The Recurring Cast
Character · New Scotland Yard · 13 books

Helen Clyde

Lynley’s love, later his wife · Elizabeth George

Lady Helen Clyde is Lynley’s great love, warm, witty and kind.

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Character facts

First appearance
A Great Deliverance (1988)
Latest appearance
With No One as Witness (2005)
Books
13 (13 major)
Series
Inspector Lynley
Author
Elizabeth George
Circle
New Scotland Yard

Where to meet Helen Clyde

Helen Clyde first appears in A Great Deliverance (1988), in a major role, book 1 of the Inspector Lynley series.

Buy A Great Deliverance

Every book with Helen Clyde

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1988MA Great Deliverancemajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  2. 1989MPayment in Bloodmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  3. 1990MWell-Schooled in Murdermajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  4. 1991MA Suitable Vengeancemajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  5. 1992MFor the Sake of Elenamajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  6. 1993MMissing Josephmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  7. 1994MPlaying for the Ashesmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  8. 1996MIn the Presence of the Enemymajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  9. 1997MDeception on His Mindmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  10. 1999MIn Pursuit of the Proper Sinnermajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  11. 2001MA Traitor to Memorymajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  12. 2003MA Place of Hidingmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  13. 2005MWith No One as Witnessmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Barbara HaversDetective Sergeant and Lynley’s partner13
Deborah St JamesPhotographer, Simon’s wife and Lynley’s former love13
Simon St JamesForensic scientist and Lynley’s old friend13
Thomas LynleyDetective Inspector and eighth Earl of Asherton13
Winston NkataDetective Constable, later Sergeant7
HadiyyahAzhar’s daughter and Barbara’s young friend2