Naked in Death

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And it’s hard to even remember how books read in the context of the time they were published – I’ve read all of Pratchett: be hard to say whether Feet of Clay in 1996 was better than Going Postal in 2010. I can say which I like more now, but I can’t remember how I read Feet of Clay at the time.) Eve visits Whitney’s office to drop off the psychiatric profile, and finds Roarke with the Commander (202). He has come without an attorney. Hating the task, Eve takes him to interview Area B.

urn:lcp:nakedindeath0000robb:epub:d1f96e1c-eeb4-4691-82b0-a4919169c55a Foldoutcount 0 Identifier nakedindeath0000robb Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9x16573x Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781423336570 I’m another one who loves this series, despite its flaws. I prefer her books with “normal” murderers (rather than the totally bat-shit crazy serial killers or anarchists). You should be aware, if certain issues are triggers for you, some of her murder descriptions are almost gleefully and disgustingly detailed. Maybe I skimmed them and didn’t notice as much when I read them, but nowadays I tend to keep up with series with the audiobooks and sheesh, some of those scenes give me the creeps. (I have to fast-forward through certain parts of “Betrayal in Death” whenever I listen to it).The victim is Sharon DeBlass, granddaughter of Senator Gerald DeBlass, the "gentleman from Virginia," extreme right, old money. Sharon DeBlass has been working the past few years as a Licensed Companion in New York. The political connection makes it a very sensitive case (5). I think the problem with a lot of these sorts of cultural taboos is they become kind of talismanic. I don’t want to get too much into TMI territory here but I know people whose fathers would beat their mothers but would still “not hit women.”

Eve very nearly calls him out on this in an earlier scene, which goes like this (for context, Eve has just outlined the reasons that Roarke is a plausible suspect, and Roarke is explaining why he isn’t one): I’ve seen pretty much all the Poirot adaptations. I think David Suchet has done the whole lot now. But, to be honest, because I tend to watch them on a Sunday afternoon they sort of blur into each other. I think this is supposed to be … I don’t know, reassuring? Possibly even respectful? But to me this reads like he’s saying “Take another shot. Because I do not seriously believe you, or any member of your sex could conceivably pose a physical threat to me.” My theory is it’s because people often write murder mysteries starting with the crime and then sort of fill everyone in around that, so the killer and the victim don’t really fit in to the situation as it winds up being presented.Eve visits Dr. Mira. At Eve’s request, Dr. Mira has prepared a profile on the murderer. They discuss the profile (200); Dr. Mira tells Eve that the killer is studying her (Eve), which concerns Dr. Mira. That morning, Eve found the video-disc of the murder in her morning mail. I’ve got to admit I didn’t really read Roarke has having an Irish accent at all. I kind of assumed he was Irish American. Nadine is one of the intended victims of the murderer in Glory in Death, but is saved by Eve, who is the primary investigator on the case. She is an ambitious but ethical reporter, who will always protect her source. Nadine is a sharp dresser, a fact Eve finds odd.

I think part of this was just a bit of an expectation clash. The last Norah Roberts I read (and I do appreciate that this is J.D. Robb, not Norah Roberts, and that a big part of the reason for writing them under different names is that they’re very different sorts of book) had a very low-key romance arc that was integrated very well into the much more significant catch-the-mad-arsonist plot. Naked in Death is very much the other way around, with the murders seeming to serve primarily as a way to introduce Eve to Roarke and the reader to Robb’s fictional future. I’m honestly a bit torn on the world building. I thought it had a very light touch, which I liked, but there were little bits of it where I wasn’t sure how they fit together or sort of how plausible they were. Maybe this is just my English stereotypes coming to the fore, but I really can’t imagine America banning guns within fifty years. It’s funny how your expectation can really change the way you react to a book. I think I’d probably have felt the same if I’d gone into this expecting a sci-fi thriller but since it was recommended to me as a romantic suspense I obviously knew what I was getting into, and I expected a lot of, well, romancyness.

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Eve stops at a little deli owned by Francois, a rude Frenchman who hates Americans (61). Instantly, she realizes a robbery is in progress; the thief is desperate and has a homemade boomer. She scuffles with the thief, takes a few blows, shouts for Francois to hit the alarm, and manages to grab the boomer (63). The beat cops arrive and Eve takes the candy bar she originally came in for, leaving Francois shouting that she didn’t pay for it (64). I was also bothered by how spooky perfect the killer wound up being. It turns out that all of the murders after the first (which was sort of an accident) were carried out by the Senator’s aide – an ex-paramilitary type who suggests to the Senator that the best way to cover up his granddaughter’s death is to use the tried and tested “pretend it’s a serial killer” strategy. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen this plan in a whole bunch of sources, although I first remember seeing it in the 1998 BBC series In the Red, in which the murders of a string of bank managers turn out to be a smokescreen thrown up by a guy who wants to kill his bank manager brother. Naked in Death centered on an NYPD Lieutenant by the name Eve Dallas. The story of this book takes place in the year 2058—not too distant a future—in NYC.

Creation in Death (#25): Another really strong book overall, and the unique hook here is that you see Eve’s work being done through Roarke’s POV. The next morning, Eve comes into her kitchen to find Roarke making coffee. They talk; she’s unnerved when he tells her he thinks he’s in love with her (216). He asks her to come to him when she goes off duty, and she agrees.Eve's former partner and the man who trained her. He no longer works Homicide, but is instead the captain of the Electronics Detection Division (EDD). Feeney likes to dress a bit messily and loves his electronics. He is a dedicated cop and a good husband to his wife, Sheila. They have several children and grandchildren. He is often seen eating a bag of candied nuts, which he may offer to Eve when they are deep in conversation about a case. Eve was found in an alley in Dallas, Texas with severe injuries and evidence of extensive physical and sexual abuse. Her social worker named her and put Eve into a foster home. After reaching the age of majority, Eve has a big desire to move to New York City, where she hopes to become a police officer. Throughout the series, her memories return, mostly through a series of nightmares, revealing a history of incestual rape and the patricide of her father, Richard Troy. Afterward, Eve wants to leave, but Roarke persuades her to spend the night, and they make love the entire night (152). Roarke joins Eve in the shower the next morning and they make love again (154). Afterward, he lends her a silk shirt to replace the one he tore off her the previous night, and they have breakfast. He tells her he’ll be off-planet for a few days, on FreeStar One, discussing the Olympus Resort he’s creating, and asks her to keep this information to herself, as it’s confidential. He wants to see her again and tells her to call Summerset (the butler) if she needs to reach him (156). To be honest, I think if a book can hold your interest for thirty volumes, it’s doing pretty damn well :)