Naked in Death (In Death, Book 1)
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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). The other books of the series are Glory in Death, Immortal in Death, Rapture in Death, Ceremony in Death, Vengeance in Death, Holiday in Death and Conspiracy in Death. All these books captivated the first audience to be introduced to it. Eve Dallas’ story was one to follow. Other characters regularly featured in the books include Captain Ryan Feeney, Dr Charlotte Mira, Detective Delia Peabody and Detective Ian McNab. Afterward, Eve wants to leave, but Roarke persuades her to spend the night, and they make love the entire night (152).
Catherine tells of how her father sexually abused her for years as a child, until she went away to college. She got married, told nobody about the abuse. She realized her father was then abusing Sharon DeBlass, and insists that he killed Sharon. She had once overheard Sharon threaten the senator with exposure, saying she had documented all of the abuse (261). I have re-read/re-listened to some of the books – strangely enough, Naked in Death worked better for me the first time. The second time, I saw more of the flaws and I questioned what exactly brought them together – but it totally worked for me on first reading. I don’t share the no-love for Glory in Death however. So anyway, it is the year … something. Like with Driven I’m a bit unclear when this story actually takes place, but there seems to be some suggestion that the twentieth century might conceivably be in living memory (although people also seem to be living a lot longer now) so my guess is that it’s late 2000s, early 2100s. The world has changed quite a lot in some ways, although as with most science fiction written in the last century, there are some slightly jarring omissions – like the fact that data is still stored on “discs” and that computers still clunk and whir like a dialup internet connection. I think the real reason it bugs me though – and I’m really sorry if I sound like a men’s rights activist here – is that if a tall muscular man hits a short, skinny man society very much sees that as being the second man’s fault for not being manly enough. If it really is about a big, strong person hitting a smaller, weaker person then it, again, gendering it is really really difficult. Because then what you’re saying is that men shouldn’t hit women because women are “supposed” to be small and weak, and men aren’t, but it’s absolutely fine to hit other men no matter how small or weak they are because they should just damn well man up.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
I agree, in general, that the thing that seems interesting about this series is that it has got a central relationship that develops over a long time. I’m not sure, but that seems pretty unusual for the genre, and I’d like to see how it works. I’ve got a vague impression that a recurring hero and heroine might be more common in romantic suspense but I have no idea where I’m getting that impression from.
The dead woman is Georgie Castle, licensed companion, dead from gunshot wounds. Eve also finds a fat gray cat (189), which she feeds. Georgie’s daughter, Samantha Bennett shows up, and Eve has to break the news that her mother is dead. Samantha tells Eve her parents are divorced; her dad lives in Westchester, and still loves her mother. Eve has an officer take Samantha home to her husband. The J.D. Robb nom de plume was created out of necessity and a willingness to give readers something different than what they had already seen from Nora Roberts. Nora Roberts’ books were approaching a century in 1995 (when Naked in Death debuted). There was a need to do something different. She had written tons of books and even had an excess of titles and was still writing more. Readers had already associated Nora Roberts with one style of romantic suspense. J.D Robb was going to give them another style of romantic suspense and to the casual fans (who didn’t look at the author’s photo for some reason), she would be another hot, new author. J.D. was derived from Jason and Dan, Ms. Robert’s sons, while Robb is just a short form of her name.So who is J.D. Robb? Well, she’s Nora Roberts, of course. J.D. Robb is her nom de plume which she used for this series as she and Berkley (one of her publishers) decided to publish the works so that they have no relation to Nora Roberts and her storytelling style. So, though we know it is the same person, this series is essentially the work of a completely different author. In general I try to avoid very gendered readings of texts and I do absolutely understand why Roarke, and heroes like him are appealing. I think the thing is I was expecting something usual, people were so enthusiastic about Roarke that I’d expected him to be more different from other heroes I’ve read. I can absolutely see why handsome intelligent mega-wealthy sexy guy who inexplicably finds you attractive when you don’t think yourself that way is a powerful fantasy and I think, adjusting for sexual orientation, most men can actually get behind that. I read the first dozen, but the only one I thought worked as a proper murder mystery was Witness in Death. Thing is, it’s a familiar plot (Ngaio Marsh wrote it at least twice), so if you read in the genre, you know whodunnit. I think “if you’re not hooked by book three, give up” is probably a good call :) I think for series fiction in general you kind of need to try a few of them to get a sense of what the series is doing and where it might be going, but at the same time it’s important to recognise you just might not like something.
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