J.D. Robb's "In Death" series

~KarenR Wed, Sep 4, 2002 (13:00) seed

Beginning with "Naked In Death," J.D. Robb introduced the characters of Eve Dallas, a hard-nosed detective with a troubled past on the New York City Police and Safety Department in the year 2058, and the self-made Irish multi-billionaire Roarke. Robb's near-futuristic world is alive with colorful characters who continue to develop throughout the series. This is the place to discuss the "In Death" series. 17 new of

~KarenR Wed, Sep 4, 2002 (13:19) #1

OK, Esbee, here's our topic. "Purity" was another good read. When you posted about Mavis somehow affecting Eve, I guessed what the news was. But how will it affect Eve? We've seen how Eve is little by little becoming more domesticated (for lack of a better word), realizing that being a wife is a little different from just being with Roarke. She now had other considerations in her life. She's growing as a person, especially since her childhood trauma had stunted that area of her development. We've seen her maternal instincts surface with Peabody, McNab (especially in this one) and Truehart too (in this one). While she has always felt an obligation to the "dead," her obligations to the living were limited to Mavis. Eve's not ready for children herself yet. She can't take care of herself emotionally, a child would be out of the question. But seeing Mavis go through the process will force her to think about it seriously herself. Reminds of a past book (Judgment?) when Eve is suspended, goes into a deep depression, and Roarke tries to shock her out of it by threatening to use this opportunity for them to have children. She's horrified. ;-)

~SBRobinson Wed, Sep 4, 2002 (16:48) #2

OK, Esbee, here's our topic. Yippee! *happy dance* i love this series! re: Mavis' baby and it's effect on Eve i'm interested in how Eve will relate to a pregnant Mavis and eventually the baby. she has virtually no past experience with children, espically babies. She can't take care of herself emotionally, a child would be out of the question. But seeing Mavis go through the process will force her to think about it seriously herself exsactly. i cant wait for March (when we get the next book)to see how Eve handles it. LOL over Mavis referring to her baby as Little Eve or Roarke -she'll probably really name the poor child something really random and sentimental like Fabric. We've seen her maternal instincts surface with Peabody, McNab (especially in this one) and Truehart too (in this one). i've always seen her relationship with Peabody and even McNab as more sibling-like. Peabody herself referred to that when talking to Roarke in (i think it was) book four -if that's the second one she's in. i think that scene in Judgment is great, where Roarke shocks her by suggesting they have a baby. She's so flabergasted it makes me laugh. :-D

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~SBRobinson Sun, Mar 9, 2003 (16:53) #17

so Karen, have you read the latest? what do you think of bringing in Roake's family???