Rapture in Death
- Published
- 1 January 1995
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN-13
- 9781423313526
- Type
- novel
About this book
Rapture in Death is the book that opens J. D. Robb's In Death series, published in January 1995 at 320 pages. It's the natural place to begin the 75-book series, and is followed here by Naked in Death.
Key facts about Rapture in Death
Rapture in Death is a novel by J. D. Robb. Readers have had it since 1 January 1995. It runs to 320 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of Rapture in Death. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781423313526 to find the main one.
Rapture in Death is book 1 of 75 in the In Death series. The series has 75 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with. 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
Rapture in Death is book 1 in the In Death series. It is followed by Naked 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 9781423313526
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781587881022
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9782290309117