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"Enthralling mystery from 2059 New York Police Department"

In 2059 Earth, technology has made life better and easier for most people, but crime remains a problem as felons adapt the latest gizmos for their use. New York Police Department Lieutenant Eve Dallas overcame an abusive childhood to become a successful law enforcement official respected by her peers and feared by criminals. Her spouse, the ultra-powerful Roarke, loves her dearly and seems to always help her on her most dangerous cases.

All seems quiet until an unknown assailant bludgeons an undercover police officer in one of Roarke's entertainment clubs. Subsequently, someone they must have known guns down several other police officers. Eve and Roarke realize they must stop the cop killer before he murders again. However, neither one of the lovers yet know that an enemy as powerful as Roarke is orchestrating a more dangerous scenario for the two of them.

J.D. Robb writes a fast-paced, enthralling mystery with some romance between the two lead characters. The story line is spiced up by two cases that intersect with clues that lead to the final climax. JUDGMENT IN DEATH is the finest work in a wonderful futuristic series that will appeal to many different genre fans.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted April 30, 2001

In a uptown strip joint, a cop is found bludgeoned to death. The weapon's a baseball bat. The motive's a mystery. It's a case of serious overkill that pushes Eve Dallas straight into overdrive. Her investigation uncovers a private club that's more than a hot spot. Purgatory's a last chance for atonement where everyone is judged. Where your ultimate fate depends on your most intimate sins. And where one cop's hidden secrets are about to plunge innocent souls into vice-ridden damnation...

Genre: Police Procedural, Mystery, Futuristic

Reading order of IN DEATH series:

1. Naked in Death (1995)
2. Glory in Death (1995)
3. Immortal in Death (1996)
4. Rapture in Death (1996)
5. Ceremony In Death (1997)
6. Vengeance in Death (1997)
7. Holiday in Death (1998)
8. Midnight in Death (1998) (in Silent Night)
9. Conspiracy in Death (1999)
10. Loyalty in Death (1999)
11. Witness in Death (2000)
12. Judgment in Death (2000)
13. Betrayal in Death (2001)
14. Interlude in Death (2001) (in Out of This World)
15. Seduction in Death (2001)
16. Reunion In Death (2002)
17. Purity in Death (2002)
18. Portrait in Death (2003)
19. Imitation in Death (2003)
20. Remember When (2003) (with Nora Roberts)
21. Divided in Death (2004)
22. Visions in Death (2004)
23. Survivor in Death (2005)
24. Origin in Death (2005)
25. Memory in Death (2006)
26. Haunted in Death (2006) (in Bump in the Night)
27. Born in Death (2006)
28. Innocent in Death (2007)
29. Eternity in Death (2007) (in Dead of Night)
30. Creation in Death (2007)
31. Strangers in Death (2008)
32. Ritual in Death (2008) (in Suite 606)
33. Salvation In Death (2008)
34. Promises in Death (2009)
35. Kindred in Death (2009)
36. Missing in Death (2009) (in The Lost)
37. Fantasy in Death (2010)
38. Indulgence in Death (2010)
39. Treachery in Death (2011)
Big Jack (2010)