Reading order · 6 books · 1987 to 2003 · Set in Glasgow
Lindsay Gordon Books in Order
Lindsay Gordon is a Scottish journalist and amateur detective. These were Val McDermid’s first novels.
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Series facts
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1987 to 2003
- First book
- Report for Murder
- Latest
- Hostage to Murder (2003)
- Setting
- Set in Glasgow
The reading order
Every Lindsay Gordon book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
6 books · Set in Glasgow
- 1Report for Murder1987With Lindsay GordonLindsay Gordon, a freelance journalist, is at a girls’ school for a fundraising gala when the star performer is found strangled.Buy on Amazon
- 2Common Murder1989With Lindsay GordonA protester at a women’s peace camp is accused of murder, and Lindsay Gordon investigates.Buy on Amazon
- 3Final Edition1991With Lindsay GordonLindsay Gordon’s old friend is accused of murdering a journalist, and Lindsay sets out to clear her.Buy on Amazon
- 4Union Jack1993With Lindsay GordonAt a trade union conference, a union official falls to her death from a hotel window.Buy on Amazon
- 5Booked for Murder1996With Lindsay GordonA novelist dies in exactly the way described in her unpublished manuscript.Buy on Amazon
- 6Hostage to Murder2003With Lindsay GordonJournalist Lindsay Gordon teams up with a young reporter to find a car dealer’s kidnapped stepson, a search that leads to St Petersburg.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in order, starting with Report for Murder.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Lindsay Gordon |
|---|---|
| 1 Report for Murder | LLead |
| 2 Common Murder | LLead |
| 3 Final Edition | LLead |
| 4 Union Jack | LLead |
| 5 Booked for Murder | LLead |
| 6 Hostage to Murder | LLead |
Characters in the Lindsay Gordon books
2 characters from Val McDermid’s chart, with the number of Lindsay Gordon books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay GordonJournalist and amateur detective | 6 | Report for Murder 1987 |
| Cordelia BrownNovelist and Lindsay’s partner | 1 | Report for Murder 1987 |