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Elizabeth George

Elizabeth George is an American writer known for creating the Inspector Lynley character and series. As suggested by the "Inspector" title, her works belong to the detective and mystery genres. Despite being American, her character is British, and her stories take place in Great Britain. It is important not to confuse her with the Christian author of the same name. Her debut novel, A Great Deliverance, was released in 1988. Below is a list of Elizabeth George's books arranged by publication and chronological order:

Elizabeth George became a published novelist in 1983 with the novel Murder in the Dark. Below is a list of Elizabeth George's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Inspector Lynley Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
A Great Deliverance (1988) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Payment in Blood (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Well-Schooled in Murder (1989) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Suitable Vengeance (1991) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
For the Sake of Elena (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Missing Joseph (1992) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Playing for the Ashes (1994) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
In the Presence of the Enemy (1996) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Deception on His Mind (1997) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Traitor to Memory (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Place of Hiding (2003) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
With No One as Witness (2005) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
What Came Before He Shot Her (2006) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Careless in Red (2008) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
This Body of Death (2010) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Believing the Lie (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Just One Evil Act (2013) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Banquet of Consequences (2015) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Punishment She Deserves (2018) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Something to Hide (2022) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Slowly Dying Cause (2025) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Saratoga Woods Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Edge of Nowhere (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Edge of the Water (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Edge of the Shadows (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Edge of the Light (2016) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of The Abandonment of Hannah Armstrong Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Saratoga Woods (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Possession Point (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Maxwelton Beach (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Deception Pass (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fisherman's Alibi (2024) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Evidence Exposed (1999) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
I, Richard (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Write Away: One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life (2004) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mastering the Process (2020) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Death Sentences: Stories To Die For Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Reluctant Book Fairy (2014) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Murder in the Dark (1983) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sisters in Crime 2 (1990) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Crime from the Mind of a Woman (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Moment on the Edge: 100 Years of Crime Stories by Women (2001) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Two of the Deadliest (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hotel Angeline (2011) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Suspense Magazine September 2012 (2012) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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