Barbara Rogers answers “Does this series need to be read in the...”

Stef asked this question about Naked in Death (In Death, #1):

Does this series need to be read in the order they were published? Are the Characters connected to the next book in the series. . . just wondering if I need to get them from library in the order they are written. Thanks a bunch :-) Have not read any of J.D. Robbs books yet. . . have read a lot of good reviews for the suspense, romance, mystery books.

Barbara Rogers I would definitely suggest reading them in order. I read one of the later ones first -- and it does read okay as a stand-alone -- but there were so ma…moreI would definitely suggest reading them in order. I read one of the later ones first -- and it does read okay as a stand-alone -- but there were so many interpersonal relationships that you just don't understand unless you read them in order. I went from the one I started on -- somewhere in the 20's of the series -- back to the very first one and read from the first one forward -- to the one I had read out of order -- and then I re-read that one. It made a big difference to me in those character relationships.(less)

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deleted user A COWORKER GAVE ME MY FIRST J. D. ROBB NOVEL ABOUT 10 Years ago, Have BEEN HOOKED EVERY SINCE.
Oct 23, 2015 12:49PM · flag

Roberta I did the same thing Barbara, started somewhere in the middle because I needed something to read and picked one off the library shelf. Though I am onl ...more
Jul 07, 2016 08:25AM · flag

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