Rate this book

Clear rating

1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

Salvation in Death (In Death #27)

4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 · rating details · 7,835 ratings · 374 reviews

In the year 2060, sophisticated investigative tools can help catch a killer. But there are some questions even the most advanced technologies cannot answer.

Ridley Pearson has praised J. D. Robb’s suspense as “taut” and “nerve-jangling.” Her latest thriller sets a new standard for suspense, as the priest at a Catholic funeral mass brings the chalice to his lips--and falls o...more

353 pages

Published (first published January 1st 2008)

more details... edit details

Get a copy:

More…

Friend Reviews

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

Lists with This Book

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer

Best Books of 2008

296th out of 1,210 books — 6,535 voters

Re-Read Lovers

119th out of 479 books — 211 voters

More lists with this book...

Community Reviews

(showing 1-30 of 3,000)

filter | sort: default (?) | rating details

Nov 07, 2008 Julie (jjmachshev) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2008-reads

Holy moly. I'm not sure how J.D. Robb continues to write such consistently fabulous stories about Eve and Roarke, but she's done it again with "Salvation in Death".

This time the victim is a Priest! And he was killed via the sacrament during a funeral mass. Into this holy mess (HAHA) steps Eve the cop. Musing her way through a mass (!) of subjects while trying not to step on too many toes ("I never genuflect in public.") Eve soon discovers the dead priest was not really a priest. The threads for...more

9 likes · like · see review

Jan 07, 2009 LJ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fictional_city, future, female_author, mystery, new_york_city, police_procedural

SALVATION IN DEATH (Pol. Proc-Eve Dallas-New York City- Future/2060) - VG
Robb, J. D. (aka Nora Roberts) – 28th in series
Putnam, 2008, US Hardcover – ISBN: 9780399155222

First Sentence: At the mass of the dead, the priest placed the wafer of unleavened bread and the cheap red wine on the linen corporal draping the alter.

Performing communion can be deadly. At least it was to the priest officiating at a funeral service. One sip of from the chalice and he is dead.

One other small problem; as Eve inve...more SALVATION IN DEATH (Pol. Proc-Eve Dallas-New York City- Future/2060) - VG
Robb, J. D. (aka Nora Roberts) – 28th in series
Putnam, 2008, US Hardcover – ISBN: 9780399155222

First Sentence: At the mass of the dead, the priest placed the wafer of unleavened bread and the cheap red wine on the linen corporal draping the alter.

Performing communion can be deadly. At least it was to the priest officiating at a funeral service. One sip of from the chalice and he is dead.

One other small problem; as Eve investigates, she discovers he’s not really a priest either. Instead he is someone who appeared five years prior claiming to be, and having had facial surgery, a priest who now can’t be found. Eve has to determine whether the missing priest or the impersonator was the target and who is the killer.

Robb/Roberts has not lost her touch all these books later. She still knows how to grab the reader from the very beginning and keep you going until the very end. She creates great characters and sharp, crisp, often funny dialogue that you can hear in your head and sometimes even want to read out loud.

Eve is one of my favorite female characters. She is tough, smart, somewhat socially awkward and, I’m happy to say, starting to recover from the abuse of her childhood. There are some rather graphic intimate scenes, which can be skimmed over, but also show the less tough, more vulnerable side of Eve. Her husband, Roark, Is involved in this story, but less actively than in the past.

Sense of time and place is very well done. The story is set just far enough in the future to allow for imaginative technology in electronic devices and transportation. Still, it doesn’t ignore that some things continue on in time such as a woman baking bread from scratch as her grandmother once did.

The story is very well plotted. Dealing with the Catholic Church and religion could be uncomfortable or preachy, but Robb doesn’t go down either of those paths. Instead it is used to demonstrate the questions of good and faith sometimes conflicting with the law, but also the desire for some to do what is right.

Lest you mistake a book written by Robb/Roberts as being light, be assured it is not. White there are moments of humor, the story is a solid police procedural with the objective always being to obtain justice for the dead.

For me, this is a great series. As long as Robb continues to write them, I’ll continue to read them.
(less)

5 likes · like · see review

Nov 20, 2008 Beth Allen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: finished

J.D. Robb, a.k.a Nora Roberts, does not write great literature.

