Lynda La Plante Reading Order

9 books (2004–2013)

Start with Above Suspicion, the first of 9 books in the Anna Travis series.

#	Title
1	Above Suspicion 2004Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Red Dahlia 2006Buy 🇺🇸
3	Clean Cut 2007Buy 🇺🇸
4	Deadly Intent 2008Buy 🇺🇸
5	Silent Scream 2009Buy 🇺🇸
6	Blind Fury 2010Buy 🇺🇸
7	Blood Line 2011Buy 🇺🇸
8	Backlash 2012Buy 🇺🇸
9	Wrongful Death 2013Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2004–2015)

Start with Like a Charm and read in order.

#	Title
1	Like a Charm 2004Buy 🇺🇸
2	Creative, Successful, Dyslexic: 23 High Achievers Share Their Stories 2015Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2025–2025)

#	Title
1	The Scene of the Crime 2025Buy 🇺🇸

5 books (2020–2025)

Start with Buried, the first of 5 books in the DC Jack Warr series.

#	Title
1	Buried 2020Buy 🇺🇸
2	Judas Horse 2021Buy 🇺🇸
3	Vanished 2022Buy 🇺🇸
4	Pure Evil 2023Buy 🇺🇸
5	Crucified 2025Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1985–1995)

Start with Widows and read in order.

#	Title
1	Widows 1985Buy 🇺🇸
2	Widows Revenge 1994Buy 🇺🇸
3	She's Out 1995Buy 🇺🇸

10 books (2015–2024)

Start with Tennison, the first of 10 books in the Jane Tennison series.

#	Title
1	Tennison 2015Buy 🇺🇸
2	Good Friday 2017Buy 🇺🇸
3	Hidden Killers 2017Buy 🇺🇸
4	Murder Mile 2018Buy 🇺🇸
5	The Dirty Dozen 2019Buy 🇺🇸
6	Blunt Force 2020Buy 🇺🇸
7	Unholy Murder 2021Buy 🇺🇸
8	A Taste of Blood 2023Buy 🇺🇸
9	Dark Rooms 2023Buy 🇺🇸
10	Whole Life Sentence 2024Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (1987–1988)

Start with The Legacy and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Legacy 1987Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Talisman 1988Buy 🇺🇸

3 books (1994–1998)

Start with Cold Shoulder and read in order.

#	Title
1	Cold Shoulder 1994Buy 🇺🇸
2	Cold Blood 1997Buy 🇺🇸
3	Cold Heart 1998Buy 🇺🇸

1 book (2025–2025)

3 books (1991–1993)

Start with Prime Suspect and read in order.

#	Title
1	Prime Suspect 1991Buy 🇺🇸
2	A Face in the Crowd 1992Buy 🇺🇸
3	Silent Victims 1993Buy 🇺🇸

2 books (2012–2012)

Start with The Escape and read in order.

#	Title
1	The Escape 2012Buy 🇺🇸
2	The Little One 2012Buy 🇺🇸

10 books (1990–2014)

Start with Bella Mafia, the first of 10 books in the Standalone Novels series.

#	Title
1	Bella Mafia 1990Buy 🇺🇸
2	Civvies 1992Buy 🇺🇸
3	Entwined 1992Buy 🇺🇸
4	Framed 1992Buy 🇺🇸
5	Seekers 1993Buy 🇺🇸
6	Lifeboat 1994Buy 🇺🇸
7	The Governor 1995Buy 🇺🇸
8	Sleeping Cruelty 2001Buy 🇺🇸
9	Royal Flush / Royal Heist 2002Buy 🇺🇸
10	Twisted 2014Buy 🇺🇸

6 books (1997–2002)

Start with Trial and Retribution, the first of 6 books in the Trial and Retribution series.

#	Title
1	Trial and Retribution 1997Buy 🇺🇸
2	Trial and Retribution II / Alibi 1998Buy 🇺🇸
3	Trial and Retribution III / Accused 1999Buy 🇺🇸
4	Trial and Retribution IV / Appeal 2000Buy 🇺🇸
5	Trial and Retribution V 2002Buy 🇺🇸
6	Trial and Retribution VI 2002Buy 🇺🇸