Podcast in Death
Episodes
Distracted by Steak and Wine: We Review "Vendetta in Death"
25 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Apparently this week’s case comes with a side of moral crisis and a full-bodied red. Because nothing says “let’s unpack systemic injustice and v...
That's LIEUTENANT Bitch to you!
18 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If there’s one thing Eve Dallas will always do, besides survive on caffeine and sarcasm, it’s correct your tone, your attitude, and your entire li...
Eve's Good Deeds!
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 304B is the redo with better vibes, and this time AJ and Tara tackle a long-awaited topic: all the ways Eve Dallas quietly does good in the In...
Practically Fashionable: The Eve Dallas LookBook!
04 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Following the success of the McNab Lookbook, AJ has done it again. Armed with ChatGPT, an unhealthy amount of free time, and a two-page wiki entry on ...
Perfection! Three Stars: We Review the Reviews of "Stolen in Death"
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, AJ and Tara dive into the wild world of reviewing the reviews for Stolen in Death—and wow, people on the internet really said some things...
Big Street Fair Energy: We Review "Stolen in Death"
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AJ and Tara dive into Stolen in Death, where a high-end theft turns into something much messier. What starts as a burglary quickly spirals into a case...
Our 300th Episode-iversary!
14 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We made it to 300 episodes of Podcast in Death and this week we’re celebrating the only way we know how: with a nearly 3 Hour podcast episode featur...
Mad at the Wrong People
07 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With Tara tied up in theater chaos and no guest this week, AJ pulls a lost gem out of the Patreon vault: a previously unposted Briefing Room discussio...
Transportation Moments-ish
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AJ’s flying solo this week (Tara’s off doing theater heroics), but Listener Lisa Davis jumps in for a fun deep-dive that starts as transportation ...
Perfect Little Book Enjoyer: We Review the Reviews of "Connections in Death"
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AJ and Tara do something wildly on-brand: they review the reviews of Connections in Death… and discover the internet has exactly two settings: “gh...
Socializing is Torture: We Review "Connections in Death"
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 296 is our Connections in Death recap, aka: Eve Dallas vs. the legalized torture of socializing… in fancy shoes. We kick off with AJ plottin...
Hot Whoopie: We Review the Reviews of Leverage in Death
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 295 is another “Review the Reviews” adventure—where AJ and Tara dive into reader reactions to Leverage in Death and discover (again) tha...
Elevator Encounters
31 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AJ and Tara needed a topic right now, so they did what any responsible adults would do: panic-text each other, crowdsource the fandom, and then deep-d...
Thanks, Jupiter! We Review "Leverage in Death"
24 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 293, AJ & Tara recap (and absolutely pick apart) the case of Paul Rogan: a devoted husband and dad forced into a suicide vest at a corp...
Bimbos in Death
17 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AJ and Tara are back for Episode 292—only 8 episodes away from #300—and since it wasn’t quite time to jump into the next book, they go delightfu...
Questions from a Complete Newbie Pt 2
10 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We’re nine episodes away from #300, and AJ needs your help building a “best of the last 100-ish episodes” compilation — send in your favorite ...
Drama! We Review the Reviews of "Dark in Death"
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
AJ and Tara spend this episode reading (and roasting) reader reviews of Dark in Death—including the ones that confidently misunderstand how books wo...
The NYPSD White Elephant Gift Exchange
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special (and very chaotic) holiday episode, AJ went full Roarke-level genius and built a working White Elephant Exchange game from scratc...
Nora Claps Back: We Review "Dark in Death"
20 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AJ and Tara discuss Dark in Death by J.D. Robb, where Nora Roberts delivers a not-so-subtle warning to obsessive fans: Don't be like the killer!Th...
Cards Against "In Death"
13 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, AJ and Tara embrace chaos, caffeine, and questionable Google Sheet scripts as they attempt something completely new: Cards A...
The Ian McNab Look Book
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we took on a topic that absolutely demanded visuals… which is hilarious, because you’re listening on Spotify.But don’t worry — we’...
Meaty, Juicy, Goodness: We Review the Reviews of "Secrets in Death"
29 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode kicks off with the spectacle of male-centric one-star reviews, a fascinating ecosystem where disgruntled dudes, some of which are "A...
Questions from the Airport
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, listener Leah sends us a harmless little list of questions… and we immediately blow it up into a 2+ hour episode that is pure fun. Honest...
We Hate Saying "Du Vin." We Review "Secrets in Death"
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Podcast in Death, we tackle Secrets in Death and discover it's actually way better than we remembered—probably because we hav...
