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Nora Roberts

Author of Naked in Death

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About the Author

Nora Roberts was born in Silver Spring, Maryland on October 10, 1950. Her first book, Irish Thoroughbred, was published in 1981. Since then, she has written more than 200 novels. She writes romances under her own name including Montana Sky, Blue Smoke, Carolina Moon, The Search, Chasing Fire, The show more Witness, The Perfect Hope, Inner Harbor, Dark Witch, Shadow Spell, The Collector, The Villa, The Liar, The Obsession, and Shelter in Place. She writes crime novels under the pseudonym of J. D. Robb including the In Death series. She has been given the Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into their Hall of Fame. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Disambiguation Notice:

(ger) Eleanor Marie Robertson Aufdem-Brinke Wilder writes romance novels as Nora Roberts and suspense novels as J.D. Robb. Years ago she used the name Jill March for one story. In the UK, the Concannon Sisters Trilogy (Born in Fire, Born in Ice, and Born in Shame) was published under the name Sarah Hardesty.

Romance novelist Nora Roberts and suspense novelist J.D. Robb are the preferred pseudonyms of Eleanor Marie Robertson Aufdem-Brinke Wilder. Years ago she used the name Jill March for one story. In the UK, the Concannon Sisters Trilogy (Born in Fire, Born in Ice, and Born in Shame) was published under the name Sarah Hardesty.

