J.D. Robb Books in Order
J.D. Robb is the pen name of bestselling author Nora Roberts, a multiple RITA Award winner, RWA Hall of Fame inductee, and one of the bestselling crime and romance authors of the past three decades, used for her long-running In Death crime series set in mid-21st-century New York City. The books follow homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas and her team at the NYPSD as they solve murders in a technologically advanced future city.
This page lists all J.D. Robb books in order, including every In Death novel and novella, organized primarily by publication order. For a detailed series-only reading guide, see In Death (Eve Dallas) Books in Order.
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The In Death Series (Books in Order)
Also known as the Eve Dallas series, these near-future crime novels follow homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas and her team as they solve murders in a technologically advanced New York City. The series mixes police procedural with futuristic world-building, setting familiar crime investigations in a futuristic mid-21st-century world where technology has changed almost everything except human nature.
The series follows a linear timeline that closely matches publication order, and is best read from book 1, Naked in Death, as Eve’s backstory and relationships with recurring characters build steadily throughout the entire series.
Reading Order
- Naked In Death, 1995
- Glory In Death, 1995
- Immortal In Death, 1996
- Rapture In Death, 1996
- Ceremony In Death, 1997
- Vengeance in Death, 1997
- Holiday In Death, 1998
- Midnight In Death, 1998
- Conspiracy In Death, 1999
- Loyalty In Death, 1999
- Witness In Death, 2000
- Judgement In Death, 2000
- Betrayal In Death, 2001
- Interlude In Death, 2001
- Seduction In Death, 2001
- Reunion In Death, 2002
- Purity In Death, 2002
- Portrait In Death, 2003
- Imitation In Death, 2003
- Remember When, 2003
- Divided In Death, 2004
- Visions In Death, 2004
- Survivor In Death, 2005
- Origin In Death, 2005
- Memory In Death, 2006
- Haunted In Death, 2006
- Born In Death, 2006
- Innocent In Death, 2007
- Eternity In Death, 2007
- Creation In Death, 2007
- Strangers In Death, 2008
- Salvation In Death, 2008
- Ritual In Death, 2008
- Promises In Death, 2009
- Kindred In Death, 2009
- Missing In Death, 2009
- Fantasy In Death, 2010
- Indulgence In Death, 2010
- Possession In Death, 2010
- Treachery In Death, 2011
- New York To Dallas, 2011
- Chaos In Death, 2011
- Celebrity In Death, 2012
- Delusion In Death, 2012
- Calculated In Death, 2013
- Thankless In Death, 2013
- Taken In Death, 2013
- Concealed In Death, 2014
- Festive In Death, 2014
- Obsession In Death, 2015
- Devoted In Death, 2015
- Wonderment In Death, 2015
- Brotherhood In Death, 2016
- Apprentice In Death, 2016
- Echoes In Death, 2017
- Secrets In Death, 2017
- Dark In Death, 2018
- Leverage in Death, 2018
- Connections in Death, 2019
- Vendetta in Death, 2019
- Golden in Death, 2020
- Shadows in Death, 2020
- Faithless in Death, 2021
- Forgotten in Death, 2021
- Abandoned in Death, 2022
- Desperation in Death, 2022
- Encore in Death, 2023
- Payback in Death, 2023
- Random in Death, 2024
- Passions in Death, 2024
- Bonded in Death, 2025
- Framed in Death, 2025
- Stolen in Death, 2026
- Fury in Death, 2026
In Death Collections / Omnibus Editions
- Silent Night, 1998
- Out of this World, 2001
- Bump in the Night, 2006
- Dead of Night, 2007
- Three In Death, 2007
- Suite 606, 2008
- The Lost, 2009
- The Other Side, 2010
- Time of Death, 2011
- The Unquiet, 2011
- Mirror, Mirror, 2013
- Down the Rabbit Hole, 2015
Standalone Novels
- Naked Came the Phoenix, 2001 (with Nevada Barr, Mary Jane Clark, Diana Gabaldon, J A Jance, Faye Kellerman, Laurie R King, Val McDermid, Pam and Mary O’Shaughnessy, Anne Perry, Nancy Pickard, Lisa Scottoline, and Marcia Talley)
J.D. Robb Biography
J.D. Robb is the pen name Nora Roberts uses for her futuristic In Death crime series. Under this name, she moved away from the romance genre she was already famous for and created a long-running police procedural series set in mid-21st-century New York City, which was centered on homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas.
