Audio Books

List of J.D. Robb Audio Titles in Order of Release:

• All the In Death Series Audiobooks listed here are read by Susan Ericksen

• Unabridged: Complete work

• Abridged: shortened and condensed

• Title # do not match publishers count because novella titles from anthologies are included here

All Audio Titles:

Current Audio Titles:
	Naked in Death – #1 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (March 8, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593558277 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (June 10, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593352776 Cassette, Unabridged (March 8, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593558253 CD, Abridged (October 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423336570
	Glory in Death – #2 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (June 7, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593558314 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (June 10, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593353261 Cassette, Unabridged (June 7, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593558291 CD, Abridged (October 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423336587
	Immortal in Death – #3 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (November 9, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593558239 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (November 9, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593357597 Cassette, Unabridged (November 9, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593558215 CD, Abridged (October 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423336594
	Rapture in Death – #4 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (September 25, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423313526 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (September 25, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423301851 Cassette, Abridged (November 28, 2001) – ISBN 978-1587881022 CD, Abridged (September 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423313991
	Ceremony in Death – #5 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (October 25, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423313717 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (October 25, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423300298 Cassette, Abridged (January 28, 2002) – ISBN 978-1587884337 CD, Abridged (October 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423314004
	Vengeance in Death – #6 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (November 25, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423313748 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (November 25, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423302537 Cassette, Abridged (June 28, 2002) – ISBN 978-1587884368 CD, Abridged (November 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423314011
	Holiday in Death – #7 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (November 25, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423314141 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (November 25, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423301011 Cassette, Abridged (October 1, 2001) – ISBN 978-1587884399 CD, Abridged (October 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423314172
	Midnight in Death/Silent Night Anthology – #7.5 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (September 27, 2005) – ISBN 978-1423309901 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (September 27, 2005) – ISBN 978-1423311720 Cassette, Unabridged (March 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423337232
	Conspiracy in Death – #8 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (February 25, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423314424 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (February 25, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423300373 Cassette, Abridged (November 10, 2002) – ISBN 978-1587884429 CD, Abridged (February 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423314455
	Loyalty in Death – #9 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (May 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317210 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (May 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423301219 Cassette, Abridged (January 10, 2003) – ISBN 978-1587884450 CD, Abridged (May 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317241
	Witness in Death – #10 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (May 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317258 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (May 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423302698 Cassette, Abridged (April 10, 2003) – ISBN 978-1587884481 CD, Abridged (May 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317289
	Judgment in Death – #11 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (May 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317296 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (May 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317319 Cassette, Abridged (September 12, 2000) – ISBN 978-1587880797 CD, Abridged (May 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317364
	Betrayal in Death – #12 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (May 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317371 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (May 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423300052 Cassette, Abridged (March 6, 2001) – ISBN 978-1587880988 CD, Abridged (May 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317401
	Interlude in Death/Out of This World Anthology – #12.5 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (February 28, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423309925 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (February 28, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423311744 Cassette, Unabridged (March 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423337201
	Seduction in Death – #13 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (November 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317418 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (June 10, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593351519 Cassette, Unabridged (September 1, 2001) – ISBN 978-1587886812 CD, Abridged (November 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317449