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Series

Works by Nora Roberts

Naked in Death (1995) 5,121 copies
Glory in Death (1995) 3,579 copies
Dance Upon the Air (2001) 3,426 copies
Morrigan's Cross (2006) 3,249 copies
Immortal in Death (1996) 3,216 copies
Heaven and Earth (2001) 3,187 copies
Face the Fire (2014) 3,155 copies
Blue Dahlia (2005) 3,138 copies
Vision in White (2009) 3,080 copies
Red Lily (2005) 3,018 copies
Black Rose (1986) 3,004 copies
Rapture in Death (1996) 2,967 copies
Jewels of the Sun (1999) 2,898 copies
Blood Brothers (2007) 2,891 copies
Ceremony in Death (1997) 2,828 copies
Angels Fall (2006) 2,779 copies
Dance of the Gods (2006) 2,757 copies
Valley of Silence (2006) 2,749 copies
Innocent in Death (2007) 2,731 copies
Born in Death (2006) 2,694 copies
Key of Knowledge (2003) 2,692 copies
Memory in Death (2006) 2,681 copies
Vengeance in Death (1997) 2,681 copies
Key of Light (2003) 2,678 copies
Key of Valor (2003) 2,677 copies
Heart of the Sea (2000) 2,665 copies
Northern Lights (2004) 2,660 copies
Tears of the Moon (2000) 2,656 copies
Divided in Death (2004) 2,616 copies
Survivor in Death (2005) 2,616 copies
Holiday in Death (1998) 2,599 copies
Origin in Death (2005) 2,569 copies
Conspiracy in Death (1999) 2,556 copies
Blue Smoke (2005) 2,555 copies
Portrait in Death (2003) 2,502 copies
Chesapeake Blue (2002) 2,499 copies
Bed of Roses (2009) 2,491 copies
Creation in Death (2007) 2,483 copies
Visions in Death (2004) 2,481 copies
Purity in Death (2002) 2,457 copies
Betrayal in Death (2001) 2,455 copies
Reunion in Death (2002) 2,451 copies
The Hollow (2008) 2,445 copies
Witness in Death (2000) 2,433 copies
Strangers in Death (2008) 2,416 copies
Loyalty in Death (1999) 2,415 copies
Carolina Moon (2000) 2,415 copies
Judgment in Death (2000) 2,411 copies
Seduction in Death (2001) 2,389 copies
Imitation in Death (2003) 2,337 copies
High Noon (2007) 2,333 copies
Birthright (2003) 2,318 copies
The Villa (2001) 2,314 copies
Midnight Bayou (2001) 2,277 copies
The Search (2010) 2,272 copies
Tribute (2008) 2,258 copies
Salvation in Death (2008) 2,252 copies
Savor the Moment (2010) 2,243 copies
Remember When (2014) 2,236 copies
Promises in Death (2009) 2,194 copies
Three Fates (2002) 2,183 copies
Born in Fire (1994) 2,144 copies
Happy Ever After (2010) 2,141 copies
The Next Always (2011) 2,124 copies
Montana Sky (1996) 2,123 copies
The Pagan Stone (2008) 2,101 copies
Black Hills (2009) 2,086 copies
Year One (2017) 2,039 copies
River's End (1999) 2,038 copies
Dark Witch (2013) 2,021 copies
Fantasy in Death (2010) 1,996 copies
Kindred in Death (2009) 1,976 copies
Born in Ice (1995) 1,966 copies
Born in Shame (1995) 1,921 copies
The Witness (2012) 1,917 copies
Homeport (1998) 1,890 copies
The Reef (1998) 1,868 copies
Sanctuary (1997) 1,819 copies
Daring to Dream (1996) 1,791 copies
Indulgence in Death (2010) 1,779 copies
Finding the Dream (1997) 1,725 copies
Treachery in Death (2011) 1,690 copies
Holding the Dream (1997) 1,678 copies
The Last Boyfriend (2012) 1,662 copies
New York to Dallas (2011) 1,632 copies
Divine Evil (1992) 1,616 copies
Carnal Innocence (1992) 1,595 copies
The MacGregor Brides (1997) 1,557 copies
Chasing Fire (2011) 1,555 copies
The Perfect Hope (2012) 1,533 copies
Shadow Spell (2014) 1,512 copies
Sacred Sins (1987) 1,495 copies
Celebrity In Death (2012) 1,485 copies
The Obsession (2016) 1,479 copies
Public Secrets (1990) 1,416 copies