Official website: jdrobb.com
Born Eleanor Marie Robertson in 1950 in Silver Spring, Maryland, Nora Roberts published her first novel, Irish Thoroughbred, in 1981, and by the mid-1990s, she was already one of the biggest names in romance fiction. She introduced the J.D. Robb name to give her futuristic crime novels a separate identity and a different tone from the books which she published as Nora Roberts.
Writing as J.D. Robb, she has kept the In Death series going for decades, with a long list of novels, novellas, and short stories.
Alongside J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts has also used the names Jill March and Sarah Hardesty for other work in different genres.
J.D. Robb Awards and Honors
Awards
- Survivor in Death – RITA Award for Romantic Suspense (2006)
- New York to Dallas – RITA Award for Best Romantic Suspense (2012)
- Concealed in Death – RITA Award for Romantic Suspense (2015)
I STARTED OUT WITH THE FIRST BOOK, AND LOVED IT.I AM NOW UP TO #60. I HAVE READ SOME OF THE SHORT ONES. BUT I LOVE ALL THE MAIN CHARACTERS. AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE ONES WHO HAVE NOT FOUND LOVE WILL DO SO, WHILE I AM STILL IN THIS WORLD, LOL. I HAVE READ SOME OF YOUR OTHER BOOKS, BUT THIS MY FAVORITE SERIES.
Donde compran los libros en español, me quedé en el 49
This series would be an excellent TV series
De boeken van the in death serie van JD Robb zou geweldig zijn als dit wordt verfilmd. Maar ik denk dat men het niet aan kan om het te verfilmen helaas.
I thought so too after reading the first story! It kind of reminded me of the old TV show “McMillian & Wife” only the character’s jobs are reversed. I’ve read up to #55, but will get the rest soon.
I think so too!
The audio books are the best, when the characters talk, you can actually feel like part of it all. Their voices makes their character seem more alive and actually someone you might enjoy meeting, like Roarke with his sexy brogue. Mavis with her quirky style, Bella’s innocence. Just so real. Keep them coming!!! THANK YOU for giving us such wonderful reading/listening pleasure
Amen! I listen to them o YouTube
Could not have said it better! DITTO DARLING! (oh, maybe Rourke could say that, lol! …. absolutely addicted to the narrator.
I love the JD Robb series in-depth my eyes are not what they used to me so I really enjoyed the audiobooks but a lot of the short stories I can’t find in the library so could you please continue to have them in audio also thank you very much
I would get them and have a grandchild or someone read to me.
I love this series. The audible version makes them even more enjoyable. Can’t wait for next book.
We need Eve to have a babysitter. It would be a huge change and show a softer side of Dallas.
When will number 60 be on Amazon audible. I am just finishing number 59 and have never enjoyed a series so much I’m going to miss this series I hope she continues writing
The interaction between Eve and Roarke is priceless. I love the passion between them, so real.
You mention a couple of titles that are included in “Time of Death”, but don’t list the publication of that tome. Why not?
Thanks for pointing it out, I somehow totally missed it. It has been added now.
I love the in death series and have read them all 4 times. Where can I get the short stories? I haven’t been able to read them.
Why don’t you put of of the short stories in a book that can be purchased. I’ve read all of the in death series but I haven’t been able to find or read all of the short stories.
J.D. Robb’s series is fantastic. Always looking for the next one. I have my favorite characters. the first being Somerset and the rest follow on. I think this all started at the end of a Nora Robert’s novel
I love, love reading all of the “In death series”. I started reading them when I got out of college decades ago and I am still reading them now that I’m retired. I enjoy reading about all of the characters and I like how each couple has evolved over time. I dont want the series to end. I look forward to Eve and Rourke in their next adventures.
