Dark & Twisty

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 · 53037 Ratings · 2723 Reviews · published 1988 · 159 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     · 26265 Ratings · 1139 Reviews · published 1989 · 143 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     · 29019 Ratings · 982 Reviews · published 1990 · 117 editions
    When thirteen-year-old Matthew Whately goes missin…

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    Book 4

    A Suitable Vengeance
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    4.02     · 19249 Ratings · 824 Reviews · published 1991 · 116 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     · 18580 Ratings · 691 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     · 16014 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     · 18866 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     · 14780 Ratings · 653 Reviews · published 1996 · 11 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     · 13992 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     · 17129 Ratings · 554 Reviews · published 1999 · 100 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     · 12902 Ratings · 683 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     · 11788 Ratings · 671 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     · 15917 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     · 10356 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     · 17854 Ratings · 1344 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     · 20055 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     · 16398 Ratings · 1827 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     · 14001 Ratings · 1841 Reviews · published 2013 · 67 editions
    Sergeant Barbara Havers is at a loss: The daughter…

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    Book 19

    A Banquet of Consequences
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    3.98     · 18855 Ratings · 2060 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     · 19244 Ratings · 2100 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     · 16854 Ratings · 1632 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     · 8825 Ratings · 882 Reviews · published 2025 · 23 editions
    Michael Lobb has just been found dead on the floor…

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