Calculated in Death (2013) 1,414 copies
Hidden Riches (1994) 1,411 copies
Hot Ice (1987) 1,396 copies
Delusion in Death (2012) 1,393 copies
Whiskey Beach (2013) 1,382 copies
The MacGregor Grooms (1998) 1,375 copies
Blood Magick (2014) — Author — 1,338 copies
Honest Illusions (1992) 1,338 copies
Midnight in Death (1998) 1,310 copies
The Liar (2015) 1,271 copies
Brazen Virtue (1988) 1,271 copies
Thankless in Death (2013) 1,261 copies
True Betrayals (1995) 1,225 copies
Genuine Lies (1991) 1,219 copies
The Collector (2014) 1,193 copies
Sweet Revenge (1988) 1,190 copies
Concealed in Death (2014) 1,173 copies
Rebellion (1988) 1,157 copies
Of Blood and Bone (2018) 1,141 copies
Festive in Death (2014) 1,140 copies
Stars of Fortune (2015) 1,074 copies
Shelter in Place (2018) 1,056 copies
Obsession in Death (2015) 1,049 copies
Brotherhood in Death (2016) 1,040 copies
The Awakening (2020) 1,038 copies
Come Sundown (2017) 1,017 copies
Devoted in Death (2015) 1,011 copies
Out of This World (2001) — Contributor — 1,001 copies
Interlude In Death (2001) 985 copies
Echoes in Death (2017) 985 copies
Private Scandals (1993) 967 copies
Apprentice in Death (2016) 967 copies
Dark in Death (2018) 923 copies
Secrets in Death (2017) 920 copies
Charmed [and] Enchanted (2004) 910 copies
Irish Born [3-in-1] (1996) 908 copies
From the Heart (3-in-1) (1983) 851 copies
Leverage in Death (2018) 837 copies
Captivated (1992) 830 copies
The Rise of Magicks (2019) 829 copies
Under Currents (2019) 829 copies
Bay of Sighs (2016) 817 copies
Connections in Death (2019) 817 copies
Entranced (1992) 815 copies
Nightshade / Night Smoke (1993) 798 copies
Golden in Death (2020) 795 copies
Island of Glass (2016) — Author — 778 copies
Three in Death (2008) 762 copies
Bump in the Night (Anthology 4-in-1) (2006) — Contributor — 759 copies
Considering Kate (2001) 757 copies
Irish Rebel (2000) — Author — 748 copies
Vendetta in Death (2019) 742 copies
Hidden Star (1997) 739 copies
Dead of Night (Anthology 4-in-1) (2007) — Contributor — 731 copies
Big Jack (2003) 729 copies
Secret Star (1998) 722 copies
Shadows in Death (2020) 712 copies
A Royal Affair (2002) 710 copies
Captive Star (1997) 709 copies
Hideaway: A Novel (2020) 682 copies
The Perfect Neighbor (1999) 668 copies
Spellbound (2005) 667 copies
Suite 606 (Anthology 4-in-1) (2008) — Contributor — 666 copies
Cordina's Crown Jewel (2002) 663 copies
Enchanted (1999) 648 copies
Faithless in Death (2021) 645 copies
The Winning Hand (1998) 635 copies
Lawless (1989) 632 copies
Silent Night [Anthology 4-in-1] (1998) — Contributor — 608 copies
Waiting For Nick (1997) 592 copies
Gabriel's Angel (1989) 563 copies
First Impressions (1984) 560 copies
Forgotten in Death (2021) 558 copies
Abandoned in Death (2022) 556 copies
The Becoming (2021) 546 copies
Night Shield (2000) 545 copies
Unfinished Business (1992) 545 copies
Legacy (2021) 527 copies
The Lost (Anthology 4-in-1) (2009) — Contributor — 520 copies
The Return of Rafe MacKade (1995) 517 copies
Without a Trace (1990) 506 copies
The Pride of Jared MacKade (1995) 503 copies
The Fall of Shane MacKade (1996) 488 copies
Dance to the Piper (1988) 485 copies
The Heart of Devin MacKade (1996) 485 copies
The Last Honest Woman (1988) 479 copies
Haunted in Death (2006) 471 copies
Hot Rocks (2010) 466 copies
Sullivan's Woman (1984) 453 copies
Temptation (1987) — Author — 439 copies
Desperation in Death (2022) 435 copies
