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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 · 49058 Ratings · 2409 Reviews · published 1985 · 148 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     · 23469 Ratings · 1007 Reviews · published 1989 · 4 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     · 26616 Ratings · 872 Reviews · published 1990 · 1 edition
    When thirteen-year-old Matthew Whately goes missin…

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    Book 4

    A Suitable Vengeance
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    4.02     · 17358 Ratings · 731 Reviews · published 1991 · 7 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     · 16735 Ratings · 632 Reviews · published 1992 · 4 editions
    Elena Weaver was a surprise to anyone meeting her …

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    Book 6

    Missing Joseph
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    3.95     · 14480 Ratings · 594 Reviews · published 1993 · 81 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     · 17297 Ratings · 614 Reviews · published 1994 · 82 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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    4.15     · 13349 Ratings · 598 Reviews · published 1996 · 2 editions
    Hailed as the "king of sleaze," tabloid editor Den…

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    Book 9

    Deception on His Mind
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    4.08     · 12787 Ratings · 517 Reviews · published 1997 · 2 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     · 15858 Ratings · 507 Reviews · published 1999 · 95 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     · 11884 Ratings · 613 Reviews · published 2001 · 76 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     · 10773 Ratings · 627 Reviews · published 2003 · 8 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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    4.08     · 14508 Ratings · 835 Reviews · published 2005 · 90 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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    3.59     · 9620 Ratings · 1000 Reviews · published 2006 · 87 editions

    The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas…

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    Book 15

    Careless in Red
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    3.92     · 16508 Ratings · 1283 Reviews · published 2008 · 102 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     · 18745 Ratings · 1390 Reviews · published 2010 · 78 editions
    While DI Thomas Lynley is still on compassionate l…

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    Book 17

    Believing the Lie
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    3.83     · 15084 Ratings · 1761 Reviews · published 2012 · 66 editions
    Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sen…

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    Book 18

    Just One Evil Act
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    3.78     · 12980 Ratings · 1763 Reviews · published 2013 · 20 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     · 17358 Ratings · 1963 Reviews · published 2015 · 17 editions
    Et si le secret de famille était le plus indétecta…

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    Book 20

    The Punishment She Deserves
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    4.19     · 17568 Ratings · 1996 Reviews · published 2018 · 47 editions
    Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective In…

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    Book 21

    Something to Hide
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    4.17     · 14386 Ratings · 1448 Reviews · published 2021 · 31 editions
    Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective In…

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