But she writes a ripping good story.

The year is 2060, and a Catholic priest has been murdered as he performs a Mass of the Dead.

And you just won't believe what happens next!

Lieutenant Eve Dallas, NYC homicide detective, is a tireless champion for the victims of crime.

Once again, Eve finds out "who done it," while struggling with her own demons.

Eve is smart, and sassy, and in love with her rich/gorgeous husband Roarke.

Every so often,...more

2 likes · like · see review

Jan 31, 2009 Anna Francesca rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adult-fiction, mystery

I adore this series the way I adore peanut butter cups-- they might not be nutritious, but boy are they yummy! While there are some two-dimensional "extras", the main characters are well-defined. I found the examination of religion and moral ambiguity in this book to bring a greater depth to this volume than some of the other Eve Dallas novels. If I could, I would give it 4 1/2 stars, and I would recommend it to any of my friends mature enough to deal with a degree of non-gratuitous violence and...more

2 likes · like · see review

Nov 29, 2008 Meredith rated it 4 of 5 stars

I’ve been in a major reading funk for the last month and a half. Never finishing a book that i have picked up for one reason or another, all I know is that nothing was fitting my mood. So last week I went to Barnes to find a computer book for the SO for him to study for his next certification and they didn’t have the book I was looking for, but I knew I would find Salvation in Death so I made a quick stop on the best sellers list and picked it up. I was not disappointed.

JD Robb has the knack for...more I’ve been in a major reading funk for the last month and a half. Never finishing a book that i have picked up for one reason or another, all I know is that nothing was fitting my mood. So last week I went to Barnes to find a computer book for the SO for him to study for his next certification and they didn’t have the book I was looking for, but I knew I would find Salvation in Death so I made a quick stop on the best sellers list and picked it up. I was not disappointed.

JD Robb has the knack for being able to make her settings control how she writes a story. It has been an interesting reading year for me because I haven’t read nearly as many books as I have in past years, but I have realized that I am more aware of the books that i am reading and I appreciate them a great deal more and I find more to appreciate about the authors who write them. Both books that Robb has written for the in Death series this year haven’t been the grabbed by the seat of my pants mysteries that embroil me and have me agonizing as I turn the pages, but they do have me taking my time and enjoying all the subtleties of each of these installments.

Dallas is investigating the deaths of 2 religious figures, one a Catholic priest murdered during the ritual of turning wine into Christ’s blood during a funeral and 1 Evangelist who seemed to have lost his way. As readers we have taken many journeys into the past of our favorite characters, but never before have we been asked to look beyond what we are given and see the characters on a deeper level. That is Robb’s other gift, she writes her characters with such beauty and integrity. The relationship between Eve and Roarke is one of complete and unabided love. They see each other as they are and love each other unconditionally and no matter what lines they have crossed together or separate they always meet up in the middle. There is a tenderness mixed with the fierceness in both these characters, but there is also a humor and hope that Robb has created and allowed us as readers to partake in those little moments if only for a few hours as we turn the page.

In Salvation in Death we get a glimpse of how Eve deals with the world in the shadows. Not only in the black and white where the bad guys are always bad and the victims are truly only victims. She shows such integrity and honor that with each visit to the future, I grow to respect her as a character, but to also respect Robb as an author because Eve and all the rest of her family don’t stay stagnant, but continue to grow and change which allows us as readers to not be bored after 27 installments in this amazing series.(less)

like · see review

Feb 25, 2013 Lizabeth S. Tucker rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-adventure, romance, science-fiction

Eve Dallas is back in a new full-length novel and I couldn't be happier. We start off with a Roman Catholic priest dying while consuming the wine and wafer during a funeral service. The investigation leads Eve into a world she barely knows and uncovers deeper mysteries than just the murder of a well-liked priest who wasn't one.

Just as Eve's investigation begins to focus more on the man's background as a motive for murder, another man of God is murdered. Are the two connected?

