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I’ve been reading books from the In Death series by J.D. Robb for a few years now. But I only started with book 39. And although these books can be read as standalones, I always wondered how the story of New York homicide detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas and Roarke started. So.. since I’m on maternity leave, and find myself with more time to read I decided it was time to finally start reading book 1 in the series. And I was so excited when I opened my kindle to these pages.
In ‘Naked In Death’ we meet lieutenant Eve Dallas in the year 2058. Although Eve just finished a horrible case, there’s no time to waste when a young woman gets brutally murdered by a weapon that hasn’t been used in years. The victim also happens to be the granddaughter of a US senator, which makes the case all the more intense. And soon Eve finds out that there will be more murders if she doesn’t solve the case fast. Not only is Eve working hard to find out who killed the young woman, after meeting a possible suspect, the handsome and rich Roarke, she also has to fight her attraction to him. Because a relationship of any kind is definitely not for Eve.
What I’ve loved most about the In Death series is the combination of thrilling suspense, romance and futuristic aspects that fills every book in this series. And this book definitely is a great one in that. From the moment I started reading ‘Naked In Death’ I was hooked. The book starts right away, and it kept me sitting on the edge of my seat right from the start.
The suspense and mystery was very good. There is this brutal murder, and not a lot of suspects to go around. The suspects that are there, aren’t easy to confront. Think a US senator, a high guy in the police world and a billionaire. This definitely made for a very thrilling read I couldn’t put down.
Most of all I was excited to finally learn how the story of Eve and Roarke met. And boy did I love it. I love these two characters, and getting to know these two from the start was so exciting to me. Although I’m not a real sci-fi lover, I love the futuristic aspects in this book too. Things are definitely very different than our present time, but not so different that you couldn’t expect it to be real. I love that.
‘Naked In Death’ definitely was a great read that kept me guessing till the end. I devoured every page and am determined to read more books in this series this year.
What ‘Naked In Death’ also definitely did, was make me remember how much I love reading crime thrillers. I used to read that genre all the time, but in the last few years that changed to romance. I’m definitely now determined to read more books in this series.. but also in other books in this genre.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
I have read one book in this series. I think it was #50 so it was a very recent book. I actually hope to start at the beginning sometime this year. I am glad that you enjoyed this one, Maureen!
I hope you’ll get to this first one too. It’s definitely a great start. I hope I’ll be able to read book two soon 😉
Yes!! I have read this series well into the teens before I lost track and let it slip away. I am determined to pick them up again.
That’s awesome Kimberly. I really love this series, and I hope to read more. I’ll probably never be able to read them all though. LOL!
I have been meaning to start this series, Hope to one day,
I hope you’ll be able to start reading this one too. It sure is a fun read 😉
Oh I have many of her books in French but for now I haven’t tried any. I need to!!
I hope you’ll get to them. They sure make for a fun reading experience 😉
I love this series and I have tried to read it in order! Each book is so good, I don’t think I have came across a bad one yet but I am only at Divided in Death and there are quite a few after that one.
I totally agree. And luckily these book don’t have to be read in order.. but I get you.. I want to read them in order too. LOL!!
I listened to the audio of the first two in the series but haven’t made it farther yet. Years ago, I tried reading a print copy of the first book, but couldn’t get into it. Years later when I tried the audio version and it worked better for me. I think I have the next few books in the series in audio, but I haven’t been able to listen to audiobooks in a long while. I do want to continue with the series–but the size of it is a bit intimidating!
I haven’t been able to listen to a lot of audiobooks lately too. But I’m glad those worked better for you. And yes.. it’s definitely a long series. But I love all these books so far. 😉