From This Day (1983) 433 copies
Blithe Images (1982) 430 copies
Eternity in Death (2007) 423 copies
Nightwork (2022) 418 copies
The Other Side (2010) — Contributor — 409 copies
Skin Deep (1988) 407 copies
The Unquiet (2011) — Contributor — 393 copies
Encore in Death (2023) 388 copies
Less Of A Stranger (1984) 384 copies
Untamed (1983) — Author — 382 copies
Irish Thoroughbred (1981) 378 copies
Charmed (1992) 377 copies
Night Tales I & II [4-in-1] (1991) 370 copies
Ritual in Death (2008) 362 copies
Identity (2023) 361 copies
The Choice (2022) 352 copies
Time of Death (3 in 1) (2011) 343 copies
Megan's Mate (1996) 333 copies
Playing the Odds (1985) 325 copies
Mirror, Mirror (2013) 321 copies
Missing in Death (2009) 320 copies
Payback in Death (2023) 307 copies
Convincing Alex (1994) 303 copies
Luring a Lady (1991) 299 copies
Taming Natasha (1990) 297 copies
Possession in Death (2010) 291 copies
Tempting Fate (1985) 286 copies
Inheritance (2023) 281 copies
Suspicious [3-in-1] (1985) — Author — 280 copies
Irish Rose (1988) — Author — 267 copies
Falling for Rachel (1990) 266 copies
Chaos in Death (2011) 261 copies
Night Smoke (1994) 261 copies
Night Shadow (1991) 260 copies
All the Possibilities (1985) 252 copies
For Now, Forever (1987) 252 copies
One Man's Art (1985) 250 copies
Nightshade (1993) 247 copies
Night Shift (1991) 246 copies
A Will and a Way (1986) 244 copies
Time Was (1989) 243 copies
For the Love of Lilah (1991) 242 copies
Affaire Royale (1986) 239 copies
Loving Jack (1989) 237 copies
Best Laid Plans (1989) 233 copies
The Welcoming (1989) 232 copies
Times Change (1990) 229 copies
Risky Business (1986) 228 copies
The Playboy Prince (1987) 226 copies
Tonight and Always (1983) 223 copies
A Man for Amanda (1991) 214 copies
Summer Desserts (1985) 211 copies
Courting Catherine (1991) 209 copies
The Art of Deception (1986) 207 copies
Night Moves (1985) 206 copies
Lessons Learned (1986) 205 copies
Mind Over Matter (1987) 200 copies
Taken in Death (2013) 199 copies
Suzanna's Surrender (1991) 192 copies
Second Nature (1986) 189 copies
In The Garden Trilogy (2005) 188 copies
The Law is a Lady (1984) 188 copies
Reflections (1983) 185 copies
Command Performance (1987) 183 copies
Random in Death (2024) 182 copies
By My Side [2-in-1]: From This Day • Temptation (2006) — Author — 180 copies
Partners (1985) 178 copies
Rules of the Game (1984) 177 copies
One Summer (1986) 174 copies
Opposites Attract (1984) 172 copies
Dance of Dreams (1983) 168 copies
A Matter of Choice (1984) 168 copies
The Right Path (1985) 168 copies
This Magic Moment (1982) 163 copies
Once More With Feeling (1983) 162 copies
Song of the West (1982) 157 copies
Storm Warning (1984) 155 copies
Local Hero (1988) 154 copies
Search for Love (1982) 154 copies
Wonderment in Death (2015) 154 copies
The Heart's Victory (1982) 152 copies
Her Mother's Keeper (1983) 151 copies
The Name of the Game (1988) 147 copies
Island of Flowers (1982) 141 copies
Dual Image (1985) 141 copies
Boundary Lines (1985) 134 copies
First Snow: An Anthology (2017) 118 copies
Endings and Beginnings (1984) 111 copies
In Death: The First Cases (2009) 93 copies
All I Want for Christmas (2014) 82 copies
Bride Quartet Collection (1950) 75 copies
Ever After (2008) 65 copies
Promise Me Tomorrow (1984) 64 copies
In from the Cold (2014) 63 copies
In Dreams (2011) 62 copies
The Coming Storm (2019) 61 copies
The Best Mistake (2005) 58 copies
Impulse (1989) 57 copies