	Reunion in Death – #14 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (November 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317456 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (June 10, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593351403 Cassette, Unabridged (March 1, 2002) – ISBN 978-1587886850 CD, Abridged (November 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317487
	Purity in Death – #15 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (November 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317494 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (June 10, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593351229 Cassette, Unabridged (September 1, 2002) – ISBN 978-1587886898 CD, Abridged (November 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317524
	Portrait in Death – #16 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (November 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317531 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (June 10, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593351298 Cassette, Unabridged (February 25, 2003) – ISBN 978-1590867198 CD, Abridged (November 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317562
	Imitation in Death – #17 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (November 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317579 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (June 10, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593352233 Cassette, Unabridged (August 29, 2003) – ISBN 978-1590867235 CD, Abridged (November 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423317609
	Remember When – #17.5 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (September 15, 2003) – ISBN 978-1593551872 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (June 10, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593352349 Cassette, Unabridged (September 15, 2003) – ISBN 978-1593551841 CD, Abridged (February 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423332046
	Divided in Death – #18 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (January 26, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593553951 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (June 10, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593352707 Cassette, Unabridged (January 26, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593551902 CD, Abridged (September 28, 2008) – ISBN 978-1423336600
	Visions in Death – #19 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (August 5, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593555375 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (August 5, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593357368 Cassette, Unabridged (August 5, 2004) – ISBN 978-1593555344 CD, Abridged (September 28, 2008) – ISBN 978-1423336617
	Survivor in Death – #20 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (February 1, 2005) – ISBN 978-1596001664 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (February 1, 2005) – ISBN 978-1593359522 Cassette, Unabridged (February 1, 2005) – ISBN 978-1596001633 CD, Abridged (August 28, 2005) – ISBN 978-1596008052
	Origin in Death – #21 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (July 12, 2005) – ISBN 978-1596001725 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (July 12, 2005) – ISBN 978-1593359546 Cassette, Unabridged (July 12, 2005) – ISBN 978-1596001695 CD, Abridged (January 28, 2006) – ISBN 978-1596008632
	Memory in Death – #22 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (January 24, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423304654 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (January 24, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423304678 Cassette, Unabridged (January 24, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423304630 CD, Abridged (June 28, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423304746
	Haunted in Death/Bump in the Night Anthology – #22.5 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (September 29, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423325369 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (September 29, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423325383 Cassette, Unabridged (March 28, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423337188
	Born in Death – #23 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (November 7, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423304777 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (November 7, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423304791 Cassette, Unabridged (November 7, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423304753 CD, Abridged (November 7, 2006) – ISBN 978-1423304852
	Innocent in Death – #24 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (February 20, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423316008 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (February 20, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423316022 Cassette, Unabridged (February 20, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423315988 CD, Abridged (February 20, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423316060
	Eternity in Death/Dead of Night Anthology – #24.5 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (October 30, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423351702 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (October 30, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423351726 Cassette, Unabridged (October 30, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423351696
	Creation in Death – #25 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (November 6, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423337393 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (November 6, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423337416 Cassette, Unabridged (November 6, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423337379 CD, Abridged (November 6, 2007) – ISBN 978-1423337454
	Strangers in Death – #26 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (February 19, 2008) – ISBN 978-1423337485 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (February 19, 2008) – ISBN 978-1423337508 Cassette, Unabridged (February 19, 2008) – ISBN 978-1423337478 CD, Abridged (February 19, 2008) – ISBN 978-1423337546
	Salvation in Death – #27 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (November 1, 2008) – ISBN 978-1423337577 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (November 1, 2008) – ISBN 978-1423337607 Cassette, Unabridged (November 1, 2008) – ISBN 978-1423337560 CD, Abridged (November 1, 2008) – ISBN 978-1423337638
