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Reading order

Lambert and Hook Books in Order

This page lists the complete Lambert and Hook reading order by J.M. Gregson, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 29 books / 1989-2016

Lambert and Hook Reading Order

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

Lambert and Hook Books by Publication Order

1989 Murder at the Nineteenth #1

1990 Making a Killing / For Sale - With Corpse #2

1991 Bring Forth Your Dead #3

1991 Dead on Course #4

1993 Stranglehold #5

1994 The Fox in the Forest #6

1994 Watermarked #7

1995 Death of a Nobody #8

1996 Accident by Design #9

1998 Girl Gone Missing #10

1999 Malice Aforethought #11

2000 An Unsuitable Death #12

2001 An Academic Death #13

2002 Death on the Eleventh Hole #14

2003 Body Politic #15

2003 Mortal Taste #16

2004 Just Desserts #17

2005 Too Much of Water #18

2006 Close Call #19

2007 Something Is Rotten #20

2008 A Good Walk Spoiled #21

2009 Darkness Visible #22

2010 In Vino Veritas #23

2011 Die Happy #24

2012 More Than Meets The Eye #25

2013 Cry of The Children #26

2014 Rest Assured #27

2015 Skeleton Plot #28

2016 Final Act #29

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Lambert and Hook reading order?

The Lambert and Hook reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Lambert and Hook books are there?

This catalog currently lists 29 Lambert and Hook books published across 1989-2016.

Who writes the Lambert and Hook books?

Lambert and Hook is listed as a book series by J.M. Gregson.

Should I read Lambert and Hook in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Lambert and Hook. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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