Quesstions from a Complete Newbie
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With Tara off doing theater things, AJ’s joined by her daughter Caitlin, who knows just enough about the In Death series to ask all the right “new...
Lacy Things and Witchy Stuff: Our Halloween 2025 Show
01 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Halloween, and Tara can't believe we are back again after 5 years of this podcast and still managing to find Halloween themed stuff to talk...
Stuck at Level 12: The Universe According to Roarke
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, AJ drags Tara into one of her more ambitious ideas: trying to figure out what The Universe According to Roarke (you know, that game F...
An Eve-olution: We Review the Reviews of "Framed in Death"
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Podcast in Death, AJ and Tara tackle the good, the bad, and the absolutely unhinged reviews of Framed in Death. Along the way, they...
Galahad's Villain Origin Story: A Different POV
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Podcast in Death, AJ and Tara stay up way past their bedtimes to tackle a surprisingly deep (and surprisingly hilarious) question:If you ...
Pageant of the Murders: We Review "Framed in Death"
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Podcast in Death, AJ and Tara dive into Nora’s latest, Framed in Death. Spoiler: the killer is basically an overgrown toddler with a tr...
Sass-Master: Character First Impressions
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Podcast in Death, AJ admits she texted Tara the night before with “absolutely no idea what we’re going to talk about.” Somehow that...
The Neener Neener Move: Scary Roarke Moments
20 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Podcast in Death, Tara’s off doing theater things, so listener Dana fills in to help AJ dig through a long document full of our favorit...
The "G" Word - We Review the Reviews of "Echoes in Death"
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Podcast in Death, AJ and Tara dive into the endless amusement that is the Goodreads review section. This time for Echoes in Death.Highlig...
Great Moments with Captain Feeney
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk about some of our favorite Feeney moments! Including: Feeney Angry at Roarke in "Naked in Death," Feeney telling Ev...
Dallas Smash! We Review "Echoes in Death"
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So AJ was sick, which meant Tara had to do the heavy lifting, aka talk more than usual (and yes, she noticed, you’re welcome). We dove back into Ech...
Triune Whispers: We Review the Reviews of "Rise of the Magicks" by Nora Roberts
23 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we Review the Reviews of "Rise of the Magicks" by Nora Roberts, and the one thing that the majority of the reviewers can agree on is that th...
Group Discussion: "Chronicles of the One" Books 2&3
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the podcast, we host a group discussion with a few of our listeners and talk about the last two books in the "Chronicles of the One&...
Duncan Kinda Sucks: We Review "Rise of the Magicks" by Nora Roberts
09 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Podcast in Death, we read "Rise of the Magicks," the last book in the "Chronicles of the One" series by Nora Ro...
Too Much Magick! We Review the Reviews of "Of Blood and Bone" by Nora Roberts
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Podcast in Death, we Review the Reviews of the second book in the "Chronicles of the One" series: "Of Blood and Bone."...
No Maple Syrup? We Review "Of Blood and Bone" by Nora Roberts
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Podcast in Death, we continue with our Journey through the "Chronicles of the One" series by Nora Roberts by reviewing th...
Apocalypse: "In Death" Edition
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of "Podcast in Death," we're still discussing the "Chronicles of the One" series, but with a twist: we imagine...
"Year One" Group Discussion
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast, we opened up a group discussion for members of our Facebook group, and we talked about "Year One" by Nora Ro...
Unicorns!?: We Review the Reviews of "Year One" by Nora Roberts
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we Review some of the Reviews of "Year One" by Nora Roberts. LOTS of comparisons to "The Stand" by Stephen King, s...
Plagues are bad: We Review "Year One" by Nora Roberts
28 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We said we were going to do it someday, and that day is finally here! On this week's episode of "Podcast in Death," we will be reviewing...
Tara's Back!!
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
TARA'S BACK!!This episode, in celebration of Pride Month, we talk about all of the characters in the series who are members of the LGBTQIA+ commun...
More Medical Musings
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, AJ talks with listener Melissa who, like Jen before her, has a lot to say about all things medical. Melissa has a unique perspective having...
Pop Culture References with Listener Quincey
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Tara is still recovering from her throat problems, but the show must go on! So, listener Quincey volunteered to co-host the show and talk a...
Podcast in Death Open Mic Night
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the podcast, AJ opened up a Zoom meeting, and let anyone from our Facebook group enter the chat and talk about whatever they wanted...
Teachers in Death
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Tara is still sick, so AJ is joined by listener Heidi to talk about all of the teachers in the "In Death" series...
So Much Sus...