J.D. Robb, aka Nora...more

1 like · like · see review

Feb 08, 2013 Leya rated it 4 of 5 stars

I know when I pick up a JD Robb book I will be entertained. And this book didn't disappoint.

The usual characters were all there, but mostly down-played, what really took centre stage was the crime, the need to discover who/where/why really ruled the book. I admit I missed some of the usual moments, Sommerset and Eve's banter, Nadine's need to get info first no matter what, Eve and Feeny's friendship, Dr. Mira's counseling, but the book was so fast paced that it didn't need all the fillers. And...more

like · see review

Jan 27, 2013 Christina Coad rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book in the series I read. I actually didn't even know it was part of a series when I read it, but now I'm hooked. I'll admit I haven't read all of them (I don't care as much for the earlier ones where Eve seems so rude) but even though I've read many of them now this first one still has a special place in my heart.

It's not for everyone though, I gave it to my dad to read thinking he'd enjoy it as he usually likes police novels but he didn't even finish it. I'm thinking about f...more

like · see review

Jul 29, 2011 Laurie added it · review of another edition

So J.D. Robb is an alter ego of Nora Roberts the romance novelist, and seems almost as prolific as a vaguely sci-fi (the series "In Death" is set in the year 2060) detective novelist. The main character is a NY City cop, and her husband is a reformed criminal with a lovely Irish accent. Eve, the cop, is investigating a dramatic murder of a priest from poisoned communion wine, when she discovers a case of identity theft and a long ago gang war murder that is increasingly involved in the priest's...more So J.D. Robb is an alter ego of Nora Roberts the romance novelist, and seems almost as prolific as a vaguely sci-fi (the series "In Death" is set in the year 2060) detective novelist. The main character is a NY City cop, and her husband is a reformed criminal with a lovely Irish accent. Eve, the cop, is investigating a dramatic murder of a priest from poisoned communion wine, when she discovers a case of identity theft and a long ago gang war murder that is increasingly involved in the priest's murder. There is also a fundamentalist preacher killed in the midst of a soul-saving orgy. Is it connected to the catholic murder, or is it a copy cat murder? All these questions will be effortlessly answered by the heart-warmingly prolific Robb. Her prose is quite easy to read, and she is such a popular author that she is not edited or altered in any way (i.e., someone is said to be "caging food" when she is actually "cadging it." The "vaguely-sci-fi" part of this hybrid genre includes cop cars that "go vertical" in traffic jams when the flashing lights are not enough, "droid" concierges, and routine use of video phone connections, which are called house links. The technical futuristic aspect of the book is not too convincing, though the book (one of a series of at least 28) was published in 2008. Perhaps Robb is aiming for just a hint of technology and futurism for people who are not comfortable with iphones and the like. The voice-programmed cooking sounds fun, and soft drinks have become tubular. Comfortingly, there are still old family-style pizzerias. Gay marriages are casually accepted, and global warming is not an issue. We recognize the Nora Roberts touch from the torrid couplings between the main character and her Irish hubby. They do it in a cop car, and driving metaphors abound. Everyone seems to be doing it, priests, born again Christians...Roberts has a good touch with religion. She might offend believers by a certain imprecision about details of faith, but she treats both the religions with respect but is not over-awed by them.
A solid piece of non-literary hybrid genre fiction.(less)

like · see review

Jun 21, 2009 Nicole rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: reviewed

J.D. Robb's latest paperback release Salvation in Death was a bit of a disappointment for me. I thought the storyline was rushed and not as well-rounded as past efforts in the series.

*************
Holy communion spells death for Fr. Miguel Flores, a popular Catholic priest in New York City's Spanish Harlem, after he swallows wine laced with cyanide during a funeral in bestseller Robb's unusually introspective 27th crime thriller to feature Lt. Eve Dallas (after Strangers in Death). The ensuing ho...more J.D. Robb's latest paperback release Salvation in Death was a bit of a disappointment for me. I thought the storyline was rushed and not as well-rounded as past efforts in the series.

