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.

Latest J.D. Robb Books

Stolen in Death
Stolen in Death (In Death #62), February 2026

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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.

Readers Also Like

Last verified:

103 Comments

  2. 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!!

  3. Please tell what title is it when Peabody is hiding in basement/locker room and overhears bad cops?

  4. 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.

    1. 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.

  5. 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.

    1. 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

  6. 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).

    1. 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!!

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

    1. 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.

    2. 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!

  10. I like them listed in the order they were written. This way you know who the people are who are added as their friends.

Comments are closed.