Inspector Lynley Books in Order
18 books by Elizabeth George · 1988-2017 · Crime , Mystery , Thriller
series of crime novels, from 1988, set in contemporary London
| # | Cover | Title | Published | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A Great Deliverance | 1988 | Amazon |
| 2 | Payment in Blood | 1989 | Amazon | |
| 3 | A Suitable Vengeance | 1991 | Amazon | |
| 4 |  | For the Sake of Elena | 1992 | Amazon |
| 5 |  | Missing Joseph | 1992 | Amazon |
| 6 | Playing For The Ashes | 1993 | Amazon | |
| 7 |  | In the Presence of the Enemy | 1996 | Amazon |
| 8 | Deception on His Mind | 1997 | Amazon | |
| 9 | In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner | 1999 | Amazon | |
| 10 |  | A Traitor to Memory | 2001 | Amazon |
| 11 | A Place of Hiding | 2003 | Amazon | |
| 12 | With No One as Witness | 2005 | Amazon | |
| 13 | What Came Before He Shot Her | 2006 | Amazon | |
| 14 | Careless in Red | 2008 | Amazon | |
| 15 | This Body of Death | 2010 | Amazon | |
| 16 | Believing the Lie | 2012 | Amazon | |
| 17 | Just One Evil Act | 2013 | Amazon | |
| 18 | The Punishment She Deserves | 2017 | Amazon |
Entries without a number are not numbered in the source data - they are placed by publication date, which is usually but not always the intended reading order.
Where to start with Inspector Lynley
Most readers start with A Great Deliverance, the earliest book in the series. Where entries are not numbered by the publisher, we list them by publication date.
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Inspector Lynley series FAQ
- How many books are in the Inspector Lynley series?
- There are 18 books in the Inspector Lynley series by Elizabeth George, published between 1988 and 2017.
- What is the first Inspector Lynley book?
- A Great Deliverance, published in 1988, is the first book in the Inspector Lynley series.
- What is the latest Inspector Lynley book?
- The Punishment She Deserves (2017) is the most recent Inspector Lynley book in our catalogue.
- Do you have to read the Inspector Lynley books in order?
- The Inspector Lynley books are not numbered by the publisher. Most readers start with A Great Deliverance and follow publication order, which is the order listed above.
