Series · 38 books
Inspector Lynley Books in Order
The complete Inspector Lynley reading order — 38 books from 1989–2023.
- 01 Payment in blood Amazon — buy Payment in blood Bookshop — buy Payment in blood ThriftBooks — buy Payment in blood eBooks.com — buy Payment in blood
- 02 Well-Schooled in Murder Amazon — buy Well-Schooled in Murder Bookshop — buy Well-Schooled in Murder ThriftBooks — buy Well-Schooled in Murder eBooks.com — buy Well-Schooled in Murder
- 03 Playing for the ashes Amazon — buy Playing for the ashes Bookshop — buy Playing for the ashes ThriftBooks — buy Playing for the ashes eBooks.com — buy Playing for the ashes
- 04 A Great Deliverance (1st book of the Inspector Thomas Lynley series) Amazon — buy A Great Deliverance (1st book of the Inspector Thomas Lynley series) Bookshop — buy A Great Deliverance (1st book of the Inspector Thomas Lynley series) ThriftBooks — buy A Great Deliverance (1st book of the Inspector Thomas Lynley series) eBooks.com — buy A Great Deliverance (1st book of the Inspector Thomas Lynley series)
- 05 In the Presence of the Enemy (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Amazon — buy In the Presence of the Enemy (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Bookshop — buy In the Presence of the Enemy (Inspector Lynley Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy In the Presence of the Enemy (Inspector Lynley Mystery) eBooks.com — buy In the Presence of the Enemy (Inspector Lynley Mystery)
- 06 Undank ist der Väter Lohn. Ein Inspector- Lynley- Roman Amazon — buy Undank ist der Väter Lohn. Ein Inspector- Lynley- Roman Bookshop — buy Undank ist der Väter Lohn. Ein Inspector- Lynley- Roman ThriftBooks — buy Undank ist der Väter Lohn. Ein Inspector- Lynley- Roman eBooks.com — buy Undank ist der Väter Lohn. Ein Inspector- Lynley- Roman
- 07 For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Amazon — buy For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Bookshop — buy For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley Mystery) eBooks.com — buy For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley Mystery)
- 08 Playing for the Ashes (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Amazon — buy Playing for the Ashes (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Bookshop — buy Playing for the Ashes (Inspector Lynley Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Playing for the Ashes (Inspector Lynley Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Playing for the Ashes (Inspector Lynley Mystery)
- 09 A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Amazon — buy A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Bookshop — buy A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley Mystery) eBooks.com — buy A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley Mystery)
- 10 A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Amazon — buy A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Bookshop — buy A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley Mystery) eBooks.com — buy A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley Mystery)
- 11 Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Amazon — buy Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Bookshop — buy Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley Mystery)
- 12 Well Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Amazon — buy Well Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Bookshop — buy Well Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Well Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Well Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley Mystery)
- 13 Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Amazon — buy Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley Mystery) Bookshop — buy Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley Mystery) ThriftBooks — buy Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley Mystery) eBooks.com — buy Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley Mystery)
- 14 Inspector Lynley Mysteries Payment Blood Amazon — buy Inspector Lynley Mysteries Payment Blood Bookshop — buy Inspector Lynley Mysteries Payment Blood ThriftBooks — buy Inspector Lynley Mysteries Payment Blood eBooks.com — buy Inspector Lynley Mysteries Payment Blood
