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Naked Naked in Death - #1 in the “In Death” Series - July 1995

In the early part of the year 2058, Lieutenant Eve Dallas' New York Police and Security Department is called in to investigate the brutal murder of a high-profile Licensed Companion. The investigation is complicated by the fact that the victim is the granddaughter of a powerful Senator. Further complicating matters, the main suspect is the enigmatic Irish billionaire, Roarke, whom Eve finds herself reluctantly drawn to. Her cop's instincts warn her not to get involved with a man who could potentially be a murderer. But the attraction between her and Roarke is too strong for her to deny.

The book started with Eve Dallas being tasked to unravel the perpetrator/s behind the murder of Sharon DeBlass, a prostitute and granddaughter of Senator DeBlass of the Conservative Party. As she investigates the murder, more prostitutes are murdered, making the investigation all the more complex.

Over time, and with the help of her husband Roarke, she uncovered that Senator DeBlass killed Sharon DeBlass under some murky circumstances. The senator engaged the services of his assistant, Rockman, to murder numerous other prostitutes to divert attention from him as the likely murderer of Sharon. After Senator DeBlass got arrested, and before his suicide, he sent Rockman to kill Eve, but luckily she survived the encounter, and the hitman got arrested.

Glory Glory in Death - #2 in the “In Death” Series - December 1995

The first victim was found lying on a sidewalk in the rain. The second was murdered in her own apartment building. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas had no problem finding connections between the two crimes. Both victims were beautiful and highly successful women. Their glamorous lives and loves were the talk of the city. And their intimate relations with men of great power and wealth provided Eve with a long list of suspects - including her own lover, Roarke. As a woman, Eve was compelled to trust the man who shared her bed. But as a cop, it was her job to follow every lead... to investigate every scandalous rumor... to explore every secret passion, no matter how dark. Or how dangerous.

There were a series of murders that had famous women as its victims in Glory in Death. One of the victims was an actress named Yvonne Metcalf who Roarke was formerly in a relationship with. To solve this crime, Eve informed Roarke, much to his refusal though that she wants to act as bait so the murderer can come after her. But this plan ultimately failed as the murderer had better plans.

It happened that Eve and Roarke were away and even had to spend a night in Mexico. On their return, she found that her friend Nadine Furst, a Channel 75 news reporter, had gone missing. Apparently, she would have been the murder’s next victim, but she was saved by the swift intervention of Eve. Eve and Roarke also got engaged in this second book.

Immortal Immortal in Death - #3 in the “In Death” Series - July 1, 1996

She was one of the most sought after women in the world. A top model who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted - even another woman's man. And now she was dead, the victim of a brutal murder. Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas put her life on the line to take the case when the suspicion fell on her best friend, the other woman in the fatal love triangle. Beneath the façade of glamour, Eve found that the world of high fashion thrived on an all-consuming obsession for youth and fame. One that led from the runway to the dark underworld of New York City where the drugs could be found to fulfill any desire - for a price...

With her wedding plans underway, her colleagues in uniform turn up with various degrees of head injuries. More so, a top model named Pandora has been murdered, and right at the scene of her murder is her friend Mavis’s unconscious body. Surprisingly, Mavis has Pandora’s blood all over her body, and the more disturbing development is that the murder took place at Leonardo’s place. Leonardo is Mavis’ boyfriend and a famous fashion designer working on Eve’s wedding dress. The series ended with Eve being able to trace the murder to a new and dangerous drug lord.

Rapture Rapture in Death - #4 in the “In Death” Series - October 1, 1996

The year is 2058. Mood-altering drugs are legal, prostitution is licensed, virtual-reality games have replaced TV sets for entertainment and New York supercop Eve Dallas continues her sleuthing in Robb's fourth installment in the Death series (Naked in Death, Glory in Death, etc.). This time around, Eve has married her soul mate, Roarke, and is caught up in the puzzling suicide of a technician who's been working on Roarke's unfinished space resort. The young tech, Eve learns, had cheerfully hanged himself after a VR trip. Back on Earth, autopsies from two similar suicides reveal a pin-sized burn on the brains of the victims. All clues point to a deadly subliminal message in a VR toy--one that Roarke produces.

Ceremony Ceremony in Death - #5 in the “In Death” Series - May 1, 1997

Conducting a top secret investigation into the death of a fellow police officer has Lieutenant Eve Dallas treading on dangerous ground. She must put professional ethics before personal loyalties. But when a dead body is placed outside her home, Eve takes the warning personally. With her husband, Roarke, watching her every move, Eve is drawn into the most dangerous case of her career. Every step she takes makes her question her own sense of right and wrong - and brings her closer to a confrontation with humanity's most seductive form of evil...

Vengeance Vengeance in Death - #6 in the “In Death” Series - October 1, 1997

He is an expert with the latest technology . . . a madman with the mind of a genius and the heart of a killer. He quietly stalks his prey. Then he haunts the police with cryptic riddles about the crimes he is about to commit - always solved moments too late to save the victims' lives.

Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas found the first victim butchered in his own home. The second lost his life in a vacant luxury apartment. The two men had little in common. Both suffered unspeakable torture before their deaths. And both had ties to an ugly secret of ten years past - a secret shared by none other than Eve's new husband, Roarke.

In the 6th book of In Death, the murderer who has been a thorn in the flesh of Eve is gradually turning out to be closer to her than she otherwise would have thought. The victims who lost their lives to the murderer suffered the most gruesome death that is only good to be imagined and not experienced. Though they were all unrelated to each other and in various walks of life, they shared an ugly secret of 10 years with Roarke.

