. I love J.D. Robb and Eve Dallas!' - Lisa Scottoline

'Sexy and unpredictable, these books are first-rate suspense thrillers with wit, character and heart' - Janet Evanovich
'Tough, smart and sexy' - Linda Fairstein

'Consistently inventive, entertaining and clever'
Publishers Weekly

'Sheer entertainment'
Guardian

Reviewed by EBookObsessed on

3 of 5 stars

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I read this book so, so long ago but I remember that it wasn't the first In Death book that I read. When I first found this series, there were already about a dozen books out in the series, so I picked up copies as they became available. I did this until I realized I was missing the build up of the characters and their relationships, and decided to go back to the first story and begin there and read them in order. I will say that while Eve, Roarke and the In Death series is one of my favorite series and I jump on each on of the books which are released, I don't know how I would have reacted to this series, if I had read Naked in Death first. As far as investigative/crime drama, it is just okay and for a scifi story, it involves death by gunshot which in the future is unheard of but pretty damned average for us.

If you are new to the series, keep in mind that everything about this series gets sooo much better as the series progresses. It is filled with great characters who develop over the series and the scifi aspect comes in often but not always which just proves that man has been killing man for anything from a rock to a stick to a gun and we don't need lasers to do it.

There are currently 51 novels plus a bunch of short stories in this series so I can honestly say that aren't all amazing but the majority are great crime drama, added in the characters, the romance and the scifi and it is ranks at the top of my favorite series.

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