- 15 With No One as Witness (Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers Novels) Amazon — buy With No One as Witness (Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers Novels) Bookshop — buy With No One as Witness (Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers Novels) ThriftBooks — buy With No One as Witness (Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers Novels) eBooks.com — buy With No One as Witness (Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers Novels)
- 16 With No One as Witness Amazon — buy With No One as Witness Bookshop — buy With No One as Witness ThriftBooks — buy With No One as Witness eBooks.com — buy With No One as Witness
- 17 A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley) Amazon — buy A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley) Bookshop — buy A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley) ThriftBooks — buy A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley) eBooks.com — buy A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley)
- 18 Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley) Amazon — buy Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley) Bookshop — buy Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley) ThriftBooks — buy Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley) eBooks.com — buy Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley)
- 19 A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley) Amazon — buy A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley) Bookshop — buy A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley) ThriftBooks — buy A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley) eBooks.com — buy A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley)
- 20 Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley) Amazon — buy Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley) Bookshop — buy Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley) ThriftBooks — buy Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley) eBooks.com — buy Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley)
- 21 The Inspector Lynley mysteries Amazon — buy The Inspector Lynley mysteries Bookshop — buy The Inspector Lynley mysteries ThriftBooks — buy The Inspector Lynley mysteries eBooks.com — buy The Inspector Lynley mysteries
- 22 Doch die Su nde ist scharlachrot Amazon — buy Doch die Su nde ist scharlachrot Bookshop — buy Doch die Su nde ist scharlachrot ThriftBooks — buy Doch die Su nde ist scharlachrot eBooks.com — buy Doch die Su nde ist scharlachrot
- 23 Careless in Red (Inspector Lynley) Amazon — buy Careless in Red (Inspector Lynley) Bookshop — buy Careless in Red (Inspector Lynley) ThriftBooks — buy Careless in Red (Inspector Lynley) eBooks.com — buy Careless in Red (Inspector Lynley)
- 24 Wer dem Tode geweiht Amazon — buy Wer dem Tode geweiht Bookshop — buy Wer dem Tode geweiht ThriftBooks — buy Wer dem Tode geweiht eBooks.com — buy Wer dem Tode geweiht
- 25 In volmaakte stilte (Inspector Lynley #13) Amazon — buy In volmaakte stilte (Inspector Lynley #13) Bookshop — buy In volmaakte stilte (Inspector Lynley #13) ThriftBooks — buy In volmaakte stilte (Inspector Lynley #13) eBooks.com — buy In volmaakte stilte (Inspector Lynley #13)
- 26 Mij is de wrake (Inspector Lynley #4) Amazon — buy Mij is de wrake (Inspector Lynley #4) Bookshop — buy Mij is de wrake (Inspector Lynley #4) ThriftBooks — buy Mij is de wrake (Inspector Lynley #4) eBooks.com — buy Mij is de wrake (Inspector Lynley #4)
- 27 Believing the lie Amazon — buy Believing the lie Bookshop — buy Believing the lie ThriftBooks — buy Believing the lie eBooks.com — buy Believing the lie
- 28 Mein ist die Rache Amazon — buy Mein ist die Rache Bookshop — buy Mein ist die Rache ThriftBooks — buy Mein ist die Rache eBooks.com — buy Mein ist die Rache
- 29 Nur eine böse Tat Amazon — buy Nur eine böse Tat Bookshop — buy Nur eine böse Tat ThriftBooks — buy Nur eine böse Tat eBooks.com — buy Nur eine böse Tat
- 30 Inspector Lynley Collection Amazon — buy Inspector Lynley Collection Bookshop — buy Inspector Lynley Collection ThriftBooks — buy Inspector Lynley Collection eBooks.com — buy Inspector Lynley Collection
- 31 Glaube der Lüge Amazon — buy Glaube der Lüge Bookshop — buy Glaube der Lüge ThriftBooks — buy Glaube der Lüge eBooks.com — buy Glaube der Lüge
