Best J.D. Robb Audiobooks

J.D. Robb built one of the most addictive long-running series in crime fiction by doing something deceptively clever: anchoring a gritty police procedural in a near-future New York, then layering in a slow-burn romance that deepens with every installment. Detective Eve Dallas is the heart of it — blunt, damaged, relentless — and her dynamic with Roarke gives the In Death series an emotional throughline most mysteries never bother with. The writing is propulsive and sharp, moving between brutal crime scenes and character intimacy without losing momentum. Naked in Death hooks you on the premise; by Immortal in Death or Ceremony in Death, you're in for the long haul because you genuinely care what happens to these people. Readers who want procedural tension with real emotional stakes — and don't mind committing to a series — will find this deeply satisfying territory.

Where to Start with J.D. Robb

Best entry point → Naked in Death
Underrated but highly rated → Desperation in Death
What fans keep coming back to → Glory in Death
Highest rated by listeners → Portrait in Death (In Death #16)

53 audiobooks in collection

★ 4.61 avg ABR rating

Mystery, Thriller

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Best J.D. Robb Audiobooks

1

Desperation in Death

In Death • Book 55

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.84 ABR Score (31.8K ratings)

★ 4.57 Goodreads (26.8K) ★ 4.84 Audible (5.0K)

13h 11m listening time • Released 2022

Eve discovers a nightmare academy where kidnapped girls are trained as slaves while their spirits are systematically destroyed. Dark subject matter handled with Ericksen's steady, unflinching performance.

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Eve discovers a nightmare academy where kidnapped girls are trained as slaves while their spirits are systematically destroyed. Dark subject matter handled with Ericksen's steady, unflinching performance.

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2

Portrait in Death

In Death • Book 16

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.75 ABR Score (46.4K ratings)

★ 4.39 Goodreads (42.3K) ★ 4.83 Audible (4.0K)

13h 58m listening time • Released 2013

A killer photographs victims after death, sending professional portraits to the media in this chilling entry where Eve Dallas hunts a murderer obsessed with capturing souls through his lens.

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A killer photographs victims after death, sending professional portraits to the media in this chilling entry where Eve Dallas hunts a murderer obsessed with capturing souls through his lens.

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3

Survivor in Death

In Death • Book 20

by J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.75 ABR Score (40.3K ratings)

★ 4.42 Goodreads (35.7K) ★ 4.81 Audible (4.6K)

12h 18m listening time • Released 2008

Eve Dallas investigates the military-precision murder of an entire family, but the sole survivor—a traumatized nine-year-old—may be the only witness to an impossible crime.

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Eve Dallas investigates the military-precision murder of an entire family, but the sole survivor—a traumatized nine-year-old—may be the only witness to an impossible crime.

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4

Reunion in Death

In Death • Book 14

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.72 ABR Score (36.7K ratings)

★ 4.38 Goodreads (32.6K) ★ 4.81 Audible (4.1K)

12h 58m listening time • Released 2013

A birthday party becomes a murder scene when a mysterious woman with emerald eyes poisons the guest of honor, launching Eve Dallas into a case that resurrects dangerous ghosts from her past.

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A birthday party becomes a murder scene when a mysterious woman with emerald eyes poisons the guest of honor, launching Eve Dallas into a case that resurrects dangerous ghosts from her past.

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5

Imitation in Death

In Death • Book 17

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.71 ABR Score (37.5K ratings)

★ 4.39 Goodreads (32.8K) ★ 4.82 Audible (4.7K)

14h 8m listening time • Released 2008

A killer studies history's most notorious serial murderers and recreates their crimes in 2059 New York, personally challenging Lieutenant Eve Dallas to a deadly game of identification.

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A killer studies history's most notorious serial murderers and recreates their crimes in 2059 New York, personally challenging Lieutenant Eve Dallas to a deadly game of identification.

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6

Apprentice in Death

In Death • Book 43

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.71 ABR Score (34.2K ratings)

★ 4.45 Goodreads (27.5K) ★ 4.76 Audible (6.7K)

13h 6m listening time • Released 2016

A sniper kills three random people at a Central Park ice rink, but Dallas discovers the shooter is learning from a master. Susan Ericksen's performance captures the urgency as the body count rises and the killer's skills improve.

