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John Lawton Books in Order

Find every John Lawton book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 17 books / 4 series

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.

All John Lawton Books in Chronological Order

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

John Lawton Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Then We Take Berlin 2013 Buy
02 The Unfortunate Englishman 2016 Buy
03 Hammer to Fall 2020 Buy
04 Moscow Exile 2023 Buy
01 Black Out 1995 Buy
02 Old Flames 1996 Buy
03 A Little White Death 1998 Buy
04 Riptide / Bluffing Mr. Churchill 2001 Buy
05 Flesh Wounds / Blue Rondo 2005 Buy
06 Second Violin 2007 Buy
07 A Lily of the Field 2010 Buy
08 Friends and Traitors 2017 Buy
09 Smoke and Embers 2025 Buy
01 East of Suez, West of Charing Cross Road 2011 Buy
02 Bentinck's Agent 2013 Buy
03 An Italian Job 2016 Buy
01 Sweet Sunday 2002 Buy

Where to start with John Lawton

What is the best order to read John Lawton 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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