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

  1. Naked In Death, 1995
  2. Glory In Death, 1995
  3. Immortal In Death, 1996
  4. Rapture In Death, 1996
  5. Ceremony In Death, 1997
  6. Vengeance in Death, 1997
  7. Holiday In Death, 1998
  8. Midnight In Death, 1998
  9. Conspiracy In Death, 1999
  10. Loyalty In Death, 1999
  11. Witness In Death, 2000
  12. Judgement In Death, 2000
  13. Betrayal In Death, 2001
  14. Interlude In Death, 2001
  15. Seduction In Death, 2001
  16. Reunion In Death, 2002
  17. Purity In Death, 2002
  18. Portrait In Death, 2003
  19. Imitation In Death, 2003
  20. Remember When, 2003
  21. Divided In Death, 2004
  22. Visions In Death, 2004
  23. Survivor In Death, 2005
  24. Origin In Death, 2005
  25. Memory In Death, 2006
  26. Haunted In Death, 2006
  27. Born In Death, 2006
  28. Innocent In Death, 2007
  29. Eternity In Death, 2007
  30. Creation In Death, 2007
  31. Strangers In Death, 2008
  32. Salvation In Death, 2008
  33. Ritual In Death, 2008
  34. Promises In Death, 2009
  35. Kindred In Death, 2009
  36. Missing In Death, 2009
  37. Fantasy In Death, 2010
  38. Indulgence In Death, 2010
  39. Possession In Death, 2010
  40. Treachery In Death, 2011
  41. New York To Dallas, 2011
  42. Chaos In Death, 2011
  43. Celebrity In Death, 2012
  44. Delusion In Death, 2012
  45. Calculated In Death, 2013
  46. Thankless In Death, 2013
  47. Taken In Death, 2013
  48. Concealed In Death, 2014
  49. Festive In Death, 2014
  50. Obsession In Death, 2015
  51. Devoted In Death, 2015
  52. Wonderment In Death, 2015
  53. Brotherhood In Death, 2016
  54. Apprentice In Death, 2016
  55. Echoes In Death, 2017
  56. Secrets In Death, 2017
  57. Dark In Death, 2018
  58. Leverage in Death, 2018
  59. Connections in Death, 2019
  60. Vendetta in Death, 2019
  61. Golden in Death, 2020
  62. Shadows in Death, 2020
  63. Faithless in Death, 2021
  64. Forgotten in Death, 2021
  65. Abandoned in Death, 2022
  66. Desperation in Death, 2022
  67. Encore in Death, 2023
  68. Payback in Death, 2023
  69. Random in Death, 2024
  70. Passions in Death, 2024
  71. Bonded in Death, 2025
  72. Framed in Death, 2025
  73. Stolen in Death, 2026
  74. Fury in Death, 2026

In Death Collections / Omnibus Editions

Standalone Novels

J.D. Robb Biography

J. D. Robb

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)

Edited by

Marika

Founder of Mystery Sequels, a reference site focused on listing mystery and thriller books in the correct reading order. I maintain and update the site’s bibliographies as new titles are released, ensuring accuracy and consistency across author and series pages.

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103 Comments

  1. 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.

  2. 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!

  4. 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

    1. 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.

    2. 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.

    3. Stanic & Bomer would be perfect!
      But then I think Matt Bomer is perfect! 🙂

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

    1. Just realized it is listed…# 8. I thought it was a new book I downloaded, now I am very confused.

      1. 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 🙂

  7. 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

  8. 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.

    1. 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.

  9. 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.

    1. 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

  10. 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.

    1. 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.

      1. 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.

    2. 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.

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