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Summary: Book # 1 of Top Blended Genre Series; Favorite Hero In Polls
Review: Nora Roberts decided to do mystery in addition to romance and even threw some sci-fi into the mix. She thus created Eve Dallas, a detective with the NYPD 2050, and Roarke, the richest man on earth, who rose from obscure Irish poverty. Further, the author made Roarke a murder suspect, Eve the detective and the rest became history. This duo is still going strong in this continuing series, which wins readers from both the romance and mystery genres daily. In fact, Roarke usually wins the best romance hero category every time there is a polling of readers for favorite heroes. Eve and Roarke together often win Best Couple. Many women readers have even successfully passed these books onto their husbands for bedside reading. I've read this one and the three that follow it. I have another 4 or so in my to-be-read stack. In a way, the duo remind me of Nick and Nora Charles but set in future day, even more decadent and dissolute New York City. Even though she uses the name Robb for these books, everyone knows it is bestselling romance author Nora Roberts who writes them.
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Summary: There will never be another
Review: Nora Roberts has done it again, weaving a fantastic story, with endearing characters.
This is one of two series that I consistently re-read because there will never be another series quite like this one.
Roberts creates a world 50 years in the future. One futuristic enough for those who like to travel forward, but still grounded in the "real" world. Roberts is a word painter, her words create a such incredible characters and descriptions that while reading I am I feel like I am standing in New York with airbusses flying overhead.
Each book in this series delves deeper and deeper into the lives of the characters, where when a reader like me picks up a new book, I feel like I am catching up with old friends, not just reading a story. Their lives and how they love is a beautiful story and I'm sorry for the reviewer who said that Eve was weak, because Eve is one of the strongest characters I've read in a long time, and just because she leans on the man in her life doesn't make her weak, in my opinion that makes her stronger. Knowing that she can't handle everything on her own. It takes a stronger person to admit that than it does to try and do it all on your own, and I praise Roberts for enough foresight to know her characters before even beginning writing a book. This will always be a #1 recommendation for me. I've gotten 3 friends addicted to this series, because as I said at the beginning there will never be another.
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Summary: The beginning of a great series
Review: The "...in Death" series starts with Naked in Death a futuristic series set in New York City in the year 2058. The star of the series is Lt. Eve Dallas a tough as nails female homicide detective who fights for the rights of the victims of murder.Eve finds the main murder suspect, a billionaire named Roarke who walks a fine line between legal and illegal, to be just a little bit too attractive for her comfort. He's Irish, gorgeous, and very charming. This series is written by Nora Roberts under the name J.D. Robb. Don't confuse the romance novels usually written by Ms. Roberts with this series. The "...in Death" series is a far cry from her usual romance story. The series is excellent and I would recommend you read all the books beginning with this one, Naked in Death.
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Summary: Romantic Murder
Review: The book Naked In Death, by J.D. Robb is the first book of a futuristic series, taking place in New York City in the year 2058. Lt. Eve Dallas, a cop for 10 years, has dedicated all of her energy and most of her time toward bringing justice to those who are murdered and finding their ruthless killers. Eve has been put on a code five-murder investigation. One of the murder suspects is a suductive Irish billionaire, Roarke. Eve finds herself in a situation that she has never been in before. She has fallen in love. This causes a great deal of confusion and mixed feelings. Dallas is constantly jumping through hoops trying to get one step closer to cracking the case. She has to meet with the senator, interview suspects, go through testing, and deal with personal problems. Naked In Death is one of the best books that I have ever read. It fascinated me to learn that a female played the role of a very well respected homicide dective. The book is full of mystery and romance, which makes it a definite page-turner. It moves at a fast pace leaving no space for boredom. I strongly advise everyone who loves romance entwined in suspence to read this inviting novel.
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: The book started with a bang, and Eve Dallas is an engrossing, attractive protagonist. By the time I had finished the first 50 pages, I had ordered the next two in the series. By the time I finished the book, I was regretting it. Where shall I start? Eve finally gets around to interviewing the parents of the first victim by page 130, and even then, it's an afterthought. Ridiculous. The majority of murders are committed by friends or family. Even if the parents aren't suspects, they might well have valuable information. Second, the killer slips videos of the first two murders into Eve's apartment. Does she increase security? Change the locks? Ask for a police guard? No. She goes to sleep. Baloney. Third, the Chief of Police, who is obviously crooked, makes Eve deny any link between the two murders. This is patently absurd, and the media immediately picks up on it. Fourth, Roarke is an arrogant ass, and Eve, a woman who is depicted as not letting herself be pushed around, constantly lets him get away with it. At one point, he breaks into her apartment and calmly lights up a cigarette. This may seem trivial, but non-smokers really, really hate it when they can't get away from cigarettes, and a non-smoker would never allow somebody to smoke in their apartment. It's not "strong." It's not "masculine." It's obnoxious. Eve and Roarke's entire relationship seems unreal. He's a cardboard cutout of the Irish rogue who can only be reformed by the love of a good woman and she winds up looking like an idiot for putting up with his garbage for more than an instant.
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