Inspector Lynley Mysteries

Detective Inspector Lynley and Detective Sergeant Havers are drawn into the closed world of prestigious public school Bredgar Hall when a student, Matthew Whateley, goes missing. Lynley and Havers' investigation soon leads them to uncover a Mafia-like society run by the school's élite sixth-formers. When Harry Morant disappears, the race is on to find Matthew's killer before he too is harmed.

Lynley and Havers are sent to a remote Scottish mansion house to investigate the death of a famous playwright. The initial investigation reveals that practically anyone could have committed the crime but everyone seems to have a convincing alibi and no motive. As the investigation continues, a nearby suicide begins to have a bearing on the case leading Lynley to believe that it wasn't suicide.

When the daughter of a Cambridge professor is brutally killed while out jogging, Lynley and Havers are assigned to the case. The young woman was deaf and it appears that the attack was deliberate. There are a number of suspects in the case, the daughter's ex-boyfriend, another Cambridge professor, the stepmother, and a student advisor; but who's the killer?

In an apparently tranquil Lancashire village, Lynley investigates the mysterious poisoning of vicar Robin Sage. Local herbalist Juliet Spence has fed Sage water hemlock instead of wild parsnip, but was it a tragic mistake or a deliberate act? Spence's vegetable store is easily accessible, which means that there are a number of suspects