Holiday Holiday in Death - #7 in the “In Death” Series - June 1, 1998

No one likes to be alone during the holidays. For New York's most posh dating service, Personally Yours, it is the season to bring lonely hearts together. But Lieutenant Eve Dallas, on the trail of a ritualistic serial killer, has made a disturbing discovery: all of the victims have been traced to Personally Yours. Eve soon enters an elite world of people searching for their one true love - and one killer searching for his next victim.

Rarely will Eve’s murder investigations turn out to be futile. So it happened that in the 7th book, the series of murders which have been a hard nut to crack from the 5th book, is gradually being pieced apart by the policewoman. All of the murder victims are on a dating website called Personally Yours. As expected, Eve joined the platform, not searching for love but in a quest to save the murderer’s next victim.

Midnight Midnight in Death Novella/Silent Night anthology - #7.5 in the “In Death” Series - November 1998

Lieutenant Eve Dallas returns in Midnight in Death. When her first Christmas with her new husband Roarke is interrupted by reports of the naked, mutilated body of the judge responsible for convicting serial killer David Palmer, Eve learns that her name appears on the list of others to be killed. Since she was responsible for arresting Palmer the first time, Eve is back on the case. But Roarke is on her case, exhorting Eve to join him under the mistletoe for a little Yuletide cheer and to let him bring his considerable connections to bear to locate the hiding place of the monster threatening their happiness. Together they capture the psychopath and the spirit of Christmas. What a way to start the new year!

“Midnight” should come directly after “Holiday.”

Conspiracy Conspiracy in Death - #8 in the “In Death” Series - April 1999

With the precision of a surgeon, a serial killer preys on the most vulnerable souls of the world's city streets. The first victim: a Sidewalk Sleeper, found dead in New York City. No bruises, no signs of struggle. Just a laser-perfect, fist-sized hole where his heart had once been. Lieutenant Eve Dallas is assigned to investigate. But in the heat of a cat-and-mouse game with the killer, Dallas's job is suddenly on the line. Now her hands are tied... between a struggle for justice – and a fight for her career.

Supercop Lieutenant Eve Dallas was finally beaten here. Another cop, Officer Ellen Bowers, got deranged and began imagining possible terrible things Eve might be up to. She soon made a press publication about this, and it took little time for people to believe her.

In the middle of the chaos between the police officers, a serial killer who has a penchant for homeless people is out preying on homeless people. Eve ought to have been on his trail but for the damning publication about her.

On one certain night, when Officer Bowers was going home, she met the serial killer and didn’t live to tell of her encounter. As expected, Eve is blamed for the murder and got her badge stripped. She went into depression and had only her husband to see her through.

Loyalty Loyalty in Death - #9 in the “In Death” Series - October 1999

An unknown bomber is stalking New York City. He is sending Eve Dallas taunting letters promising to wreak mass terror and destruction among the “corrupt masses.” And when his cruel web of deceit and destruction threatens those she cares for most, Eve fights back. It's her city...it's her job...and it's hitting too close to home. Now, in a race against a ticking clock, Eve must make the pieces fit—before the city falls.

Witness Witness in Death - #10 in the “In Death” Series - March 2000

It is 2059, and New York City homicide Lieutenant Eve Dallas's husband, Roarke, is producing a revival of Agatha Christie's thriller Witness for the Prosecution. On opening night, when the villainous character Leonard Vole gets his just deserts, someone substitutes a kitchen knife for the prop knife, and the actor, Richard Draco, is stabbed through the heart. Trouble is, in time-tested British mystery fashion, everyone in the cast had good reason to despise Richard, a misogynist who seduced and discarded beautiful young women, including one whom he knew to be his daughter. It's up to Eve to solve the case, an emotionally difficult task as she is no stranger to incest herself: she was beaten and raped by her father before she managed to escape him. As Eve fights to keep her head above water, she tries to bond at a deeper level with Roarke, so that her future will heal the pain of her past. Robb (aka Nora Roberts) serves up a welcome mix of edgy, sexy lovers, newfangled gadgets, classic whodunit and noir.

Judgment Judgment in Death - #11 in the “In Death” Series - September 2000

The story opens in the upscale nightclub Purgatory, where Dallas discovers the brutally slain body of a fellow officer; another cop is murdered soon thereafter. Both men, it appears, were on the take, and both were connected to elusive criminal Max Ricker. Dallas's investigation, which exposes crime and police corruption, puts both her reputation and life in danger. To make matters worse, Purgatory is owned by her own millionaire husband, Roarke, a business associate of Ricker's before turning legitimate, and the overlap of professional and personal lives adds extra fireworks to an already tempestuous marriage. Robb's plotting is precise and fast paced, creating a satisfying mystery full of lively, credible twists. Secondary characters – a troubled female police captain, an Internal Affairs cop with a leftover crush on Dallas – are as well-drawn as Dallas herself, a tough but endearing 21st-century woman. Sexy, surprising and often funny power struggles between Dallas and Roarke are the tasty icing on this extremely well-made fictional “cake,” which is just the right confection for lazy late-summer reading.

Betrayal Betrayal in Death - #12 in the “In Death” Series - March 2001

At the luxurious Roarke Palace Hotel, a maid walks into suite 4602 for the nightly turndown - and steps into her worst nightmare. A killer leaves her dead, strangled by a thin silver wire. He's Sly Yost, a virtuoso of music and murder. A hit man for the elite. Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows him well. But in this twisted case, knowing the killer doesn't help solve the crime. Because there's someone else involved. Someone with a more personal motive. And Eve must face a terrifying possibility - that the real target may, in fact, be her husband Roarke.

