Order of Elizabeth George Books

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:

Publication Order of Inspector Lynley Books

A Great Deliverance	(1988)
Payment in Blood	(1989)
Well-Schooled in Murder	(1989)
A Suitable Vengeance	(1991)
For the Sake of Elena	(1992)
Missing Joseph	(1992)
Playing for the Ashes	(1994)
In the Presence of the Enemy	(1996)
Deception on His Mind	(1997)
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner	(1999)
A Traitor to Memory	(2001)
A Place of Hiding	(2003)
With No One as Witness	(2005)
What Came Before He Shot Her	(2006)
Careless in Red	(2008)
This Body of Death	(2010)
Believing the Lie	(2012)
Just One Evil Act	(2013)
A Banquet of Consequences	(2015)
The Punishment She Deserves	(2018)
Something to Hide	(2021)
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)
The Edge of the Water	(2014)
The Edge of the Shadows	(2014)
The Edge of the Light	(2016)

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

The Evidence Exposed	(1999)
I, Richard	(2001)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Crime from the Mind of a Woman	(2001)
A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women	(2001)
Two of the Deadliest	(2009)

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Write Away: One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life	(2004)
Mastering the Process	(2020)

Publication Order of Anthologies

Sisters in Crime 2	(1990)
Hotel Angeline	(2011)

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

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