Fell in love with this series from the very first one. Now I own every single one of them including novellas and the latest which I’m listening to now: Encore in Death
I absolutely love these books. I started our reading them not in order and that is okay as the stories are independent of each other. But then I reread them in order because of the permanent characters in the books. Robb’s characters are so real for me. They make me laugh and cry. I have read each story 3 times. I started rereading them during the pandemic in order as the public library would deliver to my house. Bless libraries everywhere . Now I reread them just for pleasure. I actually like rereading my favorite authors while looking for new authors and stories.
Thanks J.D. Robb for help getting through the pandemic
I love the in death series I have read all of them up till 2020 and getting ready to read all I haven’t read.
Fell in love with these books..and characters….have a great deal in my library and just added another one. I’ve been hooked on this series for some time and love the punches of humour in between the horror, sadness and sex.
Nora Roberts is also in my library.xoxo
I love the In Death series. I use them in my car when I have a long drive. I drive between Texas and Maine twice each year and they make the boring drive on interstate highways pass much faster. It’s easy to turn them off while in big cities or traffic. Hope they keep coming.
I just started to read her books, should I read them in order? Not sure if it mattered.
Absolutely read them in order! It matters
De boeken van the in death serie van JD Robb zou geweldig zijn als dit wordt verfilmd. Maar ik denk dat men het niet aan kan om het te verfilmen helaas.Zou ik wel doen. Er zit tich een verhaallijn in. De boeken grijpen toch wel terug naar de vorige boeken. Zeker met Mavis en haar hubby en LC Charles die met Louisa een relatie krijgt . Maar ook Webster die met Darcia Chief Olympus een relatie krijgt. Super gave boeken. Complimenten. Vind het ook heel leuk de familie van Roark die nu voorkomt. Mag meer over verteld wo er den
The books are wonderful and Susan Ericksen does an amazing job narrating them. I hope Nore Robert’s AKA JD Robb keeps them coming!!
I hope she will keep writing. I like her writing this series is one that’s good reading.
Thank you JD Robb (Nora) — I love the complexity of the murders, but I also enjoy the humor in the series. When Dallas ends up with a new friend — how did that happen?! Her fear of Trina, of dolls, of cows — when will they want to take over the world. Looking for a needle in a haystack — why would there be a needle in a haystack? Sayings that make perfect sense to us now in the early 21st century, but meanings have passed us by … she takes things so literally. Cracks me up every time.
I eagerly await each book at the book store, and re-read them all the time.
I finished all the books in order….loved them. Any chance that this will be a series on TV? Maybe in Netflix…that will be MAG!!! Thanks, J.D. Looking forward to the next one. I might start over again.
Love the in Death series, but was wondering if Wonderment in Death was ever in book form? Would really like one to go with my collection. Can’t wait for the next book.
Yes wonderment in death is a hardcopy formated book as well as on audio CD formats or as an ebook
what is the name of the book where Eve meets Roarke?
and
what is the name of the book where they get married?
Dallas meets roarke first time naked in death marries him in immortal
I have reread the series so many times I have to reread form last to beginning bcuz Eves life was too sad before Roarke. I think Faithless ID is my favorite ID and Kindred is my least favorite ( its too sad). CAN’t wait for Desperation ( September CANNOT get here fast enough!!!!!!
I started reading Nora Roberts back in days skinny romance novels. I have always been a voracious readerand would go to the local book swap and come home with a big paper bag full of books and I couldn’t put hers down with the first JD Robb book I met my real hero and I think of her as a real person God I want to be her. This past Christmas I started with JD Robb‘s book 1 and I’m going through the whole list so far I’m up to portrait and death I have them on my bookcase and with the sharpie I put the number on each one so I know which is next thank you JD Robb for creating a life that I crawl into each day I am in awel of your talent
I have every Nora Roberts and the J.D.Robb In Death series I can get my hands on. I am 61 and disabled and have reread them all several times over the years. I have to find a way too get the rest In Death, I only have 51. But, my large bedroom is also my library.
Just read through the series to book #55 – this is my second time reading through and was the first thing I had to do on my retirement bucket list.
Love all the JDRobb books. Am now rereading them ALL in order. My library loves me.
I’ve read the series twice when is the next book coming out
I have loved everyone ! Up to # 54 as I’m reading it seems like I’ve traded Abandoned in death . The only thing I can figure is another author wrote one or so close to it . Keep them coming . Loved them since the first one I picked up.
