# "In Death" series by JD Robb
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-death-series-by-jd-robb/913012
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [June 25, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-death-series-by-jd-robb/913012 "2020-06-25T16:51:05Z")
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### Author:  [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-death-series-by-jd-robb/913012/1 "2020-06-25T16:51:05Z")
One of my secret pleasures, the “In Death” books by JD Robb, who is really Nora Roberts.
Murder mysteries are one of the genres I enjoy, and I glommed on to these years ago.
Nora Roberts has an obsession with green eyes. I’d say over 90% of her characters (except the main characters) have some shade of green eyes.
There’s a minor character who works in the police crime lab. She’s the self-crowned Queen of Hair, Empress of Fiber, or something like that. For a couple of books, her name is “Harpo.” In _Vendetta in Death_, she’s now called “Harvo.”
Yes, I’m a nitpicker!
~VOW
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### Author:  [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-death-series-by-jd-robb/913012/2 "2020-06-25T17:32:02Z")
I am a fan as well. I have physical books of the entire series and take the day off when the new one comes out.
series like these need a continuity fairy as well as a good editor. harpo/harvo wasn’t the only one who’s name evolved. I remember the m.e.'s name changed as well.
she does have a thing for green eyes. jayne krentz does as well.
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### Author:  [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-death-series-by-jd-robb/913012/3 "2020-06-25T19:19:47Z")
Li Morris is the NYPSD medical examiner. In a continuity error, he was referred to as Morse in _Witness in Death_ and _Judgment in Death_ .
We have all the books in paperback and many in hard cover. Good reading, good writing.
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### Author:  [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-death-series-by-jd-robb/913012/4 "2020-06-25T19:20:46Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#):
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> harpo/harvo
I haven’t read any of these books, but it occurs to me that in Hebrew the B and V are sort of interchangeable. And in Spanish, they’re pronounced the same. Could that be relevant?
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### Author:  [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2020, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-death-series-by-jd-robb/913012/5 "2020-06-25T20:15:35Z")
I think it is just a miss in the editing/continuity check. it also happened with morse and morris. to some harpo/harvo and morse/morris could sound the same when said. robb is from Maryland. I did see her in person quite a while ago so I can’t remember if she had a southern accent.
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### Author:  [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)
#### Post date: [June 26, 2020, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-death-series-by-jd-robb/913012/6 "2020-06-26T14:11:22Z")
Both my wife and I have read the entire series. We get the new ones from Amazon, usually the day they are released.
Easy reading and entertaining. I don’t live in the future, but grew up in NYC. The traffic hasn’t gotten any better.