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Order of J.D. Robb Books
Behind the sleek, sharp moniker J.D. Robb, a name synonymous with futuristic crime thrillers, is a literary powerhouse who once dared to dominate not just one genre—but two—like a literary shapeshifter in a tailored trench coat. Born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950, in Silver Spring, Maryland, she never died—because, let's be honest, writers like her live on in their characters long after the last page is turned.
Before she was J.D. Robb, the queen of the gritty and romantic "In Death" series, she was—and still is—the iconic Nora Roberts, a name that sits at the throne of romance fiction royalty. But that crown wasn’t handed to her. It was earned in the trenches of single motherhood and rejection slips.
Her education? Not Ivy League, not even a completed degree. Nora attended Montgomery Blair High School, married shortly after graduation, and briefly enrolled at Montgomery College—but dropped out. Instead of lectures and term papers, she educated herself in the language of longing, the mechanics of mystery, and the sweet science of suspense. If anything, her lack of formal literary training gave her an edge: her writing has never been textbook—it’s pure instinct, grit, and genius.
In the early 1980s, Roberts was blazing trails in romance publishing. But by the mid-90s, she needed a secret identity—one that could slide under the radar, slip into the shadows, and write with a grittier, steelier tone. Thus, J.D. Robb was born in 1995—a pseudonym as smooth and cryptic as the futuristic detective she introduced to the world: Lieutenant Eve Dallas.
The irony? Readers fell for Robb so hard, many never realized she was Roberts—until they were already too deep in her dystopian Manhattan crime scenes, wondering how a romance author could write such raw, calculated criminal minds. That duality is her power. She marries cold-blooded murders with hot-blooded chemistry. Eve and Roarke’s love burns bright, even as bodies drop and secrets unearth.
Over the decades, Nora Roberts—under both her real name and her darker alter ego—has penned over 230 novels. And yet, she writes every day, as if she’s still proving something. Maybe to herself. Maybe to the literary elite who once scoffed at “genre fiction.” Joke’s on them. Roberts, and Robb, have sold over 500 million copies of their books worldwide.
Want more irony? She’s one of the most successful authors in history, and yet she still types on a 1990s DOS-based computer program—because, like her characters, she doesn’t need fancy tools to solve mysteries. Just determination, discipline, and dialogue that cuts like a scalpel.
She’s won numerous RITA Awards, been inducted into the Romance Writers Hall of Fame, and landed on the New York Times Bestseller List more times than most people read books in a year. But what really defines J.D. Robb is that edge—those sleek, unpredictable storylines set in a future where emotions are raw and justice is brutal.
So no, she’s not dead. She’s eternal. Immortal in the way that only great storytellers are.
And as long as Eve Dallas keeps chasing killers in the shadowy corners of 2060 New York, J.D. Robb will keep haunting your bookshelves.
Just be warned: once you read one, you’re not walking away clean. You're getting pulled into the future—and it’s murderously good.
Publication Order of Series Books
Publication Order of In Death
| Title | Year | Amazon Links |
|---|---|---|
| Naked in Death | 1995 | Amazon |
| Glory in Death | 1995 | Amazon |
| Immortal in Death | 1996 | Amazon |
| Rapture in Death | 1996 | Amazon |
| Ceremony in Death | 1997 | Amazon |
| Vengeance in Death | 1997 | Amazon |
| Holiday in Death | 1998 | Amazon |
| Conspiracy in Death | 1999 | Amazon |
| Loyalty in Death | 1999 | Amazon |
| Witness in Death | 2000 | Amazon |
| Judgment in Death | 2000 | Amazon |
| Betrayal in Death | 2001 | Amazon |
| Seduction in Death | 2001 | Amazon |
| Reunion in Death | 2002 | Amazon |
| Purity in Death | 2002 | Amazon |
| Portrait in Death | 2003 | Amazon |
| Imitation in Death | 2003 | Amazon |
| Divided in Death | 2004 | Amazon |
| Visions in Death | 2004 | Amazon |
| Survivor In Death | 2005 | Amazon |
| Origin in Death | 2005 | Amazon |
| Memory in Death | 2006 | Amazon |
| Born in Death | 2006 | Amazon |
| Innocent in Death | 2007 | Amazon |
| Creation in Death | 2007 | Amazon |
| Strangers in Death | 2007 | Amazon |
| Salvation in Death | 2008 | Amazon |
| Promises in Death | 2009 | Amazon |
| Kindred in Death | 2009 | Amazon |
| Fantasy in Death | 2010 | Amazon |
| Indulgence in Death | 2010 | Amazon |
| Treachery in Death | 2011 | Amazon |
| New York to Dallas | 2011 | Amazon |
| Celebrity in Death | 2012 | Amazon |
| Delusion in Death | 2012 | Amazon |
| Calculated in Death | 2013 | Amazon |
| Thankless in Death | 2013 | Amazon |
| Concealed in Death | 2014 | Amazon |
| Festive in Death | 2014 | Amazon |
| Obsession in Death | 2015 | Amazon |
| Devoted in Death | 2015 | Amazon |
| Brotherhood in Death | 2016 | Amazon |
| Apprentice in Death | 2016 | Amazon |
| Echoes in Death | 2017 | Amazon |
| Secrets in Death | 2017 | Amazon |
| Dark in Death | 2018 | Amazon |
| Leverage in Death | 2018 | Amazon |
| Connections in Death | 2019 | Amazon |
| Vendetta in Death | 2019 | Amazon |
| Golden in Death | 2020 | Amazon |
| Shadows in Death | 2020 | Amazon |
| Faithless in Death | 2021 | Amazon |
| Forgotten in Death | 2021 | Amazon |
| Abandoned in Death | 2022 | Amazon |
| Desperation in Death | 2022 | Amazon |
| Encore in Death | 2023 | Amazon |
| Payback in Death | 2023 | Amazon |
| Random in Death | 2024 | Amazon |
| Passions in Death | 2024 | Amazon |
| Bonded in Death | 2025 | Amazon |
| Framed in Death | 2025 | Amazon |
| Stolen in Death | 2026 | Amazon |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Title | Year | Amazon Links |
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| Wonderment Death (Short Stories) | 2015 | Amazon |
| Taken in Death (Short Stories) | 2013 | Amazon |
| Chaos in Death (Short Stories) | 2011 | Amazon |
| Possession in Death (Short Stories) | 2010 | Amazon |
| Missing in Death (Short Stories) | 2009 | Amazon |
| Ritual In Death (Short Stories) | 2008 | Amazon |
| Eternity in Death (Short Stories) | 2007 | Amazon |
| Haunted in Death (Short Stories) | 2006 | Amazon |
| Interlude in Death (Short Stories) | 2001 | Amazon |
| Midnight in Death (Short Stories) | 1998 | Amazon |