J. D. Robb – the pen name of Nora Roberts, American author of the late 20th–21st century, best known for the In Death series including Glory in Death. Her novels fuse crime, futuristic sci-fi, and romance, set in a vividly imagined 21st-century New York. The blend of hardboiled detective and love story defined a unique niche.
📚 The In Death saga spans 50+ novels and counting. 👮♀️ Protagonist Eve Dallas is one of crime fiction’s iconic heroines. 🚀 Stories unfold in mid-21st-century New York with advanced tech. 🖋 Roberts created the pseudonym to separate genres. 🌎 Translated worldwide, the series has a global following. 📖 Described as “romantic suspense meets police procedural.” 💡 Roberts once joked: “Eve Dallas is braver than I’ll ever be.” 🕵️♂️ Tackles not just crime puzzles but social issues and psychology. 🏆 Multiple entries hit the New York Times bestseller list. 💍 The evolving love story of Eve and Roarke is central to the saga. 😄 Asked if she knew every ending in advance, she quipped: “I just take dictation from Eve.”