Home for Christmas (1986) 57 copies
Winter Rose (2011) 53 copies
Hidden Heart: This Magic Moment / Storm Warning (2017) — Author — 50 copies
A World Apart (2011) 49 copies
When We Meet: An Anthology (2017) 43 copies
The Witching Hour (2011) 35 copies
Christmas Everlasting (2020) 35 copies
A Change of Plans (2014) 30 copies
Montana Sky [2007 TV Movie] (2007) — Author — 29 copies
Mind Games (2024) 28 copies
Midnight Shadows (2022) 28 copies
Sunshine Season (2021) 27 copies
Christmas Angels (2003) 27 copies
Catching Snowflakes (2013) 25 copies
Magic of Home (2011) 19 copies
In Death Sets (1995) 17 copies
California Summer (2013) 17 copies
Weather the Storm (2023) 16 copies
Hand of fate (2011) 16 copies
Love Affairs. (2004) 14 copies
Irish Pride (2021) 14 copies
In Dreams & Winter Rose (2013) 13 copies
Wolf Moon (2004) 11 copies
Summer with You (2015) 10 copies
Night Tales (2005) 10 copies
Sommerträume 2 (2004) 10 copies
Snow is Falling (2015) 10 copies
Island of Flowers [and] Risky Business (2006) — Author — 9 copies
Passions in Death (2024) 9 copies
Out of the blue (1900) 8 copies
Take This Man [Anthology 3-in-1] (2000) — Contributor — 7 copies
Last christmas (2012) 7 copies
Love Affairs II (2004) 7 copies
Home for Christmas [2008, Anthology] (2008) — Contributor — 7 copies
Into the Unknown (2010) 7 copies
Loving the enemy (2012) 6 copies
Home away from home (2014) 6 copies
Home for Christmas [2007, Anthology] (2007) — Contributor — 6 copies
Late Summer Love (2023) 5 copies
The Dreamers (1900) 5 copies
Idylles magiques (2007) 5 copies
Secret Star / Night Moves (2005) 4 copies
Temptation (Temptation / Tempting Fate) (2009) — Author — 4 copies
Lucky Hearts (2013) 4 copies
Par une nuit d'hiver (2012) 3 copies
Eindeloos avontuur (2016) 3 copies
MacGregors, The (1988) 3 copies
Conceito Inacabado (1992) 3 copies
Dance of Love (2013) 3 copies
Impossible dreams (2012) 3 copies
Il neige sur Central Park (2016) 3 copies
Hidden Star | The Fiancé Fix | The Bridesmaid's Reward (2009) — Contributor — 3 copies
Abigail 2 copies
Just Between Us (2024) 2 copies
L'art du crime (2019) 2 copies
Home for Christmas [2009, Anthology] (2009) — Contributor — 2 copies
Wild Heart (Stanislaskis) (2023) 2 copies
Era uma vez uma estrela (2010) 2 copies
Thuishaven 2 copies
The business of love (2014) 2 copies
Féeries (2017) 2 copies
Dangerous Love (2014) 2 copies
Come Sundown: Chapter 1 (2017) 2 copies
Histórias Escolhidas (2019) 2 copies
Home for Christmas [2010, Anthology] (2010) — Contributor — 2 copies
Robb, J D 2 copies
Frühlingszauber (2012) 2 copies
Veleiding (2018) 1 copy
From This Day [audio, abridged] (2006) — Author — 1 copy
Bait 1 copy
Making Babies (1995) 1 copy
Dreams 1 copy
Rakkauden taikaa (2015) 1 copy
Zomerliefde 1 copy
Volta ao Lar (2006) 1 copy
Wintermagie (2022) 1 copy
Nighthawk 1 copy
Dzīvot vēlreiz (2013) 1 copy
Promesses d'été (2010) 1 copy
The Revelation (2018) 1 copy
Sous les flocons (2014) 1 copy
Mistérios 1 copy
Claiming love (2013) 1 copy
THE AGENDA (2017) 1 copy
De weg naar de top (2014) 1 copy
The crossing (2017) 1 copy
Kr̃lekens sprk̄ (2016) 1 copy
Noćas i zauvijek 1 (2005) 1 copy
Irish Rose 1 copy
Skin Deep 1 copy
Trilogia dos sonhos (2009) 1 copy
Kuutamokeikka (2023) 1 copy
22 Books — Author — 1 copy
Boundless (2018) 1 copy
Les amants de minuit (2014) 1 copy
Zomerzon 1 copy
Schikgodinnen (2015) 1 copy
Een stralende ster (2021) 1 copy
Det perfekta offret (2024) 1 copy

