Inspector Lynley series
About this book series
This is a book series by Elizabeth George. It has 22 books. The first book was published in 1988.
All books of Inspector Lynley series in order
- 1
A Great DeliveranceThe first novel in the "Inspector Lynley mystery" series. Fat, unlovely Roberta Teys is found beside her father's headless corpse. Her first words are "I did it. And I am not ...
May 1, 1988 - 2
Payment In BloodInspector Thomas Lynley of Scotland Yard, who first appeared in "A Great Deliverance", investigates the murder of a playwright at a Scottish country house hotel, where the ...
August 1, 1989 - 3
Well-Schooled In MurderThe novel opens with the brutal murder of a young boy in a country churchyard. Complex and chilling in its implications, it brings Inspector Lynley and Sergeant Havers to an old ...
June 1, 1990 - 4
A Suitable VengeanceDetective Inspector Thomas Lynley, 8th Earl of Asherton, has brought to Howenstow, his ancestral home, the young woman he has asked to be his bride. But the savage murder of a ...
June 1, 1991 - 5
For The Sake of ElenaElena shocked anyone meeting her for the first time. In her skimpy dresses and bright jewellery, she exuded intelligence and sexuality, challenging all preconceptions. Until one ...
July 1, 1992 - 6
Missing JosephAn Inspector Lynley novel which examines the power of parental love - a power which overrides all other considerations, all other loves and loyalties, but which can only end in ...
June 1, 1993 - 7
Playing For The AshesDelivering milk to Gabriella Patten at Celandine Cottage on a sunny April morning, Martin Snell cannot help noticing that something isn't quite right. The gate is off the latch ...
July 1, 1994 - 8
In The Presence Of The EnemyAs the editor of a popular left-wing tabloid, Dennis Luxford has made a career out of exposing scandal and destroying reputations. When he is offered the chance of breaking ...
March 1, 1996 - 9
Deception On His MindBalford-Le-Nez is a dying seatown on the coast of Essex. When a member of its small Asian community is found dead, Sergeant Barbara Havers finds she must probe not only the mind ...
July 1, 1997 - 10
In Pursuit Of The Proper SinnerTwo bodies are discovered in the middle of an ancient stone circle. Each met death in a different but violent way. As Detective Inspector Lynley wrestles with the intricacies of ...
September 1, 1999 - 11
A Traitor To MemoryVirtuoso violinist Gideon Davies has lost his memory of music and his ability to play the instrument he mastered at the age of five. One fateful night at Wigmore Hall, he lifted ...
June 26, 2001 - 12
A Place of HidingMillionaire Guy Brouard has made his home on Guernsey and acted as patron and benefactor to many of the islanders. So his murder comes as a shock - and puts many of their ...
July 29, 2003 - 13
With No One as WitnessDetective Inspector Thomas Lynley takes on the case of his career. When it comes to spellbinding suspense and page-turning excitement, New York Times bestselling author ...
March 15, 2005 - 14
What Came Before He Shot HerThe brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas Lynley's wife has left Scotland Yard searching for answers. Who is the twelve-year-old boy who pulled the trigger? What were ...
October 17, 2006 - 15
Careless in RedIn her most eagerly anticipated novel yet, Elizabeth George brings back Scotland Yard's Thomas Lynley to investigate a ruthless crime. After the senseless murder of his wife, ...
May 6, 2008 - 16
This Body of DeathWhile DI Thomas Lynley is still on compassionate leave after the murder of his wife, Isabelle Ardery is brought into the Met as his temporary replacement. The discovery of a ...
April 20, 2010 - 17
Believing the LieAfter writing sixteen Inspector Lynley novels, New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George has millions of fans waiting for the next one. As USA Today put it, "It's tough ...
January 10, 2012 - 18
Just One Evil ActWhen Hadiyyah Upman disappears from London in the company of her mother, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers is as devastated as the girl's father. They are her close friends as ...
October 15, 2013 - 19
A Banquet of ConsequencesInspector Lynley investigates the London end of an ever more darkly disturbing case, with Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata looking behind the peaceful façade of country life to ...
October 27, 2015 - 20
The Punishment She DeservesAward-winning author Elizabeth George delivers another masterpiece of suspense in her Inspector Lynley series. When a Member of Parliament shows up at New Scotland Yard ...
March 20, 2018 - 21
Something to HideDetective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George. When a ...
January 11, 2022 - 22
A Slowly Dying CauseIn Cornwall, a man suffers a violent death - and the killer may lurk within the community... Featuring Detectives Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers, A Slowly Dying Cause is an ...
September 23, 2025