Order of Inspector Troy Books
Inspector Frederick Troy is the protagonist in a series of historical crime fiction novels by American novelist John Lawton. Although we know Inspector Troy’s first name is Frederick, he prefers not to be addressed as such, disliking any form of his given name. Inspector Troy is an investigator on Scotland Yard’s murder squad. The series starts out during World War II. The film rights for the series have been optioned by Columbia Pictures.
The Inspector Troy series began in 1995 with Black Out. The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of John Lawton’s Inspector Troy books, sorted both by year of publication and in chronological order:
Publication Order of Inspector Troy Books
Black Out | (1995) | |
Old Flames | (1996) | |
A Little White Death | (1998) | |
Riptide / Bluffing Mr. Churchill | (2001) | |
Flesh Wounds / Blue Rondo | (2005) | |
Second Violin | (2007) | |
A Lily of the Field | (2010) | |
Friends and Traitors | (2017) |
Chronological Order of Inspector Troy Books
Second Violin | (2007) | Riptide / Bluffing Mr. Churchill | (2001) | Black Out | (1995) | A Lily of the Field | (2010) | Old Flames | (1996) | Friends and Traitors | (2017) | Flesh Wounds / Blue Rondo | (2005) | A Little White Death | (1998) | 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: |
Notes: Riptide was published in the United States as Bluffing Mr. Churchill. Blue Rondo was published in the USA as Flesh Wounds.