*************
Holy communion spells death for Fr. Miguel Flores, a popular Catholic priest in New York City's Spanish Harlem, after he swallows wine laced with cyanide during a funeral in bestseller Robb's unusually introspective 27th crime thriller to feature Lt. Eve Dallas (after Strangers in Death). The ensuing homicide investigation suggests that Flores could actually be Lino Martinez, a former member of a disbanded gang, the Soldados, suspected of two bombings before he disappeared. The death by cyanide of another religious figure, Jimmy Jay Jenkins, founder of the Church of Eternal Light, complicates matters. Are the two murders connected? Sussing out the answer to that question involves some serious digging. Dallas's husband, Roarke, and fun sidekick, Det. Delia Peabody, lend support. Robb offers a multilayered solution to several crimes that serves as yet another reminder that wolves sometimes hide in sheep's (or priest's) clothing, but justice, like faith, has no expiration date.
*************

Robb often picks elements to further Roarke and Eve's character development, in this case their POV of religion or faith, as well as how gray the line of responsibility. A large portion of the book was focused on these elements at the sacrifice of the development of Eve's friendships...we only get quick glimpses of Mavis, Mira, and Nadine and nothing of Louise & Charles (I was expecting more storyline on their wedding shower that was only briefly mentioned). Sometimes the dialogue and intimacy scenes between Roarke and Eve frustrate me because the writing style is very choppy and abrupt. I wish Robb could spend a bit more time making these more realistic. Roarke's voice sometimes seems Irish and sometimes not...would like more consistency.

The story proceeds over a handful of days, although this is usually normal. The concept of a con artist and gang member masquerading as a priest and being murdered during communion in front of his congregation was interesting to me but the killer was not difficult to figure out, not very interesting and the side story of Jimmy Jenkins seemed like filler.

Next in the series, Promises in Death, sounds more promising and was released in hardcover February 24, 2009. Mass market paperback to be released July 28, 2009.

http://myobsessionwithbooks.blogspot....(less)

2 likes · like · see review

Sep 25, 2012 Eden rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have to admit I am pretty impressed by Robb's ability to keep the stories in this series mostly fresh, compelling and entertaining. However ... you will notice I used the word mostly and I feel very disloyal for mentioning this. Lately, I feel as though there is someone involved in every case who reminds Eve of herself, her father or both which, in some way affects her ability to keep her cool while working the case. Of course, it also provides another opportunity for her to have a nightmare,...more

like · see review

Mar 27, 2013 Julie rated it 5 of 5 stars

This was one of the funniest of the "In Death" series so far. Both Eve and Peabody got some zingers in. Eve mostly with the religion thing, her not understanding it, calling the communion wafer a "cookie, cracker, what the hell do I call it" in her head before the priest supplied the word host. While working through guests at the funeral the priest says " You can probably eliminate the infants and toddlers..." Her response, "I don't know toddlers are pretty suspicious." Eve isn't usually so glib...more

like · see review

Nov 30, 2011 Lynda Tatad rated it 4 of 5 stars

Another great read in the In Death series! The year is 2060. This one starts out with a Catholic funeral Mass in progress, and the priest officiating falls dead shortly after drinking the "Blood of Christ" during the Communion portion of the Mass. Lt. Eve Dallas, and her partner Detective Peabody are put on the case. While trying to discover the who and why of the murder, another Minister (a Tele-Evangelist) succumbs to a similar fate in the middle of his sermon. Is it the same murderer targetin...more

like · see review

Sep 18, 2011 Taryn Elliott rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fangirl, audio, roarke-a-licious

Just wow.
By now, if you read any of my reviews you know that I'm a total LaNora fan. I love her unconditionally, and even a 'meh' Nora is better than most authors out there. Yes, yes, it's my opinion and I'm good with that.

But the In Death series has been a favorite of mine for YEARS. I'm a Roarke addict...Completely. And I'm good with that. The underlying relationships that spread through all the books are what keep me coming back again and again. The police procedures are amazing, but it's the...more

like · see review

Feb 09, 2012 Joseph Young rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: masochists

Midway through the book, the main character thinks about some lawyer, "Does this guy really want to be a cliche?" and I thought, "Why not? Everyone else in this book is."