Can’t wait for the next one to come out. I’m always on the waiting list. I feel I know all the characters like they were old friends. I picture each one in my mind from Nora Roberts description of each of them. Please keep writing. I look forward to the next one and I hope many more. Eve, Roake and their Family and Friends are totally believable. Please keep them coming. I live in South Australia 🇦🇺 .
I’d like to know in which book Rourke finds his family in Ireland and also in which one Eve goes back to Dallas.
Thank you, Readers!
Kelli :
Roarke finds his family in “Portrait in Death” Eve goes to Dallas in “New York to Dallas”
Thougherly enjoyed (and still reading) the “in death” series. They have helped me get through the pandemic lock downs, well entertained me and stopped me going mad whilst in lockdown. Thank you Nora Roberts (aka J D Robb)
I recently purchased through Amazon the In Death series in order.
I missed so much by not having read them in order from the first.
I’m now on books 29 & 30 and really like being able to “round out” the characters by reading them (again) in order.
I’ve the 2021 release at home (in hardcover) and waiting until I’ve gotten to that point to read it. (It’s really hard, but I can do it!)
Thank you for Eve and Roarke, etc. I really am able to chuckle at some of their antic, interactions, etc. (By the way, I want a “Roarke”!)
OMG! I’ve read every book and enjoyed them all. When is the next book coming out?
I absolutely love this series and have all of them in audio format. I just pre-ordered that latest one. Can hardly wait! In the past year I have listened to the entire series again.
My daughter and I have read every Eve book and are amazed that we never tire of them. We do prefer the ones where Eve, Roark or someone they love is captured or in grave danger. Of course Eve and or Roark always save the day. Those seem to have more suspense and make us stay awake reading until our eyes simply won’t stay open. Long live Eve and Roark! Please keep the series going.
I have been reading Nora Roberts since she started in the 1980,s Even had my picture taken with Nora when she came to a book signing in Ga. Very cool. And yes I agree that none of her books should be made into movies. It actually changes the book and isn’t want the writer wrote. I read The Color Purple and then it came on Tv and I was very disappointed.
So lets keep reading them as fast as they hit the book stores.
Sue Grafton was right about not having any of her books made into a movie. I hope her family honor her wishes. I saw Janet Evanovich’s “One For The Money”. It was very disappointing.
I don’t think I would get hook on book series. I have read all the series. I was never disappointed. Keep up the good work, J.D. Robb. I look forward to reading new ones in the series.
I HAVE to read a book series in order. My type A personality I guess. I started many years ago with Naked in death and ‘ Dark in death(46), a few moments ago. I don’t get much time to read and I like to read other authors in between, so it has taken me about 15 years to get this far. I have enjoyed every book and have not once stopped mid book without finishing. I’m also one of those people who cannot read more than one book at a time. I get too involved with the characters to do that. I do also read Nora Roberts but admit, its been a while as they were becoming predictable. I’m sure I will go back. Anyway, I have to go. On to #47, Leverage in death, here I come!! 🙂
I just finished Golden In Death. When do you think the next book will come out?
I have also become an addicted to this “in death series….have 3 books to go,….and I hope there are more ! Please let there be more
To Noelle Holmes – February 2020
I found taken in Death on Ebay with 2 other stories and Wonderment in Death in the compilation down the Rabbit Hole also on Ebay.
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THESE BOOKS MADE INTO TV. MSRISKA HARGITAY FOR EVE AND PIERCE BROSNAN AS RORKE. THE GIRL WHO
PLAYED ON ROBOT COP WITH THE BOWL HAIR CUT WOULD BE GOOD FOR PEABODY. FILL IN THE REST WITH WHOEVER. JUST PLEASE DON’T STOP WRITING DEATH SERIES. I ALSO DONATED THESE BOOKS TO GOODWILL AND NOW LIKE AN IDIOT I’M TRYING TO COLLECT THE WHOLE SERIES. LOVE THEM. GUESS YOU COULD SAY I’M ADDICTED.