	Ritual in Death/Suite 606 Anthology – #27.5 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (November 4, 2008) – ISBN 978-1423361930 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (November 4, 2008) – ISBN 978-1423361954 Cassette, Unabridged (November 4, 2008) – ISBN 978-1423361923
	Promises in Death – #28 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (February 19, 2009) – ISBN 978-1423365129 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (February 19, 2009) – ISBN 978-1423365143 Cassette, Unabridged (February 24, 2009) – ISBN 978-1423365112 CD, Abridged (February 19, 2009) – ISBN 978-1423365181
	Kindred in Death – #29 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (November 3, 2009) – ISBN 978-1423383765 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (November 3, 2009) – ISBN 978-1423383789 CD, Abridged (November 3, 2009) – ISBN 978-1423383826
	Missing in Death/The Lost anthology – #29.5 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (November 24, 2009) – ISBN 978-1423383611 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (November 24, 2009) – ISBN 978-1423383635 CD, Abridged (September 30, 2010) – ISBN 978-1423383673
	Fantasy in Death – #30 in the “In Death” Series CD, Unabridged (February 17, 2010) – ISBN 978-1423383680 MP3 Audio, Unabridged (February 17, 2010) – ISBN 978-1423383703 CD, Abridged (February 17, 2010) – ISBN 978-1423383741
	Indulgence in Death – #31 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (November 2, 2010) – ISBN 978-1441836151 MP3 CD, Unabridged (November 2, 2010) – ISBN 978-1441836175 Audio CD, Abridged (November 2, 2010) – ISBN 978-1441836212
	Possession in Death/The Other Side anthology – #31.5 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (November 30, 2010) – ISBN 978-978-1441891853 MP3 CD, Unabridged (November 30, 2010) – ISBN 978-1441891884
	Treachery in Death – #32 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (February 22, 2011) – ISBN 978-1441836236 MP3 CD, Unabridged (February 22, 2011) – ISBN 978-1441836250 Audio CD, Abridged (February 22, 2011) – ISBN 978-1441836298
	New York to Dallas – #33 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (September 13, 2011) – ISBN 978-1441836311 MP3 CD, Unabridged (September 13, 2011) – ISBN 978-1441836335 Audio CD, Abridged (September 13, 2011) – ISBN 978-1441836373
	Chaos in Death/The Unquiet anthology – #33.5 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (September 27, 2011) – ISBN 978-1455818471 MP3 CD, Unabridged (September 27, 2011) – ISBN 978-1455818495
	Celebrity in Death – #34 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (February 21, 2012) – ISBN 978-1455818235 MP3 CD, Unabridged (February 21, 2012) – ISBN 978-1455818266 Audio CD, Abridged (February 21, 2012) – ISBN 978-1455818280
	Delusion in Death – #35 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (September 11, 2012) – ISBN 978-1455818310 MP3 CD, Unabridged (September 11, 2012) – ISBN 978-1455818334 Audio CD, Abridged (September 11, 2012) – ISBN 978-1455818365
	Calculated in Death – #36 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (February 26, 2013) – ISBN 978-1455818396 MP3 CD, Unabridged (February 26, 2013) – ISBN 978-1455818419 Audio CD, Abridged (February 26, 2013) – ISBN 978-1455818440 Cassette, Unabridged (February 1, 2013?) – ISBN 978-1469286693
	Thankless in Death – #37 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (September 17, 2013) – ISBN 978-1480511439 MP3 CD, Unabridged (September 17, 2013) – ISBN 978-1480511477 Audio CD, Abridged (September 17, 2013) – ISBN 978-1480511484
	Taken in Death/Mirror, Mirror Anthology – #37.5 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (September 24, 2013) – ISBN 978-1480561144 MP3 CD, Unabridged (September 24, 2013) – ISBN 978-1480561168
	Concealed in Death – #38 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (February 18, 2014) – ISBN 978-1480511545 MP3 CD, Unabridged (February 18, 2014) – ISBN 978-1480511576 Audio CD, Abridged (February 18, 2014) – ISBN 978-1480511590
	Festive in Death – #39 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (September 9, 2014) – ISBN 978-1480511651 MP3 CD, Unabridged (September 9, 2014) – ISBN 978-1480511682 Audio CD, Abridged (September 9, 2014) – ISBN 978-1480511705
	Obsession in Death – #40 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (February 10, 2015) – ISBN 978-1480592995 MP3 CD, Unabridged (February 10, 2015) – ISBN 978-1480593022 Audio CD, Abridged (February 10, 2015) – ISBN 978-1480593046
	Devoted in Death – #41 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (September 15, 2015) – ISBN 978-1480593107 MP3 CD, Unabridged (September 15, 2015) – ISBN 978-1480593138 Audio CD, Abridged (September 15, 2015) – ISBN 978-1480593152
	Wonderment in Death/Down the Rabbit Hole Anthology – #41.5 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (September 29, 2015) – ISBN 978-1501223730 MP3 CD, Unabridged (September 29, 2015) – ISBN 978-1501223778
	Brotherhood in Death – #42 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (February 2, 2016) – ISBN 978-1480593213 MP3 CD, Unabridged (February 2, 2016) – ISBN 978-1480593244 Audio CD, Abridged (February 2, 2016) – ISBN 978-1480593268
	Apprentice in Death – #43 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (September 6, 2016) – ISBN 978-1511367400 MP3 CD, Unabridged (September 6, 2016) – ISBN 978-1511367424 Audio CD, Abridged (September 6, 2016) – ISBN 978-1511367462
	Echoes in Death – #44 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (February 7, 2017) – ISBN 978-1511367509 MP3 CD, Unabridged (February 7, 2017) – ISBN 978-1511367523 Audio CD, Abridged (February 7, 2017) – ISBN 978-1511367561
	Secrets in Death – #45 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (September 5, 2017) – ISBN 978-1511367608 MP3 CD, Unabridged (September 5, 2017) – ISBN 978-1511367622 Audio CD, Abridged (September 5, 2017) – ISBN 978-1511367660
	Dark in Death – #46 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (January 30, 2018) – ISBN 978-1536696905 MP3 CD, Unabridged (January 30, 2018) – ISBN 978-1536696899 Audio CD, Abridged (January 30, 2018) – ISBN 978-1543638486
	Leverage in Death – #47 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (September 4, 2018) – ISBN 978-1536696936 MP3 CD, Unabridged (September 4, 2018) – ISBN 978-1536696929 Audio CD, Abridged (September 4, 2018) – ISBN 978-1978600508
Upcoming Audio Titles:
	Connections in Death – #48 in the “In Death” Series Audio CD, Unabridged (February 5, 2019) – ISBN 978-1250318114 Audio CD, Abridged (February 5, 2019) – ISBN 978-1250319555

