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Lestrade Books in Order

Lestrade by M.J. Trow contains 19 books, published between 1985 and 2019. The first book is The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (1985) and the newest is The World of Inspector Lestrade (2019). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1985–2019
Pages on record
468 in 2 of 19 books
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M.J. Trow's Lestrade series features Inspector Lestrade in historical police procedurals, with London and England among the recorded subjects. The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (1985) begins the 19-book run, which closes with The World of Inspector Lestrade (2019). The Supreme Adventure of Inspector Lestrade (1985) and Brigade (1986) came next. Titles from 1987 to 1991 include Lestrade and the Hallowed House, Lestrade and the Leviathan, Lestrade and the Ripper, Lestrade and the Deadly Game and Lestrade and the Guardian Angel. The series is recorded as likely complete.

How many Lestrade books are there?

Lestrade has 19 books, released between 1985 and 2019.

Lestrade Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Lestrade 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 Lestrade and the Hallowed House by M.J. Trow, book 4 of the Lestrade series (1987)
  2. Cover of Lestrade and the Giant Rat of Sumatra by M.J. Trow, book 18 of the Lestrade series (2014)
  1. 1
    The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade1985 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1985224
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  2. 2
    The Supreme Adventure of Inspector Lestrade1985 · confirmed 2/4
    1985–
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  3. 3
    Brigade1986 · confirmed 2/4
    1986–
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  4. 4
    Lestrade and the Hallowed House1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  5. 5
    Lestrade and the Leviathan1987 · confirmed 2/4
    1987–
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  6. 6
    Lestrade and the Brother of Death / Lestrade and the Brigade1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  7. 7
    Lestrade and the Ripper1988 · confirmed 2/4
    1988–
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  8. 8
    Lestrade and the Deadly Game1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  9. 9
    Lestrade and the Guardian Angel1990 · confirmed 2/4
    1990–
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  10. 10
    Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  11. 11
    Lestrade and the Magpie1991 · confirmed 2/4
    1991–
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  12. 12
    Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  13. 13
    Lestrade and the Sign of Nine1992 · confirmed 2/4
    1992–
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  14. 14
    Lestrade and the Sawdust Ring1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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    Lestrade and the Mirror of Murder1993 · confirmed 2/4
    1993–
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    Lestrade and the Kiss of Horus1995 · confirmed 2/4
    1995–
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  17. 17
    Lestrade and the Devil's Own1996 · confirmed 2/4
    1996–
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  18. 18
    Lestrade and the Giant Rat of Sumatra2014 · 244 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014244
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  19. 19
    The World of Inspector Lestrade2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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Is there a chronological order for Lestrade?

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

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

Where to start with Lestrade

Start with The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade (1985), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Lestrade book?

The World of Inspector Lestrade (2019) is the newest Lestrade book released so far.

Is there a new Lestrade book coming?

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

Lestrade at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Lestrade title on record dates from 2019, 7 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Lestrade books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
468 pages across the 2 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 234 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Lestrade books, 10 of 19, were published in the 1990s.

What the Lestrade books are about

2 of the 19 Lestrade 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 2 of 2. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by M.J. Trow

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

Other series by M.J. Trow

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