Book : Naked In Death - Robb, J. D.

-Titulo Original : Naked In Death

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Berkley

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THE FIRST NOVEL IN J. D. ROBB’S #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING IN DEATH SERIESIn the year 2058, technology completely rules the world. But for New York City 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, shes seen it all-and knows her survival depends on her instincts. And shes going against every warning telling her not to get involved with Roarke, an Irish billionaire-and a suspect in Eves murder investigation. But passion and seduction have rules of their own, and its 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. Review Praise for Naked in Death“Truly fine entertainment.”-Publishers Weekly“Fast-paced fun.”-People“Superstar Nora Roberts dons a new pseudonym and proves why she is one of the worlds most remarkable storytellers in this ground-breaking novel of life and death in the 21st century...Superbly suspenseful and strikingly original.”-RT Book Reviews“Danger, romance...a masterpiece of fine writing.”-Rendezvous“Eve, Roarke and the rest of the cast will enchant you, and the murder plots will enthrall you.”-The State (Columbia, S.C.)More Praise for the In Death series “Robb is a virtuoso.”-Seattle Post-Intelligencer “It’s Law & Order: SVU-in the future.”-Entertainment Weekly “J. D. Robb’s In Death novels are can’t-miss pleasures.”-#1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben “Anchored by terrific characters, sudden twists that spin the whole narrative on a dime, and a thrills-to-chills ration that will raise the neck hairs of even the most jaded reader, the J. D. Robb books are the epitome of great popular fiction.”-New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane About the Author J. D. Robb is the pseudonym for a #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 novels, including the bestselling In Death series. There are more than 500 million copies of her books in print. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. What’s past is prologue. -WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Violence is as American as cherry pie. -RAP (HUBERT GEROLD) BROWNchapter oneShe woke in the dark. Through the slats on the window shades, the first murky hint of dawn slipped, slanting shadowy bars over the bed. It was like waking in a cell.For a moment she simply lay there, shuddering, imprisoned, while the dream faded. After ten years on the force, Eve still had dreams.Six hours before, she’d killed a man, had watched death creep into his eyes. It wasn’t the first time she’d exercised maximum force, or dreamed. She’d learned to accept the action and the consequences.But it was the child that haunted her. The child she hadn’t been in time to save. The child whose screams had echoed in the dreams with her own.All the blood, Eve thought, scrubbing sweat from her face with her hands. Such a small little girl to have had so much blood in her. And she knew it was vital that she push it aside.Standard departmental procedure meant that she would spend the morning in Testing. Any officer whose discharge of weapon resulted in termination of life was required to undergo emotional and psychiatric clearance before resuming duty. Eve considered the tests a mild pain in the ass.She would beat them, as she’d beaten them before.When she rose, the overheads went automatically to low setting, lighting her way into the bath. She winced once at her reflection. Her eyes were swollen from lack of sleep, her skin nearly as pale as the corpses she’d delegated to the ME.Rather than dwell on it, she stepped into the shower, yawning.“Give me one oh one degrees, full force,” she said and shifted so that the shower spray hit her straight in the face.She let it steam, lathered listlessly while she played through the events of the night before. She wasn’t due in Testing until nine, and would use th