Audio Differences

Naked in Death

• Note: The audio matched the text in the Cristine McMurdo-Wallis version.
• Text: “Then Georgia yawned delicately, turned to fluff the pillows.”
  • Audio: “Then Virginia yawned delicately, turned to fluff the pillows.”

Glory in Death

• Note: The audio matched the text in the Cristine McMurdo-Wallis version in all cases.
• Text: “I’m starving, but I’ve got to see the place first. Show me something.”
  • Audio: “I’m starving, but I’ve got to see the place first. Show me everything.”
• Text: “It’s a good piece, Nadine.”
  • Audio: “That’s a good piece, Nadine.”
• Text: “She steps out into the rain, and into a knife.”
  • Audio: “She steps out into the rain, and into the knife.”
• Text: “I think it’s going to be crystal. Mr. Angelini, where were you between the hours ...”
  • Audio: “I think it’s going to be crystal, Mr. Angelini. Now where were you between the hours ...”

Reunion in Death

• Text: “We need the room. Room 911. I take it you understand?”
  • Audio: “We need the room.” He flicked cold blue eyes over the man’s nameplate. Some you intimate. “Milton, room 911. I take it you understand?”

Visions in Death

• Text: “What he’d done to Elisa had been well planned...” (Chapter 7).
  • Audio: “What he’d done to Celina had been well planned...”

