Chief Inspector Lennox Books in Order
Chief Inspector Lennox by John Wainwright contains 9 books, published between 1974 and 1989. The first book is The Evidence I Shall Give (1974) and the newest is A Very Parochial Murder (1989). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 9
- Published
- 1974–1989
- Pages on record
- 1,487 in 7 of 9 books
- Reading time
- 25–37 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,487 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 7 of 9 titles with a page count on record.
Chief Inspector Lennox is the recurring figure across nine books by John Wainwright, published between 1974 and 1989. The Evidence I Shall Give (1974) opens the run and A Very Parochial Murder (1989) closes it, with Square Dance (1975), Pool of Tears (1977), Take Murder (1979), Landscape with Violence (1979), The Day of the Peppercorn Kill (1981), Spiral Staircase (1983) and The Tenth Interview (1986) between them. Subjects record police procedure and England. Seven volumes carry page counts, at a median of 220 pages.
How many Chief Inspector Lennox books are there?
Chief Inspector Lennox has 9 books, released between 1974 and 1989.
Chief Inspector Lennox Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 9 Chief Inspector Lennox 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.
- 1The Evidence I Shall Give1974 · 220 pages · confirmed 1/419742201/4
- 2Square Dance1975 · 255 pages · confirmed 1/419752551/4
- 3Pool of Tears1977 · 221 pages · confirmed 1/419772211/4
- 4Take Murder1979 · 176 pages · confirmed 1/419791761/4
- 5Landscape with Violence1979 · 251 pages · confirmed 1/419792511/4
- 6The Day of the Peppercorn Kill1981 · 191 pages · confirmed 1/419811911/4
- 7Spiral Staircase1983 · confirmed 1/41983–1/4
- 8The Tenth Interview1986 · confirmed 1/41986–1/4
- 9A Very Parochial Murder1989 · 173 pages · confirmed 1/419891731/4
Is there a chronological order for Chief Inspector Lennox?
No separate chronological order is on record for Chief Inspector Lennox, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.
Do you have to read Chief Inspector Lennox books in order?
You should read the Chief Inspector Lennox books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Chief Inspector Lennox book also stands alone.
Where to start with Chief Inspector Lennox
Start with The Evidence I Shall Give (1974), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Chief Inspector Lennox book?
A Very Parochial Murder (1989) is the newest Chief Inspector Lennox book released so far.
Is there a new Chief Inspector Lennox book coming?
No next Chief Inspector Lennox book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Chief Inspector Lennox at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Chief Inspector Lennox title on record dates from 1989, 37 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Chief Inspector Lennox books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 1,487 pages across the 7 of 9 books with a recorded length, a median of 220 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Chief Inspector Lennox books, 5 of 9, were published in the 1970s.
What the Chief Inspector Lennox books are about
7 of the 9 Chief Inspector Lennox books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 4 of 7. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- England 4 of 7 books
- Police 4 of 7 books
- Mystery & detective 2 of 7 books
More books by John Wainwright
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- John Wainwright books in order 77 books