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A sniper kills three random people at a Central Park ice rink, but Dallas discovers the shooter is learning from a master. Susan Ericksen's performance captures the urgency as the body count rises and the killer's skills improve.

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7

Innocent in Death

In Death • Book 24

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.70 ABR Score (37.8K ratings)

★ 4.4 Goodreads (34.6K) ★ 4.8 Audible (3.2K)

12h 38m listening time • Released 2008

A history teacher dies from poisoned coffee while Eve investigates and Roarke reconnects with a dangerous ex-lover. Susan Ericksen captures the domestic tension between Eve and Roarke alongside the methodical police procedural elements.

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A history teacher dies from poisoned coffee while Eve investigates and Roarke reconnects with a dangerous ex-lover. Susan Ericksen captures the domestic tension between Eve and Roarke alongside the methodical police procedural elements.

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8

Brotherhood in Death

In Death • Book 42

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.70 ABR Score (37.2K ratings)

★ 4.41 Goodreads (30.5K) ★ 4.75 Audible (6.6K)

13h 37m listening time • Released 2016

Dennis Mira discovers his cousin secretly plans to sell their family brownstone, then wakes up with a head injury and his cousin missing. Susan Ericksen guides listeners through Eve's investigation with her trademark steady intensity.

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Dennis Mira discovers his cousin secretly plans to sell their family brownstone, then wakes up with a head injury and his cousin missing. Susan Ericksen guides listeners through Eve's investigation with her trademark steady intensity.

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9

Purity in Death

In Death • Book 15

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.70 ABR Score (37.2K ratings)

★ 4.38 Goodreads (33.1K) ★ 4.82 Audible (4.0K)

12h 44m listening time • Released 2013

Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates deaths caused by a computer virus that literally kills, and Susan Ericksen's narration expertly balances the procedural investigation with the futuristic tech elements.

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Lieutenant Eve Dallas investigates deaths caused by a computer virus that literally kills, and Susan Ericksen's narration expertly balances the procedural investigation with the futuristic tech elements.

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10

Seduction in Death

In Death • Book 13

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.69 ABR Score (37.7K ratings)

★ 4.35 Goodreads (33.7K) ★ 4.8 Audible (4.0K)

12h 56m listening time • Released 2013

Eve Dallas tracks a killer using rare date-rape drugs worth a quarter million dollars to murder women after elaborate romantic setups.

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Eve Dallas tracks a killer using rare date-rape drugs worth a quarter million dollars to murder women after elaborate romantic setups.

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11

Origin in Death

In Death • Book 21

by J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.69 ABR Score (35.3K ratings)

★ 4.39 Goodreads (31.9K) ★ 4.79 Audible (3.4K)

11h 30m listening time • Released 2008

Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a pioneering plastic surgeon in 2059 New York, uncovering a conspiracy involving illegal human experimentation. Susan Ericksen's sharp delivery fits the futuristic police procedural perfectly.

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Eve Dallas investigates the murder of a pioneering plastic surgeon in 2059 New York, uncovering a conspiracy involving illegal human experimentation. Susan Ericksen's sharp delivery fits the futuristic police procedural perfectly.

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12

Random in Death

In Death • Book 58

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.68 ABR Score (29.6K ratings)

★ 4.46 Goodreads (27.1K) ★ 4.78 Audible (2.4K)

13h 6m listening time • Released 2024

A killer uses a small, silent weapon to murder seemingly random victims, including a young woman at a concert hoping to meet her musical hero. Ericksen's veteran performance captures both the chaos of mass violence and Dallas's methodical hunt for patterns.

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A killer uses a small, silent weapon to murder seemingly random victims, including a young woman at a concert hoping to meet her musical hero. Ericksen's veteran performance captures both the chaos of mass violence and Dallas's methodical hunt for patterns.

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13

Devoted in Death

In Death • Book 41

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.68 ABR Score (30.5K ratings)

★ 4.41 Goodreads (24.9K) ★ 4.75 Audible (5.6K)

12h 16m listening time • Released 2015

Dallas hunts a killer couple carving hearts into their victims while traveling cross-country on a murder spree. Susan Ericksen continues her stellar work as the voice of this long-running futuristic police procedural.

