Order of In Death Books
In Death is a series of novels by American author J.D. Robb (otherwise known as Nora Roberts). The series is set in the mid-21st century and centers around the New York Police and Security Department – in particular Lt. Eve Dallas and her husband Roarke.
J.D. Robb started writing the series in 1995 with Naked in Death and continues to this day. Currently, there are well over 40 books in this series and by the time you read this, there may be well over 50 or 60! Robb tends to write 2 or 3 In Death novels per year.
Below is the order in which the In Death novels were published in:
Publication Order of In Death Books
| Naked in Death | (1995) |    |
| Glory in Death | (1995) | |
| Immortal in Death | (1996) | |
| Rapture in Death | (1996) | |
| Ceremony in Death | (1997) | |
| Vengeance in Death | (1997) | |
| Holiday in Death | (1998) | |
| Conspiracy in Death | (1999) | |
| Loyalty in Death | (1999) | |
| Witness in Death | (2000) | |
| Judgment in Death | (2000) | |
| Betrayal in Death | (2001) | |
| Seduction in Death | (2001) | |
| Reunion in Death | (2002) | |
| Purity in Death | (2002) | |
| Portrait in Death | (2003) | |
| Imitation in Death | (2003) | |
| Divided in Death | (2004) | |
| Visions in Death | (2004) | |
| Survivor In Death | (2005) | |
| Origin in Death | (2005) | |
| Memory in Death | (2006) | |
| Born in Death | (2006) | |
| Innocent in Death | (2007) | |
| Creation in Death | (2007) | |
| Three in Death | (2007) | |
| Strangers in Death | (2008) | |
| Salvation in Death | (2008) | |
| Promises in Death | (2009) | |
| Kindred in Death | (2009) | |
| Fantasy in Death | (2010) | |
| Indulgence in Death | (2010) | |
| Treachery in Death | (2011) | |
| Time of Death | (2011) | |
| New York to Dallas | (2011) | |
| Celebrity in Death | (2012) | |
| Delusion in Death | (2012) | |
| Calculated in Death | (2013) | |
| Thankless in Death | (2013) | |
| Concealed in Death | (2014) | |
| Festive in Death | (2014) | |
| Obsession in Death | (2015) | |
| Devoted in Death | (2015) | |
| Brotherhood in Death | (2016) | |
| Apprentice in Death | (2016) | |
| Echoes in Death | (2017) | |
| Secrets in Death | (2017) | |
| Dark in Death | (2018) | |
| Leverage in Death | (2018) | |
| Connections in Death | (2019) | |
| Vendetta in Death | (2019) | |
| Golden in Death | (2020) | |
| Shadows in Death | (2020) | |
| Faithless in Death | (2021) | |
| Forgotten in Death | (2021) | |
| Abandoned in Death | (2022) | |
| Desperation in Death | (2022) | |
| Encore in Death | (2023) | |
Publication Order of In Death Short Stories/Novellas
| Midnight in Death | (1998) | |
| Interlude in Death | (2001) | |
| Haunted in Death | (2006) | |
| Eternity in Death | (2007) | |
| Ritual In Death | (2008) | |
| Missing in Death | (2009) | |
| Big Jack | (2010) | |
| Possession in Death | (2010) | |
| Chaos in Death | (2011) | |
| Taken in Death | (2013) | |
| Wonderment Death | (2015) | |
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Missing 2 short stories~~Taken and Wonderment
Thanks very much. Added.
I JUST CANT GET ENOUGH OF EVE & ROARKE IN THESE IN DEATH SERIES. WONDERFUL JOB J D ROBB KEEP THEM COMING I LISTEN TO ALL THE BOOKS OVER & OVER AGAIN ON CD AS I CANT READ ANYMORE WITH BAD EYES. BUT LISTENING I CAN IMAGINE HOW IT WAS & WHEN I HEARD THEY WANTED TO MAKE A SERIES OF THESE BOOKS I HOPE THEY DONT GET SOME SISSY TO PLAY EVE IVE ALWAYS LOOKED AS JANE LYNCH TYPE AS EVE AS SHE HAS HER TYPE BODY,SHORT CROPPY HAIR & SMALL BREASTS BUT FOR ROARKE WILL TAKE A MIRACLE TO FIND SOMEONE WITH CELTIC BLUE EYES
J.D. Robb – “In Death” Series Reading Order
1. Naked in Death
2. Glory in Death
3. Immortal in Death
4. Rapture in Death
5. Ceremony in Death
6. Vengeance in Death
7. Holiday in Death
8. Midnight in Death (novella) x
9. Conspiracy in Death
10. Loyalty in Death
11. Witness in Death
12. Judgment in Death
13. Betrayal in Death
14. Interlude In Death (novella) x
15. Seduction in Death
16. Reunion in Death
17. Purity in Death
18. Portrait in Death
19. Imitation In Death
20. Remember When (incorporating a Nora Roberts story with a JD Robb sequel)
21. Divided in Death
22. Visions in Death
23. Survivor In Death
24. Origin In Death
25. Memory in Death
26. “Haunted in Death” as found in the Three in Death short story anthology
27. Born in Death
28. Innocent In Death
29. Creation in Death
30. “Eternity in Death” as found in the Dead of Night Anthology
31. Strangers in Death
32. Salvation in Death
33. “Ritual in Death” as found in the Suite 606 Anthology
34. Promises in Death
35. Kindred In Death
36. “Missing in Death” as found in the The Lost Anthology
37. Fantasy in Death
38. Indulgence in Death
39. “Possession in Death” as found in the The Other Side Anthology x
40. Treachery in Death
41. New York to Dallas (In Death)
42. “Chaos in Death” as found in the The Unquiet Anthology
43. Celebrity in Death
44. Delusion in Death
45. Calculated in Death
46. Thankless in Death
47. “Taken in Death”
48. Concealed in Death
Novella list is extremely out of date by about 8 books
Very helpful.. I was using another list but it wasn’t up to date!
Thanks, Debbi! If you ever see anything on this site not up to date, please feel free to leave us a comment and we will update it ASAP (I’m in the middle of updating a bunch of authors at the moment, infact).