Literal Summer Reads

Inspector Lynley Series

22 primary works • 22 total works
Detective Inspector Thomas "Tommy" Lynley, 8th Earl of Asherton and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are with New Scotland Yard.

Some of the Inspector Lynley mysteries have been adapted for television.

Book 1

A Great Deliverance
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4.03 · 53016 Ratings · 2722 Reviews · published 1988 · 9 editions
To this day, the low, thin wail of an infant can b…

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    Book 2

    Payment in Blood
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    4.03     · 26253 Ratings · 1139 Reviews · published 1989 · 6 editions
    The career of playwright Joy Sinclair comes to an …

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    Book 3

    Well-Schooled in Murder
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    4.13     · 29006 Ratings · 982 Reviews · published 1990 · 10 editions
    When thirteen-year-old Matthew Whately goes missin…

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    Book 4

    A Suitable Vengeance
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    4.02     · 19234 Ratings · 824 Reviews · published 1991 · 4 editions
    'Award-winning author Elizabeth George gives us an…

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    Book 5

    For the Sake of Elena
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    4.03     · 18563 Ratings · 690 Reviews · published 1992 · 103 editions
    Elena Weaver was a surprise to anyone meeting her …

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    Book 6

    Missing Joseph
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    3.95     · 16002 Ratings · 670 Reviews · published 1993 · 93 editions
    Deborah and Simon St. James have taken a holiday i…

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    Book 7

    Playing for the Ashes
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    4.06     · 18850 Ratings · 700 Reviews · published 1994 · 90 editions
    "The story begins with my father, actually, and th…

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    Book 8

    In the Presence of the Enemy
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    4.16     · 14763 Ratings · 653 Reviews · published 1996 · 7 editions
    Hailed as the "king of sleaze," tabloid editor Den…

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    Book 9

    Deception on His Mind
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    4.09     · 13982 Ratings · 571 Reviews · published 1997 · 9 editions
    Balford-le-Nez is a dying seatown on the coast of …

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    Book 10

    In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner
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    4.13     · 17121 Ratings · 553 Reviews · published 1999 · 9 editions
    Calder Moor is a wild and deadly place: many have …

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    Book 11

    A Traitor to Memory
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    3.92     · 12894 Ratings · 682 Reviews · published 2001 · 20 editions
    When Eugenie Davies is killed by a driver on a qui…

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    Book 12

    A Place of Hiding
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    3.90     · 11782 Ratings · 670 Reviews · published 2003 · 2 editions
    An isolated beach on the island of Guernsey in the…

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    Book 13

    With No One as Witness
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    4.10     · 15915 Ratings · 904 Reviews · published 2005 · 9 editions
    The police never suspected a serial killer was at …

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    Book 14

    What Came Before He Shot Her
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    3.60     · 10351 Ratings · 1067 Reviews · published 2006 · 4 editions

    The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas…

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    Book 15

    Careless in Red
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    3.92     · 17848 Ratings · 1343 Reviews · published 2008 · 110 editions
    Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley retreated t…

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    Book 16

    This Body of Death
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    4.05     · 20050 Ratings · 1461 Reviews · published 2010 · 81 editions
    While DI Thomas Lynley is still on compassionate l…

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    Book 17

    Believing the Lie
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    3.84     · 16384 Ratings · 1826 Reviews · published 2012 · 74 editions
    Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sen…

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    Book 18

    Just One Evil Act
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    3.80     · 13998 Ratings · 1840 Reviews · published 2013 · 1 edition
    Sergeant Barbara Havers is at a loss: The daughter…

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    Book 19

    A Banquet of Consequences
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    3.98     · 18846 Ratings · 2059 Reviews · published 2015 · 52 editions
    The #1 New York Times bestselling author’s award-w…

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    Book 20

    The Punishment She Deserves
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    4.19     · 19233 Ratings · 2099 Reviews · published 2018 · 51 editions
    Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective In…

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    Book 21

    Something to Hide
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    4.16     · 16836 Ratings · 1631 Reviews · published 2022 · 39 editions
    Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective In…

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    Book 22

    A Slowly Dying Cause
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    4.06     · 8768 Ratings · 877 Reviews · published 2025 · 23 editions
    Michael Lobb has just been found dead on the floor…

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