J.D. Robb

J.D. Robb

J.D. Robb also writes as: Nora Roberts.

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Stolen in Death (In Death, #62) was the most recently released book by J.D. Robb, on February 3rd, 2026.

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J.D. Robb Stats: The highest rated book by J.D. Robb on Book Notification is Imitation in Death, the 17th novel in the In Death series. The second-highest rated book is Visions in Death (In Death #19).

The most read book by J.D. Robb on Book Notification is Naked in Death, the first novel in the In Death series. The second most read book is Glory in Death (In Death #2).

Below is a complete list of J.D. Robb books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series. The most popular series by J.D. Robb is the In Death Series.

List of In Death Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.4
Naked in Death
1995
Go
2
8.7
Glory in Death
1995
Go
3
8.8
Immortal in Death
1996
Go
4
8.7
Rapture in Death
1996
Go
5
8.5
Ceremony in Death
1997
Go
6
8.8
Vengeance in Death
1997
Go
7
8.9
Holiday in Death
1998
Go
8
8.7
Conspiracy in Death
1999
Go
9
9.2
Loyalty in Death
1999
Go
10
9.2
Witness in Death
2000
Go
11
9
Judgment in Death
2000
Go
12
8.9
Betrayal in Death
2001
Go
13
8.8
Seduction in Death
2001
Go
14
9.1
Reunion in Death
2002
Go
15
8.9
Purity in Death
2002
Go
16
9.2
Portrait in Death
2003
Go
17
9.4
Imitation in Death
2003
Go
18
9.1
Divided in Death
2004
Go
19
9.4
Visions in Death
2004
Go
20
9.2
Survivor In Death
2005
Go
21
9
Origin in Death
2005
Go
22
9
Memory in Death
2006
Go
23
9.2
Born in Death
2006
Go
24
9.2
Innocent in Death
2007
Go
25
8.9
Creation in Death
2007
Go
26
8.9
Strangers in Death
2008
Go
27
8.8
Salvation in Death
2008
Go
28
9.3
Promises in Death
2009
Go
29
9.2
Kindred in Death
2009
Go
30
8.8
Fantasy in Death
2010
Go
31
8.6
Indulgence in Death
2010
Go
32
8.9
Treachery in Death
2011
Go
33
9.1
New York to Dallas
2011
Go
34
8.8
Celebrity in Death
2012
Go
35
8.9
Delusion in Death
2012
Go
36
8.1
Calculated in Death
2013
Go
37
8.9
Thankless in Death
2013
Go
38
8.3
Concealed in Death
2014
Go
39
8.7
Festive in Death
2014
Go
40
9.1
Obsession in Death
2015
Go
41
8.6
Devoted in Death
2015
Go
42
8.7
Brotherhood in Death
2016
Go
43
8.6
Apprentice in Death
2016
Go
44
8.6
Echoes in Death
2017
Go
45
8.9
Secrets in Death
2017
Go
46
8.8
Dark in Death
2018
Go
47
9.3
Leverage in Death
2018
Go
48
8.8
Connections in Death
2019
Go
49
8.3
Vendetta in Death
2019
Go
50
8.7
Golden in Death
2020
Go
51
8.4
Shadows in Death
2020
Go
52
8.8
Faithless in Death
2021
Go
53
8.8
Forgotten in Death
2021
Go
54
8.5
Abandoned in Death
2022
Go
55
8.8
Desperation in Death
2022
Go
56
8.4
Encore in Death
2023
Go
57
8.8
Payback in Death
2023
Go
58
8.8
Random in Death
2024
Go
59
8.4
Passions in Death
2024
Go
60
9.2
Bonded in Death
2025
Go
61
8.6
Framed in Death
2025
Go
62
9
Stolen in Death
2026
Go
63
Fury in Death
2026
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List of In Death Short Stories & Novellas in Publication Order

A New York police lieutenant hunts killers in a technologically ruled world, where passion is an irresistible impulse.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.4
Midnight in Death
1998
Go
2
8.5
Interlude in Death
2001
Go
3
8.5
Remember When / Hot Rocks
2003
Go
4
7.9
Big Jack
2003
Go
5
7.9
Haunted in Death
2006
Go
6
8.4
Eternity in Death
2007
Go
7
8.5
Ritual In Death
2008
Go
8
8
Missing in Death
2009
Go
9
8.5
Possession in Death
2010
Go
10
8.2
Chaos in Death
2011
Go
11
9.3
Taken in Death
2013
Go
12
9
Wonderment Death
2015
Go