I don't know if the audio version makes it worse, but almost all the characters in the book were cliches. The main character, while slightly more fleshed out, is unlikable to me, as she seems to be a power-tripping asshole who somehow justifies it by having been a victim at one point in her life. She is never wrong as a detectiv...more

2 likes · like · see review

Jul 10, 2009 Tamora Pierce rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult, sf, thrillers-mysteries

It's amazing--28 books; they've been married for most of them, and yet the sexual tension between Eve and Roark still works! I wish Roberts would teach her secret to TV writers so they would stop putting characters through weird stuff and multiple partners rather than maintain a working relationship with one partner (::coughandysipowitznypdbluecough::).

The plot covers the murders of two men of faith, one a priest, the other a roller who maid it big. There are all kinds of twists and turns for Ev...more

1 like · like · see review

Jul 11, 2012 Karen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: psychological, crime, romance, socio-polio-relio

In the middle of the funeral mass for a community leader, a priest in Spanish Harlem is murdered. As Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the murder, the case diverges in a remarkable direction. The victim is actually not a priest, but a man invested in a seven-year "long con" using the small, neighborhood parish to hide. But a cop's job in 2060 isn't that much different than the job of a cop today, although the tools may vary. Dallas follows threads to unravel the Gordian Knot involving multiple...more

like · see review

Oct 05, 2010 Cupcakencorset rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A fine addition to the series and this one didn’t strain credulity in order to make its dénouement especially bloody or life-threatening, especially to the major characters. For once, none of them were directly or even indirectly involved with any of the victims or the suspects, which is rare enough in this series to deserve mention. I liked it and I’m glad I read it and I’ll be happy to read the next one. But I’m unlikely to ever buy it, even after it’s in paperback. Ah, well, B-a-M has made a...more

like · see review

May 24, 2012 Jo rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-adventure-suspense

#27 (start at the beginning) - love the series, like the installment a lot. Overall, what I love best about the series is the ongoing character development of the continuing characters in little and big ways. I like the mysteries and that the series is set some 50 years in the future. But mostly, I love the characters. So of course I loved the interchanges between Eve and Rourke about religion that were sparked by Eve's cases in this installment. And I liked the turnabout in that Rourke was the...more

like · see review

Aug 09, 2011 Callyson added it · review of another edition

I was actually a little disappointed in Salvation. I love JD Robb books more than just about anything, but this one didn't live up to the others for me. There was a lot less action and Eve's life was never really in danger. It didn't seem like this was a case up to Dallas standards.

In addition there was hardly any mention of my favorite recurring characters. There was very minimal interaction with Feeny, Mavis, Nadine, Dickhead. Rather disappointing. At least the foundation was consistent and th...more

like · see review

Mar 09, 2009 Tracy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

A bit different flavor on this one - still very entertaining.

Interesting concept and investigation of the reasons behind the murder of first a priest and then a tv-preacher. The non-religious Dallas has an 'interesting' time trying to wade through religious traditions and trying separate the victims and witnesses from their jobs.

Not quite as much navel gazing and not nearly the inventive violence that has been in some of the other books in this series. Not as many places to laugh out loud (thoug...more

like · see review

Dec 01, 2008 Eyre rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2008-approx

Another great book! I've loved all 27 entries in this series; Eve is one of my favorite female characters. Of course, Roarke is on my list of characters I'd marry. ;)

1 like · like · see review

Oct 27, 2010 S rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mysteries, science-fiction

J.D. Robb writes with massive character knowledge and the complete understanding of her world creation. Salvation in Death reminded me of some of the best works of Dell Shannon, because the characters are multi-layered individuals working their way through a series of puzzles to the end.

