Origin in Death

Origin in Death
	First edition
Author	J. D. Robb
Language	English
Series	in Death
Genre	Crime novel
Publisher	The Penguin Group
Publication date	July 2005
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages	347 pp
ISBN	978-0-7499-3583-2
OCLC	59353530
Preceded by	Survivor in Death
Followed by	Memory in Death

Origin in Death (2005) is a novel by American writer J. D. Robb,^[1]^[2] a pseudonym for Nora Roberts. It is the twenty-second novel in the In Death series, preceding Memory in Death.

Plot summary

When Lt. Eve Dallas and Detective Delia Peabody are called to the murder scene of Dr. Wilfred B. Icove Sr., things already don't make sense. Dr. Icove was renowned as a sainted genius of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, and no one, not even his son Wilfred Icove Jr., benefits from his death. What's even stranger are the security disks that reveal a woman (with initials DNA) walking into Icove's office, killing him with a single stab in the heart and walking out again.

When Dr. Icove Jr. is killed in the same way, Eve begins looking for another mystery woman, while her husband Roarke begins investigating an organization run by the Icoves and their partner, Dr. Jonah Wilson. Soon, they uncover a secret world inside a private school of young girls and women, created by the Icoves and Wilson. A world of children by design, where people aren't born, but cloned.

References

^ "Origin in Death". Kirkus Reviews. June 1, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
^ "Origin in Death by J. D. Robb". Publishers Weekly. June 6, 2005. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

[1] "Origin in Death". Kirkus Reviews. June 1, 2005. Retrieved November 2, 2024.

[2] "Origin in Death by J. D. Robb". Publishers Weekly. June 6, 2005. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

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v t e Nora Roberts (bibliography)
In Death novels (characters)	Naked in Death (1995) Glory in Death (1995) Immortal in Death (1996) Rapture in Death (1996) Ceremony in Death (1997) Vengeance in Death (1997) Holiday in Death (1998) Conspiracy in Death (1999) Loyalty in Death (1999) Judgment in Death (2000) Witness in Death (2000) Betrayal in Death (2001) Seduction in Death (2001) Reunion in Death (2002) Purity in Death (2002) Portrait in Death (2003) Imitation in Death (2003) Remember When (2003) Divided in Death (2004) Visions in Death (2004) Survivor in Death (2005) Origin in Death (2005) Memory in Death (2006) Born in Death (2006) Innocent in Death (2006) Creation in Death (2007) Strangers in Death (2008) Salvation in Death (2008) Promises in Death (2009) Kindred in Death (2009) Fantasy in Death (2010) Indulgence in Death (2010) Treachery in Death (2011) New York to Dallas (2011) Celebrity In Death (2012) Delusion in Death (2012) Calculated In Death (2013) Thankless in Death (2013) Concealed in Death (2014) Festive in Death (2014) Obsession in Death (2015) Devoted in Death (2015) Brotherhood in Death (2016) Apprentice in Death (2016) Echoes in Death (2017) Secrets in Death (2017) Dark in Death (2018) Leverage in Death (2018) Connections in Death (2019) Vendetta in Death (2019) Golden in Death (2020) Shadows in Death (2020) Faithless in Death (2021) Forgotten in Death (2021) Abandoned in Death (2022) Desperation in Death (2022) Encore in Death (2023) Payback in Death (2023) Random in Death (2024) Passions in Death (2024)
Bride Quartet novels	Vision in White (2009) Bed of Roses (2009) Savor the Moment (2010) Happy Ever After (2010)
Other novels	Irish Thoroughbred (1981) Sea Swept (1998) Carolina Moon (2000)
Film adaptations	Sanctuary (2001) Angels Fall (2007) Montana Sky (2007) Blue Smoke (2007) Carolina Moon (2007) Northern Lights (2009) Midnight Bayou (2009) High Noon (2009) Tribute (2009) Brazen (2022)