OOTW Interlude in Death/Out of This World anthology - #12.5 in the “In Death” Series - August 8, 2001

In early spring of 2059, Lieutenant Eve Dallas is called off planet to face a grueling ordeal – giving a seminar at the largest police conference of the year, to be held in a swanky resort. A resort which just happens to be owned by her husband, Roarke, of course.

Even though Eve can't quite see it that way, it's supposed to be at least partly a vacation. But work intrudes in the form of a bloody homicide, and Eve is off and running. The case is complicated by Eve's personal history with the victim – and by the killer's history with Roarke. As danger closes in and the body count rises, Eve must find a way to stop the cycle of violence and revenge, and shove the past back where it belongs.

One story out of four by different authors in the book “Out of This World.”

Seduction Seduction in Death - #13 in the “In Death” Series - September, 2001

Dante had been courting his victim in cyberspace for weeks before meeting her in person. A few sips of wine and a few hours later, she was dead. The murder weapon: a rare, usually undetectable date-rape drug with a street value of a quarter million dollars.

Lieutenant Eve Dallas is playing and replaying the clues in her mind. The candlelight, the music, the rose petals strewn across the bed – a seduction meant for his benefit, not hers. He hadn't intended to kill her. But now that he has, he is left with only two choices: to either hole up in fear and guilt or start hunting again…

Reunion Reunion in Death - #14 in the “In Death” Series - March 5, 2002

At exactly 7:30 p.m., Walter Pettibone arrived home to over a hundred friends and family shouting, “surprise!” It was his birthday. Although he had known about the planned event for weeks, the real surprise was yet to come. At 8:45 p.m., a woman with emerald eyes and red hair handed him a glass of champagne. One sip of birthday bubbly, and he was dead.

The woman's name is Julie Dockport. No one at the party knew who she was. But Lieutenant Eve Dallas remembers her all too well. Eve was personally responsible for her incarceration nearly ten years ago. And now, let out on good behavior, she still has nothing but bad intentions. It appears she wants to meet Dallas again – in a reunion neither will forget...

Purity Purity in Death - #15 in the “In Death” Series - August 27, 2002

A frightening new computer virus is spreading, and it knows no boundaries. Eve Dallas must face the impossible - that this computer virus can spread from machine to man.

Portrait Portrait in Death - #16 in the “In Death” Series - March 1, 2003

Photos seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary for any pretty young woman starting a modeling career. Except that she wasn't a model. And that these photos were taken after she had been murdered.

Imitation Imitation in Death - #17 in the “In Death” Series - September 2003

Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas encounters one of her most difficult cases in this latest offering from J. D. Robb. With the very first victim, Eve realizes that the killer stalking the streets of New York City isn't a run-of-the-mill serial murderer. The copycat executions are imitating the methods and victim choices of an ominous list of notorious serial killers, beginning with Jack the Ripper. And when the killer leaves a distinctive note at the crime scene, it's clear that he's targeting Eve personally - a fact that worries Roarke, Eve's shrewd husband.

Remember Remember When - #17.5 in the “In Death” Series - September 2003

Laine Tavish is an ordinary woman living an ordinary life in the small town of Angel's Gap, Maryland, as the proprietor of Remember When, an antique treasures and gift shop. At least, that's what everyone in Angel's Gap thinks. They have no idea that she used to be Elaine O'Hara, daughter of the notorious con man Big Jack O'Hara. Or that she grew up moving from place to place, one step ahead of the law.

Divided Divided in Death - #18 in the “In Death” Series - January 22, 2004

Reva Ewing was a former member of the Secret Service and is now a security specialist for Roarke Enterprises - until she was found standing over the dead bodies of her husband, renowned artist Blair Bissel, and her best friend. But Lieutenant Eve Dallas believes there was more to the killing than jealous rage - all of Bissel's computer files were deliberately corrupted.

Visions Visions in Death - #19 in the “In Death” Series - August 9, 2004

On one of the city's hottest nights, New York Police Lieutenant Eve Dallas is sent to Central Park — and into a hellish new investigation. The victim is found on the rocks, just above the still, dark water of the lake. Around her neck is a single red ribbon. Her hands are posed, as if in prayer. But it is the eyes — removed with such precision, as if done with the careful hands of a surgeon — that have Dallas most alarmed.

Survivor Survivor in Death - #20 in the “In Death” Series - February, 2005

The members of the Swisher family were murdered in their beds with brutal, military precision. The state-of-the-art security was breached, and the killers used night-vision equipment to find their way through the cozy, middle-class house. Clearly, Dallas is dealing with pros. It seems the only mistake they made was to overlook the nine-year-old girl, Nixie, cowering in the darkened kitchen.

Origin Origin in Death - #21 in the “In Death” Series - July, 2005

Dallas and Peabody enter the hallowed halls of the Wilfred B. Icove Center for Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery on an open and shut case of self-defense. But before they can leave they are called to another crime scene. Dr. Wilfred B. Icove himself has been found dead in his office — murdered in a chillingly efficient manner: one swift stab to the heart. Struck by the immaculate condition of the crime scene, Dallas suspects a professional killing. Security discs show a stunningly beautiful woman calmly entering and leaving the building - the good doctor's final appointment.

