J.D.Robb

Kindred in Death. Clever, clever Nora Roberts manages to combine sci-fi, romance, hard-boiled woman detective, and police procedural in her J.D. Robb series. The first Naked In Death is the best but they are all pretty fun and the mysteries are bloody but good. Her group of friends and associates evolves as the series goes on. And she writes about 1 a week!