Naked in Death

In Death, Book 1

By: J. D. Robb

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen

Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

THE FIRST NOVEL IN THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING IN DEATH SERIES

It is 2058, New York City. Technology now completely rules the world, but for New York Detective Eve Dallas, one irresistible impulse still rules the heart: passion...

Eve Dallas is a New York police lieutenant hunting for a ruthless killer. In over ten years on the force, she’s seen it all - and knows her survival depends on her instincts. And she’s going against every warning telling her not to get involved with Roarke, an Irish billionaire - and a suspect in Eve’s murder investigation. But passion and seduction have rules of their own, and it’s up to Eve to take a chance in the arms of a man she knows nothing about - except the addictive hunger of needing his touch.

Crack another case with Eve Dallas.

©1995 by Nora Roberts. (P)2004 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Great Police Procedural & Romance Series Opener

The serial murder of three Licensed Companions leads Eve Dallas down a twisted path to uncover a dark family secret as well as a murder. The weapons of choice are antique and viscous -- guns. While learning more about firearms, Eve encounters multimillionaire Roarke, who is a friend of the first victim's parents. Although Roarke starts on her list of suspects, he ends up shaking her control and changing her life. An excellent police procedural set in the near future wrapped around a captivating romance novel. The series continues to balance police procedural aspects with romance elements to appeal to a wide variety of readers.

Wonderful

This book has addicted me to JD Robb as an author. I have purchased almost everyone of her into series books and have listen to them at least twice if not three times. I love the characters in the way that she expands its role of her characters and she allows us to get to know and love each character and their idiosyncrasies. I only wish she could write and publish faster. I can’t get enough of Eve Dallas and her entourage of friends, family and foes.

Not Bad, Interesting Mix of Genres

Any additional comments?

An interesting mix of light police / crime, scifi and romance. Some of the characters are fun - I especially like Feeney - and the police procedure and laws in the future are interesting. The effect used for the computer voice, which is fairly infrequent, worked well for me.Something that stands out for me throughout the series is that the narrator reads Roarke with a fairly strong Irish accent, even as she repeatedly reads that he has only the faint hint of one. When the story tells us that his accent becomes more pronounced, it stays pretty much the same since it's already pretty pronounced.In my opinion, this is a solid 3 1/2 star audio book. It delivers exactly what is expected, and if you're not looking for depth, this - and some of the sequels - are worth a listen.

Great Performance

I loved the narration and the different voices. I listened to this on long drives and it really made the time fly. I'm excited to get started on the next book.

Great suspenseful

I love the character development and the fact that you don’t figure out who it is until the very end

Well Done

I have read her books and enjoyed them very much. The reader was easy to listen too.

Best series ever!

I love this series have since I was in college. And I think the narrator is the best I’ve ever listened to. I was so excited they re-released the first one for the 25th anniversary with Susan Ericksen. You can listen and know who’s talking (it’s as close to a movie in your mind)!

Re reading

Because sometimes it’s more meaningful to reread and get the introduction to my favorite characters. Listen to Susan Erickson as she narrates and grows with the books

Trigger warning sexual assualt/rape even to minors

The story was overall good and I love detective stories.

If you aren't aware there is rape even to minors talked about in this book. It's not excessively talked about, but it does come up a handful of times. It was especially very hard for me to listen to, especially with it involving very young minors... Trust me I know it happens in the real world.

I really did not like the excessive use of "G__ Dang",, but not that nicely put (which I know won't bother some). At times it was repeated 3 or 4 times in a row. There is also other foul language but that one bugs me the most. There might be others who feel the same way. If I would have known how much it's said I personally wouldn't have listened. I will discontinuing listening to this series due to that.

fantastic Read

love,love,love this series, the growth,the love,the hardships and learning. Maybe Mrs Rob, you have a tiny bit of psychic ability? I don't remember purple hair and a few other things back in....lol ..now it's everywhere. Thank You for all your hard work.