400000000000000033400 s4 Memory in Death - #22 in the “In Death” Series - January, 2006

In December 2059, a mysterious woman shows up in Eve's office claiming to be her “mama.” It's Trudy Lombard, the cruel foster mom who took nine-year-old Eve in after Eve killed her abusive father. Trudy made Eve take cold baths and locked her in closets, among other torments, and now Trudy wants Eve to pay $2 million to keep her past a secret. Readers of the series will know how Roarke, Eve's rich, deadly husband, handles the situation; he tosses Trudy out on her ear. When Trudy is found murdered the next day, it's up to Eve to catch the killer and prove that neither she nor Roarke was behind the bludgeoning.

Bump in the Night Haunted in Death Novella/Bump in the Night anthology - #22.5 in the “In Death” Series - July, 2006

In this short story, Eve finds herself investigating a murder in an old nightclub that some claim is haunted. Are there really “ghosts?” Are the “ghosts” responsible for murder? Eve finds herself in a tough battle between what she can rationally prove and what her irrational mind is telling her. “Bump in the Night” is an anthology of stories from J.D. Robb, Ruth Langan, Mary Kay McComas, and Mary Blayney.

400000000000000041983 s4 Born in Death - #23 in the “In Death” Series - November, 2006

As a New York homicide detective, Lieutenant Eve Dallas is used to death - the mysterious murders of two young professionals she's investigating with her partner, Peabody, almost seem like the norm. Harder to deal with is her best friend Mavis' nearly-to-term pregnancy and Mavis' terror over the strange disappearance of another woman who is about to give birth. Now Eve is fighting on two fronts, hunting a ruthless killer, searching the streets for a missing woman - and time is running out, because Eve has a terrible hunch that she'd better recover the mother-to-be quickly or an innocent life could be ruined forever.

74033 Innocent in Death - #24 in the “In Death” Series - February, 2007

Eve Dallas has a mysterious homicide to solve when a popular teacher at a posh Upper West Side school turns up dead in his classroom. It doesn't help when an old flame from Roarke's past suddenly comes roaring back into his life. While Eve is fighting off jealousy, she grows more and more frustrated with the case. But from the mouths of babes, she pieces together enough evidence to prove no one is as innocent as they seem.

41fSOCn2egL Creation in Death - #25 in the “In Death” Series - Nov 6, 2007

When the body of a young brunette is found in East River Park, artfully positioned and marked by signs of prolonged and painful torture, Eve is catapulted back to nine years ago. A man the media tagged “The Groom” - because he put silver rings on the fingers of his victims - had the city on edge with a killing spree that took the lives of four women in fifteen days. But now The Groom has returned - and Eve's determined to finish him.

Dead of Night Eternity in Death Novella/Dead of Night anthology - #25.5 in the “In Death” Series - October 30th, 2007

When club-hopping bad girl Tiara Kent is found dead in her plush Manhattan apartment, the killing has all the earmarks of a vampire attack. The ever-practical Lieutenant Eve Dallas has to deal with superstitious cops carrying garlic and stakes as well as the ever-hysterical press. None of the wealthy young victim’s friends seem to know much about the Dark Prince she has been secretly seeing. The chase to stop him before he kills again will lead Eve and her team into areas of the city that not even the most intrepid cop wants to visit and into the very heart of darkness.

Strangers Strangers in Death - #26 in the “In Death” Series - Feb 19, 2008

A prominent businessman is found in his Park Avenue apartment, tied to the bed - and strangled with cords of black velvet. It doesn't surprise Lieutenant Eve Dallas that Thomas Anders' scandalous death is a source of titillation and speculation to the public - and of humiliation to his family. But while all those in the city are talking about it, people close to Anders aren't so anxious to do the same. With some help from her billionaire husband, Roarke, Eve is soon knocking on doors - or barging through them - to find answers. But the facts don't add up. Physical evidence suggests that the victim didn't struggle. The security breach in the apartment indicates that the killer was someone connected to the family, but everyone's alibi checks out. Was this a kinky sex game that turned into a crime of passion or a meticulously planned execution?

Salvation-in-death-jd-robb Salvation in Death - #27 in the “In Death” Series - November 4, 2008

A priest is conducting the funeral service for a beloved member of his congregation. But when he lifts the chalice to his lips, he dies suddenly and horribly, poisoned by the blood of Christ. Who would want to murder a parish priest in such a way? And who could get access to the closely guarded communion wine? Lieutenant Eve Dallas is called to the scene to investigate. Although initially there seems to have been nothing out of the ordinary about the priest's life, there is something about the situation that just doesn't add up. And then she starts to uncover the evil lurking behind the ceremonial robes.

Suite606 Ritual in Death Novella/Suite 606 anthology - #27.5 in the “In Death” Series - November 4, 2008

When a high-society party is crashed by a naked, knife-wielding, blood-covered man who “thinks” he might have killed someone, Eve Dallas must track down the crime and the criminals. Everything points to Satanic ritual, but Eve doesn't believe in devil worship.

Promises Promises in Death - #28 in the “In Death” Series - January/February, 2009

Amaryllis Coltraine may have recently transferred to the New York City police force from Atlanta, but she's been a cop long enough to know how to defend herself against an assailant. When she's taken down just steps away from her apartment, killed with her own weapon, for Eve the victim isn't just “one of us.” The truth will need to be uncovered one layer at a time, starting with the box that arrives at Cop Central addressed to Eve containing Coltraine's guns, badge, and a note from her killer: “You can have them back. Maybe someday soon, I'll be sending yours to somebody else.”

