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Inspector Peach Books in Order

Inspector Peach by J.M. Gregson contains 19 books, published between 1994 and 2016. The first book is Who Saw Him Die? (1994) and the newest is Backhand Smash (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1994–2016
Pages on record
3,013 in 14 of 19 books
Reading time
50–75 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,013 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

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Inspector Peach is J.M. Gregson's police procedural series set in England, featuring Percy Peach and Lucy Blake. The 19 books run from Who Saw Him Die? (1994) to Backhand Smash (2016). Missing, Presumed Dead (1997), To Kill a Wife (1999), The Lancashire Leopard (2001) and The Witch's Sabbath (2006) sit along the way. Inspector Peach is likely complete.

How many Inspector Peach books are there?

Inspector Peach has 19 books, released between 1994 and 2016.

Inspector Peach Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Inspector Peach 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.

  1. Cover of Who Saw Him Die? by J.M. Gregson, book 1 of the Inspector Peach series (1994)
  2. Cover of To Kill a Wife by J.M. Gregson, book 3 of the Inspector Peach series (1999)
  3. Cover of A Turbulent Priest by J.M. Gregson, book 4 of the Inspector Peach series (2000)
  4. Cover of The Lancashire Leopard by J.M. Gregson, book 5 of the Inspector Peach series (2001)
  5. Cover of A Little Learning by J.M. Gregson, book 6 of the Inspector Peach series (2002)
  6. Cover of Murder at the Lodge by J.M. Gregson, book 7 of the Inspector Peach series (2003)
  7. Cover of Wages of Sin by J.M. Gregson, book 8 of the Inspector Peach series (2004)
  8. Cover of Dusty Death by J.M. Gregson, book 9 of the Inspector Peach series (2005)
  9. Cover of The Witch's Sabbath by J.M. Gregson, book 10 of the Inspector Peach series (2006)
  10. Cover of Remains to Be Seen by J.M. Gregson, book 11 of the Inspector Peach series (2007)
  11. Cover of Pastures New by J.M. Gregson, book 12 of the Inspector Peach series (2008)
  12. Cover of Wild Justice by J.M. Gregson, book 13 of the Inspector Peach series (2009)
  13. Cover of Merely Players by J.M. Gregson, book 15 of the Inspector Peach series (2011)
  14. Cover of Least of Evils by J.M. Gregson, book 16 of the Inspector Peach series (2012)
  15. Cover of Brothers' Tears by J.M. Gregson, book 17 of the Inspector Peach series (2013)
  16. Cover of Backhand Smash by J.M. Gregson, book 19 of the Inspector Peach series (2016)
  1. 1
    Who Saw Him Die?1994 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994192
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  2. 2
    Missing, Presumed Dead1997 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997192
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  3. 3
    To Kill a Wife1999 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999224
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  4. 4
    A Turbulent Priest2000 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000218
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  5. 5
    The Lancashire Leopard2001 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001224
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  6. 6
    A Little Learning2002 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002256
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  7. 7
    Murder at the Lodge2003 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003224
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  8. 8
    Wages of Sin2004 · 218 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004218
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  9. 9
    Dusty Death2005 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005224
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  10. 10
    The Witch's Sabbath2006 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006216
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  11. 11
    Remains to Be Seen2007 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007208
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  12. 12
    Pastures New2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  13. 13
    Wild Justice2009 · 197 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009197
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  14. 14
    Only A Game2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  15. 15
    Merely Players2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  16. 16
    Least of Evils2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  17. 17
    Brothers' Tears2013 · 196 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013196
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  18. 18
    A Necessary End2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  19. 19
    Backhand Smash2016 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016224
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Is there a chronological order for Inspector Peach?

No separate chronological order is on record for Inspector Peach, 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 Inspector Peach books in order?

You should read the Inspector Peach books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Inspector Peach book also stands alone.

Where to start with Inspector Peach

Start with Who Saw Him Die? (1994), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Inspector Peach book?

Backhand Smash (2016) is the newest Inspector Peach book released so far.

Is there a new Inspector Peach book coming?

No next Inspector Peach book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Inspector Peach at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Inspector Peach title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Inspector Peach books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,013 pages across the 14 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 218 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Inspector Peach books, 10 of 19, were published in the 2000s.

What the Inspector Peach books are about

18 of the 19 Inspector Peach books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: peach, percy (fictitious character) is tagged on 13 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by J.M. Gregson

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Other series by J.M. Gregson

The series linked below has its own reading-order page.