17 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So sorry to say that Tara is still sick and her doctor says he wants her to completely rest her voice, not using it at all, for another two weeks. So,...
Unrelated Quirks: We Discuss Character Names
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Podcast in Death, AJ is joined by listener Dana to discuss Nora's tendency to repeat character names. We of course have a few s...
Tara's U.K. Adventures
03 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast in Death is still on a short break, so we bring you another of our "Briefing Room" Episodes that are usually exclusively for our Pat...
Democracy Dies in the Comments
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Due to the recent announcement that AJ's mother has passed away, we will be taking a break from the regularly scheduled episodes for a few weeks. ...
Sorry it was Fiction. We Review the Reviews of "Apprentice in Death"
19 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Podcast in Death, We dive into another "We Review the Reviews" session. This time taking on Apprentice in Death and wow, ...
Roarke Loves His People: We Review "Apprentice in Death"
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we review "Apprentice in Death," where Willow Mackie is one of the absolute worst characters on the planet.AJ had a theory a...
Urban Wars Part 2
05 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, because we just read "Bonded in Death," and got some more good information about some details of Summerset's involvemen...
Channeling Uncle Petey: We Talk With Susan Ericksen!
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hi Everyone! On this episode of Podcast in Death, it's our yearly talk with "In Death" Audiobook Narrator, Susan Ericksen!This was such ...
Dumb 3 Stars: We Review the Reviews of "Bonded in Death"
22 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we roast some of the dumbest Goodreads reviews of Bonded in Death—complete with ChatGPT-generated comebacks and code names for cranky re...
F*ck Off, You Privileged F*ck: We Review "Bonded" Part 2
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we give you Part 2 of our review of "Bonded in Death." In this part, the plan comes together and after a few mishaps (where Eve g...
Just Call Summerset! We Review "Bonded" Pt. 1
08 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's finally here! We're finally reviewing "Bonded in Death"! And we had so much to say about it, we had to turn this into a Two Part Review.The theme...
A Different Kind of Billionaire
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Look, we know that most...if not all...billionaires today are horrible humans. And right now in the world of fiction, and most specifically Romance fi...
Eve Doesn't Weep!!
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you listened to last week's episode where we Reviewed the Reviews of "Brotherhood in Death," you know that AJ swore that the next epi...
Absolutely is. F*ck Off. We Review the Reviews of "Brotherhood in Death"
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a LONG one listeners! Apparently, reviewers had a LOT to say about this book, and we had a LOT to say about the reviews.
Camera Off!! How Roarke is Old Fashioned
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a topic that was suggested by listener and Facebook Group member Betsy. She suggested we talk about "All the ways that Roarke is old-fash...
Eve Hates Change: We Review "Brotherhood in Death"
01 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
**WE HAVE A NEW MERCH STORE! Now until the end of February, get 10% off all our merch!! http://podcast-in-death-merch.printify.me/ "Brotherhood...
Never a Good Reason: We Discuss Motives
25 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Podcast in Death, we specifically look at some of the motives that our killers have had in this series and discuss whether or not w...
Eve's Annoyed Again: Starting POV's
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about the POV that starts each book in the series and what it might say about each book. Among the things we discover by doing...
Who's Rosie?? We Review the Reviews of "Wonderment in Death"
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, We review the reviews of "Wonderment in Death." As you all know, this book wasn't one of our favorites, so, we are in the unusual pos...
"In Death" New Year's Resolutions
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! In this episode of "Podcast in Death," we talk about what our favorite character's New Year's Resolutions might be.
Too Many Bras: We Review "Wonderment in Death"
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This book is the last one of the novellas, and we hate to say that we're relieved. Tara stated that she liked this book as much as she liked "Chaos," ...
It's Our 2024 Holiday Episode!
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this 2024 Holiday Episode, we imagine a year where, Eve and Roarke are so busy with their jobs or with that they did not have time to plan their an...
Stop Making Eve Funny! We Review the Reviews of "Devoted in Death"
14 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we Review the Reviews of "Devoted in Death." We knew they were going to be bad (for the most part). But we're always surprised at how...
Nora's a Genius, but also: Susan - Our Favorite LOL Moments
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss some of our favorite moments from the books that actually made us laugh out loud. Nora Roberts is just a genius with dialo...
A Book About Love? We Review “Devoted in Death”
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Podcast in Death, we talk about ‘Devoted in Death’ by JD Robb. This is a book that many fans (including us) read on...
Who Would You Choose?
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Podcast in Death, we discuss who we would choose to be with or help us in various activities, from movie nights to road trips. ...
