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Elizabeth George

Inspector Lynley is a series of 20 books by Elizabeth George: 9,787 pages in the 14 with a known length, about 179 hours of reading. Shown in publication order; no numbering is on record.

20
books
9,787
pages in 14 of them
179 hours
to read those 14
359 days
at 30 minutes a day
A Great Deliverance 1988 8.2 h
Payment in Blood 1989 length not known
Well-Schooled in Murder 1990 length not known
A Suitable Vengeance 1991 8.2 h
For the Sake of Elena 1992 length not known
Missing Joseph 1992 10.4 h Playing For The Ashes 1993 13.2 h In the Presence of the Enemy 1996 11.7 h Deception on His Mind 1997 16.3 h In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner 1999 14.1 h A Traitor to Memory 2001 15.8 h A Place of Hiding 2003 11.5 h With No One as Witness 2005 16.9 h What Came Before He Shot Her 2006 14.0 h Careless in Red 2008 13.8 h
This Body of Death 2010 length not known
Believing the Lie 2012 11.4 h
Just One Evil Act 2013 length not known
A Banquet of Consequences 2015 14.1 h
The Punishment She Deserves 2017 length not known

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The books

  1. A Great Deliverance 1988 8.2 h

  2. Payment in Blood 1989 length not known

  3. Well-Schooled in Murder 1990 length not known

  4. A Suitable Vengeance 1991 8.2 h

    It was meant to be a festive engagement weekend.

  5. For the Sake of Elena 1992 length not known

  6. Missing Joseph 1992 10.4 h

    Deborah and Simon St. James have taken a holiday in the winter landscape of Lancastershire, hoping to heal the growing rift in their marriage.

  7. Playing For The Ashes 1993 13.2 h

  8. In the Presence of the Enemy 1996 11.7 h

  9. Deception on His Mind 1997 16.3 h

  10. In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner 1999 14.1 h

  11. A Traitor to Memory 2001 15.8 h

    When Eugenie Davies is killed by a driver on a quiet London street, her death is clearly no accident.

  12. A Place of Hiding 2003 11.5 h

    An isolated beach on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel is the scene of the murder of Guy Brouard, one of Guernsey's wealthiest inhabitants and its main benefactor.

  13. With No One as Witness 2005 16.9 h

    Londres, aux abords de l'hiver...

  14. What Came Before He Shot Her 2006 14.0 h

  15. Careless in Red 2008 13.8 h

    Scotland Yard’s Thomas Lynley returns to investigate what may be a perfect crime.

  16. This Body of Death 2010 length not known

  17. Believing the Lie 2012 11.4 h

    In this novel Inspector Thomas Lynley is mystified when he's sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell at the request of the man's uncle, the wealthy and…

  18. Just One Evil Act 2013 length not known

  19. A Banquet of Consequences 2015 14.1 h

  20. The Punishment She Deserves 2017 length not known

How much is left

After A Great Deliverance about 171 hours left, not counting 6 books of unknown length
After Payment in Blood about 171 hours left, not counting 5 books of unknown length
After Well-Schooled in Murder about 171 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After A Suitable Vengeance about 163 hours left, not counting 4 books of unknown length
After For the Sake of Elena about 163 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After Missing Joseph about 153 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After Playing For The Ashes about 140 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After In the Presence of the Enemy about 128 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After Deception on His Mind about 111 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner about 97 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After A Traitor to Memory about 82 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After A Place of Hiding about 70 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After With No One as Witness about 53 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After What Came Before He Shot Her about 39 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After Careless in Red about 25 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After This Body of Death about 25 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Believing the Lie about 14 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Just One Evil Act about 14 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length

Reading the whole series

About 179 hours 26 minutes

14 of 20 books, 9,787 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

359 days (about 52 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.