Elizabeth George
Elizabeth George is an American author who is the creator of the Inspector Lynley character and series. As indicated by the “Inspector” title her character uses, her books fall into the detective and mystery genres. Although she is American, her character is British and her books are set in Great Britain. Elizabeth is not to be confused with the Christian author of the same name.

Her first novel was titled A Great Deliverance and was published in 1988. Below is a list of Elizabeth George’s books in order of publication and chronological order:

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Publication Order of Inspector Lynley Books

(with Elizabeth George)

A Great Deliverance (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Payment in Blood (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Well-Schooled in Murder (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Suitable Vengeance (1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
For the Sake of Elena (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Missing Joseph (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Playing for the Ashes (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
In the Presence of the Enemy (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deception on His Mind (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Traitor to Memory (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Place of Hiding (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
With No One as Witness (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
What Came Before He Shot Her (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Careless in Red (2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
This Body of Death (2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Believing the Lie (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Just One Evil Act (2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Banquet of Consequences (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Punishment She Deserves (2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Something to Hide (2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Suitable Vengeance is a prequel novel in the Inspector Lynley series and should be read before A Great Deliverance when reading the novels in chronological order.

Publication Order of Saratoga Woods Books

The Edge of Nowhere (2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Edge of the Water (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Edge of the Shadows (2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Edge of the Light (2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

The Evidence Exposed (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
I, Richard (2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Write Away: One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Mastering the Process (2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

Murder in the Dark(0)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Sisters in Crime 2(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Crime from the Mind of a Woman(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Two of the Deadliest(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hotel Angeline(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Suspense Magazine September 2012(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Note: The Best American Mystery Stories 2016 is edited with series editor Otto Penzler.

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One Response to “Order of Elizabeth George Books”

  1. Brandon: 10 years ago

    If anyone is looking on this website for the Christian author Elizabeth George, please post here and let us know!

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