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 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.

  2. 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 🇦🇺 .

  3. 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!

    1. Kelli :
      Roarke finds his family in “Portrait in Death” Eve goes to Dallas in “New York to Dallas”

  4. 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)

  5. 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”!)

  6. OMG! I’ve read every book and enjoyed them all. When is the next book coming out?

    1. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

    1. 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.

  9. 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!! 🙂

  10. I just finished Golden In Death. When do you think the next book will come out?

    1. 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

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