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J.M. Gregson Books in Order

Find every J.M. Gregson book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 50 books / 4 series

J.M. Gregson is a British author best known for his long-running Inspector Peach and Lambert & Hook mystery series. His crime novels are praised for their classic, character-driven detection. This page provides the J.M. Gregson books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All J.M. Gregson Books in Chronological Order

1989 Murder at the Nineteenth POoLaHB / 1 Buy
1990 Making a Killing / For Sale - With Corpse POoLaHB / 2 Buy
1991 Bring Forth Your Dead POoLaHB / 3 Buy
1991 Dead on Course POoLaHB / 4 Buy
1993 Stranglehold POoLaHB / 5 Buy
1994 Who Saw Him Die? POoIPB / 1 Buy
1994 The Fox in the Forest POoLaHB / 6 Buy
1994 Watermarked POoLaHB / 7 Buy
1995 Death of a Nobody POoLaHB / 8 Buy
1996 Accident by Design POoLaHB / 9 Buy
1997 Missing, Presumed Dead POoIPB / 2 Buy
1998 Girl Gone Missing POoLaHB / 10 Buy
1999 Sherlock Holmes and the Frightened Golfer POoSN / 1 Buy
1999 To Kill a Wife POoIPB / 3 Buy
1999 Malice Aforethought POoLaHB / 11 Buy
2000 A Turbulent Priest POoIPB / 4 Buy
2000 An Unsuitable Death POoLaHB / 12 Buy
2001 The Lancashire Leopard POoIPB / 5 Buy
2001 An Academic Death POoLaHB / 13 Buy
2002 A Little Learning POoIPB / 6 Buy
2002 Death on the Eleventh Hole POoLaHB / 14 Buy
2003 Murder at the Lodge POoIPB / 7 Buy
2003 Body Politic POoLaHB / 15 Buy
2003 Mortal Taste POoLaHB / 16 Buy
2004 Wages of Sin POoIPB / 8 Buy
2004 Just Desserts POoLaHB / 17 Buy
2005 Dusty Death POoIPB / 9 Buy
2005 Too Much of Water POoLaHB / 18 Buy
2006 The Witch's Sabbath POoIPB / 10 Buy
2006 Close Call POoLaHB / 19 Buy
2007 Remains to Be Seen POoIPB / 11 Buy
2007 Something Is Rotten POoLaHB / 20 Buy
2008 Pastures New POoIPB / 12 Buy
2008 A Good Walk Spoiled POoLaHB / 21 Buy
2009 Wild Justice POoIPB / 13 Buy
2009 Darkness Visible POoLaHB / 22 Buy
2010 Only A Game POoIPB / 14 Buy
2010 In Vino Veritas POoLaHB / 23 Buy
2011 Merely Players POoIPB / 15 Buy
2011 Die Happy POoLaHB / 24 Buy
2012 Least of Evils POoIPB / 16 Buy
2012 More Than Meets The Eye POoLaHB / 25 Buy
2013 Brothers' Tears POoIPB / 17 Buy
2013 Cry of The Children POoLaHB / 26 Buy
2014 Rest Assured POoLaHB / 27 Buy
2015 A Necessary End POoIPB / 18 Buy
2015 Skeleton Plot POoLaHB / 28 Buy
2016 Sergeant Gregson's War POoNB / 1 Buy
2016 Backhand Smash POoIPB / 19 Buy
2016 Final Act POoLaHB / 29 Buy

J.M. Gregson Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Sherlock Holmes and the Frightened Golfer 1999 Buy
01 Sergeant Gregson's War 2016 Buy
01 Murder at the Nineteenth 1989 Buy
02 Making a Killing / For Sale - With Corpse 1990 Buy
03 Bring Forth Your Dead 1991 Buy
04 Dead on Course 1991 Buy
05 Stranglehold 1993 Buy
06 The Fox in the Forest 1994 Buy
07 Watermarked 1994 Buy
08 Death of a Nobody 1995 Buy
09 Accident by Design 1996 Buy
10 Girl Gone Missing 1998 Buy
11 Malice Aforethought 1999 Buy
12 An Unsuitable Death 2000 Buy
13 An Academic Death 2001 Buy
14 Death on the Eleventh Hole 2002 Buy
15 Body Politic 2003 Buy
16 Mortal Taste 2003 Buy
17 Just Desserts 2004 Buy
18 Too Much of Water 2005 Buy
19 Close Call 2006 Buy
20 Something Is Rotten 2007 Buy
21 A Good Walk Spoiled 2008 Buy
22 Darkness Visible 2009 Buy
23 In Vino Veritas 2010 Buy
24 Die Happy 2011 Buy
25 More Than Meets The Eye 2012 Buy
26 Cry of The Children 2013 Buy
27 Rest Assured 2014 Buy
28 Skeleton Plot 2015 Buy
29 Final Act 2016 Buy
01 Who Saw Him Die? 1994 Buy
02 Missing, Presumed Dead 1997 Buy
03 To Kill a Wife 1999 Buy
04 A Turbulent Priest 2000 Buy
05 The Lancashire Leopard 2001 Buy
06 A Little Learning 2002 Buy
07 Murder at the Lodge 2003 Buy
08 Wages of Sin 2004 Buy
09 Dusty Death 2005 Buy
10 The Witch's Sabbath 2006 Buy
11 Remains to Be Seen 2007 Buy
12 Pastures New 2008 Buy
13 Wild Justice 2009 Buy
14 Only A Game 2010 Buy
15 Merely Players 2011 Buy
16 Least of Evils 2012 Buy
17 Brothers' Tears 2013 Buy
18 A Necessary End 2015 Buy
19 Backhand Smash 2016 Buy

Where to start with J.M. Gregson

What is the best order to read J.M. Gregson books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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