It is the year 2058, and technology now completely rules the world. But New York City Detective Eve Dallas knows that the irresistible impulses of the human heart are still ruled by just one thing: passion.
When a senator's daughter is killed, the secret life of prostitution she'd been leading is revealed. The high-profile case takes Lieutenant Eve Dallas into the rarefied circles of Washington politics and society. Further complicating matters is Eve's growing attraction to Roarke, who is one of the wealthiest and most influential men on the planet, devilishly handsome... and the leading suspect in the investigation.
What can I say about a series that is getting ready to publish book 50 and is still a one click for me on the day it comes out?
When I picked up Naked in Death I had no idea that JD Robb and Nora Roberts were the same person. (Nora's name wasn't on the covers at that time) I just read the blurb and thought, yeah I want to read about a kick ass female detective. I have never regretted that decision.
Eve is a complex character, she is hard, pushy and ruthless when it comes to her job, but personally she is vulnerable and a little broken. She believes fully in the law and has made defending the dead her life. Until the murder of a Senators daughter brings her in contact with Roarke.
Roarke......he is the epitome of sex. He is a self made man who goes after what he wants and all it takes is one ugly coat, a sip of coffee and a murder accusation for him to know that Eve is what he wants.
In the process of solving the murder Eve is twisted every which way with red herrings, accusations of impropriety and psyche evals that could expose her darkest secrets. But Eve won't stop until she gets her man....no matter who he is, or how powerful he may be.
Great secondary characters add much needed light and warmth to the story and give Eve the personal touches that help smooth her rougher edges.
This fast paced, gritty story is the foundation for a series that I hope never ends.
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