Associated Works

Naked Came the Phoenix: A Serial Novel (2001) — Contributor — 305 copies
The Official Nora Roberts Companion (2003) — Introduction — 165 copies
Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel (2022) — Contributor — 159 copies
Reader's Digest Select Editions 2003 v01 #265 (2003) — Contributor — 17 copies
Forever Mine (Rebellion / Reckless Love / Dark Stranger) (1998) — Contributor — 14 copies
High Noon [2009 film] (2009) — Original novel — 13 copies
The Return of Rafe MacKade [Manga] (2002) — Original Text — 1 copy
Sea Swept (2009) — Original Text — 1 copy
Tonight and Always (2009) — Original Text — 1 copy
Rising Tides (2010) — Original Text — 1 copy
Inner Harbor (2010) — Original Text — 1 copy

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Reviews

Nora Roberts is a crapshoot. You never know exactly what you’re going to get, but you almost always like it. This was one of her more modern thrillers. It did involve serial killers and stolen identities. It wasn’t a full-on romance, but romance was at its core, and did have a happily ever after. This book was a little long, but you usually expect that from Nora Roberts. I did thoroughly enjoy listening to this. It was a great way to pass the time while I was working on other things.
 
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LibrarianRyan | 20 other reviews | Apr 16, 2024 |
Table for Two collects two of Nora Roberts' novels - Summer Desserts (originally published in 1985) and Lessons Learned (originally published in 1986). They don't just have an overall theme in common (cooking!) - Summer, the main female character of Summer Desserts, is friends with Carlo, the main male character of Lessons Learned.

Summer Desserts:

Summer Lyndon is a supremely confident dessert chef. Blake Cocharan is a supremely confident hotel owner. They both meet their match in each other. Blake needs someone to help him improve the menu at one of his new hotels and he's picked Summer for the job. The two of them are instantly attracted to each other, but Summer, who has spent her life watching her actress mother fall deliriously in love only for her relationships to fail in a few years or less, doesn't believe in love and is afraid of commitment.

Summer's mother's efforts to solve things and give her daughter a nudge towards her HEA could very easily have blown up in everyone's faces. In fact, in the real world it likely would have. Nora Roberts' families, of course, never fold that easily, at least on-page.

This was definitely the weaker of the two books. Summer and Blake's instant attraction did nothing for me, and I got downright annoyed when Blake tried to claim later that their work and sexual relationships had nothing to do with each other (dude, you're her boss!). The scenes with Summer working in the hotel kitchen were well-done, but I disliked that Summer's issues with her staff were resolved via an accident rather than through her own work and efforts.

Lessons Learned:

Carlo Franconi (introduced in the previous book as Summer's charming Italian chef friend) has a new cookbook coming out and will be spending a few weeks promoting it in the United States with his new publicist, Juliet Trent. Juliet has mapped out her career in detail - she's come a long way from the receptionist she was ten years ago, and in only two more years, she figures she can achieve her ultimate goal of owning her own public relations firm. More than anything, she doesn't want to end up like her mother, who gave up a promising career in nursing to become a stay-at-home mom.

Carlo is a complication she doesn't need, but he manages to charm her anyway. As she tries to remind herself that Carlo is only ever temporarily involved with women, Carlo comes to the realization that Juliet is rapidly becoming more vital to him than any previous woman he's been with.

Whereas the first book was a bit of a chore to get through, this one was delightful. Yes, it felt very much like a product of its time, and not just because Juliet thought of herself has an eighties woman multiple times - there was all the stuff about Juliet's efforts to build her career, and her fear that love/marriage could prompt her to abandon it all the way her mom had. However, Juliet was overall more relatable than Summer, and Carlo was just as charming as Roberts meant him to be.

Although their relationship technically developed pretty quickly (the publicity tour was only about three weeks long), it somehow felt more natural than Summer and Blake's insta-lust. I enjoyed seeing their interest in each other and respect for each other grow as they dealt with a generally jam-packed book tour schedule. One of my favorite moments was when flight delays prompted Juliet to come up with other ideas for Carlo's planned cooking demonstration - it helped (a lot) that Carlo was good at what he did, good with people, and generally unfazed by sudden changes to his schedule.

(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
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Familiar_Diversions | 5 other reviews | Apr 15, 2024 |
When Dallas is called in because the body of a thirteen-year-old is found impaled with a splintered stake, Eve has questions. Some things just don't add up. Why was the beautifully groomed child left in the park? Why does the blood on her clothes lead to another thirteen-year-old who's missing?

As Eve searches for the missing child and begins to discover facts that lead her to believe that someone is kidnapping and grooming children for the sex trade. Naturally, this brings back horrible memories from Eve's own childhood. But she has Mira and Roarke to support her as she investigates.

This was very much a police procedural as Eve and her team, with Roarke's techy help, gradually find information and put it together getting closer and closer to the villains. Woven in among all the police procedural elements are the strong emotions that Eve goes through as she sees so many parallels with her own past.

This was an excellent, fast-paced story filled with great characters.
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kmartin802 | 13 other reviews | Apr 12, 2024 |
Random in Death definitely follows the format of the In Death series. Eve is at her usual best, with the help of Peabody, Rourke, and her department. Even though I know that she will solve the crime, the books are always worth reading!
 
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