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Lambert and Hook Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Lambert and Hook books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Lambert and Hook series? Start with "Murder at the Nineteenth" (1989) and follow publication order through all 29 books.
The complete Lambert and Hook reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
Murder at the Nineteenth
1989
Making a Killing / For Sale - With Corpse
1990
Bring Forth Your Dead
1991
Dead on Course
1991
Stranglehold
1993
The Fox in the Forest
1994
Watermarked
1994
Death of a Nobody
1995
Accident by Design
1996
Girl Gone Missing
1998
Malice Aforethought
1999
An Unsuitable Death
2000
An Academic Death
2001
Death on the Eleventh Hole
2002
Body Politic
2003
Mortal Taste
2003
Just Desserts
2004
Too Much of Water
2005
Close Call
2006
Something Is Rotten
2007
A Good Walk Spoiled
2008
Darkness Visible
2009
In Vino Veritas
2010
Die Happy
2011
More Than Meets The Eye
2012
Cry of The Children
2013
Rest Assured
2014
Skeleton Plot
2015
Final Act
2016
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