Reading order · 6 books · 1947 to 1953 · Set in London
Inspector Hazlerigg Books in Order
Inspector Hazlerigg of Scotland Yard investigates in Michael Gilbert’s early, classic detective novels.
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Series facts
- Books
- 6
- Published
- 1947 to 1953
- First book
- Close Quarters
- Latest
- Fear to Tread (1953)
- Setting
- Set in London
The reading order
Every Inspector Hazlerigg book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
6 books · Set in London
- 1Close Quarters1947With Inspector HazleriggA death in the close of an English cathedral brings Inspector Hazlerigg to investigate the clergy.Buy on Amazon
- 2They Never Looked Inside1948With Inspector HazleriggIn post-war Britain, Inspector Hazlerigg and a former army officer take on a ring smuggling stolen gold and jewellery across the Channel, run by an unseen mastermind.Buy on Amazon
- 3The Doors Open1949With Inspector HazleriggThree amateur investigators grow suspicious of a respected London insurance firm, and their probing provokes a violent response.Buy on Amazon
- 4Smallbone Deceased1950With Inspector HazleriggIn a respectable London firm of solicitors, the body of a missing client is found inside one of the firm’s own deed boxes.Buy on Amazon
- 5Death Has Deep Roots1951With Inspector HazleriggA Frenchwoman goes on trial in London for murder, and the investigation reaches back to the French Resistance.Buy on Amazon
- 6Fear to Tread1953With Inspector HazleriggA schoolmaster takes on a ruthless gang of criminals after a crime touches his school.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read in any order. Smallbone Deceased is the most famous.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Inspector Hazlerigg | Henry Bohun |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Close Quarters | LLead | |
| 2 They Never Looked Inside | LLead | |
| 3 The Doors Open | LLead | |
| 4 Smallbone Deceased | LLead | MMajor |
| 5 Death Has Deep Roots | LLead | ·Minor |
| 6 Fear to Tread | LLead |
Characters in the Inspector Hazlerigg books
2 characters from Michael Gilbert’s chart, with the number of Inspector Hazlerigg books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Inspector HazleriggScotland Yard detective | 6 | Close Quarters 1947 |
| Henry BohunYoung solicitor | 2 | Smallbone Deceased 1950 |