Chief Superintendent Gently Series

44 primary works • 44 total works
George Gently, a police inspector, later Chief Superintendent, based in East Anglia, England:

Book 1

Gently Does It
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3.78 · 1838 Ratings · 145 Reviews · published 1955 · 24 editions
The last thing you need when you're on holiday is …

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    Book 2

    Gently By the Shore
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    3.58     · 639 Ratings · 74 Reviews · published 1956 · 24 editions
    When Chief Inspector Gently arrived in Starmouth, …

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    Book 3

    Gently Down the Stream
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    3.69     · 490 Ratings · 38 Reviews · published 1957 · 5 editions
    Time spent messing about on the river isn't suppos…

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    Book 4

    Landed Gently
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    3.56     · 435 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 1957 · 19 editions
    224 page paperback crime novel.

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    Book 5

    Gently Through the Mill
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    3.80     · 377 Ratings · 28 Reviews · published 1958 · 19 editions
    When small-time gambler and petty crook Steinie Ta…

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    Book 6

    Gently in the Sun
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    3.69     · 292 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 1959 · 19 editions
    The heat is on when a beautiful young woman is fou…

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    Book 7

    Gently With the Painters
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    3.61     · 263 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 1960 · 19 editions
    The death of a young artist leaves Gently desperat…

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    Book 8

    Gently to the Summit
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    3.82     · 217 Ratings · 19 Reviews · published 1961 · 17 editions
    A long-dead climber who comes in from the cold bri…

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    Book 9

    Gently Go Man
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    3.48     · 201 Ratings · 14 Reviews · published 1961 · 25 editions
    Johnny Lister ran out of road and got killed. In L…

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    Book 10

    Gently Where the Roads Go
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    3.65     · 186 Ratings · 10 Reviews · published 1962 · 17 editions
    Book 10 in the Chief Inspector George Gently case …

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    Book 11

    Gently Floating
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    3.64     · 179 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 1963 · 19 editions
    Gently wades through a torrent of suspects when a …

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    Book 12

    Gently Sahib
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    3.71     · 186 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1964 · 17 editions
    If a tiger mauled a man to death, would he bother …

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    Book 13

    Gently With the Ladies
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    3.57     · 210 Ratings · 17 Reviews · published 1965 · 13 editions
    A police man-hunt fails to find the husband of a b…

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    Book 14

    Gently North-West
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    3.59     · 188 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1967 · 8 editions
    There's blood in the heather and a murderer on the…

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    Book 15

    Gently Continental
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    3.26     · 156 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1967 · 9 editions
    Good music, fine dining and comfortable surroundin…

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    Book 16

    Gently Sinking
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    3.85     · 106 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1969 · 7 editions
    When a dilapidated cargo ship sinks, killing the i…

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    Book 17

    Gently With the Innocents
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    3.78     · 167 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 1970 · 8 editions
    Peachment lived in a sixteenth-century mansion fil…

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    Book 18

    Gently at a Gallop
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    3.58     · 143 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1971 · 9 editions
    If you were to guess how a womanising, middle-aged…

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    Book 19

    Vivienne: Gently Where She Lay
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    3.59     · 133 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1972 · 5 editions
    There was no sign of a struggle, no wounds or brui…

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    Book 20

    Gently French
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    3.55     · 125 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1973 · 6 editions
    She was the most alluring murder suspect he'd ever…

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    Book 21

    Gently in Trees
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    3.61     · 171 Ratings · 16 Reviews · published 1974 · 11 editions
    This was no suicide, however it looked - too many …

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    Book 22

    Gently with Love
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    4.13     · 113 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1975 · 5 editions
    The unflappable Inspector George Gently has become…

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    Book 23

    Gently Where the Birds are
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    3.70     · 98 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1976 · 4 editions
    The unflappable Inspector George Gently has become…

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    Book 24

    Gently Instrumental
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    3.81     · 70 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1977 · 2 editions
    The unflappable Inspector George Gently has become…

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    Book 25

    Gently to a Sleep
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    3.84     · 70 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1978 · 3 editions
    The twenty-fifth George Gently adventure, featurin…

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    Book 26

    The Honfleur decision
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    3.68     · 76 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1980 · 11 editions
    Book by Hunter, Alan

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    Book 27

    The Scottish Decision
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    3.81     · 72 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1981 · 10 editions
    Inspector Gently suspects a link between the crash…

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    Book 28

    Death on the Heath
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    3.73     · 77 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1981 · 10 editions
    1st Dell edition paperback vg++

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    Book 29

    Gently Between Tides
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    3.81     · 83 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1982 · 4 editions
    This is one of three stories in a condensed novel

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    Book 30

    Death on the Broadlands
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    3.46     · 65 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 1983 · 12 editions
    Vacationing on a houseboat in Norfolk, Superintend…

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    Book 31

    The Unhanged Man
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    3.09     · 11 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1984 · 4 editions
    The only clue in the strange death of a retired Wi…

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    Book 32

    Once a prostitute...
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    3.33     · 3 Ratings · published 1984 · 1 edition

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    Book 33

    The Chelsea Ghost
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    3.60     · 5 Ratings · published 1985 · 3 editions

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    Book 34

    Goodnight, Sweet Prince
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    2.75     · 4 Ratings · published 1986 · 1 edition

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    Book 36

    Traitor's End
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    3.50     · 4 Ratings · published 1988 · 3 editions

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    Book 37

    Gently with the Millions
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    3.50     · 8 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1989 · 2 editions
    First edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket…

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    Book 38

    Gently Scandalous
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    3.00     · 7 Ratings · published 1990 · 3 editions

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    Book 39

    Gently to a Kill
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    3.67     · 3 Ratings · published 1991 · 3 editions

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    Book 40

    Gently Tragic
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    4.00     · 3 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1992 · 2 editions

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    Book 41

    Gently in the Glens
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    3.00     · 2 Ratings · published 1993 · 5 editions
    This rare and vintage book is a perfect addition t…

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    Book 42

    Bomber's Moon
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    4.09     · 11 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1994 · 3 editions
    When a returning German POW is found dead in the h…

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    Book 44

    The Love of Gods
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    2.89     · 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1997 · 4 editions
    A new crime thriller featuring Superintendent Geor…

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    Book 45

    Over Here
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    3.55     · 11 Ratings · published 1998 · 6 editions
    It is April 1997, and a party of Americans have co…

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    Book 46

    Gently Mistaken
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    3.62     · 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1999 · 2 editions
    Chief Superintendent George Gently investiga tes t…

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