In this story Lieutenant Dallas and her crew solve the story of a priest's death in a long and complicated series of events dating back years from the futuristic world's time. There is no master criminal in this...more

like · see review

Jan 26, 2009 Catherine rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, disappointment

I can't seem to stop reading this series, and it's driving me nuts! The series really started well with nice character development in an inventive futuristic world, but the characters of late have just fallen into this formulaic routine...they need to grow more. Unfortunately, this book, in particular, lacked the interaction with many of the minor characters...definitely a step in the wrong direction...less character evolution. I'm starting to think that the author of "more than 150 novels" shou...more

1 like · like · see review

Dec 08, 2008 Jodi rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book. It's a solid mystery touched by the love between Eve and Rourke. This touches on the personal but doesn't dwell there. Eve has begun to understand about love and appreciate it rather than fight against it. When a priest is murdered during a funeral it becomes all too obvious that as wonderful a priest as he was, he was much, much more. The story delves into faith and redemption. Robb doesn't fall into old patterns in this book. It isn't about managing the press or han...more

like · see review

Jan 01, 2009 Angie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I've been reading JD Robb's (Norah Roberts) In Death series since the beginning. I've loved every one and this one is no exception.

During a funeral mass, Father Miguel Flores drops dead after drinking from a chalice. Homicide Detective Lt. Eve Dallas learns the consecrated wine was poisoned with potassium chloride and begins a search for someone who would kill a priest. Autopsy of the victim leads to more questions when it seems Father Flores isn’t who he’s pretended to be. Now Dallas must disco...more

like · see review

Jul 16, 2009 Jan C rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

I haven't really figured out why I like these books.

They are stupid, light, quick and all the same. Well, maybe this was a little different. Here, we have an ex-gangsta type who had plastic surgery and masqueraded as a priest for five years while waiting. What was he waiting for?

But, as I said, they are quick reads for the commute or during lunch, etc.

And I would never pick up one of her books under Norah Roberts. This one barely even mentions Roberts, doesn't even mention her books, unless the...more

1 like · like · see review

Jan 21, 2009 Debbie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Another very good mystery from Robb/Roberts. I love this series, but I have to say this one didn't grab me as many of the others have. I still really get a kick out of the portrayal of Eve -- the tough but tender cop, and who can't but love Roarke, a sexy guy with billions to boot! Peabody and McNab are also wonderful characters -- funny and realistic. Although the mysteries are always interesting, I find they take a back seat to the wonderful characterizations and back stories of Eve and Roarke...more

like · see review

Aug 02, 2011 Victoria Reid added it · review of another edition

I absolutely loved this one. I had so much fun reading because I share Eve's opinion of Catholics, and every time she said something about it I giggled because it sounded just like me. I enjoy this series immensely and can't wait to find out what's going on with Eve, Roarke, Peabody, and the rest. I really wish HBO or Showtime would pick this series up as a show...I would love to be able to share my love of Eve with my husband. (He doesn't like to read but I can get him to watch movies/shows bas...more

like · see review

May 13, 2009 Erin rated it 2 of 5 stars

This series has long been a guilty pleasure for me, but I think it's losing its charm. The idea that Nora Roberts, a wildly successful and incredibly prolific romance novelist, would write a futuristic police procedural was so intriguing I had to pick up a copy, especially after I read in an interview that she's a Buffy fan. Her ideas about the future were often interesting and the banter between Eve Dallas and her sidekick Delia Peabody could be very entertaining, but this time out it all seeme...more

1 like · like · see review

« previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 99 100 next »

new topic
Discuss This Book

There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Be the first to start one »

Recommend it | Stats | Recent status updates

combine
Other Editions (31)

More editions...

Genres

Mystery

330 users

Romance

155 users

Mystery > Crime

73 users

Romance > Romantic Suspense

60 users

Suspense

56 users

Science Fiction

34 users

Thriller

30 users

Thriller > Mystery Thriller

22 users

Mystery > Detective

22 users

Mystery > Murder Mystery

16 users

See top shelves...

Readers also enjoyed similar books

About J.D. Robb

aka Nora Roberts

Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.A. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sophomore year...more aka Nora Roberts

Eleanor Marie Robertson was born on October 10, 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.A. She was the youngest of the five children, also the only girl, of a marriage with Irish ancestors. Her family were avid readers, so books were always important in her life. She attended a Catholic school and credits the nuns with instilling in her a sense of discipline. During her sophomore year in high school, she transferred to a local public school, where she met Ronald Aufdem-Brinke, her future first husband.

