Naked in Death is the first book in Nora Robert’s (writing as J.D. Robb) In Death series. Eve Dallas, a Homicide Lieutenant with the New York Police and Security Department based in New York City, has spent the last ten years on the force. She’s introduced to the reader in January 2058 as a tough woman barely 30, with a takes no prisoners kind of attitude. She suffers from nightmares, lives for the job, and does her best to get justice for the dead she stands for.The explosion had Eve jolting. Her stomach twisted as she saw the woman fly backward like a broken doll, the blood spurting out of her forehead. The second shot wasn’t such a shock, but Eve had to force herself to keep her eyes on the screen. After the final report there was silence, but for the quiet music, the fractured breathing. The killer’s breathing.
In Naked in Death, Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a high-powered senator’s granddaughter whose body is found naked in her own bed. She uncovers more than the killer’s identity in the course of this book, and the reader is introduced to some very likeable characters along the way.
I always enjoy any of the In Death books for many reasons. They are always fast moving, exciting, and well written. The main and side characters are personable, flawed, and human. I’m never disappointed when I pick up one of these books.
