Inspector Lynley

Inspector Lynley consists of twenty-two books. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

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A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley #1)

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Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley #3)

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A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley #4)

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For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley #5)

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Playing for the Ashes (Inspector Lynley #7)

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In the Presence of the Enemy (Inspector Lynley #8)

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Deception on His Mind (Inspector Lynley #9)

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In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner (Inspector Lynley #10)

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A Traitor to Memory (Inspector Lynley #11)

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A Place of Hiding (Inspector Lynley #12)

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With No One as Witness (Inspector Lynley #13)

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What Came Before He Shot Her (Inspector Lynley #14)

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This Body of Death (Inspector Lynley #16)

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Believing the Lie (Inspector Lynley #17)

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Just One Evil Act (Inspector Lynley #18)

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A Banquet of Consequences (Inspector Lynley #19)

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The Punishment She Deserves: A Lynley Novel (Inspector Lynley #20)

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Something to Hide (Inspector Lynley #21)

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A Slowly Dying Cause (Inspector Lynley #22)

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Speculative Fiction Books

Believing the Lie (Inspector Lynley #17 / 22)

2012 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Fictions and Others

A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley #1 / 22)

1988 | adult, thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley #2 / 22)

1989 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley #3 / 22)

1990 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley #4 / 22)

1991 | adult, thriller, crime fiction, mystery

For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley #5 / 22)

1992 | adult, thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley #6 / 22)

1993 | adult, thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Playing for the Ashes (Inspector Lynley #7 / 22)

1994 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

In the Presence of the Enemy (Inspector Lynley #8 / 22)

1996 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Deception on His Mind (Inspector Lynley #9 / 22)

1997 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner (Inspector Lynley #10 / 22)

1999 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

A Traitor to Memory (Inspector Lynley #11 / 22)

2009 | adult, thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

A Place of Hiding (Inspector Lynley #12 / 22)

2003 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

With No One as Witness (Inspector Lynley #13 / 22)

2005 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

What Came Before He Shot Her (Inspector Lynley #14 / 22)

2006 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Careless in Red (Inspector Lynley #15 / 22)

2008 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

This Body of Death (Inspector Lynley #16 / 22)

2010 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

Just One Evil Act (Inspector Lynley #18 / 22)

2013 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

A Banquet of Consequences (Inspector Lynley #19 / 22)

2015 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

The Punishment She Deserves (Inspector Lynley #20 / 22)

2018 | thriller, crime fiction, suspense thriller, mystery

Something to Hide (Inspector Lynley #21 / 22)

2022 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

A Slowly Dying Cause (Inspector Lynley #22 / 22)

2025 | thriller, crime fiction, mystery

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