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J.D. Robb’s In Death series is my all time favorite series. I read a lot of different series but none of the others compel me to auto-buy the I minute I find out about the newest release. I spend lots of time visiting Amazon until the pre-order button makes an appearance. I’ll admit I just finished Fantasy in Death, book #37 and I’m already lusting after Indulgence in Death, book #38 (Nov ’10). I’ve been torturing myself by holding off reading Fantasy in Death for a couple of months as I try to space out the books because 9 months in between is too much. And I even read the anthologies, the only time Iread short stories, in between new releases just so I can have a periodic fix. Picking up Fantasy in Death Saturday was like meeting up with old friends I haven’t seen in a while. There’s plenty of catching up to do and new stories to be shared. I just love Eve, Roarke and the rest of the gang. They are a unique blend of personalities that click. These are characters I’d love to hang out with in my real life. I was taken with this series from the very first book published in 1995 and to date I’ve yet to be disappointed. For me most series seem to get stale over time but not the In Death series. Yes its always murder but murder in some of the most fascinating scenarios. Very intriguing when you pick the years 2058-2060 as your setting and technology that is in its infancy today is fully developed in these story lines. In Fantasy in Death watch out for the video game you chose to play as it has murder on its mind. You think a game can’t kill well with some very creative programming this one does. And throughout this series Ms. Robb has knack for renaming everyday items. Suddenly your cell phone is a link, your tennies are skids, your money is credits, that can of pepsi is a tube of pepsi. Not much difference except for a small twist on the usual name. But start putting all those new names together in same story line and pretty soon you have items that sound like they belong in 2060 and not 2010. Sure the story lines are a bit futuristic but not in the sense that you’re reading true sci-fi. And lastly I’m more than a little in love with Roarke.

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