Series · 30 books
Inspector Thanet Books in Order
The complete Inspector Thanet reading order — 30 books from 1982–2018.
- 01 Six feet under Amazon — buy Six feet under Bookshop — buy Six feet under ThriftBooks — buy Six feet under eBooks.com — buy Six feet under
- 02 Close her eyes Amazon — buy Close her eyes Bookshop — buy Close her eyes ThriftBooks — buy Close her eyes eBooks.com — buy Close her eyes
- 03 Last seen alive Amazon — buy Last seen alive Bookshop — buy Last seen alive ThriftBooks — buy Last seen alive eBooks.com — buy Last seen alive
- 04 Dead on arrival Amazon — buy Dead on arrival Bookshop — buy Dead on arrival ThriftBooks — buy Dead on arrival eBooks.com — buy Dead on arrival
- 05 Element of doubt Amazon — buy Element of doubt Bookshop — buy Element of doubt ThriftBooks — buy Element of doubt eBooks.com — buy Element of doubt
- 06 Special investigation into the affairs of the Guide Dog Owners' and Friends' Association and Northern Thanet Pty. Ltd., who conduct "The Lady Nell Seeing Eye Dog and Rehabilitation Centre" Amazon — buy Special investigation into the affairs of the Guide Dog Owners' and Friends' Association and Northern Thanet Pty. Ltd., who conduct "The Lady Nell Seeing Eye Dog and Rehabilitation Centre" ThriftBooks — buy Special investigation into the affairs of the Guide Dog Owners' and Friends' Association and Northern Thanet Pty. Ltd., who conduct "The Lady Nell Seeing Eye Dog and Rehabilitation Centre" eBooks.com — buy Special investigation into the affairs of the Guide Dog Owners' and Friends' Association and Northern Thanet Pty. Ltd., who conduct "The Lady Nell Seeing Eye Dog and Rehabilitation Centre"
- 07 Dead by Morning (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Amazon — buy Dead by Morning (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Dead by Morning (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Dead by Morning (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Dead by Morning (Inspector Thanet Mysteries)
- 08 Last Seen Alive (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Amazon — buy Last Seen Alive (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Last Seen Alive (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Last Seen Alive (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Last Seen Alive (Inspector Thanet Mysteries)
- 09 Report on services for mentally ill people and elderly people in the Canterbury and Thanet Health District Amazon — buy Report on services for mentally ill people and elderly people in the Canterbury and Thanet Health District ThriftBooks — buy Report on services for mentally ill people and elderly people in the Canterbury and Thanet Health District eBooks.com — buy Report on services for mentally ill people and elderly people in the Canterbury and Thanet Health District
- 10 Doomed to Die (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Amazon — buy Doomed to Die (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Doomed to Die (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Doomed to Die (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Doomed to Die (Inspector Thanet Mysteries)
- 11 Inspector Thanet Omnibus Amazon — buy Inspector Thanet Omnibus Bookshop — buy Inspector Thanet Omnibus ThriftBooks — buy Inspector Thanet Omnibus eBooks.com — buy Inspector Thanet Omnibus
- 12 Wake the Dead (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Amazon — buy Wake the Dead (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Wake the Dead (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Wake the Dead (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Wake the Dead (Inspector Thanet Mysteries)
- 13 Second Inspector Thanet Omnibus Amazon — buy Second Inspector Thanet Omnibus Bookshop — buy Second Inspector Thanet Omnibus ThriftBooks — buy Second Inspector Thanet Omnibus eBooks.com — buy Second Inspector Thanet Omnibus
- 14 A Dead Giveaway (Inspector Thanet) Amazon — buy A Dead Giveaway (Inspector Thanet) Bookshop — buy A Dead Giveaway (Inspector Thanet) ThriftBooks — buy A Dead Giveaway (Inspector Thanet) eBooks.com — buy A Dead Giveaway (Inspector Thanet)
- 15 Close Her Eyes (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Amazon — buy Close Her Eyes (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Close Her Eyes (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Close Her Eyes (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Close Her Eyes (Inspector Thanet Mysteries)
- 16 A day for dying Amazon — buy A day for dying Bookshop — buy A day for dying ThriftBooks — buy A day for dying eBooks.com — buy A day for dying
- 17 Puppet for a Corpse (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Amazon — buy Puppet for a Corpse (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Puppet for a Corpse (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Puppet for a Corpse (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Puppet for a Corpse (Inspector Thanet Mysteries)
- 18 Third Inspector Thanet Omnibus Amazon — buy Third Inspector Thanet Omnibus Bookshop — buy Third Inspector Thanet Omnibus ThriftBooks — buy Third Inspector Thanet Omnibus eBooks.com — buy Third Inspector Thanet Omnibus
