In Death Books in Order
A long-running near-future police procedural series by Nora Roberts writing as J.D. Robb, following NYPSD homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas as she hunts killers in a high-tech mid-21st-century New York. Each novel is a self-contained case, but Eve's relationships and the ensemble cast deepen across the series.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Nora Roberts
In 2058, technology dominates the world, but Lieutenant Eve Dallas remains focused on the human element of her job—crime and punishment. As a New…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Nora Roberts
The first victim was found lying on a sidewalk in the rain. The second was murdered in her own apartment building. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Nora Roberts
Eve Dallas is a lieutenant in the New York City police department, driven by a belief in order. She has built herself into the person she is, shaped…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Nora Roberts
The fourth Eve Dallas 'In Death' investigation. Each murder victim died smiling: a brilliant engineer, an infamous lawyer, and a controversial…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Nora Roberts
The fifth Eve Dallas 'In Death' novel, published in 1997 by Nora Roberts. Lieutenant Eve Dallas, a cop of ten years who lives daily with death,…
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Buy on Amazon1997 · Nora Roberts
An expert with the latest technology, a madman with the mind of a genius and the heart of a killer, stalks his prey and haunts the police with…
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Buy on Amazon1998 · Nora Roberts
The seventh Eve Dallas Investigation, this 1998 novel by Nora Roberts is set in the final weeks of 2058, when guns have been banned and medical…
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Buy on Amazon1998 · Nora Roberts
Lieutenant Eve Dallas is determined to catch a serial killer who has escaped from prison and is now targeting her. Her holiday season is disrupted as…
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Buy on Amazon1999 · Nora Roberts
Ninth Eve Dallas Investigation In Death is a 1999 novel by Nora Roberts. A serial killer targets the most vulnerable, starting with a homeless man…
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Buy on Amazon1999 · Nora Roberts
Loyalty in Death (1999) is a novel by J. D. Robb (Nora Roberts), the tenth novel in the In Death series, preceded by Conspiracy in Death and followed…
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Buy on Amazon2000 · Nora Roberts
A famous actor is killed onstage during a live performance, his prop knife switched for a real blade in front of a full audience. Eve Dallas must…
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Buy on Amazon2000 · Nora Roberts
When a cop is murdered in a club secretly owned by Roarke, Eve Dallas faces a case that threatens her marriage and her badge. The victim was dirty,…
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2000 · Nora Roberts
Judgement in Death is a 2000 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 11 of the series In Death.
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Buy on Amazon2001 · Nora Roberts
Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates a murder at the Roarke Palace Hotel, where a maid is found dead in her room, strangled by a thin silver wire. The…
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Buy on Amazon2001 · Nora Roberts
Interlude in Death is a 2001 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 12.5 of the series In Death.
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Buy on Amazon2001 · Nora Roberts
A charming predator is seducing young women, drugging them, and recording their deaths as part of a sadistic game. Eve Dallas hunts a killer who…
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Buy on AmazonReunion in Death (In Death, 14)
2002 · Nora Roberts
A black widow who marries wealthy men and murders them resurfaces, and this time the killer has a personal grudge against Eve Dallas. As the…
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Buy on Amazon2002 · Nora Roberts
This 2002 novel is #17 in the Eve Dallas 'In Death' series. Louie Cogburn, holed up for three days with a pounding headache, attacks the first person…
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Buy on Amazon2003 · Nora Roberts
Portrait in Death is a 2003 novel by Nora Roberts, writing under the pseudonym J. D. Robb. It is the sixteenth novel in the In Death series. (Summary…
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Buy on Amazon2003 · Nora Roberts
The nineteenth Eve Dallas 'In Death' novel, published in 2003 by Nora Roberts. In the summer of 2059, a man wearing a cape and top hat murders a…
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Buy on Amazon2003 · Nora Roberts
Laine Tavish is an ordinary woman running an antique shop called Remember When in the small town of Angel's Gap, Maryland, in this 2003 novel by Nora…
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Nora Roberts
The twenty-first Eve Dallas Investigation, this 2004 novel by Nora Roberts follows Detective Eve Dallas as she investigates Reva Ewing, a former…
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Nora Roberts
In 2059 New York City, Detective Eve Dallas investigates a series of murders, beginning with the body of Elisa Maplewood, a young mother found in…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Nora Roberts
In the year 2059, Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the brutal murder of the Swisher family, found dead in their home. The crime scene reveals five…
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Buy on Amazon2005 · Nora Roberts
Origin in Death is a 2005 novel by American writer J. D. Robb, a pseudonym for Nora Roberts. It is the twenty-second novel in the In Death series,…
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Nora Roberts
New York Lieutenant Eve Dallas is thrown back into her traumatic past when Trudy Lombard, the twisted woman who abused her in foster care, reappears…