Kindred in death Kindred in Death - #29 in the “In Death” Series - November, 2009

A phone call from up high interrupts Eve's plans to have a lazy day with her husband: The teenage daughter of Captain Jonah MacMasters, head of the NYPSD drug squad, has been found raped and strangled in her bedroom. A terrifying video of Deena, bloody and beaten beyond recognition, hints at a link between her death and a criminal in MacMaster's own past, someone determined to exact revenge in the cruelest way possible. Searching through MacMasters' cases leads Eve nowhere - until another rape-murder, and another video, reveals the killer’s deadly intent: to target every single person involved in his family's case over a decade ago.

TheLost Missing in Death Novella/The Lost anthology - #29.5 in the “In Death” Series - November 24, 2009

When a female tourist on a New York ferry goes missing, Lieutenant Eve Dallas has no clue what could have happened to her. She’s quick to assume perhaps she jumped off the ferry without anyone seeing. But if so, what could have been her reason? Everyone on the ferry has a question or two to answer, but just maybe, the clue to what happened to the woman on the ferry can be found before she boarded the ferry.

20100331-fantasy-in-death1 Fantasy in Death - #30 in the “In Death” Series - February 23, 2010

They were best friends, driven by one shared vision - to rule the world of virtual reality games. Cill, hard-edged and beautiful, Var and Benny, brains and business acumen, and Bart, the genius behind the idea. Their newest invention, developed to transport the player into a fantastical virtual world, is just about to be launched. Then, suddenly, Bart is found brutally killed, defeated by their own game. Their close-knit group is torn apart. Who could have engineered a virtual death with such devastating consequences?

7685763 Indulgence in Death - #31 in the “In Death” Series - November 2, 2010

First it was a limo driver shot through the neck with a crossbow. Then it was a high-priced escort stabbed through the heart with a bayonet. Random hits, thrill kills, murderers with a taste for the finer things in life - and death - are making NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas angry. And an angry Eve can be just as an efficient and dangerous predator as the killer.

OtherSide Possession in Death Novella/The Other Side anthology - #31.5 in the “In Death” Series - November 30, 2010

After hearing words uttered to her by an old Romanian woman bleeding to death in the street, Dallas begins to notice a number of interesting side effects: visions of the deceased, instant familiarity with rooms she’s never seen before, and fluency in Russian. Likewise, there appears to be a force inside of her, a spirit other than her own, that won’t let her rest until she’s found Beata, the old woman’s great-granddaughter, whose disappearance two months prior remains a mystery.

Treachery In Death JD Robb-1 Treachery in Death - #32 in the “In Death” Series - February 2011

After a hard workout, Peabody's all alone in the locker room when the gym door clatters open; while hiding inside a shower stall trying not to make a sound, she overhears two fellow officers, Garnet and Oberman, arguing. It doesn't take long to realize they're both crooked - guilty not just of corruption but of murder. Now Peabody, Eve, and Eve's husband, Roarke, are trying to get the hard evidence they need to bring the dirty cops down - knowing all the while that the two are willing to kill to keep their secret.

Newyorktodallas New York to Dallas - #33 in the “In Death” Series - September 2011

Eve will have a case - involving the bad guy from her first, career-making bust while fresh out of the Academy - come back to pull her out of NY and to Dallas. There, she and Roarke will have to work with the local cops and the Feds rather than their usual team, and Eve will have to face the place that haunts her.

Chaos Chaos in Death Novella/The Unquiet anthology - #33.5 in the “In Death” Series - September, 2011

A police sketch based on eyewitness testimony reveals the killer has green skin, swollen red eyes, goblin ears, and a dislocated jaw-structure that defies the human form. Is it a mask? Is it make-up? Or is the explanation more sinister?

Celebrity Celebrity in Death - #34 in the “In Death” Series - February 2012

Lieutenant Eve Dallas is no party girl, but she’s managing to have a reasonably good time at the celebrity-packed bash celebrating The Icove Agenda, a film based on one of her famous cases. It’s a little spooky seeing the actress playing her, who looks almost like her long-lost twin. Not as unsettling, though, as seeing the actress who plays Peabody drowned in the lap pool on the roof of the director’s luxury building.

Picture 2 Delusion in Death - #35 in the “In Death” Series - September 2012

The usually comfortable downtown bar is strewn with bodies - office workers who have been sliced, bludgeoned, or hacked to death with the nearest weapon available. It appears they all turned on each other in a desperate blinding rage. As Eve and her husband, Roarke - who owned the bar among his many properties - investigate the big-business workers of the city, they link the attacks back to the Urban Wars and the chemical warfare used all those years ago. With another slaughter imminent, Eve must turn to unexpected sources in order to stop a killer who is getting revenge by creating mass carnage.

Calculated Calculated in Death - #36 in the “In Death” Series - February 2013

On Manhattan's Upper East Side a woman lies dead at the bottom of the stairs, stripped of all her valuables. Most cops might call it a mugging gone wrong, but Lieutenant Eve Dallas knows better. A well-off accountant and a beloved wife and mother, Marta Dickenson doesn’t seem the type to be on anyone's hit list.

Thankless Thankless in Death - #37 in the “In Death” Series - September 2013

The Reinholds are lying in their home stabbed and bludgeoned almost beyond recognition. Those who knew them are stunned and heartbroken by the evidence that they were murdered by their own son. Twenty-six-year-old Jerry hadn’t made a great impression on the bosses who fired him or the girlfriend who dumped him, but they didn’t think he was capable of this.

Taken Taken in Death Novella/“Mirror, Mirror” Anthology - #37.5 in the “In Death” Series - September, 2013

Young twins disappear from their East Side home, their nanny killed in cold blood. As Lieutenant Eve Dallas begins to unravel the crime scene and search for the children, she's drawn into the twisted mind of a kidnapper who will stop at nothing to take revenge.