- 19 Once Too Often (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Amazon — buy Once Too Often (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Once Too Often (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Once Too Often (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Once Too Often (Inspector Thanet Mysteries)
- 20 Once too often Amazon — buy Once too often Bookshop — buy Once too often ThriftBooks — buy Once too often eBooks.com — buy Once too often
- 21 Thanet College Amazon — buy Thanet College ThriftBooks — buy Thanet College eBooks.com — buy Thanet College
- 22 The Fourth Inspector Thanet Omnibus Amazon — buy The Fourth Inspector Thanet Omnibus Bookshop — buy The Fourth Inspector Thanet Omnibus ThriftBooks — buy The Fourth Inspector Thanet Omnibus eBooks.com — buy The Fourth Inspector Thanet Omnibus
- 23 Dead and Gone (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Amazon — buy Dead and Gone (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) Bookshop — buy Dead and Gone (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) ThriftBooks — buy Dead and Gone (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) eBooks.com — buy Dead and Gone (Inspector Thanet Mysteries)
- 24 Once Too Often An Inspector Thanet Mystery Amazon — buy Once Too Often An Inspector Thanet Mystery Bookshop — buy Once Too Often An Inspector Thanet Mystery ThriftBooks — buy Once Too Often An Inspector Thanet Mystery eBooks.com — buy Once Too Often An Inspector Thanet Mystery
- 25 Dead and gone Amazon — buy Dead and gone Bookshop — buy Dead and gone ThriftBooks — buy Dead and gone eBooks.com — buy Dead and gone
- 26 Thanet District Council Amazon — buy Thanet District Council ThriftBooks — buy Thanet District Council eBooks.com — buy Thanet District Council
- 27 Fifth Inspector Thanet Omnibus Amazon — buy Fifth Inspector Thanet Omnibus Bookshop — buy Fifth Inspector Thanet Omnibus ThriftBooks — buy Fifth Inspector Thanet Omnibus eBooks.com — buy Fifth Inspector Thanet Omnibus
- 28 Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Three Amazon — buy Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Three Bookshop — buy Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Three ThriftBooks — buy Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Three eBooks.com — buy Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Three
- 29 Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Two Amazon — buy Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Two Bookshop — buy Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Two ThriftBooks — buy Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Two eBooks.com — buy Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Two
- 30 Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume One Amazon — buy Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume One Bookshop — buy Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume One ThriftBooks — buy Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume One eBooks.com — buy Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume One
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Six feet under | 1982 | ||
| 2 | Close her eyes | 1984 | ||
| 3 | Last seen alive | 1985 | ||
| 4 | Dead on arrival | 1988 | ||
| 5 | Element of doubt | 1988 | ||
| 6 | Special investigation into the affairs of the Guide Dog Owners' and Friends' Association and Northern Thanet Pty. Ltd., who conduct "The Lady Nell Seeing Eye Dog and Rehabilitation Centre" | 1989 | ||
| 7 | Dead by Morning (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) | 1990 | ||
| 8 | Last Seen Alive (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) | 1990 | ||
| 9 | Report on services for mentally ill people and elderly people in the Canterbury and Thanet Health District | 1991 | ||
| 10 | Doomed to Die (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) | 1992 | ||
| 11 | Inspector Thanet Omnibus | 1994 | ||
| 12 | Wake the Dead (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) | 1994 | ||
| 13 | Second Inspector Thanet Omnibus | 1995 | ||
| 14 | A Dead Giveaway (Inspector Thanet) | 1995 | ||
| 15 | Close Her Eyes (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) | 1996 | ||
| 16 | A day for dying | 1996 | ||
| 17 | Puppet for a Corpse (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) | 1997 | ||
| 18 | Third Inspector Thanet Omnibus | 1998 | ||
| 19 | Once Too Often (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) | 1998 | ||
| 20 | Once too often | 1998 | ||
| 21 | Thanet College | 1998 | ||
| 22 | The Fourth Inspector Thanet Omnibus | 1999 | ||
| 23 | Dead and Gone (Inspector Thanet Mysteries) | 1999 | ||
| 24 | Once Too Often An Inspector Thanet Mystery | 1999 | ||
| 25 | Dead and gone | 1999 | ||
| 26 | Thanet District Council | 1999 | ||
| 27 | Fifth Inspector Thanet Omnibus | 2001 | ||
| 28 | Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Three | 2018 | ||
| 29 | Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Two | 2018 | ||
| 30 | Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume One | 2018 |
Inspector Thanet reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Six feet under (1982). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Inspector Thanet — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Inspector Thanet books are there?
30 to date, spanning 1982–2018.
What is the newest Inspector Thanet book?
Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume One, published in 2018.