The most recent of J.D. Robb’s novels, Fantasy in Death, is much better than the last. The SF content is still silly, but a step up from “deeply ludicrous”; nothing about the plot made me want to gouge my eyeballs out, including its treatment of gamers and fandom; and though I spotted the murderer and motive quite early, it was at least fairly done. So yeah, I guess I’ll keep reading for a while more.