Tonya's Reviews > Random in Death

I was finally able to listen to a book by my favorite author for my all time favorite series, Naked in Death by J.D. Robb. I adore the series with its futuristic setting and technology- set in New York City.

Narrator Susan Ericksen is wonderful, her diction and accents are perfect- highly recommend Ericksen as a narrator.

This book is a little more difficult to listen to/ read ( see trigger alerts at end of review)

Random in Death features our heroine- bad a$$ homicide Lieutenant, Eve Dallas and her mostly reformed husband, Roarke. This is an intense read!

Fans of the series get to continue reading about the development in the lives of their favorite characters incident Peabody, McNab, Somerset, Nadine, Jake and many other favorites. I do believe this can be read as a stand-alone.

Lieutenant Dallas has a murder to solve- a serial killer is targeting young women with his bacteria loaded drug dose that he viciously injects in random victims. She’s racing against the clock because his crimes are escalating.

What I love about Random in Death is that the pace seems to tighten up with this installment (number 58 in the series). A few of the past few books in the series just didn’t have the grit and the sparkle that most of the books have. (Of course, they were still good!) Random in Death has the action; pace, plot and tension readers want. The character development continues which is great.

J. D. Robb has a way of tying up the loose ends as well as interweaving character development in a tight plot that engages the reader’s interest from the beginning… and Robb truly shines in Random in Death. I am enjoying Eve Dallas’ changing role in her position in the homicide department. I also love the involvement from Nadine and Jake!

Trigger alerts: Teens being killed and harmed.