Put Down the Books & Walk Away Slowly: We Review the Reviews of “Obsession in Death”
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If there is one thing this particular episode of “We Review the Reviews” shows is it’s that some people need to just put down the bo...
Great Moments with Commander Whitney
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of “Podcast in Death,” we talk about all of our favorite Commander Whitney moments from the books. From Eve and Whitney wa...
Murdering Morphing Dollies: We Review “Obsession in Death”
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we review the book that many feel is an homage to Nora’s often obsessed fan base. The murderer this book is an obsessive fan of Eve&#...
DIABOLICAL! We Read Listener Comments for “Passions in Death”
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we read listener comments, and a few more horrible comments around the internet about “Passions in Death.” Message for th...
Why Are There Gay People?? We Review the Reviews of “Passions in Death”
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brace yourselves, everyone! These reviews are really off the rails in this episode, and Tara and AJ go off the rails as well. If you haven’t rea...
The Smirk: We Review “Passions in Death”
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we review the latest book, “Passions in Death!” This book hit a bit close to home for both AJ and Tara in different ways....
Not-So-Cozy-Mystery: We Talk With Author Cathy Wiley!
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk with author Cathy Wiley about the characteristics of cozy mysteries and how they relate to the In Death series. We explore th...
Go! Stop! Motherf-er! Games Vol 02
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of the podcast, Tara and AJ did a Facebook Live event and played some of the same games that we played a few weeks ago. But this time...
The Best Review Ever! We Review the Reviews of “Festive in Death”
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Podcast in Death, we review the reviews of “Festive in Death,” and the very first review, according to Tara, is “...
Unpopular Opinions: We Look at More Reddit Threads
14 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take a look at more Reddit threads about the “In Death” series. But, we had so much to say about the first two threads...
The Pink Magic Coat! We Review “Festive in Death”
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, AJ and Tara discuss the book ‘Festive in Death’ by J.D. Robb. We both agree that this is the best of the Christmas themed...
Everyone’s a Seven: We Discuss Mavis’ Enneagram Type
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Podcast in Death, we discuss Mavis’ Enneagram type. AJ has labeled Mavis a 7, just like she labeled Peabody a 7 and Tara a 7,...
The Trauma Storage Place: We Review the Reviews of “Concealed in Death”
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Podcast in Death, we review the reviews of “Concealed in Death,” and it’s a very long episode. The reviewers had a LOT ...
Adjectives Are Hard: We Play Some “In Death” Themed Games
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of “Podcast in Death,” Tara is the producer and sets up and entire episode of guessing games for AJ to play. It’s a ...
Sebastian, not Simon: We Review “Concealed in Death”
10 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss “Calculated in Death.” We both feel like Eve is a little bit more judgy than usual in this book, probably becau...
“In Death” Bingo
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s no surprise that there are several recurring themes or plot devices used in the “In Death” series: The Candy Thief, The Button,...
Podcast Business
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we have some podcast business to talk about for this very short episode of Podcast in Death.
Spiritless Ghostwriter: We Review the Reviews of “Taken in Death”
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, Everyone! We’re back with another “We Review the Reviews” episode, this time for “Taken in Death,” which was origina...
The Commander? Peabody’s Meyer’s Briggs Personality Type
13 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this “emergency” episode, Tara and AJ take the Meyers/Briggs personality test for Peabody. When we took Peabody’s Enneagram test,...
The Good Witch: We Review “Taken in Death”
06 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, we talk about the novella “Taken in Death,” which was originally part of the “Mirror, Mirror” no...
Eve and Literary Detectives with Maurine Lee
29 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, AJ and Tara welcome guest Maurine Lee, who is a huge fan of detective novels of all kinds. She messaged us a few weeks ago when we re...
Not the Pink Lipgloss!! We Review the Reviews of “Thankless in Death”
22 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is pulling double duty. It’s a We Review the Reviews episode as we take a look at some reviews for “Thankless in Death,”...
The Protagonist: Roarke’s Meyers-Briggs Personality Test
15 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this emergency episode of Podcast in Death, we delve into the Myers-Briggs personality test for the Roarke. We previously assessed Eve, finding her...
Family, Ties and Murder – We Review “Thankless in Death”
08 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone, welcome back to Podcast in Death! This week, we dove into “Thankless in Death,” and boy, it’s a wild one. This is not ...
Call Us, Shonda Rhimes! We Produce the “In Death” TV Series
01 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In another one of those last minute topic ideas, we, your hosts of the Podcast in Death podcast become the “show runners” for a fictional ...