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In Death (JD Robb) Books in Order

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A complete guide to the In Death series by JD Robb, books in order with short summaries, series background, and tips for choosing a great starting point.

Last updated: June 7, 2026

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1

Glory in Death

by JD Robb

1995

Two accomplished women are murdered, and Eve Dallas finds the crimes tied to a glossy world where image is everything. As she digs into ambition, sex, and revenge, Eve learns how dangerous it is to be famous in her city.

2

Naked in Death

by JD Robb

1995

In 2058 New York, homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas catches a high-profile case when a senator’s granddaughter is murdered. With billionaire Roarke pulled into the investigation, Eve must cut through corruption, secrets, and her own guarded past.

3

Immortal in Death

by JD Robb

1996

With her wedding to Roarke approaching, Eve Dallas is pulled into the homicide of a stunning model. The trail runs through fashion, obsession, and power, forcing Eve to balance personal happiness with a job that never lets go.

4

Rapture in Death

by JD Robb

1996

A string of apparent suicides among influential people doesn’t add up. Eve Dallas suspects someone is using technology and psychology to push victims over the edge. She has to find the hand on the controls before the next life is lost.

5

Ceremony in Death

by JD Robb

1997

When a fellow cop dies in a case with secret ceremonies and ritual overtones, Eve Dallas steps into a world of occult talk and very real danger. Sorting myth from motive, she follows the evidence to a killer hiding in plain sight.

6

Vengeance in Death

by JD Robb

1997

A brutal series of murders shakes Eve’s city, and the clues lead uncomfortably close to Roarke. As Eve follows the trail into the shadows of his past, they face old enemies and a killer determined to settle a score.

7

Holiday in Death

by JD Robb

1998

During the holiday season, Eve Dallas tracks a predator who uses a dating service to lure victims. The case is urgent and messy, and it forces Eve and Peabody to move fast through parties, crowds, and lies dressed up as romance.

8

Conspiracy in Death

by JD Robb

1999

A respected cop is killed, and Eve Dallas becomes the prime suspect. Suspended and watched, she still has to uncover who framed her and why. The answers reach into power, politics, and the parts of the department that prefer the dark.

9

Loyalty in Death

by JD Robb

1999

A terrorist group announces a campaign against New York, and Eve Dallas must prevent mass murder with almost no room for error. As threats escalate, Eve races to identify the leaders and stop the next strike before the city pays the price.

10

Judgment in Death

by JD Robb

2000

A fellow officer is murdered at Roarke’s club, and Eve Dallas is forced to investigate the department from the inside out. Corruption, loyalty, and dirty favors collide as she hunts a killer who counted on the badge to cover the crime.

11

Witness in Death

by JD Robb

2000

A man is murdered in the middle of a live theater performance, with hundreds of witnesses and no obvious culprit. Eve Dallas steps into the world of actors and stagecraft, where every version of the story can be rehearsed and rewritten.

12

Betrayal in Death

by JD Robb

2001

A skilled assassin targets people connected to Roarke, turning the city into a hunting ground. Eve Dallas must protect Roarke’s employees while building a case against a killer who knows how to vanish. Old grudges and money drive the violence.

13

Seduction in Death

by JD Robb

2001

Women are murdered after meeting dates through a sleek matchmaking service. Eve Dallas digs into the company, its clients, and how tech can be used to hunt. The deeper she goes, the more twisted the killers’ idea of intimacy becomes.

14

Purity in Death

by JD Robb

2002

A vigilante group uses a deadly computer virus to execute people they deem corrupt. Eve Dallas follows digital tracks through fear and outrage, racing to stop killings carried out with a keystroke before the group decides who dies next.

15

Reunion in Death

by JD Robb

2002

An old enemy walks free, and bodies start piling up with a message meant for Eve. As the killer taunts her, Eve Dallas must protect the people around her and close a case that feels like unfinished business.