I am wondering if someone can tell me where I can purchase Taken in Death and Wonderment in Death, I’ve purchase what I thought was the Books and to my dismay had received the Audio Copies, I would like to purchase the Books if they are available.. My wife is a lover of this In Death Series, She has read every copy to date and because I have purchased them she is starting to re read them. I have these two books in Audio CDs but cannot listen to them till I buy another CD Player, I now own a copy of ever book in the In Death Series, that includes the last one 50th edition Golden in Death, which was released here on the 4th Feb, 2020. If anyone could assist me in location these 2 books in Book form would most appreciated. thank you.
My wife and I started the series together in audio book format. We are almost through the entire series. We have laughed, cried and feel like we know all of these people personally. It has been an amazing adventure!
Keep writing i got my daughter hook on the death series. Even if Dallas gets pregnant it shouldn’t interfere also when is Peabody getting married
?I started listening to Eve Dallas & Roake in the middle and then I wanted to know what happen to Eve to make her the way she was SHE IS ALITTLE UNEDUCATED ABOUT life she asks some of the childest questions like who decide why men should wear suit and ladies should wear dresses
?I started listening to Eve Dallas & Roake in the middle and then I wanted to know what happen to Eve to make her the way she was SHE IS ALITTLE UNEDUCATED ABOUT life she asks some of the childest questions like who decide why men should wear suit and ladies should wear dresses
WHAT ONE OF HER BOOKS TELLS WHAT THE THE ICOVE AGENDA IS ALL ABOUT.
@Denise Webb A new one is coming out this September, followed by one next February.
In which book did Eve and Roarke go the the premiere of ” The Icove Agenda”? I know it was before the movie won the
Academy Award for Nadine and after “Celebrity in Death”
Thanks
When is the new one coming out?. Can’t wait!
I can never get enough of these book. Totally in love with them. I can never put them down. Very addictive. Working on getting the whole collection so I can start from the very beginning. Continue the great work!!
Please tell what title is it when Peabody is hiding in basement/locker room and overhears bad cops?
I love the Eve Dallas Series also, and was very surprised when I learned she was Nora Roberts being a fan of hers also. Roberts/Robb has such a wonderful imagination. Some of her Roberts books would not appeal to all because they are basically love stories. Then you have the books that have the supernatural mixed in, psychological thrillers and crime stories also. So for those who love these books give Roberts a chance you might find yourself pleasantly surprised.
I too love the JD Robb books with Eve Dallas. I read my first one 15-20 years ago. Over the years, I have read all the books up to and including Treachery In Death. I refuse to get rid of any and have a whole bookcase shelf full of them.
Because of various health problems, I slacked off in my reading, but started reading again and will pick up on the Eve Dallas books again. I can’t wait to get started. Also, I agree that you must read them in order to really get to know the characters.
I got hooked on the In Death series by accident and now have made reading every book # 1`on my Bucket List. If I had know about Eve and Roake before I would have retired years ago. However, I totoally disagree with making a TV series out of these books. The beauty of reading is that each reader creates the perfect way the characters look, their expressions and their actions and that is what makes reading so much fun. You create the perfect mental picture that suits what you are reading. If the books are ever translated into a TV show the appearance of the characters will be in some casting director’s image not mine and I will be turned off because I now am imprinted with my mental images.
I love this series, and as for making movies from it – I so agree never doing that; I have watched movies taken from books that liked, and my fantasy image was so totally NOT THE SAME
Love, love, love the In death series! Love the characters! I especially loved the first one, Naked in Death, which I have read multiple times. I’d love to see Eve get pregnant, but I certainly wouldn’t want the series to end! These are by far my favorite books. ( And I have never read any Nora Roberts book. I don’t go for that kind).
I agree about Eve and Roarke becoming parents (and Summerset, godfather?? nanny? and sibling rivalry for Galahad.) I am sure it will be a huge challenge for Nora Roberts but she can do it!!
I’m not reading or listening in order. Trying to. Nora said she will stop the series when Eve becomes pregnant.
Too bad. I would love to see how Eve would handle pregnant, and having a baby handed to her.
Love the books. Just wish I knew about them when they started.
I got bored and borrowed #1 of the In Death series. WOW! I love my new addiction with that series. I had months to enjoy catching up with each book in the series order. Then, caught up, waiting for the next book was tough. I can’t have enough of Eve’s and Rourke’s adventures.
