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Elizabeth George

American author best known for the Inspector Lynley mystery series. Her novels have sold over 20 million copies worldwide and earned multiple Edgar Award nominations. This page provides the Elizabeth George books in order, including both chronological publication and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1988A Great DeliverancePOoILB · 1Buy ↗

1989Payment in BloodPOoILB · 2Buy ↗

1989Well-Schooled in MurderPOoILB · 3Buy ↗

1991A Suitable VengeancePOoILB · 4Buy ↗

1992For the Sake of ElenaPOoILB · 5Buy ↗

1992Missing JosephPOoILB · 6Buy ↗

1994Playing for the AshesPOoILB · 7Buy ↗

1996In the Presence of the EnemyPOoILB · 8Buy ↗

1997Deception on His MindPOoILB · 9Buy ↗

1999The Evidence ExposedPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1999In Pursuit of the Proper SinnerPOoILB · 10Buy ↗

2001I, RichardPOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

2001A Traitor to MemoryPOoILB · 11Buy ↗

2003A Place of HidingPOoILB · 12Buy ↗

2004Write Away: One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing LifePOoNB · 1Buy ↗

2005With No One as WitnessPOoILB · 13Buy ↗

2006What Came Before He Shot HerPOoILB · 14Buy ↗

2008Careless in RedPOoILB · 15Buy ↗

2010This Body of DeathPOoILB · 16Buy ↗

2011The Edge of NowherePOoSWB · 1Buy ↗

2012Believing the LiePOoILB · 17Buy ↗

2013Just One Evil ActPOoILB · 18Buy ↗

2014The Mysterious Disappearance of the Reluctant Book FairyPOoDSSTDFB · 1Buy ↗

2014The Edge of the WaterPOoSWB · 2Buy ↗

2014The Edge of the ShadowsPOoSWB · 3Buy ↗

2015A Banquet of ConsequencesPOoILB · 19Buy ↗

2016The Edge of the LightPOoSWB · 4Buy ↗

2018The Punishment She DeservesPOoILB · 20Buy ↗

2020Mastering the ProcessPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

2022Something to HidePOoILB · 21Buy ↗

2024Saratoga WoodsPOoTAoHAB · 1Buy ↗

2024Possession PointPOoTAoHAB · 2Buy ↗

2024Maxwelton BeachPOoTAoHAB · 3Buy ↗

2024Deception PassPOoTAoHAB · 4Buy ↗

2024Fisherman's AlibiPOoTAoHAB · 5Buy ↗

2025A Slowly Dying CausePOoILB · 22Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Saratoga Woods Books4 books · 2011–2016

01The Edge of Nowhere2011Buy ↗

02The Edge of the Water2014Buy ↗

03The Edge of the Shadows2014Buy ↗

04The Edge of the Light2016Buy ↗

Publication Order of The Abandonment of Hannah Armstrong Books5 books · 2024–2024

01Saratoga Woods2024Buy ↗

02Possession Point2024Buy ↗

03Maxwelton Beach2024Buy ↗

04Deception Pass2024Buy ↗

05Fisherman's Alibi2024Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books2 books · 2004–2020

01Write Away: One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life2004Buy ↗

02Mastering the Process2020Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections2 books · 1999–2001

01The Evidence Exposed1999Buy ↗

02I, Richard2001Buy ↗

Publication Order of Inspector Lynley Books22 books · 1988–2025

01A Great Deliverance1988Buy ↗

02Payment in Blood1989Buy ↗

03Well-Schooled in Murder1989Buy ↗

04A Suitable Vengeance1991Buy ↗

05For the Sake of Elena1992Buy ↗

06Missing Joseph1992Buy ↗

07Playing for the Ashes1994Buy ↗

08In the Presence of the Enemy1996Buy ↗

09Deception on His Mind1997Buy ↗

10In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner1999Buy ↗

11A Traitor to Memory2001Buy ↗

12A Place of Hiding2003Buy ↗

13With No One as Witness2005Buy ↗

14What Came Before He Shot Her2006Buy ↗

15Careless in Red2008Buy ↗

16This Body of Death2010Buy ↗

17Believing the Lie2012Buy ↗

18Just One Evil Act2013Buy ↗

19A Banquet of Consequences2015Buy ↗

20The Punishment She Deserves2018Buy ↗

21Something to Hide2022Buy ↗

22A Slowly Dying Cause2025Buy ↗

Publication Order of Death Sentences: Stories To Die For Books1 book · 2014

01The Mysterious Disappearance of the Reluctant Book Fairy2014Buy ↗

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