List of In Death Universe Books in Publication Order

A combined listing of all In Death novels and novellas.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.4
Naked in Death
1995
Go
2
8.7
Glory in Death
1995
Go
3
8.8
Immortal in Death
1996
Go
4
8.7
Rapture in Death
1996
Go
5
8.5
Ceremony in Death
1997
Go
6
8.8
Vengeance in Death
1997
Go
7
8.9
Holiday in Death
1998
Go
8
8.4
Midnight in Death
1998
Go
9
8.7
Conspiracy in Death
1999
Go
10
9.2
Loyalty in Death
1999
Go
11
9.2
Witness in Death
2000
Go
12
9
Judgment in Death
2000
Go
13
8.9
Betrayal in Death
2001
Go
14
8.5
Interlude in Death
2001
Go
15
8.8
Seduction in Death
2001
Go
16
9.1
Reunion in Death
2002
Go
17
8.9
Purity in Death
2002
Go
18
9.2
Portrait in Death
2003
Go
19
9.4
Imitation in Death
2003
Go
20
8.5
Remember When / Hot Rocks (As: Nora Roberts)
2003
Go
21
7.9
Big Jack
2003
Go
22
9.1
Divided in Death
2004
Go
23
9.4
Visions in Death
2004
Go
24
9.2
Survivor In Death
2005
Go
25
9
Origin in Death
2005
Go
26
9
Memory in Death
2006
Go
27
7.9
Haunted in Death
2006
Go
28
9.2
Born in Death
2006
Go
29
9.2
Innocent in Death
2007
Go
30
8.4
Eternity in Death
2007
Go
31
8.9
Creation in Death
2007
Go
32
8.9
Strangers in Death
2008
Go
33
8.8
Salvation in Death
2008
Go
34
8.5
Ritual In Death
2008
Go
35
9.3
Promises in Death
2009
Go
36
9.2
Kindred in Death
2009
Go
37
8
Missing in Death
2009
Go
38
8.8
Fantasy in Death
2010
Go
39
8.6
Indulgence in Death
2010
Go
40
8.5
Possession in Death
2010
Go
41
8.9
Treachery in Death
2011
Go
42
9.1
New York to Dallas
2011
Go
43
8.2
Chaos in Death
2011
Go
44
8.8
Celebrity in Death
2012
Go
45
8.9
Delusion in Death
2012
Go
46
8.1
Calculated in Death
2013
Go
47
8.9
Thankless in Death
2013
Go
48
9.3
Taken in Death
2013
Go
49
8.3
Concealed in Death
2014
Go
50
8.7
Festive in Death
2014
Go
51
9.1
Obsession in Death
2015
Go
52
8.6
Devoted in Death
2015
Go
53
9
Wonderment Death
2015
Go
54
8.7
Brotherhood in Death
2016
Go
55
8.6
Apprentice in Death
2016
Go
56
8.6
Echoes in Death
2017
Go
57
8.9
Secrets in Death
2017
Go
58
8.8
Dark in Death
2018
Go
59
9.3
Leverage in Death
2018
Go
60
8.8
Connections in Death
2019
Go
61
8.3
Vendetta in Death
2019
Go
62
8.7
Golden in Death
2020
Go
63
8.4
Shadows in Death
2020
Go
64
8.8
Faithless in Death
2021
Go
65
8.8
Forgotten in Death
2021
Go
66
8.5
Abandoned in Death
2022
Go
67
8.8
Desperation in Death
2022
Go
68
8.4
Encore in Death
2023
Go
69
8.8
Payback in Death
2023
Go
70
8.8
Random in Death
2024
Go
71
8.4
Passions in Death
2024
Go
72
9.2
Bonded in Death
2025
Go
73
8.6
Framed in Death
2025
Go
74
9
Stolen in Death
2026
Go

A combined listing of all In Death novels and novellas.

List of In Death Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9.1
Three in Death
2007
Go
2
8.7
Time of Death
2011
Go

List of J.D. Robb Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Silent Night
1998
Go
2
6
Naked Came the Phoenix
2001
Go
3
8.5
Out of This World
2001
Go
4
8.5
Bump in the Night
2006
Go
5
8.5
Dead of Night
2007
Go
6
8
The Lost
2008
Go
7
8
Suite 606
2008
Go
8
8
The Other Side
2010
Go
9
9.2
The Unquiet
2011
Go
10
7.3
Mirror, Mirror
2013
Go
11
7.7
Down the Rabbit Hole
2015
Go
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J.D. Robb

J.D. Robb (Eleanor Marie Robertson) was born on October 10th, 1950 and is currently 75 years old. J.D. Robb was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.

