Naked in Death by J.D. Robb (1995)

Always a good one to keep me awake while driving long trips, I decided to start at the beginning with Lt. Eve Dallas' adventures. I was surprised that Roarke, her rich love interest shows up in the very first book. But then again Nora Roberts couldn't write a book without a few steamy sex scenes. Just interesting in how they met. I still wonder why I don't tire of these formulaic books - three murders, last scene with Eve being attacked by the murderer, city politics. But I like her characters, and many of them like Mavis and Feeney stick with her throughout her books.