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Character · New Scotland Yard · 7 books

Isabelle Ardery

Detective Superintendent · Elizabeth George

Isabelle Ardery is a detective superintendent, ambitious and troubled.

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Character facts

First appearance
This Body of Death (2010)
Latest appearance
A Slowly Dying Cause (2025)
Books
7 (7 major)
Series
Inspector Lynley
Author
Elizabeth George
Circle
New Scotland Yard

Where to meet Isabelle Ardery

Isabelle Ardery first appears in This Body of Death (2010), in a major role, book 16 of the Inspector Lynley series.

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Every book with Isabelle Ardery

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

  1. 2010MThis Body of Deathmajor role · Inspector LynleyTakes commandBuy
  2. 2012MBelieving the Liemajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  3. 2013MJust One Evil Actmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  4. 2015MA Banquet of Consequencesmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  5. 2018MThe Punishment She Deservesmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  6. 2022MSomething to Hidemajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  7. 2025MA Slowly Dying Causemajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Barbara HaversDetective Sergeant and Lynley’s partner7
Thomas LynleyDetective Inspector and eighth Earl of Asherton7
Winston NkataDetective Constable, later Sergeant7
Deborah St JamesPhotographer, Simon’s wife and Lynley’s former love5