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Lesley Thomson Books in Order

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

Updated 2026-07-11 / 15 books / 2 series

British author Lesley Thomson is best known for the Detective’s Daughter series, featuring cleaner-turned-sleuth Stella Darnell. Her novels have sold over one million copies and won the prestigious People’s Book Prize. This page provides the Lesley Thomson books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All Lesley Thomson Books in Chronological Order

1987 Seven Miles From Sydney POoSN / 1 Buy
2008 A Kind of Vanishing POoSN / 2 Buy
2013 The Detective's Daughter POoTDDB / 1 Buy
2014 Ghost Girl POoTDDB / 2 Buy
2015 The Detective's Secret POoTDDB / 3 Buy
2015 The Runaway POoTDDB / 4 Buy
2016 The House With No Rooms POoTDDB / 5 Buy
2017 The Dog Walker POoTDDB / 6 Buy
2018 The Death Chamber POoTDDB / 7 Buy
2019 The Playground Murders POoTDDB / 8 Buy
2020 Death of a Mermaid POoSN / 3 Buy
2021 The Hollow House / The Distant Dead POoTDDB / 9 Buy
2022 The Companion POoSN / 4 Buy
2023 The Mystery of Yew Tree House POoTDDB / 10 Buy
2026 The Shrine POoTDDB / 11 Buy

Lesley Thomson Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

Standalone Books in Reading Order 4 books / 1987-2022
01 Seven Miles From Sydney 1987 Buy
02 A Kind of Vanishing 2008 Buy
03 Death of a Mermaid 2020 Buy
04 The Companion 2022 Buy
01 The Detective's Daughter 2013 Buy
02 Ghost Girl 2014 Buy
03 The Detective's Secret 2015 Buy
04 The Runaway 2015 Buy
05 The House With No Rooms 2016 Buy
06 The Dog Walker 2017 Buy
07 The Death Chamber 2018 Buy
08 The Playground Murders 2019 Buy
09 The Hollow House / The Distant Dead 2021 Buy
10 The Mystery of Yew Tree House 2023 Buy
11 The Shrine 2026 Buy

Where to start with Lesley Thomson

What is the best order to read Lesley Thomson 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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