Title:	Framed in Death
	Author:	JD Robb
	Published:	September 2, 2025, St. Martin’s Press
	No. of Pages:	368
	Cover Price:	$27.90 Hardcover, $19.00 Paperback, $14.99 Kindle, $17.17 Audio Book

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Fans of the bestselling futuristic In Death series will welcome Installment 61 Framed In Death. Lt. Eve Dallas gets an early phone call of a body found dressed as the girl in the painting, Girl with a Pearl Earring. The next day, another body is found that is dressed as The Blue Boy. Eve and her team must investigate because things become chaotic in the art world.

With this many installments in the series, as well as her 100+ romance novels under her name, Nora Roberts, It should be obvious that these novels are not particularly deep or well-thought out; while they are bestsellers, they are most likely purchased by those who don’t care about the literary aspects, and whether they are well-written or not. This novel includes plenty of unnecessary profanity, as well as fairly graphic love scenes. She does, however, do a fairly good job of developing the main characters. Eve Dallas is likeable character that does an excellent job as a lieutenant. Her life is shallow, and will appeal to readers who are shallow.

All told, this is a series that won’t appeal to readers who appreciate good writing; the writing isn’t bad, and the storytelling is easy to follow, but it is tabloid-like and will be immediately picked up by those who believe what they read in the tabloids. This is not a novel that builds much suspense, and the unique futuristic aspects are okay, but not particularly enticing.

For those who choose to listed to the audio book, the narrator is excellent and makes the book easy to follow.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.