NAKED IN DEATH by J.D. ROBB (NORA ROBERTS)

"舞台は近未来のNY。刑事のイヴ・ダラスは娼婦ばかりを狙うある殺人事件でロークと出会う。彼は謎に満ちた大富豪で、事件の容疑者だった。幼いころの虐待により、トラウマを抱え孤独なイヴに、ロークは自分の半身を見出す。イヴもまた、どこかとらえどころのない彼に惹かれていく。殺人事件のおぞましさ、近未来の機械文明の冷たさを感じさせる描写、・・・いきなり巻頭から引き込まれます。頭の回転が速く男勝りで、自分でも認める食いしん坊 ..." "21世紀半ばのニューヨークの女性警部補イヴ・ダラス、幼児虐待され遺棄された過去を持つ、凄腕の彼女が立ち向かうのは冷酷な連続殺人犯。公認された売春婦をセックスの後で頭、胸、性器を今は過去の遺物になった拳銃で撃ちぬき、そのビデオ記録を彼女に送りつけて挑発する犯人は誰かというストーリーに、孤高の富豪ロークとイヴとのロマンスがからんで物語は……。ノート代わりのレコーダーや声で操作できるコンピュータ、捜査時に取調官の指紋が付着しないようにするスプレーなど、SF的な仕掛けは面白い。が、ベストセラー作家の手になるイヴ像はやはり古いのではと思える。孤独でハードボイルドだが、心の底では男の熱い抱擁を求めている..." "There are two things that intrigue me most when I got started on Book 1 of this fantastic series; firstly, to know more about this futuristic world where interplanetary travel is very much possible, and secondly, to follow the development of the lead couple who seem so different in characters, yet so perfect for one another. Reading this series is like watching a TV serial for me. I love it that the books are still coming out year after year. I strongly encourage those who love crime-related cum romance novels to get started on these ..." "This book is set in the future where it seems humans have become hedonists and the entire world has run amuk. Prostitution is a high paying career and guns are outlawed. I found it disappointing that there had to be a political element to the story. Why was the Conservative Senator a bad guy right off the bat? The future in this world looked bleak, dangerous and shallow. I did not finish this book. I wasn't at all interested in any of the characters that were introduced. They all seemed selfish and unrelatable. The "romance" was nothing more than a simple attraction between two adults. I wasn't interested and I truly can't believe ..."

이 책은 'Nora Roberts' 라는 미국작가이다 이 책 '죽음'의 시리즈작품에서는 'J.D. Robb' 이라는 가명을 쓰고 있다. 이 밖에도 'Jill March' 'Sarah Hardesty' 라는 가명으로 작품을 썼다. 이 책은 전에 읽었던 'THE COVE' 'MURDER on ASTOR PLACE' "Heat Wave' 등의 작품들과 비슷한 성격을 가지고 있는거 같다. 내용도 세작품의 주요부분을 결합시킨 작품처럼 보인다. 30-40페이지 정도 읽으면 글의 큰 흐름을 알 수 있다. 재미는 중간정도인거 같고 문장은 원서 경험자에 따라서 평가가 다를수 있다.