The Recurring Cast
Character · New Scotland Yard · 15 books

Winston Nkata

Detective Constable, later Sergeant · Elizabeth George

Winston Nkata is a detective who joins the team, a former gang member who has turned his life around.

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Character facts

First appearance
Playing for the Ashes (1994)
Latest appearance
A Slowly Dying Cause (2025)
Books
15 (15 major)
Series
Inspector Lynley
Author
Elizabeth George
Circle
New Scotland Yard

Where to meet Winston Nkata

Winston Nkata first appears in Playing for the Ashes (1994), in a major role, book 7 of the Inspector Lynley series.

Buy Playing for the Ashes

Every book with Winston Nkata

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

  1. 1994MPlaying for the Ashesmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  2. 1996MIn the Presence of the Enemymajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  3. 1997MDeception on His Mindmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  4. 1999MIn Pursuit of the Proper Sinnermajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  5. 2001MA Traitor to Memorymajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  6. 2003MA Place of Hidingmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  7. 2005MWith No One as Witnessmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  8. 2008MCareless in Redmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  9. 2010MThis Body of Deathmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  10. 2012MBelieving the Liemajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  11. 2013MJust One Evil Actmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  12. 2015MA Banquet of Consequencesmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  13. 2018MThe Punishment She Deservesmajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  14. 2022MSomething to Hidemajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy
  15. 2025MA Slowly Dying Causemajor role · Inspector LynleyBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Barbara HaversDetective Sergeant and Lynley’s partner15
Thomas LynleyDetective Inspector and eighth Earl of Asherton15
Deborah St JamesPhotographer, Simon’s wife and Lynley’s former love13
Helen ClydeLynley’s love, later his wife7
Isabelle ArderyDetective Superintendent7
Simon St JamesForensic scientist and Lynley’s old friend7