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Inspector Lynley

A Mystery Series by Elizabeth George

A Great Deliverance is the first book of the Inspector Lynley series

FIRST PUBLISHED 1988

NUMBER OF BOOKS 22 books

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Moody British investigations in villages, moors, and remote estates
Detective partnerships strained by grief, loyalty, and personal history
Family secrets and shifting motives inside tight-knit communities

Book Series In Order

A Great Deliverance

1

A Great Deliverance

Payment in Blood

2

Payment in Blood

Well-Schooled in Murder

3

Well-Schooled in Murder

A Suitable Vengeance

4

A Suitable Vengeance

For the Sake of Elena

5

For the Sake of Elena

Missing Joseph

6

Missing Joseph

Playing for the Ashes

7

Playing for the Ashes

In the Presence of the Enemy

8

In the Presence of the Enemy

Deception on His Mind

9

Deception on His Mind

In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner

10

In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner

A Traitor to Memory

11

A Traitor to Memory

A Place of Hiding

12

A Place of Hiding

With No One As Witness

13

With No One As Witness

What Came Before He Shot Her

14

What Came Before He Shot Her

Careless in Red

15

Careless in Red

This Body of Death

16

This Body of Death

Believing the Lie

17

Believing the Lie

Just One Evil Act

18

Just One Evil Act

A Banquet of Consequences

19

A Banquet of Consequences

The Punishment She Deserves

20

The Punishment She Deserves

Something to Hide

21

Something to Hide

A Slowly Dying Cause

22

A Slowly Dying Cause

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