J.D. Robb is the author of the In Death Universe series which currently consists of 74 novels. The In Death Universe series started in 1995 with the novel Naked in Death. The most recently released novel in the In Death Universe series was Stolen in Death which was released in 2026. There are no upcoming novels for the In Death Universe series.

J.D. Robb has also written the In Death series which has 63 books including Naked in Death and Glory in Death.

J.D. Robb: Awards & Accolades

The following novels by J.D. Robb were nominated for these awards:

  • Survivor In Death: Audie Award, Best Fiction (2006).
  • New York to Dallas: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2011).
  • Celebrity in Death: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2012).
  • Calculated in Death: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2013).
  • Festive in Death: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2014).
  • Obsession in Death: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2015).
  • Brotherhood in Death: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2016).
  • Secrets in Death: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2017).
  • Leverage in Death: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2018).

J.D. Robb: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Innocent in Death has made several lists including:
    1. New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2007.
    2. Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2007.
    3. Barnes & Noble: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2007.
  • Promises in Death has made several lists including:
    1. New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2009.
    2. Barnes & Noble: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2009.
    3. Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2009.
  • Fantasy in Death has made several lists including:
    1. New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2010.
    2. Barnes & Noble: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2010.
    3. Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2010.
  • Treachery in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2011 and a Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2011.
  • Celebrity in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2012.
  • Calculated in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2013.
  • Concealed in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2014 and a Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2014.
  • Festive in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2014.
  • Brotherhood in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2016 and a Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2016.
  • Apprentice in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2016.
  • Echoes in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2017 and a Barnes & Noble: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2017.
  • Secrets in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2017 and a Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2017.
  • Dark in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2018 and a Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2018.
  • Leverage in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2018 and a Barnes & Noble: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2018.
  • Connections in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2019 and a Barnes & Noble: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2019.
  • Vendetta in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2019.
  • Shadows in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2020.
  • Golden in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2020 and a Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2020.
  • Forgotten in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2021.
  • Abandoned in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2022.
  • Encore in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2023.
  • Random in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2024.
  • Passions in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2024.
  • Framed in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2025.
  • Stolen in Death was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2026.
  • New York to Dallas was a Barnes & Noble: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2011 and a Wall Street Journal: #1 Hardcover Fiction Best Seller in 2011.
  • Naked in Death was a New York Public Library: 125 Books We Love for Adults Selection in 2020.

The Naked In Death Series was listed on Audible's The Top 100 Book Series of All Time list in 2024.

Related Authors

Fans of J.D. Robb also enjoy these authors:

  1. Erica Spindler, author of: The Other Girl.
  2. Iris Johansen, author of the Eve Duncan Series.
  3. Andrew Mayne, author of The Naturalist Series.
  4. A.J. Rivers, author of the Emma Griffin FBI Mysteries Series.
  5. Anne Frasier, author of the Inland Empire Series.
  6. Toby Neal, author of the Paradise Crime Mysteries Series.
  7. Nora Roberts, author of the Chronicles of The One Series.
  8. Jeffery Deaver, author of the Lincoln Rhyme Series.
  9. Patricia Cornwell, author of the Kay Scarpetta Series.
  10. Sandra Brown, author of: Mean Streak.

J.D. Robb: F.A.Q

When was J.D. Robb Born? How old is J.D. Robb?

J.D. Robb was born on October 10th, 1950. J.D. Robb is currently 75 years old.

Where was J.D. Robb Born?

J.D. Robb was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA and is American.

What was the first book J.D. Robb wrote?

The first book written by J.D. Robb was Naked in Death, published in 1995.

What was the most recent book J.D. Robb wrote?

Her most recently released work was Stolen in Death on February 3rd, 2026.

What is the most popular book by J.D. Robb?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular J.D. Robb book is Naked in Death. Here are her most popular books:
  1. Naked in Death (8.41)
  2. Glory in Death (8.67)
  3. Immortal in Death (8.83)
  4. Rapture in Death (8.67)
  5. Ceremony in Death (8.54)

Are there upcoming new books by J.D. Robb?

J.D. Robb has a new book coming out on September 8th, 2026 called Fury in Death.

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How many books has J.D. Robb written?

J.D. Robb has written 77 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 63 books in the In Death Series, 12 Short Stories/Novellas, 74 books in the In Death Universe Series, 2 In Death Collections.

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