Celebrity in Death

CELEBRITY IN DEATH (G. P. Putnam's Sons; February 21, 2012; $27.95) is the 34th futuristic suspense novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series from author J.D. Robb, the alter-ego of publishing phenomenon Nora Roberts.

For years, fans of the In Death series have imagined Lieutenant Eve Dallas on the big screen. In Robb's newest novel, that fantasy has become a reality in this story-within-a-story. A major motion picture, The Icove Agenda, based on Eve's most notorious case from Origin in Death, is in production and Eve and Peabody are rubbing elbows with Hollywood royalty.

Robb's ability to pair gripping and spine-chilling suspense while exploring and expanding the relationships that develop among the series' characters has made the In Death series wildly successful, yet still accessible to new readers. Robb's flair for language and complex story arcs, plus a knack for humorous and punchy dialogue, even in the midst of gruesome and detailed homicides, has firmly cemented her as one of the most popular suspense writers today.

In CELEBRITY IN DEATH, Eve, Roarke, Peabody, and McNabb attend a star-studded party to celebrate the upcoming release of The Icove Agenda. Eve finds most of the Hollywood types tolerable, except for actress K.T. Harris. Harris plays Peabody in the movie but in real life she couldn't be more different than Eve's partner. Rude and vindictive, the actress is widely disliked. So when she turns up dead in the rooftop pool at the luxury townhouse where the party is held, Eve knows there are a lot of suspects. But Eve will find the killer, because, in the end, there's only one role Eve Dallas knows how to play: homicide cop.

A recent profile of Roberts/Robb in The New Yorker named her "America's favorite writer." Roberts/Robb is the bestselling author of more than 190 novels and every Nora Roberts and J.D. Robb title released in 2011 has hit the New York Times bestseller list, keeping up a streak started in 1999. Check out the author's recently updated website at http://www.jdrobb.com/ or at www.facebook.com/jdrobbauthor.