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Dallas hunts a killer couple carving hearts into their victims while traveling cross-country on a murder spree. Susan Ericksen continues her stellar work as the voice of this long-running futuristic police procedural.

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14

Born in Death

In Death • Book 23

by J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.68 ABR Score (35.4K ratings)

★ 4.38 Goodreads (32.2K) ★ 4.79 Audible (3.2K)

11h 50m listening time • Released 2008

Two young lovers from the same accounting firm are brutally murdered, while Eve juggles the case with planning a baby shower. Susan Ericksen's narration balances the procedural elements with the series' character relationships.

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Two young lovers from the same accounting firm are brutally murdered, while Eve juggles the case with planning a baby shower. Susan Ericksen's narration balances the procedural elements with the series' character relationships.

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15

Visions in Death

In Death • Book 19

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.68 ABR Score (34.8K ratings)

★ 4.39 Goodreads (31.4K) ★ 4.78 Audible (3.4K)

11h 18m listening time • Released 2008

Eve Dallas hunts a killer who poses victims like prayers and removes their eyes with surgical precision in Central Park's humid summer darkness.

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Eve Dallas hunts a killer who poses victims like prayers and removes their eyes with surgical precision in Central Park's humid summer darkness.

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16

Judgment in Death

In Death • Book 11

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.67 ABR Score (45.0K ratings)

★ 4.37 Goodreads (41.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (3.6K)

12h 21m listening time • Released 2008

Eve Dallas investigates the brutal murder of a cop in an uptown strip club, uncovering corruption that reaches deep into the police force. Susan Ericksen brings intensity to Robb's gritty procedural.

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Eve Dallas investigates the brutal murder of a cop in an uptown strip club, uncovering corruption that reaches deep into the police force. Susan Ericksen brings intensity to Robb's gritty procedural.

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17

Divided in Death

In Death • Book 18

by J.D. Robb, Nora Roberts

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.66 ABR Score (36.3K ratings)

★ 4.36 Goodreads (33.0K) ★ 4.78 Audible (3.3K)

12h 44m listening time • Released 2008

When security specialist Reva Ewing becomes the prime suspect in her cheating husband's murder, Lieutenant Eve Dallas must prove her innocence while navigating corporate espionage and personal betrayal.

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When security specialist Reva Ewing becomes the prime suspect in her cheating husband's murder, Lieutenant Eve Dallas must prove her innocence while navigating corporate espionage and personal betrayal.

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18

Creation in Death

In Death • Book 25

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.66 ABR Score (33.2K ratings)

★ 4.4 Goodreads (30.2K) ★ 4.77 Audible (3.0K)

12h 19m listening time • Released 2008

Eve Dallas faces her most chilling case when a killer from nine years past returns to New York with the same twisted signature and refined methods.

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Eve Dallas faces her most chilling case when a killer from nine years past returns to New York with the same twisted signature and refined methods.

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19

Echoes in Death

In Death • Book 44

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.66 ABR Score (35.2K ratings)

★ 4.43 Goodreads (27.8K) ★ 4.7 Audible (7.4K)

13h 43m listening time • Released 2017

When Eve Dallas finds a naked, bloodied woman stumbling into traffic, the case leads to a killer who leaves couples barely alive to remember their terror. Susan Ericksen captures Eve's relentless drive and the victims' fragile recovery.

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When Eve Dallas finds a naked, bloodied woman stumbling into traffic, the case leads to a killer who leaves couples barely alive to remember their terror. Susan Ericksen captures Eve's relentless drive and the victims' fragile recovery.

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20

Promises in Death

In Death • Book 28

by J.D. Robb

Narrated by Susan Ericksen

★ 4.66 ABR Score (43.0K ratings)

★ 4.42 Goodreads (39.7K) ★ 4.74 Audible (3.3K)

12h 43m listening time • Released 2009

Eve Dallas investigates when a fellow cop is murdered with her own weapon steps from home, making the case personal for everyone involved.

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Eve Dallas investigates when a fellow cop is murdered with her own weapon steps from home, making the case personal for everyone involved.

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