Survivor in Death

• In the audio version, Grant and Keelie lived at 1322 West 79st Street rather than 310 West 81st Street and Grant married Getz, Jenny Rose rather than Getz, Keelie Rose. Jenny Swisher was three years younger, whereas in the text version, Keelie Swisher was two years younger. For Coyle, “no flag on the medical” rather than “no flags on the medical.” Eve was pondering over it rather than pondering it.
  • In the audio version, when Peabody explained to Eve about allowances, she added a word, saying, “Being a Free-Ager, we did bartering more than pay, but it comes to the same thing.” In the audio, “Eve continued” rather than “she continued.” The audio version omitted the word can from: “We can run the adults’ business associates and clients.”
  • In the audio version, when Peabody asked about discounting urban terrorism, Eve replied, “Roarke had the right idea on that one” rather than “Roarke had it right on that one.” She said, “You want to terrorize, you’re messy. Kill a family, rape and torture first, wreck the house, slice up their little dog.” The text version was: “You want to terrorize, you’re messy. Kill the family, rape and torture first, wreck the house, slice up their little dog.” As they got ready to leave for the morgue, then Central, Peabody asked Eve if she wanted her to let Summerset know they were leaving. “'Why? Oh hell. Yeah, do that.' Pressing her fingers to her eyes, she crossed to the door joining her office with Roarke’s.” The bolded text was not in the print version.
  • In the audio version, Morris told Eve and Peabody the last meals for the Swishers, Linnie, and Inga, ending with: “The adults had a glass of wine, the children soy milk.” In the text, the adults had white wine. “[Morris] turned to another screen, called for pictures, split screen on Grant and Jenny Swisher. Magnified the wounds.” In the text, it’s, of course, Keelie, not Jenny. Morris said, “There’s slight deviations,” but in the text he says, “There’re slight deviations.” After he gave Eve more information on the weapon, the audio had Eve's reply: “'Military style,' she murmured. Not that you have to be military to obtain.” The text read: “'Military style,' she stated. Not that you have to be military to obtain one.”
  • Eve asked Morris if the Dysons had seen Linnie yet. He replied, “'Yes. An hour ago. It was... hideous. Look at her,' he murmured.” In the text he “urged.” In the audio version, “She slid her hands into her back pockets, studying the young dead. 'You don't have any kids, right?'” The text reads: “'You don’t have any kids, right?' Eve asked.” Morris replied, “No, no chick nor child. There was a woman once, and we were together long enough to consider it. But that was... ago.” The text added the word long, as in “But that was... long ago.” In audio, “She flicked her eyes back to his face, slickly framed...” In the text, it read: “She studied his face, slickly framed...”
  • Back in Central, Baxter told Eve about the case he and Trueheart caught that morning, a “double D that went nasty”: “They got into it when he crawled home, smacked each other around -- as per usual according to the neighbors and various reports.” In the text, it reads “previous reports.”
  • Audio: “Eve set up her office case board.” Text: “She set up her office case board.”
  • Audio: “She scooted up again. 'Computer. Probability run, multiple homicides, case file H-226989-SD.'” Text: “'Computer. Probability run, multiple homicides, case file H-226989-SD,' Eve ordered.”
  • Audio: “Working... Speculative inquiry with insufficient data to project.” Text: “Working... Wholly speculative inquiry with insufficient data to project.”
  • Audio: “As our only witness, I felt it best to keep her close.” Text: “As she’s our only witness, I felt it best to keep her close.”
  • Audio: “The longer the better, in Eve’s opinion.” Text: “The longer the better, Eve thought.”
  • In the audio version, Eve tells Jenny Dyson, “Mrs. Dixon, we’re going to need to talk about arrangements for Nixie.”
  • In the audio version, there was extra text after Eve said, “Nadine, do you know why I often give you an inside track?”
    • The audio version has Eve adding, “Excluding, of course, my hopeless obsession with your gorgeous tits.” Nadine then replied, “Excluding the girls? Why don’t you tell me?”
    • It then resumed with “Because it’s not just the story with you,” matching the text, until the last sentence, which added the bolded text to the audio: “And you wouldn’t, not even for ratings, sacrifice those people to get your pretty face and attractive tits on air.”
  • The audio version had an extra line from Peabody:
    Eve: “If I went for girls, I’d jump you right now.”
    “There was a tremble along the jaw that rippled into a reluctant smile.”
    Peabody: “I’ve always wanted you in my secret heart”
    “And just like that, the crisis passed.”
  • The audio version omitted an entire section of Roarke recalling his childhood, beginning with “He had an abrupt and crystal-clear image of himself...” through “Nixie had never been booted down the stairs by a drunken bastard who’d happened to share her blood.”
