Portrait in Death

Portrait in Death—J.D. Robb

Amazon Description:

“After a tip from a reporter, Eve Dallas finds the body of a young woman in a Delancey street dumpster. Just hours before, the news station had mysteriously received a portfolio of professional portraits of the woman. The photos seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary for any pretty young woman starting a modeling career. Except that she wasn't a model. And that these photos were taken after she had been murdered. Now Dallas is on the trail of a killer who's a perfectionist and an artist. He carefully observes and records his victim's every move. And he has a mission: to own every beautiful young woman's innocence, to capture her youth and vitality—in one fateful shot...”

My Thoughts:

Book 16 of the series and I still love it. I have become attached to these characters! I think this series should be a TV series…I would definitely watch.

Do you like crime/police/detective novels? Try this series! First book is “Naked in Death.”

Monday Rocommendation List

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.


This weeks 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. Curious Religious Reader: Don’t Know Much About the Bible by Kenneth Davis
2. Though Provoking: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
3. New Classic: The Help by Kathryn Stockett
4. Police suspense series with a female lead: Naked in Death (first in series) by J.D. Robb
5. Spiritual parenting: The Seven Spiritual Laws for Parents by Deepak Chopra
6. Hmong Memoir: The Latehomecomer by Kao Kalia Yang
7. Romance: Rememberance by Jude Deveraux
8. Financial Savvy: The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
9. Classic Coming of Age:  The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
10. A Mother’s love: For Laci by Sharon Rocha

Purity in Death

Purity in Death by J.D. Robb

I am still enjoying this series. Eve and Roarke are well-developed, interesting characters. Each installment brings something new, something that keeps me engaged.  The suspense is high and, so far, no repetition. 

Suspense readers...check out this series if you haven't had a chance.

In Death

Another series that I'm hooked on are the "In Death" books. Nora Roberts, writing as J.D. Robb, is the author.

First of all, on a side note, is anyone else annoyed when an author chooses to write under an assumed name, but then writes "Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb" on the cover? The point of this is what, exactly??

Rant aside, The “In Death” series follows a complex, character—Eve Dallas and her enigmatic mate, Roarke. Set in the future (which is usually not my thing, but really works here), these books tantalize and leave me waiting for more every time. I just finished “Loyalty In Death.” Here is the list, so far:


Naked in Death
Glory in Death
Immortal in Death
Rapture in Death
Ceremony in Death
Vengeance in Death
Holiday in Death
Conspiracy in Death
Loyalty in Death
Witness in Death
Judgment in Death
Betrayal in Death
Seduction in Death
Reunion in Death
Purity in Death
Portrait in Death
Imitation in Death
Divided in Death
Visions in Death
Survivor in Death
Origin in Death
Memory in Death
Born in Death
Innocent in Death
Creation in Death
Strangers in Death
Salvation in Death
Promises in Death
Kindred in Death
Fantasy in Death
Indulgence in Death
Treachery in Death

If you like suspense/crime fiction and strong female characters check out this series!