16

Imitation in Death

by JD Robb

2003

A murderer recreates notorious killings from history, forcing Eve Dallas to read the pattern before the next tribute happens. Studying old crimes becomes urgent, because the copycat treats murder like performance and doesn’t plan to stop.

17

Portrait in Death

by JD Robb

2003

A killer with an artist’s eye stalks victims through photography, turning people into subjects. While Eve Dallas hunts him, Roarke’s own past surfaces in ways he can’t ignore. Obsession, memory, and violence collide.

18

Divided in Death

by JD Robb

2004

When a friend of Roarke is implicated in a double homicide, Eve Dallas is pulled into a web of politics, covert work, and conflicting loyalties. She has to follow the evidence wherever it leads, even if powerful people push back.

19

Visions in Death

by JD Robb

2004

Young women are murdered, and a psychic’s visions may be the only clear lead. Eve Dallas is skeptical, but she can’t ignore what the visions reveal. To stop the killer, she uses every tool, even the ones she doesn’t trust.

20

Origin in Death

by JD Robb

2005

The murder of a surgeon pulls Eve Dallas into a secret project tied to human cloning. As she digs through labs, investors, and ethics, Eve finds that science can hide motives as ugly as any street crime.

21

Survivor in Death

by JD Robb

2005

A family is slaughtered, and a traumatized young girl is the only survivor. Eve Dallas must protect the child while uncovering who did it and why. The case forces Eve to confront fear, memory, and what it means to keep going.

22

Born in Death

by JD Robb

2006

A double homicide in a high-powered business world lands on Eve Dallas’s desk as her best friend Mavis is about to give birth. Juggling pressure on all sides, Eve follows the money to a killer who planned every step.

23

Memory in Death

by JD Robb

2006

Just before Christmas, a woman claiming to be Eve’s mother appears, then is murdered. The case hits Eve hard, stirring up the past she’s fought to bury. To catch the killer, she must untangle truth, lies, and long-held trauma.

24

Creation in Death

by JD Robb

2007

A brutal killer known as the Groom returns, targeting women who resemble Eve. As the body count rises, Eve Dallas faces a case that feels uncomfortably intimate. With Roarke beside her, she races to stop a predator who’s studied her life.

25

Innocent in Death

by JD Robb

2007

A teacher is poisoned at an elite private school, and the investigation exposes jealousy, secrets, and kids under pressure. When someone from Roarke’s past resurfaces, Eve Dallas must separate personal unease from the facts that catch the murderer.

26

Salvation in Death

by JD Robb

2008

A priest is poisoned during a funeral Mass, and Eve Dallas digs into church politics, personal grudges, and buried sins. She has to look past appearances, because in this case piety and innocence don’t line up.

27

Strangers in Death

by JD Robb

2008

A wealthy man is murdered in a way that echoes a famous unsolved crime, and Eve Dallas suspects the answer lies in the victim’s hidden appetites. The trail runs through privilege, secrecy, and people who count on being untouchable.

28

Kindred in Death

by JD Robb

2009

A teen girl is murdered, and the victim’s circle is packed with secrets and resentment. Eve Dallas unravels tangled relationships and family lies, uncovering how far people will go to protect an image, or destroy it.

29

Promises in Death

by JD Robb

2009

Lieutenant Amaryllis Coltraine is killed, and the loss hits the department hard. Eve Dallas follows the case back to old connections and a familiar criminal with a long grudge. Justice turns personal, and Eve refuses to let the promise die.

30

Fantasy in Death

by JD Robb

2010

A video game designer is found decapitated in a locked room, and the clues point toward a virtual world built on violence. Eve Dallas navigates creators, players, and illusion versus reality while hunting a killer who thinks life is just a game.

31

Indulgence in Death

by JD Robb

2010

A series of murders exposes a group that treats killing as entertainment, a thrill reserved for the wealthy. Eve Dallas pushes into a world where privilege buys silence. To stop the game, she has to find the players behind the masks.