    • The section missing from the audiobook was:
      “--filthy shirt, bloody nose, hard and defiant eyes--standing at the top of the steps in the stinking dump where he’d once lived in Dublin. And there was his father -- big, strapping Patrick Roarke -- weaving a bit from too much drink.
      You think you can pass off a couple of thin wallets as a day’s take? I’ll have the rest of it, you buggering little bastard.
      He remembered the boot coming up -- he remembered that still -- and his quick dodge. Not quick enough, though, not that time. He felt now as he’d felt then, the stomach-dropping sensation of falling, of knowing it would be bad. Had he cried out? Odd that he couldn’t remember. Had he yelled in shock, cursed in fury, or just gone down those steps in a bone-banging roll?
      What he could remember, and wasn’t that a bitch, was the sound of his father laughing as the boy he’d been tumbled down the stairs. What was his age then? Five? Six? No matter.
      And, well, hell, he had been holding back, hadn’t he? And considered the cuts and bruises worth the ten pounds he’d stashed away.”
  • The audio version omitted a section of Roarke speaking with Nixie, beginning with him telling Nixie, “Someone took my mother from me before I was old enough to know her.” through wondering, “Was it born in her or had it been instilled by her parents?”
    • The section missing from the audiobook is:
      Nixie: “Is she in heaven?”
      Roarke: “I’m sure she is.”
      Nixie: “That’s not fair, either.”
      “She laid her head on his chest again, patted him with her hand in a gesture of comfort that moved him, amazingly. She could offer him comfort, Roarke thought. Even now she had the heart in her to give solace. How did she come by that?”
• Text: “Tag Baxter, tell him to prioritize the Brenegan case. And contact the commander ....”
  • Audio: An additional scene was included: “Tag Baxter, tell him to prioritize the Brenegan case.”
    • The audio version had:
      “She used the dash ’link. Roarke’s admin, Caro, came on.
      Caro: ‘Lieutenant, what can I do for you?’
      Eve: ‘Is he tied up?’
      Peabody: ‘Mmmm,’ Peabody murmured around another eggroll. ‘What an image.’
      Eve's arm snapped out and the back of her hand connected sharply with Peabody’s belly.
      Peabody: ‘Ow.’
      Caro: ‘He’s just finished a meeting.’ The quick light of humor in Caro’s eyes told Eve she’d heard Peabody’s aside.
      Caro: ‘Let me put you through.’
      Eve: ‘I believe my orders at the briefing were to stay alert,’ Eve reminded her partner. ‘You’re not really staying alert if you’re indulging in bondage fantasies about Roarke.’
      Peabody: ‘That doesn’t really take any effort. I can check for a tail, contact Baxter, and fantasize simultaneously.’
      Roarke’s face slid onto the screen and Peabody gave a long, quiet sigh.
      Peabody: ‘How can you not?’
      Roarke: ‘Lieutenant.’
      Eve: ‘Listen, you got any sort of ETA on when you’ll be back at the house?’
      Roarke: ‘Ninety minutes, more or less.’
      Eve: ‘I've got a job here maybe you could squeeze into your schedule.’
      Roarke: ‘Police business?’
      Eve: ‘Yeah. Tracing electronic communiques and financial transfers. Feeney’s in the field. We’ve got some movement and I want to keep rolling on it. I can get the data to you.’
      Roarke: ‘And I can squeeze you in. Now let’s discuss my fee and per diem.’ He smiled as he shifted his gaze to Peabody.
      Roarke: ‘Peabody, pretend you’re deaf.’
      Peabody: ‘What? Did you say something?’
      Eve: ‘You guys are a riot,’ Eve muttered. ‘We’ll discuss your payoff later, pal. Ninety minutes.’ She clicked off.
      Eve: ‘Should be about enough. Peabody, contact the commander, see if he’s had any luck cutting through the red tape.’”
  • In the audio version there was a whole section missing in Chapter 16. It skipped from Eve telling Mira, “I know some people who’d qualify to take her [Nixie] on.” to “I need to talk to Roarke because he knows them better.”
    • Missing was the whole mention of Richard DeBlass and Elizabeth Barrister and the murder of their daughter and closing of the case in Naked in Death:
      Eve: ‘I was thinking maybe we could contact Richard DeBlass and Elizabeth Barrister.’
      Mira: ‘It’s a good thought.’
      Eve: ‘They took that kid, the boy, we found on a murder scene last year.’ Eve shifted, not entirely comfortable with the role of family planner.
      Eve: ‘I figure they decided to foster him because their daughter was murdered. Though she was an adult, and--’
      Mira: ‘Your child is always your child. Age doesn’t factor.'
      Eve: ‘If you say so. Anyway, I guess they wanted another chance to... whatever. I know Roarke waded in with that kid, ah, Kevin. Gave them a little nudge to take him in. From what I know, it worked out okay, and like I said, they’re qualified. Maybe they’d consider taking in another.’
      Mira: ‘I think it’s a very good idea. You’ll talk to them.’
      Boggy area, Eve thought. Eve: ‘Ah... I need to talk to Roarke because he knows them better.’

