Books in order

Elizabeth George books in order

Elizabeth George's Inspector Lynley series has 22 main books, starting with A Great Deliverance (1988). Here they are in reading order, with page counts and reading times.

Inspector Lynley

22 books · 1988–2025
  1. #1A Great Deliverance1988
  2. #2Payment in Blood1989
  3. #3Well-Schooled in Murder1990
  4. #4A Suitable Vengeance1991
  5. #5For the Sake of Elena1992
  6. #6Missing Joseph1993
  7. #7Playing for the Ashes1994
  8. #8In the Presence of the Enemy1996
  9. #9Deception on His Mind1997
  10. #10In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner1999
  11. #11A Traitor to Memory2001
  12. #12A Place of Hiding2003
  13. #13With No One as Witness2005
  14. #14What Came Before He Shot Her2006
  15. #15Careless in Red2008
  16. #16This Body of Death2010
  17. #17Believing the Lie2012
  18. #18Just One Evil Act2013
  19. #19A Banquet of Consequences2015
  20. #20The Punishment She Deserves2018
  21. #21Something to Hide2022
  22. #22A Slowly Dying Cause2025
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Reading Elizabeth George

What order should I read Elizabeth George's books in?
Read Inspector Lynley in its numbered order, starting with A Great Deliverance.
Which Elizabeth George book should I read first?
Most readers start with the first book of the earliest series: A Great Deliverance (1988), book 1 of Inspector Lynley.