ConcealedUSHC Concealed in Death - #38 in the “In Death” Series - February 2014

In a decrepit, long-empty New York building, Lieutenant Eve Dallas’s husband begins the demolition process by swinging a sledgehammer into a wall. When the dust clears, there are two skeletons wrapped in plastic behind it. He summons his wife immediately, and by the time she’s done with the crime scene, there are twelve murders to be solved.

FestiveUSHC Festive in Death - #39 in the “In Death” Series - September 2014

It's Christmas, but Eve is in no mood to celebrate. While Roarke plans a huge, glittering party, Eve has murder on her mind. The victim - personal trainer Trey Ziegler - was trouble in life and is causing even more problems in death. Vain, unfaithful and vindictive, Trey had cultivated a lot of enemies. Which means Eve has a lot of potential suspects. And when she and Detective Peabody uncover Trey's sinister secret, the case takes a deadly turn.

ObsessionUSHC Obsession in Death - #40 in the “In Death” Series - February 2015

Eve has become the object of one person’s obsession. Someone who finds her extraordinary and thinks about her every hour of every day. Who believes the two of them have a special relationship. Who would kill for her - again and again. Eve knows that underneath the worship and admiration, a terrible threat lies in wait. Because the beautiful lieutenant is not at all grateful for these bloody offerings from her “true and loyal friend.” And in time, idols always fall.

DevotedUSHC Devoted in Death - #41 in the “In Death” Series - January 2016

When Lieutenant Eve Dallas examines a fresh body in a seedy alleyway in downtown Manhattan, the victim’s injuries are so extensive that she almost misses the clue. Carved into the skin is the shape of a heart - initials inside reading “E” and “D.” In Arkansas, Ella-Loo and her recently released ex-con boyfriend, Darryl, don’t ever intend to part again. So they hit the road, but then things get a little messy and they wind up killing someone - an experience that stokes a fierce, wild desire in Ella-Loo. A desire for Darryl. And a desire to kill again.

DowntheRabbitHole Wonderment in Death Novella/Down the Rabbit Hole Anthology- #41.5 in the “In Death” Series - January 2016

Eve investigates what appears to be a routine murder/suicide. When friends of Darlene and Marcus Fitzwilliams insist Darlene would never hurt her brother, Eve digs deeper. She learns that Darlene sought help from sensitives, psychics, and doctors of paranormal studies in an attempt to contact her dead parents. After clues mimicking Alice in Wonderland repeatedly turns up, the case gets curiouser and curiouser.

BrotherhoodUSHC Brotherhood in Death - #42 in the “In Death” Series - February, 2016

Just as Dennis Mira is about to confront his cousin Edward about selling the West Village brownstone that belonged to their grandfather, he gets a shock: Edward is in front of him, bruised and bloody... and then everything goes black. When Dennis comes to, Edward is gone. Luckily Dennis’s wife is a top profiler for the NYPSD and a close colleague of Lieutenant Eve Dallas.

ApprenticeUSHC Apprentice in Death - #43 in the “In Death” Series - September, 2016

The shots came quickly, silently, and with deadly accuracy. Within seconds, three people were dead at Central Park’s ice-skating rink. The victims: a talented young skater, a doctor, and a teacher, as random as random can be. Eve has seen a lot of killers during her time with the NYPSD but never one like this. A review of the security videos reveals that the victims were killed with a tactical laser rifle fired by a sniper who could have been miles away when the trigger was pulled.

EchoesUSHC Echoes in Death - #44 in the “In Death” Series - February, 2017

As Eve and Roarke are driving home, a young woman, dazed, naked, and bloody, suddenly stumbles out in front of their car. Roarke slams on the brakes and Eve springs into action. Daphne Strazza is rushed to the ER, but it’s too late for her husband Dr. Anthony Strazza. A brilliant orthopedic surgeon, he now lies dead amid the wreckage of his obsessively organized town house, his three safes opened and emptied. Daphne would be a valuable witness, but in her terror and shock the only description of the perp she can offer is repeatedly calling him “the devil.”

SecretsUSHC Secrets in Death - #45 in the “In Death” Series - September 5, 2017

Larinda Mars is a self-described “social information reporter” or as most people would call it, a professional gossip. As it turns out, she was keeping the most shocking stories quiet for profitable use in her side business as a blackmailer. Setting her sights on rich, prominent marks, she’d find out what they most wanted to keep hidden and then bleed them dry. Now someone’s done the same to her, literally, with a knife to the brachial artery.

DarkUSHC Dark in Death - #46 in the “In Death” Series - January 30, 2018

On a chilly February night, during a screening of Psycho in midtown, someone sunk an ice pick into the back of Chanel Rylan’s neck then disappeared quietly into the crowds of drunks and tourists in Times Square. To Chanel’s best friend, who had just slipped out of the theater for a moment to take a call, it felt as unreal as the ancient black-and-white movie up on the screen. But Chanel’s blood ran red, and her death was anything but fictional.

LeverageUSHC Leverage in Death - #47 in the “In Death” Series - September 4, 2018

For the airline executives finalizing a merger that would make news in the business world, the nine a.m. meeting would be a major milestone. But after marketing VP Paul Rogan walked into the plush conference room strapped with explosives, the headlines told of death and destruction instead. Eve confirms that Rogan was cruelly coerced by two masked men holding his family hostage.

ConnectionsUSHC Connections in Death - #48 in the “In Death” Series - February 5, 2019

In this gritty and gripping new novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, Eve Dallas fights to save the innocent — and serve justice to the guilty — on the streets of New York.