In Augusy 17, 1968, as soon as she had graduated from High School, Eleanor married, against her parents' wishes. The marriage settled in Keedysville, Maryland. Her husband worked at his father's sheet-metal business before joining her parents in their lighting company. While, she worked briefly as a legal secretary. "I could type fast but couldn't spell, I was the worst legal secretary ever," she says now. After their sons, Dan and Jason, were born she stayed home. Calling this her "Earth Mother" years, she spent much of her time doing crafts, including ceramics and sewing her children's clothes. The marriage ended separating, and they obtained the divorce in January 1985.

In February 1979, a blizzard in forced her hand to try another creative outlet. She was snowed in with a three and six year old with no kindergarten respite in sight and a dwindling supply of chocolate. During the now famous blizzard, she pulled out a pencil and notebook and began to write down one of those stories. It was there that a career was born. Several manuscripts and rejections later, her first book, Irish Thoroughbred, was published by Silhouette in 1981 as Nora Roberts, a shortened form of her birth name Eleanor Marie Robertson, because she assumed that all authors had pen names.

Eleanor wrote under the pseudonym Jill March a story for a magazine titled "Melodies of Love".

Eleanor met her second husband, Bruce Wilder, when she hired him to build bookshelves. They were married in July 1985. Her husband owns and operates a bookstore in Boonsboro, Maryland called "Turn the Page Books". Since that time, they've expanded their home, traveled the world.

In 1992, she decided adopted other pseudonym so to publish a futuristic-suspense novels, she first decided to use the pseudonym D.J. MacGregor, but she discovered that this pseudonym was used by another author. In 1995, her first "In Death" serial novel was published under the pseudonym J.D. Robb, the initials "J.D." were taken from her sons, Jason and Dan, while "Robb" is a shortened form of Roberts.

Eleanor has also been known as Sara Hardesty, because when the "Born In" series was released in U.K. it carried that name instead of Nora Roberts. She has since changed publishers.

Eleanor has been plagiarized by another best-selling romance writer, Janet Dailey. The practice came to light after a reader read Nora Roberts' "Sweet Revenge" and Janet Dailey's "Notorious" back-to-back; she noticed several similarities and posted the comparable passages on the Internet. Calling the plagiarism "mind rape," Eleanor sued Janet Daily. In 1997, Janet, admitted to repeatedly plagiarizing from Nora Roberts' work, and that both "Aspen Gold" and "Notorious" lifted heavily from Nora Roberts's work. Both of those novels were pulled from print after Janet's admission. She acknowledged the plagiarism and blamed it on a psychological disorder. In a settlement, Janet paid Eleanor an undisclosed sum, which Eleanor donated to the Literacy Volunteers of America.

A founding member of the Romance Writers of America (R.W.A.), she was the first inductee in the organization's Hall of Fame. She also is a member of several writers groups and has won countless awards from her colleagues and the publishing industry. (less)

More about J.D. Robb...

Books by J.D. Robb

More…

Share This Book

Facebook Twitter Your website

Trivia About Salvation in Death

1 trivia question

More quizzes & trivia...

Quotes from Salvation in Death

“Eve: What is it about asking you Catholic questions that gets you all jumpy?

Roarke: You'd be jumpy, too, if I asked you things that make you feel the hot breath of hell at your back.

Eve: You're not going to hell.

Roarke: Oh, and have you got some inside intel on that?

Eve: You married a cop...you married me. I'm your goddamn salvation.” — 82 people liked it

“Statues are too much like dolls, and dolls are creepy. You keep expecting them to blink. And the ones that smile, like this?" Eve kept her lips tight together and she curved them up. "You know they've got teeth in there. Big, sharp, shiny teeth."

I didn't. But now I've got to worry about it.” — 71 people liked it

More quotes…

title link	preview: Salvation in Death
avg rating	preview: Salvation in Death Goodreads rating: 4.21 (7835 ratings)
small image	preview: click here [close]
med image	preview: click here [close]
BBCode	[url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2494204.Salvation_in_Death?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book][img]http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328026886l/2494204.jpg[/img][/url] [url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2494204.Salvation_in_Death?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_book]Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb[/url]

Salvation in Death (In Death #27)

Friend Reviews

Community Reviews

Share This Book

Share This Book on Your Website