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Home / Authors / John Lawton John Lawton John Lawton is a British author best known for the Inspector Troy series of historical crime novels. His work has earned critical acclaim, including shortlistings for the Edgar and CWA Gold Dagger awards. This page provides the John Lawton books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
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1995 Black Out POoITB · 1 Buy ↗ 1996 Old Flames POoITB · 2 Buy ↗ 1998 A Little White Death POoITB · 3 Buy ↗ 2001 Riptide / Bluffing Mr. Churchill POoITB · 4 Buy ↗ 2002 Sweet Sunday POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 2005 Flesh Wounds / Blue Rondo POoITB · 5 Buy ↗ 2007 Second Violin POoITB · 6 Buy ↗ 2010 A Lily of the Field POoITB · 7 Buy ↗ 2011 East of Suez, West of Charing Cross Road POoSS · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 Then We Take Berlin POoJWB · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 Bentinck's Agent POoSS · 2 Buy ↗ 2016 The Unfortunate Englishman POoJWB · 2 Buy ↗ 2016 An Italian Job POoSS · 3 Buy ↗ 2017 Friends and Traitors POoITB · 8 Buy ↗ 2020 Hammer to Fall POoJWB · 3 Buy ↗ 2023 Moscow Exile POoJWB · 4 Buy ↗ 2025 Smoke and Embers POoITB · 9 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Joe Wilderness Books 4 books · 2013–2023
01 Then We Take Berlin 2013 Buy ↗ 02 The Unfortunate Englishman 2016 Buy ↗ 03 Hammer to Fall 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Inspector Troy Books 9 books · 1995–2025
03 A Little White Death 1998 Buy ↗ 04 Riptide / Bluffing Mr. Churchill 2001 Buy ↗ 05 Flesh Wounds / Blue Rondo 2005 Buy ↗ 07 A Lily of the Field 2010 Buy ↗ 08 Friends and Traitors 2017 Buy ↗ 09 Smoke and Embers 2025 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas 3 books · 2011–2016
01 East of Suez, West of Charing Cross Road 2011 Buy ↗ 02 Bentinck's Agent 2013 Buy ↗ 03 An Italian Job 2016 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 1 book · 2002