My sincere thank you, J D Robb.
If you start on immortal in death first then read the first two will you be lost in immortal in death? Asking cause im waiting on the library to send me the first two but i want to read already.
You won’t really be lost as each book has a separate case that Eve deal with. The reason why is best to read the books in order is because of the developing famous relationship between Eve and Rourke. In later books they might be in a different stage of relationship, so when you go back to earlier books it might feel like you already know the spoiler. But lost, no, you won’t be.
When the library is too slow, I go the ebook route thru media on demand or overdrive. I typically get them right away as most people have already read the oldest. Also, they have the collection books, where you can get several books in one and all in order! When I found those, they became my go to and now I’m caught up to 2016 already!
I like them listed in the order they were written. This way you know who the people are who are added as their friends.
I love this series. I have read them and reread them many times. I have said for years, I wish they would make a tv series out of these. The one that played on castle would be a great person to play eve.
I agree that these series should be made into movies. A T.V. series (Amazon, Netflix…) would be a huge hit!
I would not want to see Eve and Roarke having a baby!
Just Don’t Stop! ! !
someone suggested Marisa Hargitay would make a good Eve…no way ! She is too heavy.
Stana Katic would be better. and Matt Bomer would be perfect for Roarke
Don’t know them I guess I’m older and don’t watch a lot of tv. I drive a truck and listen on audio. But I would b willing to stop on the night it comes on.
Good grief no. This would take new people. Stana doesn’t have the look I imagine Eve does. The hard cop look mixed with female, with some muscled hard body. Matt Bomer doesn’t have the Irish look, nor the gleam in his eye. He doesn’t have the knowledge of the world and its workings, anti-cop except for Eve and that bunch, look.
Completely new people with no history. No shows you’d remember them in or played in.
Stanic & Bomer would be perfect!
But then I think Matt Bomer is perfect! 🙂
Thank you for compiling this list. I collect her books through various sources, so I like to keep updated with the series. I really enjoy the characters of these stories and novels.
I just read Midnight in Death, but do not see it listed. I had every book in the series until I downsized in fall of 2015 and would like to know what books have been published, in death series only, since that time.
Just realized it is listed…# 8. I thought it was a new book I downloaded, now I am very confused.
Yes it is a novella published in 1998. The story takes place between Holiday in Death and Conspiracy in Death.
As people seem to get confused by the numbering before the book names, I have changed it, so now 7.5 is in fact novella #7.5 to avoid any confusions 🙂
I love Dallas and Roake.they were made for each other. Peabody is good also.all the people that works with Eve are awesome.hope she never stops writing.i have read just about every book written,waiting for more
Can you list in chronological order the sequence in Eve’s life. I have all the books in order of publication but not in sequence. Thanks.
The sequence is pretty much the same as the publication order. I’ve read all (except the latest one) and the story basically continues from book to book.
I would love for someone to make these In Death series into TV series. I think Marisa Hargitay would make an awesome Eve Dallas. I think this would be a success just as much as Law and Order:SVU. Hopefully someone will think this would make a great series. I love these books so much, I can hardly wait for the next one to come out. I’m now trying to get all of the books in the series. I foolishly gave a bunch of books to Goodwill and now I decided I want to save all of them. Keep writing J D. Don’t care about titles although I am sure there are plenty more you can one up with….. JUST PLEASE DON’T STOP WRITING ABOUT EVE AND ROARKE. LOVE THEM. THANKS.
I agree 110% I’m so disappointed that I’ve finished all of them and I miss them.! My husband even listened and he is missing Peabody
This list is still in the order that the books were published. That is not what I call the chronological sequence for reading. I would like to see a list chronologically in Eve’s life.
I have the entire series and the list above is the sequence that I read them. It is a pretty accurate list if you are looking for the order to read them.
I have read every one starting with Naked in death and was hooked looking forward to the new one
but i must say reading in order is the only way you can see the characters progress it is the best series i have read in along time.
This list is in the order of Eve’s life. it just includes the Novella’s which aren’t exactly a part of her life timeline but do fit. Try reading them and you will see for yourself.