Where to Start with Elizabeth George
- Best entry point → A Great Deliverance
- What fans keep coming back to → Well-Schooled in Murder
- Best narrator for Elizabeth George → The Punishment She Deserves
- Highest rated by listeners → In the Presence of the Enemy (Inspector Lynley #8)
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The Punishment She Deserves
Inspector Lynley • Book 20
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.35 ABR Score (21.0K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (19.0K) ★ 4.58 Audible (2.1K)22h 48m listening time • Released 2018 - 2
In the Presence of the Enemy
Inspector Lynley • Book 8
Narrated by Donada Peters
★ 4.30 ABR Score (14.8K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (14.5K) ★ 4.73 Audible (369)20h 49m listening time • Released 2018 - 3
Something to Hide
Inspector Lynley • Book 21
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.29 ABR Score (17.8K ratings)★ 4.16 Goodreads (16.5K) ★ 4.57 Audible (1.2K)21h 28m listening time • Released 2022 - 4
Well-Schooled in Murder
Inspector Lynley • Book 3
Narrated by Donada Peters
★ 4.21 ABR Score (29.0K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (28.5K) ★ 4.56 Audible (426)14h 38m listening time • Released 2018 - 5
Deception on His Mind
Inspector Lynley • Book 9
Narrated by Donada Peters
★ 4.20 ABR Score (14.0K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (13.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (273)22h 54m listening time • Released 2018 - 6
In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner
Inspector Lynley • Book 10
Narrated by Donada Peters
★ 4.18 ABR Score (17.2K ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (16.9K) ★ 4.6 Audible (281)22h 47m listening time • Released 2018 - 7
For the Sake of Elena
Inspector Lynley • Book 5
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 4.15 ABR Score (18.5K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (18.2K) ★ 4.6 Audible (333)14h 44m listening time • Released 2018 - 8
A Great Deliverance
Inspector Lynley • Book 1
Narrated by Donada Peters
★ 4.08 ABR Score (53.2K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (52.4K) ★ 4.38 Audible (860)11h 2m listening time • Released 2018 - 9
Playing for the Ashes
Inspector Lynley • Book 7
Narrated by Donada Peters
★ 4.05 ABR Score (18.7K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (18.5K) ★ 4.43 Audible (272)24h 18m listening time • Released 2018 - 10
A Suitable Vengeance
Inspector Lynley • Book 4
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.04 ABR Score (19.5K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (18.9K) ★ 4.39 Audible (549)16h 56m listening time • Released 2013 - 11
Payment in Blood
Inspector Lynley • Book 2
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.03 ABR Score (26.3K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (25.7K) ★ 4.36 Audible (575)14h 35m listening time • Released 2013Davina Porter's narration transforms this Scottish murder mystery into something genuinely gripping—her voice work across a sprawling cast of suspects feels so natural you forget you're listening to one person.
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A Banquet of Consequences
Inspector Lynley • Book 19
Narrated by John Lee
★ 3.95 ABR Score (19.9K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (18.6K) ★ 4.28 Audible (1.2K)21h 34m listening time • Released 2015 - 13
This Body of Death
Inspector Lynley • Book 16
Narrated by John Lee
★ 3.95 ABR Score (20.6K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (19.8K) ★ 4.24 Audible (869)23h 44m listening time • Released 2010 - 14
A Slowly Dying Cause
Inspector Lynley • Book 22
Narrated by Simon Vance
★ 3.94 ABR Score (7.5K ratings)★ 4.08 Goodreads (7.2K) ★ 4.28 Audible (255)19h 52m listening time • Released 2025Simon Vance inhabits a whole Cornish village with such distinct voices that the mystery unfolds like overhearing gossip from multiple rooms. George's 22nd Lynley novel rewards long-time readers without requiring them.
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Missing Joseph
Inspector Lynley • Book 6
Narrated by Donada Peters
★ 3.93 ABR Score (16.0K ratings)★ 3.95 Goodreads (15.7K) ★ 4.32 Audible (287)17h 46m listening time • Released 2018 - 16
A Place of Hiding
Inspector Lynley • Book 12
Narrated by Donada Peters
★ 3.89 ABR Score (11.8K ratings)★ 3.9 Goodreads (11.6K) ★ 4.31 Audible (203)22h 14m listening time • Released 2018 - 17
With No One as Witness
Inspector Lynley • Book 13
Narrated by Charles Keating
★ 3.85 ABR Score (16.1K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (15.7K) ★ 4.09 Audible (362)10h 15m listening time • Released 2005 - 18
A Traitor to Memory
Inspector Lynley • Book 11
Narrated by Donada Peters
★ 3.83 ABR Score (13.0K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (12.8K) ★ 4.19 Audible (242)28h 54m listening time • Released 2018 - 19
Just One Evil Act
Inspector Lynley • Book 18
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 3.71 ABR Score (14.7K ratings)★ 3.8 Goodreads (13.8K) ★ 4.11 Audible (870)28h 24m listening time • Released 2013Davina Porter's narration transforms George's sprawling kidnapping mystery into something emotionally devastating—she captures Barbara's desperation and moral fury so completely you'll forget you're listening to a 28-hour book.
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Believing the Lie
Inspector Lynley • Book 17
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 3.69 ABR Score (17.0K ratings)★ 3.84 Goodreads (16.2K) ★ 4.06 Audible (878)23h 3m listening time • Released 2012Davina Porter's narration transforms George's intricate family mystery into something hypnotic—her ability to shift between voices and emotional registers across 23 hours makes the lies feel personal and the secrets genuinely dangerous.
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Careless in Red
Inspector Lynley • Book 15
Narrated by Charles Keating
★ 3.67 ABR Score (18.1K ratings)★ 3.92 Goodreads (17.6K) ★ 3.97 Audible (502)11h 24m listening time • Released 2008 - 22
What Came Before He Shot Her
Inspector Lynley • Book 14
Narrated by Charles Keating
★ 3.55 ABR Score (10.4K ratings)★ 3.6 Goodreads (10.2K) ★ 3.95 Audible (217)9h 36m listening time • Released 2006
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