VendettaUSHC Vendetta in Death - #49 in the “In Death” Series - September 2019

She calls herself Lady Justice. And once she has chosen a man as her target, she turns herself into a tall blonde or a curvaceous redhead, making herself as alluring and seductive as possible to them. Once they are in her grasp, they are powerless. The first victim is wealthy businessman Nigel McEnroy. His company’s human resources department has already paid out settlements to a couple of his young victims - but they don’t know that his crimes go far beyond workplace harassment. Lady Justice knows. And in one shocking night of brutality, she makes him pay a much steeper price. Now Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke, are combing through the evidence of McEnroy’s secret life. His compulsive need to record his misdeeds provides them with a wide range of suspects, but the true identity of Lady Justice remains elusive. It’s a challenging case, made even more difficult by McEnroy’s widow, who reacts to the investigation with fury, denial, and threats. Meanwhile, Lady Justice’s criminal crusade is escalating rapidly, and if Eve can’t stop this vigilante, there’s no telling how much blood may be spilled.

GoldenUSHC Golden in Death - #50 in the “In Death” Series - February 2020

Pediatrician Kent Abner received the package on a beautiful April morning. Inside was a cheap trinket, a golden egg that could be opened into two halves. When he pried it apart, highly toxic airborne fumes entered his body - and killed him. After Eve Dallas calls the hazmat team and undergoes testing to reassure both her and her husband that she hasn’t been exposed, it’s time to look into Dr. Abner’s past and relationships. While the lab tries to identify the deadly toxin, Eve hunts for the sender. But when someone else dies in the same grisly manner, it becomes clear that she’s dealing with either a madman or someone who has a hidden and elusive connection to both victims.

ShadowsUSHC Shadows in Death - #51 in the “In Death” Series - September 2020

While Eve examines a fresh body in Washington Square Park, her husband, Roarke, spots a man among the onlookers that he’s known since his younger days on the streets of Dublin. A man who claims to be his half brother. A man who kills for a living - and who burns with hatred for him. Law enforcement agencies worldwide have pursued this cold-hearted killer for years, to no avail. And his lazy smirk when he looked Roarke’s way indicates that he will target anyone who matters to Roarke — and is confident he’ll get away with it. Eve is desperate to protect Roarke. Roarke is desperate to protect Eve. And together, they’re determined to find Cobbe before he finds them - even if it takes them across the Atlantic, far outside Eve’s usual jurisdiction.

FaithlessUSHC Faithless in Death - #52 in the “In Death” Series - February 2021

The scene in the West Village studio appears to be classic crime of passion: two wineglasses by the bed, music playing, and a young sculptor named Ariel Byrd with the back of her head bashed in. But when Dallas tracks down the wealthy Upper East Side woman who called 911, the details don’t add up. Gwen Huffman is wealthy, elegant, comforted by her handsome fiancé as she sheds tears over the trauma of finding the body - but why did it take an hour to report it? And why is she lying about little things? As Eve and her team look into Gwen, her past, and the people around her, they find that the lies are about more than murder. As with sculpture, they need to chip away at the layers of deception to find the shape within -— and soon they’re getting the FBI involved in a case that involves a sinister, fanatical group and a stunning criminal conspiracy.

ForgottenInDeathHC.jpg Forgotten in Death - #53 in the “In Death” Series - September 2021

The body was left in a dumpster like so much trash, the victim a woman of no fixed address, known for offering paper flowers in return for spare change ― and for keeping the cops informed of any infractions she witnessed on the street. But the notebook where she scribbled her intel on litterers and other such offenders is nowhere to be found. Then Eve is summoned away to a nearby building site to view more remains ― in this case decades old, adorned with gold jewelry and fine clothing ― unearthed by recent construction work. She isn’t happy when she realizes that the scene of the crime belongs to her husband, Roarke ― not that it should surprise her, since the Irish billionaire owns a good chunk of New York. Now Eve must enter a complex world of real estate development, family history, shady deals, and shocking secrets to find justice for two women whose lives were thrown away.

AbandonedInDeathHC Abandoned in Death - #54 in the “In Death” Series - February 8, 2022

The woman’s body was found in the early morning, on a bench in a New York City playground. She was clean, her hair neatly arranged, her makeup carefully applied. But other things were very wrong - like the tattoo and piercings, clearly new. The clothes, decades out of date. The fatal wound hidden beneath a ribbon around her neck. And the note: Bad Mommy, written in crayon as if by a child.

Eve Dallas turns to the department’s top profiler, who confirms what seems obvious to Eve: They’re dealing with a killer whose childhood involved some sort of trauma - a situation Eve is all too familiar with herself. Yet the clues suggest a perpetrator who’d be roughly 60 years old, and there are no records of old crimes with a similar MO. What was the trigger that apparently reopened such an old wound and sent someone over the edge?

When Eve discovers that other young women - who physically resemble the first victim - have vanished, the clock starts ticking louder. But to solve this case she will need to find her way into a hidden place of dim light and concrete, into the distant past, and into the cold depths of a shattered mind.

Desperation Desperation in Death - #55 in the “In Death” Series - September 2022

New York, 2061: The place called the Pleasure Academy is a living nightmare where abducted girls are trapped, trained for a life of abject service while their souls are slowly but surely destroyed. Dorian, a thirteen-year-old runaway who’d been imprisoned there, might never have made it out if not for her fellow inmate Mina, who’d hatched the escape plan. Mina was the more daring of the two—but they’d been equally desperate.

