The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 64 books · 1995 to 2026 · Set in New York

J.D. Robb

Crime and mysteryPolice procedural

Lieutenant Eve Dallas of the New York Police and Security Department works homicide in the 2060s, married to Roarke, a reformed Irish criminal turned billionaire. Her partner Delia Peabody, e-detectives Feeney and McNab, and friends Mavis and Dr Mira are with her across more than sixty books.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. J.D. Robb is a pen name of Nora Roberts. The novellas in anthologies are left out.

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In Death

64 books · Set in New YorkPolice procedural
  1. 1Naked in Death1995With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Glory in Death1995With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Immortal in Death1996With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Rapture in Death1996With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Ceremony in Death1997With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Vengeance in Death1997With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Holiday in Death1998With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Conspiracy in Death1999With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Loyalty in Death1999With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Witness in Death2000With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Judgment in Death2000With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Betrayal in Death2001With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  13. 13Seduction in Death2001With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  14. 14Reunion in Death2002With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  15. 15Purity in Death2002With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  16. 16Portrait in Death2003With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  17. 17Imitation in Death2003With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  18. 18Divided in Death2004With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  19. 19Visions in Death2004With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  20. 20Survivor in Death2005With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  21. 21Origin in Death2005With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  22. 22Memory in Death2006With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  23. 23Born in Death2006With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  24. 24Innocent in Death2007With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  25. 25Creation in Death2007With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  26. 26Strangers in Death2008With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  27. 27Salvation in Death2008With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  28. 28Promises in Death2009With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  29. 29Kindred in Death2009With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  30. 30Fantasy in Death2010With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  31. 31Indulgence in Death2010With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  32. 32Treachery in Death2011With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  33. 33New York to Dallas2011With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  34. 34Celebrity in Death2012With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  35. 35Delusion in Death2012With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  36. 36Calculated in Death2013With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  37. 37Thankless in Death2013With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  38. 38Concealed in Death2014With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  39. 39Festive in Death2014With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  40. 40Obsession in Death2015With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  41. 41Devoted in Death2015With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  42. 42Brotherhood in Death2016With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  43. 43Apprentice in Death2016With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  44. 44Echoes in Death2017With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  45. 45Secrets in Death2017With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  46. 46Dark in Death2018With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  47. 47Leverage in Death2018With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  48. 48Connections in Death2019With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  49. 49Vendetta in Death2019With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  50. 50Golden in Death2020With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  51. 51Shadows in Death2020With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  52. 52Faithless in Death2021With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  53. 53Forgotten in Death2021With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  54. 54Abandoned in Death2022With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  55. 55Desperation in Death2022With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  56. 56Encore in Death2023With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  57. 57Payback in Death2023With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  58. 58Random in Death2024With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  59. 59Passions in Death2024With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  60. 60Bonded in Death2025With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  61. 61Framed in Death2025With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  62. 62Stolen in Death2026With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  63. 63Perfect in Death2026With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon
  64. 64Fury in Death2026With Eve DallasBuy on Amazon

Characters

11 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

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