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Lambert and Hook Books in Order

Lambert and Hook by J.M. Gregson contains 29 books, published between 1989 and 2016. The first book is Murder at the Nineteenth (1989) and the newest is Final Act (2016). Publication order is the reading order below.

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Books
29
Published
1989–2016
Pages on record
5,290 in 23 of 29 books
Reading time
88–132 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,290 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 23 of 29 titles with a page count on record.

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Lambert and Hook is J.M. Gregson's police procedural series, pairing Superintendent John Lambert with Detective Sergeant Bert Hook in English murder investigations. Murder at the Nineteenth opened the run in 1989 on a golf course, and Bring Forth Your Dead, Dead on Course, Stranglehold, Death of a Nobody and Girl Gone Missing followed. 29 books reach Final Act in 2016, at a median of 216 pages, and the series is likely complete.

How many Lambert and Hook books are there?

Lambert and Hook has 29 books, released between 1989 and 2016.

Lambert and Hook Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 29 Lambert and Hook 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 Making a Killing / For Sale - With Corpse by J.M. Gregson, book 2 of the Lambert and Hook series (1990)
  2. Cover of Bring Forth Your Dead by J.M. Gregson, book 3 of the Lambert and Hook series (1991)
  3. Cover of Dead on Course by J.M. Gregson, book 4 of the Lambert and Hook series (1991)
  4. Cover of Stranglehold by J.M. Gregson, book 5 of the Lambert and Hook series (1993)
  5. Cover of Death of a Nobody by J.M. Gregson, book 8 of the Lambert and Hook series (1995)
  6. Cover of Accident by Design by J.M. Gregson, book 9 of the Lambert and Hook series (1996)
  7. Cover of Girl Gone Missing by J.M. Gregson, book 10 of the Lambert and Hook series (1998)
  8. Cover of Malice Aforethought by J.M. Gregson, book 11 of the Lambert and Hook series (1999)
  9. Cover of An Unsuitable Death by J.M. Gregson, book 12 of the Lambert and Hook series (2000)
  10. Cover of An Academic Death by J.M. Gregson, book 13 of the Lambert and Hook series (2001)
  11. Cover of Death on the Eleventh Hole by J.M. Gregson, book 14 of the Lambert and Hook series (2002)
  12. Cover of Body Politic by J.M. Gregson, book 15 of the Lambert and Hook series (2003)
  13. Cover of Mortal Taste by J.M. Gregson, book 16 of the Lambert and Hook series (2003)
  14. Cover of Just Desserts by J.M. Gregson, book 17 of the Lambert and Hook series (2004)
  15. Cover of Too Much of Water by J.M. Gregson, book 18 of the Lambert and Hook series (2005)
  16. Cover of Close Call by J.M. Gregson, book 19 of the Lambert and Hook series (2006)
  17. Cover of Something Is Rotten by J.M. Gregson, book 20 of the Lambert and Hook series (2007)
  18. Cover of A Good Walk Spoiled by J.M. Gregson, book 21 of the Lambert and Hook series (2008)
  19. Cover of Darkness Visible by J.M. Gregson, book 22 of the Lambert and Hook series (2009)
  20. Cover of In Vino Veritas by J.M. Gregson, book 23 of the Lambert and Hook series (2010)
  21. Cover of Cry of The Children by J.M. Gregson, book 26 of the Lambert and Hook series (2013)
  22. Cover of Rest Assured by J.M. Gregson, book 27 of the Lambert and Hook series (2014)
  23. Cover of Skeleton Plot by J.M. Gregson, book 28 of the Lambert and Hook series (2015)
  1. 1
    Murder at the Nineteenth1989 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989208
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  2. 2
    Making a Killing / For Sale - With Corpse1990 · 276 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1990276
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  3. 3
    Bring Forth Your Dead1991 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991192
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  4. 4
    Dead on Course1991 · 277 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991277
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  5. 5
    Stranglehold1993 · 307 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993307
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  6. 6
    The Fox in the Forest1994 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994192
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  7. 7
    Watermarked1994 · 205 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994205
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  8. 8
    Death of a Nobody1995 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995304
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  9. 9
    Accident by Design1996 · 175 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996175
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  10. 10
    Girl Gone Missing1998 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998192
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  11. 11
    Malice Aforethought1999 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999288
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  12. 12
    An Unsuitable Death2000 · 212 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000212
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  13. 13
    An Academic Death2001 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001224
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  14. 14
    Death on the Eleventh Hole2002 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2002224
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  15. 15
    Body Politic2003 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003308
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  16. 16
    Mortal Taste2003 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003224
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  17. 17
    Just Desserts2004 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004192
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  18. 18
    Too Much of Water2005 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005216
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  19. 19
    Close Call2006 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006224
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  20. 20
    Something Is Rotten2007 · 202 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007202
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  21. 21
    A Good Walk Spoiled2008 · 216 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008216
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  22. 22
    Darkness Visible2009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  23. 23
    In Vino Veritas2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  24. 24
    Die Happy2011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  25. 25
    More Than Meets The Eye2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  26. 26
    Cry of The Children2013 · 212 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013212
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  27. 27
    Rest Assured2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  28. 28
    Skeleton Plot2015 · 220 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015220
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  29. 29
    Final Act2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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Is there a chronological order for Lambert and Hook?

No separate chronological order is on record for Lambert and Hook, 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 Lambert and Hook books in order?

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

Where to start with Lambert and Hook

Start with Murder at the Nineteenth (1989), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lambert and Hook book?

Final Act (2016) is the newest Lambert and Hook book released so far.

Is there a new Lambert and Hook book coming?

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

Lambert and Hook at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Lambert and Hook title on record dates from 2016, 10 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Lambert and Hook books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,290 pages across the 23 of 29 books with a recorded length, a median of 216 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lambert and Hook books, 11 of 29, were published in the 2000s.

What the Lambert and Hook books are about

25 of the 29 Lambert and Hook books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: john lambert (fictitious character) is tagged on 12 of 25. 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

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