Inspector Thomas Lynley is a character featured in a series of mystery novels by American author Elizabeth George. Inspector Lynley is the 8th Earl of Asherton. Lynley and his partner Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are with Scotland Yard. Several of the Inspector Lynley novels have been adapted for the BBC series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries.

The Inspector Lynley book series began in 1988 with A Great Deliverance. Below is the order of Elizabeth George’s Inspector Lynley books in order of when they were originally released (as well as in chronological order):

Publication Order of Inspector Lynley Books

A Great Deliverance (1988)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Payment in Blood (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Well-Schooled in Murder (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Suitable Vengeance (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
For the Sake of Elena (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Missing Joseph (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Playing for the Ashes (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
In the Presence of the Enemy (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Deception on His Mind (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Traitor to Memory (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Place of Hiding (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
With No One as Witness (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
What Came Before He Shot Her (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Careless in Red (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
This Body of Death (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Believing the Lie (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Just One Evil Act (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Banquet of Consequences (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Punishment She Deserves (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Something to Hide (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
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.

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9 Responses to “Order of Inspector Lynley Books”

  1. Cindy dailey: 12 months ago

    In which book was Deborah injured and in California?t

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  2. Karen Secker: 1 year ago

    I’m currently watching the Inspector Lynley dvds but some of the episodes don’t appear to be in book form. Are some of the books published under different titles in the USA, and if so what are the English titles?
    Thanks.

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    • Graeme: 1 year ago

      From season 3 onwards, the majority of it was not based on any books.

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  3. pippin2: 5 years ago

    I just finished “A Banquet of Consequences” and was very disappointed in it..the story line was not something I cared for but it did fit in with some of today’s culture. Her earlier books were so much better and am hesitant to read her latest.

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  4. Hazel Marie Graves: 8 years ago

    Couild you please tell me what order to read the Inspector Lynley series? I am reading it right now but I have no clue which book goes first.

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  5. puzzled: 9 years ago

    Which book did Havers fire a gun at a senior officer.

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    • Janette Kok: 4 years ago

      Deception on His Mind

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  6. john hoffman: 10 years ago

    Unless I’m missing something, “A Suitable Vengeance” is chronologically prior to all the other novels in the series, despite being the fourth published.

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    • Brandon: 10 years ago

      You’re right. Thank you!

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