32

New York to Dallas

by JD Robb

2011

A case from Eve’s past breaks open, forcing her to confront the trauma she survived as a child. The hunt leads from New York to Dallas, and the killer’s cruelty feels hauntingly familiar. Eve must face history to stop it repeating.

33

Treachery in Death

by JD Robb

2011

When Peabody uncovers corruption inside the police department, Eve Dallas goes undercover to root it out. The job means trusting a tight circle and watching her own colleagues. One wrong move could take them all down.

34

Celebrity in Death

by JD Robb

2012

A movie crew arrives to film a story based on one of Eve’s cases, and then an actress turns up dead. Eve Dallas must sort real evidence from staged drama. Behind the cameras, someone is using the spotlight to hide murder.

35

Delusion in Death

by JD Robb

2012

A deadly incident at a Manhattan bar leaves victims poisoned and panicked, and Eve Dallas suspects deliberate sabotage. Tracing the source uncovers a scheme driven by greed and experimentation. The closer she gets, the more dangerous the high becomes.

36

Calculated in Death

by JD Robb

2013

A mild-mannered accountant is murdered, and Eve Dallas discovers his neat life hid messy secrets. Following financial trails, she peels back scams, blackmail, and betrayal. In a city built on money, the numbers can be lethal.

37

Thankless in Death

by JD Robb

2013

As Thanksgiving approaches, a killer targets people he believes wronged him, striking with cold precision. Eve Dallas must connect victims who look unrelated and stop a spree fueled by resentment. For the murderer, revenge is the only gratitude.

38

Concealed in Death

by JD Robb

2014

Renovations in a building Roarke owns reveal bones sealed behind a wall. Eve Dallas traces the remains through decades of vanished lives, poverty, and violence. The case becomes a story of people who disappeared quietly, and someone who counted on being forgotten.

39

Festive in Death

by JD Robb

2014

In the middle of holiday chaos, a personal trainer is murdered, and nearly everyone she knew has a motive. Eve Dallas wades through grudges, secrets, and petty betrayals. The season is bright, but the case is not.

40

Devoted in Death

by JD Robb

2015

A pair of thrill-seeking killers roam the country, treating murder like a private game. When their path leads to New York, Eve Dallas pushes to end the spree before they choose a new challenge.

41

Obsession in Death

by JD Robb

2015

A killer fixated on Eve Dallas starts murdering people connected to her, leaving taunting messages and staged scenes. Eve must protect her friends and coworkers while hunting someone who thinks they share a bond. The obsession is deadly.

42

Apprentice in Death

by JD Robb

2016

A sniper starts picking off victims with terrifying skill, and Eve Dallas realizes she’s hunting more than one shooter. A master is training an apprentice, raising the stakes with every kill. Eve must break the partnership before it produces another lesson.

43

Brotherhood in Death

by JD Robb

2016

A former senator is murdered, and clues point to a secretive brotherhood formed by men who shared a violent past. Eve Dallas untangles loyalty from guilt and finds the person willing to kill to keep the old bond unbroken.

44

Echoes in Death

by JD Robb

2017

A woman is found wandering injured and terrified, with memories that come in fragments. Eve Dallas uncovers a pattern of assaults that echo a predator’s fantasies. To stop him, she has to find where the echoes began and who’s behind them.

45

Secrets in Death

by JD Robb

2017

A gossip reporter is murdered, and Eve Dallas suspects someone killed to keep a scandal buried. The investigation runs through celebrity, politics, and private lives with price tags. In the end, the most dangerous secret is who paid for silence.

46

Dark in Death

by JD Robb

2018

A murder scene is staged to mimic a crime from a popular mystery novel, and Eve Dallas must separate fiction from a copycat’s plan. As the pattern threatens to repeat, Eve races to identify a reader who took inspiration too far.

