Lambert and Hook books

The Lambert and Hook series by J.M. Gregson is a 29-book British police procedural mystery series following Superintendent Lambert and Sergeant Hook as they investigate crimes in the English countryside.

Lambert and Hook Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Murder at the Nineteenth 1989 Buy
Making a Killing / For Sale - With Corpse 1990 Buy
Bring Forth Your Dead 1991 Buy
Dead on Course 1991 Buy
Stranglehold 1993 Buy
The Fox in the Forest 1994 Buy
Watermarked 1994 Buy
Death of a Nobody 1995 Buy
Accident by Design 1996 Buy
Girl Gone Missing 1998 Buy
Malice Aforethought 1999 Buy
An Unsuitable Death 2000 Buy
An Academic Death 2001 Buy
Death on the Eleventh Hole 2002 Buy
Body Politic 2003 Buy
Mortal Taste 2003 Buy
Just Desserts 2004 Buy
Too Much of Water 2005 Buy
Close Call 2006 Buy
Something Is Rotten 2007 Buy
A Good Walk Spoiled 2008 Buy
Darkness Visible 2009 Buy
In Vino Veritas 2010 Buy
Die Happy 2011 Buy
More Than Meets The Eye 2012 Buy
Cry of The Children 2013 Buy
Rest Assured 2014 Buy
Skeleton Plot 2015 Buy
Final Act 2016 Buy

The Lambert and Hook series by J.M. Gregson is a 29-book British police procedural that ran from 1989 to 2016. The books follow Superintendent John Lambert and his partner Sergeant Bert Hook as they investigate crimes across the English countryside, particularly in and around the West Country.

Gregson was a prolific mystery author who built one of the longer-running detective partnerships in British crime fiction. The series covers a wide range of settings, from golf courses (Murder at the Nineteenth, A Good Walk Spoiled) to academic institutions (An Academic Death) and rural communities. The final book, Final Act, was published in 2016.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Lambert and Hook written?

Lambert and Hook has written 29 books in one series.

What was Lambert and Hook's first book?

Lambert and Hook’s first book is Murder at the Nineteenth, published in 1989.

Who wrote the Lambert and Hook series?

The Lambert and Hook series was written by J.M. Gregson. The 29-book series was published between 1989 and 2016 and follows the detective partnership of Superintendent John Lambert and Sergeant Bert Hook as they solve murders in the English West Country.

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