Origin in Death

• Audio Difference:
  • In Chapter 1, Peabody asked Eve, “When’s Roarke due home?” but in the audio version, it was “When Roarke’s due home.”

Born in Death

• Audio Difference:
  • Text: “Whitney made a direct statement.” Audio: “Feeney made a direct statement.” This was when Eve was talking to Feeney about Whitney’s comments about Roarke having access to the data from Sloan, Myers, and Kraus in Chapter 7.

Fantasy in Death

• In the audio version, Derby was read as Darby.

Treachery in Death

• In Chapter 5, when Peabody gave her report to Whitney, she started, “Commander, at approximately two hundred hours...” but in the book and in the story, it was twenty hundred hours.

Devoted in Death

• Number of Kills:
  • Zweck charged James with twenty-nine murders in the text version, but in the audio version, he charged him with twenty-four murders (Chapter 23).

Brotherhood in Death

• Audio Error: Eve to Dennis Mira: “You know Patrick Betz.” It should be Frederick Betz.

Dark in Death

• • In the book, Piper DeLano’s sweatshirt proclaimed: GIRLS R+ RULE, which made no sense, but in the audio version, it was GIRLS ROCK + RULE
  • In the audio version, Susan Ericksen called Piper “Pepper” once
• Eve’s conversation with Santiago:
  • In the audio version, Susan Ericksen read out Eve’s line as “‘Roarke owns the Celtics,’ she created” instead of “‘Roarke owns the Celtics,’ she corrected”

Leverage in Death

• Loren Able was wearing an “I F059 NEW YORK” sweatshirt at the hospital, but in the audio version, it was “I HEART NEW YORK,” which made considerably more sense.

Vendetta in Death

• In the audio version, Eve told Roarke, “I’ve got to travel to check,” but it should be “I’ve got travel to check” (and is in the book) (Chapter 7)
• In the audio version, Jacie Pepperdine said, “I’m not stupid enough to get drink at the most important meeting of my life.” - it should be drunk, as in the print version (Chapter 17)

Golden in Death

• Audio Errors:
  • In the book, Eve said, “Lots of gold to mine,” but it was read in Roarke’s voice by Susan Ericksen.
  • When Eve and Roarke left Cobbe’s interview, Susan Ericksen said, “‘I’ll come for you!’ Roarke shouted.” It should be Cobbe shouted.

Random in Death

Audio Error: In Chapter 11, Susan Ericksen read Eve’s paragraph in Peabody’s voice: “My pride nearly exceeds the magnificence of this babka. The minute he noticed the sad baggies, the one wearing them sank beneath notice.”