Unfortunately, they didn’t get away fast enough. Now Dorian is injured, terrified, and wandering the streets of New York, and Mina lies dead near the waterfront while Lt. Eve Dallas looks over the scene.

Mina’s expensive, elegant clothes and beauty products convince Dallas that she was being groomed, literally and figuratively, for sex trafficking—and that whoever is investing in this high-overhead operation expects windfall profits. Her billionaire husband, Roarke, may be able to help, considering his ties to the city’s ultra-rich. But Roarke is also worried about the effect this case is having on Dallas, as it brings a rage to the surface she can barely control. No matter what, she must keep her head clear--because above all, she is desperate for justice and to take down those who prey on and torment the innocent.

Encore Encore in Death - #56 in the “In Death” Series - February 2023

The homicide cop with a passion for justice returns in the captivating crime thriller series by the #1 New York Times bestselling author.

It was a glittering event full of A-listers, hosted by Eliza Lane and Brant Fitzhugh, a celebrity couple who’d conquered both Hollywood and Broadway. And now Eve Dallas has made her entrance―but not as a guest. After raising a toast, Fitzhugh fell to the floor and died, with physical symptoms pointing to cyanide, and the police have crashed the party.

From all accounts, he wasn’t the kind of star who made enemies. Everyone loved him―even his ex-wife. And since the champagne cocktail that killed him was originally intended for Eliza, it’s possible she was the real target, with a recently fired assistant, a bitter rival, and an obsessed fan in the picture. With so many attendees, staff, and servers, Eve has her work cut out determining who committed murder in the middle of the crowd―and what was their motivation. As one who’s not fond of the spotlight herself, she dreads the media circus surrounding a case like this. All she wants is to figure out who’s truly innocent, and who’s only acting that way…

Payback Payback in Death - #57 in the “In Death” Series - September 2023

Lieutenant Eve Dallas is just home from a long overdue vacation when she responds to a call of an unattended death. The victim is Martin Greenleaf, retired Internal Affairs Captain. At first glance, the scene appears to be suicide, but the closer Eve examines the body, the more suspicious she becomes.

An unlocked open window, a loving wife and family, a too-perfect suicide note―Eve's gut says it's a homicide. After all, Greenleaf put a lot of dirty cops away during his forty-seven years in Internal Affairs. It could very well be payback―and she will not rest until the case is closed.

Random Random in Death - #58 in the “In Death” Series - January 23, 2024

Jenna’s parents had finally given in, and there she was, at a New York club with her best friends, watching the legendary band Avenue A, carrying her demo in hopes of slipping it to the guitarist, Jake Kincade. Then, from the stage, Jake catches her eye, and smiles. It’s the best night of her life. It’s the last night of her life. Minutes later, Jake’s in the alley getting some fresh air, and the girl from the dance floor comes stumbling out, sick and confused and deathly pale. He tries to help, but it’s no use. He doesn’t know that someone in the crowd has jabbed her with a needle―and when his girlfriend Nadine arrives, she knows the only thing left to do for the girl is call her friend, Lieutenant Eve Dallas. After everyone on the scene is interviewed, lab results show a toxic mix of substances in the victim’s body―and for an extra touch of viciousness, the needle was teeming with infectious agents. Dallas searches for a pattern: Had any boys been harassing Jenna? Was she engaging in risky behavior or caught up in something shady? But there are no obvious clues why this levelheaded sixteen-year-old, passionate about her music, would be targeted.

And that worries Dallas. Because if Jenna wasn’t targeted, if she was just the random, unlucky victim of a madman consumed by hatred, there are likely more deaths to come.

Passions Passions in Death - #59 in the “In Death” Series - September 3, 2024

On a hot August night, Lt. Eve Dallas and her husband, Roarke, speed through the streets of Manhattan to the Down and Dirty Club, where a joyful, boisterous pre-wedding girls’ night out has turned into a murder scene. One of the brides lies in a pool of blood, garroted in a private room where she was preparing a surprise for her fiancée—two scrimped and saved-for tickets to Hawaii.

Despite the dozens of people present, useful witnesses are hard to come by. It all brings back some bad memories for Eve who once suffered an assault in the very same room—but she’d been able to fight back and survive. She’d gotten justice. And now she needs to provide some for poor young Erin.

Eve knows that the level of violence and the apparent premeditation involved suggest a volatile mix of hidden, heated passion and ice-cold calculation. This is a crime that can be countered only by hard detective work and relentless dedication—and Eve will not stop until she finds the killer who destroyed this couple’s dreams before the honeymoon even began…

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Bonded Bonded in Death - #60 in the “In Death” Series - February 4, 2025

His passport read Giovanni Rossi. But decades ago, during the Urban Wars, he was part of a small, secret organization called The Twelve. Responding to an urgent summons from an old compatriot, he landed in New York and eased into the waiting car. And died within minutes…

Lieutenant Eve Dallas finds the Rossi case frustrating. She’s got an elderly victim who’d just arrived from Rome; a widow who knows nothing about why he’d left; an as-yet unidentifiable weapon; and zero results on facial recognition. But when she finds a connection to the Urban Wars of the 2020s, she thinks Summerset—fiercely loyal, if somewhat grouchy, major-domo and the man who’d rescued her husband from the Dublin streets—may know something from his stint as a medic in Europe back then.

When Summerset learns of the crime, his shock and grief are clear—because, as he eventually reveals, he himself was one of The Twelve. It’s not a part of his past he likes to revisit. But now he must—not only to assist Eve’s investigation, but because a cryptic message from the killer has boasted that others of The Twelve have also died. Summerset is one of those who remain—and the murderous mission is yet to be fully accomplished…

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