Born in Death
- Published
- 1 January 2006
- Pages
- 384
- ISBN-13
- 9780425215685
- Type
- novel
About this book
Born in Death is the 23rd book in J. D. Robb's In Death series, published in January 2006 at 384 pages. It follows Memory in Death and precedes Haunted in Death in the reading order.
Key facts about Born in Death
J. D. Robb wrote Born in Death, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1 January 2006. The book has 384 pages.
We list 3 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780425215685 to find the main one.
Born in Death is book 26 of 75 in the In Death series. The series has 75 published books. However, the series starts with Rapture in Death (1995). Fury in Death is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 8 September 2026.
That series sits on our mystery shelf. Meanwhile, Fury in Death is the latest published J. D. Robb book on file, from 8 September 2026.
About J. D. Robb
J. D. Robb is the pseudonym under which bestselling romance novelist Nora Roberts writes the In Death series, a near-future police-procedural saga following NYPSD homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas. Roberts adopted the pen name in 1995, with Naked in Death, partly to keep the futuristic mystery line distinct from her contemporary romances and partly so bookstores could shelve two new Roberts titles in the same month without cannibalizing sales. See every J. D. Robb book in order.
Its place in In Death
Born in Death is book 26 in the In Death series. It follows Memory in Death. It is followed by Haunted in Death. See the full In Death reading order.
In Death is set in a near-future New York (the books open in 2058 and the timeline creeps forward roughly one year per book) and follows NYPSD homicide lieutenant Eve Dallas, a driven, damaged cop who was found as a starved, abused child with no memory of her life before age eight. Eve solves crimes with obsessive, procedural precision, and each entry is a genuine whodunit built around a specific murder or string of murders — corporate conspiracies, serial killers, celebrity scandals, cult violence — rendered…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780786589036
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781423304760
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9783442370474