- 32 Bedenke, was du tust Amazon — buy Bedenke, was du tust Bookshop — buy Bedenke, was du tust ThriftBooks — buy Bedenke, was du tust eBooks.com — buy Bedenke, was du tust
- 33 Wer die Wahrheit sucht Amazon — buy Wer die Wahrheit sucht Bookshop — buy Wer die Wahrheit sucht ThriftBooks — buy Wer die Wahrheit sucht eBooks.com — buy Wer die Wahrheit sucht
- 34 The Punishment She Deserves : An Inspector Lynley Novel Amazon — buy The Punishment She Deserves : An Inspector Lynley Novel Bookshop — buy The Punishment She Deserves : An Inspector Lynley Novel ThriftBooks — buy The Punishment She Deserves : An Inspector Lynley Novel eBooks.com — buy The Punishment She Deserves : An Inspector Lynley Novel
- 35 Careless in Red Amazon — buy Careless in Red Bookshop — buy Careless in Red ThriftBooks — buy Careless in Red eBooks.com — buy Careless in Red
- 36 This Body of Death Amazon — buy This Body of Death Bookshop — buy This Body of Death ThriftBooks — buy This Body of Death eBooks.com — buy This Body of Death
- 37 Something to Hide Amazon — buy Something to Hide Bookshop — buy Something to Hide ThriftBooks — buy Something to Hide eBooks.com — buy Something to Hide
- 38 Something to Hide : An Inspector Lynley Novel Amazon — buy Something to Hide : An Inspector Lynley Novel Bookshop — buy Something to Hide : An Inspector Lynley Novel ThriftBooks — buy Something to Hide : An Inspector Lynley Novel eBooks.com — buy Something to Hide : An Inspector Lynley Novel
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Payment in blood | 1989 | ||
| 2 | Well-Schooled in Murder | 1990 | ||
| 3 | Playing for the ashes | 1994 | ||
| 4 | A Great Deliverance (1st book of the Inspector Thomas Lynley series) | 1994 | ||
| 5 | In the Presence of the Enemy (Inspector Lynley Mystery) | 1996 | ||
| 6 | Undank ist der Väter Lohn. Ein Inspector- Lynley- Roman | 2002 | ||
| 7 | For the Sake of Elena (Inspector Lynley Mystery) | 2003 | ||
| 8 | Playing for the Ashes (Inspector Lynley Mystery) | 2003 | ||
| 9 | A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley Mystery) | 2003 | ||
| 10 | A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley Mystery) | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley Mystery) | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Well Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley Mystery) | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Missing Joseph (Inspector Lynley Mystery) | 2004 | ||
| 14 | Inspector Lynley Mysteries Payment Blood | 2005 | ||
| 15 | With No One as Witness (Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers Novels) | 2005 | ||
| 16 | With No One as Witness | 2006 | ||
| 17 | A Suitable Vengeance (Inspector Lynley) | 2007 | ||
| 18 | Well-Schooled in Murder (Inspector Lynley) | 2007 | ||
| 19 | A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley) | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley) | 2007 | ||
| 21 | The Inspector Lynley mysteries | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Doch die Su nde ist scharlachrot | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Careless in Red (Inspector Lynley) | 2009 | ||
| 24 | Wer dem Tode geweiht | 2010 | ||
| 25 | In volmaakte stilte (Inspector Lynley #13) | 2010 | ||
| 26 | Mij is de wrake (Inspector Lynley #4) | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Believing the lie | 2012 | ||
| 28 | Mein ist die Rache | 2012 | ||
| 29 | Nur eine böse Tat | 2013 | ||
| 30 | Inspector Lynley Collection | 2013 | ||
| 31 | Glaube der Lüge | 2014 | ||
| 32 | Bedenke, was du tust | 2015 | ||
| 33 | Wer die Wahrheit sucht | 2016 | ||
| 34 | The Punishment She Deserves : An Inspector Lynley Novel | 2018 | ||
| 35 | Careless in Red | 2019 | ||
| 36 | This Body of Death | 2019 | ||
| 37 | Something to Hide | 2022 | ||
| 38 | Something to Hide : An Inspector Lynley Novel | 2023 |
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Where to start
Begin with Payment in blood (1989). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Inspector Lynley — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Inspector Lynley books are there?
38 to date, spanning 1989–2023.
What is the newest Inspector Lynley book?
Something to Hide : An Inspector Lynley Novel, published in 2023.