Order of John Lawton Books
John Lawton is an American author of crime fiction, spy fiction and historical fiction. He generally sets his novels in England during World War II and the Cold War era. Lawton also works as a producer and director of television documentaries. As far as his work in fiction goes, he is best known for his Inspector Troy series.
John Lawton became a published author in 1995 with Black Out. Below is a list of John Lawton’s books in order of when they were originally published (as well as in chronological order):
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Publication Order of Inspector Troy Books
| Black Out | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Old Flames | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Little White Death | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Riptide / Bluffing Mr. Churchill | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Flesh Wounds / Blue Rondo | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Second Violin | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Lily of the Field | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Friends and Traitors | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
A Lily of the Field has two stories within it.Timeline wise "Audacity" is from 1934-1946 so you may wish to read that first with the rest in 1948.Rough order of dominant years they take place:
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Chronological Order of Inspector Troy Books
| Second Violin | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Riptide / Bluffing Mr. Churchill | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Black Out | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Lily of the Field | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Old Flames | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Friends and Traitors | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Flesh Wounds / Blue Rondo | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Little White Death | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Joe Wilderness Books
| Then We Take Berlin | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Unfortunate Englishman | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Hammer to Fall | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Moscow Exile | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
| Sweet Sunday | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| An Italian Job | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| East of Suez, West of Charing Cross Road | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bentinck's Agent | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| An Italian Job | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Notes: Riptide was published in the United States as Bluffing Mr. Churchill. Blue Rondo was published in the USA as Flesh Wounds. The short story An Italian Job is co-authored by Zoe Sharp.
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