Naked in Death

I have never read Nora Roberts (or her alter ego J. D. Robb) as I’m not really a romance fan, but I recently heard someone speak of the Robb books emphasizing their SF aspects so I thought I’d pick up the first in the series and give it a try.  The book Naked in Death is a mystery that is set in New York City in 2058.  There is a romance component (of course) which I found annoying so I would just skip the pages that focused on the love subplot.  There was enough non-romance plot in the book that I didn’t have to skip too many pages.  The book was interesting enough for me to finish it.  I would recommend it to fans of romance who are open to something a bit different but I don’t think I would recommend it to SF fans.