Series reading guide · updated 2026
Lambert & Hook Books in Order
Every Lambert & Hook book in publication order — 29 in total, spanning 1989–2016.
Publication Order of Lambert and Hook Books
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder at the Nineteenth | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | For Sale - With Corpse | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Bring Forth Your Dead | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Dead on Course | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Stranglehold | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Fox in the Forest | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Watermarked | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Death of a Nobody | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Accident by Design | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Girl Gone Missing | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Malice Aforethought | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | An Unsuitable Death | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | An Academic Death | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Death on the Eleventh Hole | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Body Politic | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Mortal Taste | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Just Desserts | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Too Much of Water | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Close Call | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Something Is Rotten | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | A Good Walk Spoiled | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Darkness Visible | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | In Vino Veritas | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Die Happy | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | More Than Meets The Eye | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Cry of The Children | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Rest Assured | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Skeleton Plot | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Final Act | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
Every title by year All 29, oldest to newest
| # | Title | Year | Get it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder at the Nineteenth | 1989 | Amazon US UK |
| 2 | For Sale - With Corpse | 1990 | Amazon US UK |
| 3 | Bring Forth Your Dead | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 4 | Dead on Course | 1991 | Amazon US UK |
| 5 | Stranglehold | 1993 | Amazon US UK |
| 6 | The Fox in the Forest | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 7 | Watermarked | 1994 | Amazon US UK |
| 8 | Death of a Nobody | 1995 | Amazon US UK |
| 9 | Accident by Design | 1996 | Amazon US UK |
| 10 | Girl Gone Missing | 1998 | Amazon US UK |
| 11 | Malice Aforethought | 1999 | Amazon US UK |
| 12 | An Unsuitable Death | 2000 | Amazon US UK |
| 13 | An Academic Death | 2001 | Amazon US UK |
| 14 | Death on the Eleventh Hole | 2002 | Amazon US UK |
| 15 | Body Politic | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 16 | Mortal Taste | 2003 | Amazon US UK |
| 17 | Just Desserts | 2004 | Amazon US UK |
| 18 | Too Much of Water | 2005 | Amazon US UK |
| 19 | Close Call | 2006 | Amazon US UK |
| 20 | Something Is Rotten | 2007 | Amazon US UK |
| 21 | A Good Walk Spoiled | 2008 | Amazon US UK |
| 22 | Darkness Visible | 2009 | Amazon US UK |
| 23 | In Vino Veritas | 2010 | Amazon US UK |
| 24 | Die Happy | 2011 | Amazon US UK |
| 25 | More Than Meets The Eye | 2012 | Amazon US UK |
| 26 | Cry of The Children | 2013 | Amazon US UK |
| 27 | Rest Assured | 2014 | Amazon US UK |
| 28 | Skeleton Plot | 2015 | Amazon US UK |
| 29 | Final Act | 2016 | Amazon US UK |
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