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2006 · Nora Roberts
Haunted in Death is a 2006 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 22.5 of the series In Death. Catalog genres: Mystery & Detective, Literary Fiction. The…
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Buy on Amazon2006 · Nora Roberts
In 2060, Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates a double homicide involving two young lovers who work at the same prestigious accounting firm. She also…
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Nora Roberts
This 2007 Eve Dallas novel by Nora Roberts follows Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigating the ricin murder of history teacher Craig Foster, poisoned via…
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2007 · Nora Roberts
Nora Roberts is the author of a list of novels and novellas, including works published under her own name and the pseudonyms J.D. Robb and Jill…
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Nora Roberts
Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates a murder in a near-future New York City. The victim, a young brunette, is found in East River Park with signs of…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Nora Roberts
In A Eve Dallas Investigation In Death, set in 2060 New York, Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the murder of Thomas Anders, a prominent businessman…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Nora Roberts
In the year 2060, Detective Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the murder of Father Miguel Flores, who dies after drinking wine laced with potassium…
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2008 · Nora Roberts
Ritual in Death is a 2008 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 27.5 of the series In Death.
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Buy on Amazon2009 · Nora Roberts
Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the murder of Detective Amarylis Coltraine, a recently transferred officer from Atlanta. Coltraine was killed with…
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Buy on Amazon2009 · Nora Roberts
An Eve Dallas 'In Death' investigation. A newly promoted NYPSD captain and his wife return early from vacation expecting to see their…
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2009 · Nora Roberts
Missing in Death is a 2009 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 29.5 of the series In Death.
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Buy on Amazon2009 · Nora Roberts
Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates the murder of Bart Minnock, founder of the gaming company U-Play. Bart was found dead in a locked room after…
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Buy on Amazon2010 · Nora Roberts
Indulgence in Death is a 2010 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 31 of the series In Death.
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2010 · Nora Roberts
Possession in Death is a 2010 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 31.5 of the series In Death. Catalog genres: Mystery & Detective, Literary Fiction.…
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Nora Roberts
Detective Eve Dallas and her partner, Peabody, investigate the murder of an elderly grocery owner, who was killed by three stoned youths for no…
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Nora Roberts
Twelve years ago, Eve Dallas was a rookie NY cop whose instincts led her to discover Isaac McQueen, a murderer and paedophile keeping young girls in…
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2011 · Nora Roberts
Chaos in Death is a 2011 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 33.5 of the series In Death. The listed edition runs 160 pages.
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Buy on Amazon2012 · Nora Roberts
During the filming of a movie based on one of Eve Dallas's own cases, a despised actress is murdered, with the killing eerily mirroring the script.…
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Buy on Amazon2012 · Nora Roberts
After years on the force, Eve Dallas doesn't expect to be shocked—until a routine happy hour at a downtown bar turns deadly. A sudden shift in the…
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Buy on Amazon2013 · Nora Roberts
When Marta Dickenson, a well-off accountant and beloved wife and mother, is murdered, Lieutenant Eve Dallas immerses herself in her billionaire…
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Buy on Amazon2013 · Nora Roberts
Thankless in Death is a 2013 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 37 of the series In Death.
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2013 · Nora Roberts
Taken in Death is a 2013 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 37.5 of the series In Death. OpenLibrary readers rate it 5.00 of 5 (1 ratings).
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Buy on Amazon2014 · Nora Roberts
Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband begin demolishing an old New York building when they uncover two skeletons wrapped in plastic. Eve investigates…
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2014 · Nora Roberts
Festive in Death is a 2014 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 39 of the series In Death. Catalog genres: Mystery & Detective, Literary Fiction. The…
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Buy on Amazon2015 · Nora Roberts
Obsession in Death is a 2015 novel by Nora Roberts in which NYPSD lieutenant Eve Dallas must contend with an admirer who proves his devotion by…
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Buy on Amazon2015 · Nora Roberts
Devoted in Death is a 2015 novel by Nora Roberts. When Eve Dallas examines a fresh body in a seedy Manhattan alleyway, the victim's injuries are so…
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2015 · Nora Roberts
Wonderment in Death is a 2015 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 41.5 of the series In Death. Catalog genres: Mystery & Detective, Literary Fiction.
