Lestrade Books in Order

Inspector Lestrade investigates a body discovered on the Isle of Wight and a sequence of apparently unrelated murders. Anonymous verses provide disturbing clues, sending the Scotland Yard detective after a killer whose crimes span the country.

A corpse hidden on the Isle of Wight draws Inspector Lestrade into a widening murder investigation. With anonymous poems pointing toward further crimes, he must untangle the connections behind killings that initially seem to have no common purpose.

Sent to investigate strange deaths across England, Lestrade encounters an apparent animal attack, poisoning, and a lighthouse keeper's demise. His inquiries gradually uncover a connection between the victims and the soldiers who charged at Balaclava decades earlier.

The violent death of a member of Parliament draws Lestrade into a politically sensitive investigation after Queen Victoria's death. As further murders and threats unsettle Westminster, he must navigate powerful interests and dangers reaching into the royal household.

A boating tragedy involving Lestrade's daughter interrupts an already troubled period for the detective. With unusual murders accumulating around him and George V's coronation approaching, he investigates a case involving family danger, anarchists, and unexpected connections.

Recovering from a broken leg, Lestrade confronts an attack on his prospective father-in-law and a cryptic letter about the Four Gospel Makers. The clues send him back toward unresolved cases from his earliest years as a constable.

While the Whitechapel murders dominate London in 1888, Lestrade inherits another investigation from a dead colleague. His pursuit of unresolved deaths leads beyond the capital to Nottinghamshire, where a visit to Rhadegund Hall brings another disturbing discovery.

During the 1908 Olympic Games, Lestrade investigates a lieutenant's apparent suicide after the dead man's father insists he was murdered. Further killings involving a journalist and a yachtsman draw the detective into a case shadowing the sporting celebrations.

A military officer's body is recovered from the Thames with a medal between his teeth, followed by other deaths marked by strange objects. Lestrade goes undercover among the Yeomanry to uncover the connection behind these carefully arranged murders.

When servant Amy Macpherson is murdered at Balmoral, Lestrade investigates a crime within Queen Victoria's household. Access to powerful suspects and the sensitivities of royal life complicate his effort to establish what happened and identify the killer.

In 1920, a dead war hero appears to have survived his previously recorded death, unsettling Lestrade and his daughter. Another similarly impossible discovery draws them toward wartime secrets, official intrigue, and questions about the identities of the victims.

Murders on London's Underground leave Lestrade facing seemingly random attacks and an increasingly frightened city. As bodies appear at different stations, tensions with the railway police complicate his search for the pattern linking the victims and their killer.

A mutilated body discovered at Scotland Yard becomes the first clue in a series of grisly killings. In the politically uneasy atmosphere of 1886, Lestrade investigates victims whose differing professions conceal the connection that has made them targets.

An apparent carriage accident leaves a broken mirror among the dead man's possessions, and further deaths carry similar fragments. Lestrade investigates the recurring clue, questioning whether these apparently unconnected fatalities are accidents or the work of a murderer.

Murders disrupt George Sanger's circus, where performances turn fatal and danger extends beyond the ring. Lestrade enters the circus undercover, trying to identify the killer among its performers while navigating a world of elaborate acts and concealed rivalries.

Retired Superintendent Lestrade travels to Egypt after Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb is followed by suspicious deaths. Surrounded by archaeological excitement and rumors of a pharaoh's curse, he seeks a human explanation for the mounting fatalities.

A woman dies in Lestrade's arms during a London fog, leaving him accused of her murder. With other killings marked by a mysterious devil's calling card, the detective faces imprisonment while those closest to him seek the truth.

Strange disturbances beneath London accompany a series of deaths that threaten the city's infrastructure. Superintendent Lestrade, Walter Dew, and two rookie officers venture below the streets to confront the source of the danger and uncover a murderer's scheme.

Trow explores the Victorian and Edwardian people, places, and social history behind his Inspector Lestrade mysteries. The companion distinguishes historical material from invention, examining the celebrated and obscure figures whose appearances help populate Lestrade's fictional world.