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Inspector Lynley Series

21 primary works • 21 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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4.04 · 47598 Ratings · 2293 Reviews · published 1988 · 155 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     · 22252 Ratings · 965 Reviews · published 1989 · 131 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     · 25464 Ratings · 833 Reviews · published 1989 · 111 editions
    When thirteen-year-old Matthew Whately goes missin…

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    Book 4

    A Suitable Vengeance
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    4.02     · 16596 Ratings · 688 Reviews · published 1991 · 101 editions
    'Award-winning author Elizabeth George gives us an…

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    Book 5

    For the Sake of Elena
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    4.02     · 15979 Ratings · 590 Reviews · published 1992 · 98 editions
    Elena Weaver was a surprise to anyone meeting her …

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    Book 6

    Missing Joseph
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    3.95     · 13832 Ratings · 564 Reviews · published 1993 · 87 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     · 16740 Ratings · 581 Reviews · published 1994 · 86 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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    4.14     · 12731 Ratings · 572 Reviews · published 1996 · 8 editions
    Hailed as the "king of sleaze," tabloid editor Den…

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    Book 9

    Deception on His Mind
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    4.07     · 12291 Ratings · 493 Reviews · published 1997 · 102 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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    4.12     · 15381 Ratings · 484 Reviews · published 1999 · 6 editions
    En promenant son chien dans la lande près du cercl…

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    Book 11

    A Traitor to Memory
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    3.93     · 11399 Ratings · 572 Reviews · published 2001 · 77 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     · 10314 Ratings · 601 Reviews · published 2003 · 85 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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    4.07     · 13940 Ratings · 794 Reviews · published 2005 · 92 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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    3.58     · 9306 Ratings · 978 Reviews · published 2006 · 88 editions

    The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas…

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    Book 15

    Careless in Red
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    3.92     · 15946 Ratings · 1253 Reviews · published 2008 · 103 editions
    After the senseless murder of his wife, Detective …

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    Book 16

    This Body of Death
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    4.05     · 18080 Ratings · 1369 Reviews · published 2010 · 77 editions
    While DI Thomas Lynley is still on compassionate l…

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    Book 17

    Believing the Lie
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    3.82     · 14459 Ratings · 1731 Reviews · 80 editions
    Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sen…

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    Book 18

    Just One Evil Act
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    3.77     · 12463 Ratings · 1734 Reviews · published 2013 · 71 editions
    Sergeant Barbara Havers is at a loss: The daughter…

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    Book 19

    A Banquet of Consequences
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    3.97     · 16500 Ratings · 1928 Reviews · published 2015 · 13 editions
    Inspector Lynley investigates the London end of an…

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    Book 20

    The Punishment She Deserves
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    4.19     · 16552 Ratings · 1945 Reviews · published 2018 · 16 editions
    Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective In…

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    Book 21

    Something to Hide
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    4.18     · 12456 Ratings · 1310 Reviews · published 2022 · 28 editions
    Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective In…

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