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Inspector Thanet Series

15 primary works • 20 total works
Luke Thanet, a police inspector in Kent, England:

Book 1

The Night She Died
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3.76 · 2804 Ratings · 220 Reviews · published 1980 · 27 editions
British police detective Luke Thanet tracks a hous…

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    Book 2

    Six Feet Under
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    3.83     · 1888 Ratings · 102 Reviews · published 1982 · 22 editions
    Curiousity killed the cat. Did it also kill Carrie…

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    Book 3

    Puppet for a Corpse
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    3.89     · 975 Ratings · 86 Reviews · published 1982 · 30 editions
    A doctor’s apparent suicide sets off alarm bells f…

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    Book 4

    Close Her Eyes
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    3.94     · 877 Ratings · 71 Reviews · published 1984 · 24 editions
    A mystery about a missing girl and a secretive chu…

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    Book 5

    Last Seen Alive
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    3.96     · 983 Ratings · 71 Reviews · published 1985 · 32 editions
    Winner of the CWA Silver A troubled woman returns …

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    Book 6

    Dead on Arrival
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    3.87     · 800 Ratings · 77 Reviews · published 1986 · 18 editions
    A British detective must find the killer of a much…

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    Book 7

    Element of Doubt
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    3.89     · 760 Ratings · 50 Reviews · published 1987 · 27 editions
    There’s no shortage of suspects when a body turns …

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    Book 8

    Suspicious Death
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    3.96     · 644 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 1988 · 23 editions
    A compelling British police procedural starring th…

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    Book 9

    Dead by Morning
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    3.85     · 677 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 1989 · 14 editions
    A snowstorm in a quiet English village ends in dea…

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    Book 10

    Doomed to Die
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    3.95     · 724 Ratings · 47 Reviews · published 1991 · 21 editions
    Detective Inspector Thanet uncovers the shocking s…

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    Book 11

    Wake the Dead
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    4.05     · 690 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 1992 · 18 editions
    A quaint English village’s summer gala is interrup…

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    Book 12

    No Laughing Matter
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    4.06     · 715 Ratings · 49 Reviews · published 1993 · 15 editions
    A country vineyard is tainted by murder in this “a…

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    Book 13

    A Day for Dying
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    4.07     · 486 Ratings · 43 Reviews · published 1995 · 18 editions
    A title in a series featuring Inspector Thanet. Wh…

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    Book 14

    Once Too Often
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    3.89     · 403 Ratings · 33 Reviews · published 1998 · 19 editions
    Jessica Manifest's questionable death spirits Insp…

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    Book 15

    Dead And Gone
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    4.07     · 439 Ratings · 48 Reviews · published 1999 · 18 editions
    Fifteenth in the series featuring Inspector Thanet…

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    Book 1-3 omnibus

    The Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume One: The Night She Died / Six Feet Under / Puppet for a Corpse
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    4.24     · 200 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1994 · 3 editions
    The first three mysteries in the “beautifully craf…

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    Book 4-6 omnibus

    The Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Two: Close Her Eyes / Last Seen Alive / Dead on Arrival
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    4.34     · 140 Ratings · 3 Reviews · 5 editions
    The second trio of mysteries in the “beautifully c…

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    Book 7-9 omnibus

    The Inspector Thanet Mysteries Volume Three: Element of Doubt / Suspicious Death / Dead by Morning
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    4.26     · 115 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1998 · 6 editions
    The third trio of mysteries in the “beautifully cr…

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    Book 10-12 omnibus

    The Fourth Inspector Thanet Omnibus: Doomed to Die / Wake the Dead / No Laughing Matter
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    3.45     · 11 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1999 · 3 editions
    An omnibus edition of DOOMED TO DIE, WAKE THE DEAD…

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    Book 13-15 omnibus

    The Fifth Inspector Thanet Omnibus: A Day for Dying / Once Too Often / Dead and Gone
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    4.38     · 8 Ratings · published 2001 · 5 editions
    An omnibus edition of A DAY FOR DYING, ONCE TOO OF…

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