Lynda La Plante Books in Order
Lynda La Plante has written 56 books, published between 1985 and 2026. The first book is Widows (1985) and the newest is Sacrifice (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 56
- Published
- 1985–2026
- Confirmed
- 56 of 56 titles
- Pages on record
- 12,842 in 34 of 56 books
- Reading time
- 214–321 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 12,842 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 34 of 56 titles with a page count on record.
Jane Tennison, the detective of Prime Suspect, is Lynda La Plante's best known creation, and Anna Travis, Dolly Rawlins, Lorraine Page and DC Jack Warr head further series. London police work, serial murder and missing persons are the recurring subjects. Widows (1985) opens a catalogue of 56 titles that reaches Sacrifice in 2026, at 392 pages on median.
How many Lynda La Plante books are there?
Lynda La Plante has 56 books, released between 1985 and 2026. They include 8 separate series.
Lynda La Plante Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 56 Lynda La Plante books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
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- 31988–3/4
- 41990–3/4
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- 619922593/4
- 719922563/4
- 81992–3/4
- 91992–3/4
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- 1219944153/4
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- 1419942443/4
- 1519954693/4
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- 1719973363/4
- 1819974623/4
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- 2420022883/4
- 2520022883/4
- 2620025183/4
- 2720044003/4
- 2820064853/4
- 292007–3/4
- 3020086413/4
- 3120095153/4
- 3220104923/4
- 332011–3/4
- 3420121243/4
- 3520121013/4
- 362012–3/4
- 3720135003/4
- 382014–3/4
- 392015–3/4
- 412017–3/4
- 4220184163/4
- 4320195123/4
- 442020–3/4
- 4520204483/4
- 4620213203/4
- 472021–3/4
- 482022–3/4
- 492023–3/4
- 502023–3/4
- 512023–3/4
- 522024–3/4
- 532025–3/4
- 542025–3/4
- 552025–3/4
- 562026–3/4
Lynda La Plante series in order
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Jane Tennison books in order 10 books
- Anna Travis books in order 9 books
Lynda La Plante books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Lynda La Plante Standalone Novels
10 books10 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Trial and Retribution in order
6 booksDC Jack Warr in order
6 booksDolly Rawlins in order
3 books- 1. Widows
- 2. Widows Revenge
- 3. She's Out
Prime Suspect in order
3 booksLorraine Page in order
3 books- 1. Cold Shoulder
- 2. Cold Blood
- 3. Cold Heart
Legacy in order
2 books- 1. The Legacy
- 2. The Talisman
Lynda La Plante Short Stories/Novellas
2 books2 titles published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
Lynda La Plante Non-Fiction
1 book1 title published under this heading without a numbered place in a series.
CSI Jessica Russell in order
1 bookLynda La Plante Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the Lynda La Plante books run from Widows (1985) to Sacrifice (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Lynda La Plante in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Lynda La Plante books in order?
You only need to read Lynda La Plante books in order within each series: the books listed here span 8 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.
Where to start with Lynda La Plante
Start with the first book of the Lynda La Plante series you want to read: Jane Tennison starts with Tennison (2015) and Anna Travis starts with Above Suspicion (2004). The earliest catalogued title overall is Widows (1985).
What is the newest Lynda La Plante book?
Sacrifice (2026) is the newest Lynda La Plante book released so far.
Is there a new Lynda La Plante book coming?
No next Lynda La Plante book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Lynda La Plante has won
Wikidata records 1 award for Lynda La Plante. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Edgar Awards1993Won
Lynda La Plante at a glance
- Still publishing
- Lynda La Plante published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Lynda La Plante books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 12,842 pages across the 34 of 56 books with a recorded length, a median of 392 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Lynda La Plante books, 18 of 56, were published in the 1990s.
What the Lynda La Plante books are about
35 of the 56 Lynda La Plante books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective, women sleuths is tagged on 10 of 35. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 10 of 35 books
- London (England) 8 of 35 books
- Tennison, jane (fictitious character) 8 of 35 books
- Anna Travis (Fictitious character) 7 of 35 books
- Mystery & detective, police procedural 6 of 35 books
- Murder 5 of 35 books
- Policewomen 5 of 35 books
- Crime 4 of 35 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 35 books
- English literature 3 of 35 books
- Investigation 3 of 35 books