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Buy on Amazon2016 · Nora Roberts
Brotherhood in Death is a 2016 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 42 of the series In Death.
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Buy on Amazon2016 · Nora Roberts
Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates a series of sniper attacks in Central Park, where three people are killed with deadly accuracy. The victims…
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Buy on Amazon2017 · Nora Roberts
Eve and Roarke encounter a naked, bloodied woman in the street, the survivor of a brutal home invasion that left her husband dead. Eve Dallas…
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Buy on Amazon2017 · Nora Roberts
A 2017 novel by Nora Roberts features Lt. Eve Dallas, who investigates the murder of Larinda Mars, a professional gossip and blackmailer. Larinda,…
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Buy on Amazon2018 · Nora Roberts
On a chilly February night, during a screening of Psycho in midtown, Chanel Rylan was killed when someone stabbed her with an ice pick. Her best…
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Buy on Amazon2018 · Nora Roberts
A major airline merger was set to make headlines, but the plans changed when marketing VP Paul Rogan entered a meeting room at nine a.m. and…
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Buy on Amazon2019 · Nora Roberts
Homicide cop Eve Dallas and her billionaire husband Roarke are building a school and youth shelter, and hire child psychologist Dr. Rochelle…
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Buy on Amazon2019 · Nora Roberts
Vendetta in Death is a 2019 novel by Nora Roberts. A woman calling herself Lady Justice disguises herself as a tall blonde or curvaceous redhead to…
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Buy on Amazon2020 · Nora Roberts
This 2020 novel by Nora Roberts is part of the #1 New York Times bestselling series featuring homicide detective Eve Dallas. Pediatrician Kent Abner…
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Shadows in Death is a 2020 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 51 of the series In Death. Catalog genres: Literary Fiction, Mystery & Detective,…
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Buy on Amazon2021 · Nora Roberts
What looks like a lover's quarrel turned fatal, the death of sculptor Ariel Byrd in a West Village studio, has larger and more terrifying motives…
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Buy on Amazon2021 · Nora Roberts
A 2021 novel by Nora Roberts in the bestselling series featuring homicide detective Eve Dallas. A woman without a fixed address, known for offering…
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Buy on Amazon2022 · Nora Roberts
Abandoned in Death is a 2022 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 54 of the series In Death. Catalog genres: Literary Fiction. OpenLibrary readers rate…
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Buy on Amazon2022 · Nora Roberts
Desperation in Death is a 2022 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 55 of the series In Death. Catalog genres: Literary Fiction. OpenLibrary readers rate…
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Buy on Amazon2023 · Nora Roberts
Encore in Death is a 2023 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 56 of the series In Death. Catalog genres: Literary Fiction, Short Stories & Anthologies.…
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2024 · Nora Roberts
Random in Death is a 2024 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 58 of the series In Death. Catalog genres: Literary Fiction. The listed edition runs 545…
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Buy on Amazon2024 · Nora Roberts
Passions in Death is a 2024 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 59 of the series In Death. Catalog genres: Literary Fiction. OpenLibrary readers rate it…
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Buy on Amazon2025 · Nora Roberts
Bonded in Death is a 2025 book by Nora Roberts. It is book 60 of the series In Death. The listed edition runs 368 pages. OpenLibrary readers rate it…
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Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
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Buy on AmazonIn Death The First Cases (Naked in Death / Glory in Death)
2009 · Nora Roberts
This collection brings together the first two installments of the In Death series, Naked in Death and Glory in Death. It introduces detective Eve…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Nora Roberts
The book includes three stories: Interlude In Death, Midnight In Death, and Haunted In Death. These stories feature Lieutenant Eve Dallas and are…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the In Death books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “Naked in Death”. Start with “Naked in Death.”
How many books are in the In Death series?
We list 75 books by Nora Roberts , published between 1995–2025.
Where can I buy the In Death books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.