47

Leverage in Death

by JD Robb

2018

A bombing at a corporate meeting looks like terror, until Eve Dallas sees a pattern of coercion behind it. Someone is using violence as leverage, and the pressure keeps rising. Eve must find the puppeteer before the next explosion.

48

Connections in Death

by JD Robb

2019

A young woman’s death is written off as an overdose, but Eve Dallas sees signs of something uglier. Her search leads into gangs, exploitation, and people trying to outrun their past. To solve it, she traces the connections that trapped the victim.

49

Vendetta in Death

by JD Robb

2019

Men accused of abuse begin turning up dead, and the killer believes she’s delivering justice. Eve Dallas must stop a vigilante whose certainty keeps escalating. In this case, vengeance wears a righteous mask, and it’s still murder.

50

Golden in Death

by JD Robb

2020

A strange package delivers a deadly toxin to a doctor’s home. Eve Dallas follows the trail through labs, patients, and a killer with a long memory. The crimes look random at first, but the motive is personal, and it’s spreading fast.

51

Shadows in Death

by JD Robb

2020

A threat from Roarke’s past resurfaces, bringing violence close to home. Eve Dallas must protect her family while hunting a killer who knows how to hide in the shadows of wealth and power. Old secrets collide with present danger.

52

Faithless in Death

by JD Robb

2021

A young sculptor is murdered, and the case pulls Eve Dallas into a web of lies, manipulation, and people demanding absolute devotion. As she digs deeper, Eve sees how trust can be twisted into control.

53

Forgotten in Death

by JD Robb

2021

A homeless woman’s body is found, and then a second set of bones turns up at a construction site. Eve Dallas investigates two deaths separated by years, uncovering forgotten lives and buried crimes. Someone still wants the truth kept out of sight.

54

Abandoned in Death

by JD Robb

2022

Women are being killed and posed like dolls in abandoned places, and the pattern points to a twisted search for a missing mother. Eve Dallas must identify the killer before he takes another victim. For him, abandonment is both motive and method.

Series background & context

In Death is J.D. Robb’s long running near future mystery series, set mostly in New York City starting in the year 2058. The tech is everywhere, from fast transport to smart homes, but the books stay focused on the messy, very human reasons people kill. You’ll see mega corporations, upscale clubs, and the occasional off-planet trip, all sitting beside the same street level grit.

The lead is Lieutenant Eve Dallas, a homicide cop who doesn’t have patience for excuses. Each entry is built around a new case, with Eve working interviews, evidence, and timelines until she can make an arrest that will hold up. You get the satisfying closure of a procedural, but the series still rewards you for sticking around as Eve’s life keeps changing.

One of the biggest ongoing threads is Eve’s relationship with Roarke, a billionaire who begins the series on the suspect list and ends up as her husband and partner. Their dynamic is a mix of friction, trust, and teamwork: he opens doors with resources, she keeps the investigation honest, and neither one is interested in letting the other coast.

The books also build a crew you start to miss when you’re away from them. Eve’s partnership with Delia Peabody grows book by book, and her friendship with Feeney gives her both backup and blunt advice. Characters like Dr. Mira and Mavis widen the world beyond police work and show how Eve builds a real support system.

It’s not a cozy future.

Across the series you’ll see recurring themes around trauma, power, and the way a chosen family can heal what a bad childhood broke. Eve is tough, but she’s also learning, and that growth sits under the mysteries without slowing them down. Some books lean into bigger conspiracies or high tech schemes, while others feel more intimate, but the through line is always Eve refusing to let anyone buy their way out of consequences. The tone is brisk and often funny, with plenty of banter to cut through the darkness of the crimes.

Reading in order is the easiest way to watch the relationships and running jokes evolve, starting with Naked in Death. But if you jump in later because a premise grabs you, the case of the week structure makes it easy to get your footing, and the series will pull you into the longer story soon enough. Either way, the cast starts to feel like yours.

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