Albert Campion Series

21 primary works • 27 total works
Albert Campion, a suave sleuth with noble blood, and his assistant Magersfontein Lugg, in London, England.
Series created and written by Margery Allingham; her final unfinished novel, Cargo of Eagles, was completed by her husband Youngman Carter who wrote two further entries in the series.
Series continued by Mike Ripley here: Mr Campion series

Book 1

The Crime at Black Dudley
3.60
· 9604 Ratings · 894 Reviews · published 1929 · 3 editions
George Abbershaw is set for a social weekend at Bl…
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Book 2

Mystery Mile
3.88
· 5728 Ratings · 480 Reviews · published 1930 · 131 editions
A red chess piece... An improbable suicide... A di…
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Book 3

Look to the Lady
3.96
· 3720 Ratings · 331 Reviews · published 1931 · 115 editions
The Gyrth family had guarded the Gyrth Chalice for…
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Book 4

Police at the Funeral
3.97
· 7311 Ratings · 349 Reviews · published 1931 · 118 editions
The imperious Great Aunt Caroline Faraday runs her…
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Book 5

Sweet Danger
4.01
· 3955 Ratings · 300 Reviews · published 1933 · 121 editions
Way back during the crusades Richard I presented t…
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Book 6

Death of a Ghost
3.92
· 3235 Ratings · 262 Reviews · published 1934 · 134 editions
To vex his rival from the grave, a famous artist h…
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Book 7

Flowers for the Judge
4.00
· 2978 Ratings · 215 Reviews · published 1936 · 32 editions
Scandal hits the prestigious publishing house of B…
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Book 8

The Case of the Late Pig
3.80
· 2578 Ratings · 232 Reviews · published 1937 · 108 editions
Private detective Albert Campion is summoned to th…
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Book 9

Dancers in Mourning
3.96
· 2198 Ratings · 209 Reviews · published 1937 · 32 editions
When song-and-dance star Jimmy Sutane falls victim…
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Book 10

The Fashion in Shrouds
3.92
· 2937 Ratings · 248 Reviews · published 1938 · 96 editions
Detective Albert Campion has a talented dress desi…
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Book 11

Traitor's Purse
4.02
· 2632 Ratings · 233 Reviews · published 1941 · 11 editions
“If I had to vote for the single best detective st…
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Book 12

Pearls Before Swine
3.99
· 2424 Ratings · 178 Reviews · published 1945 · 84 editions
Albert Campion returns from three years’ work for …
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Book 13

More Work for the Undertaker
3.95
· 2690 Ratings · 188 Reviews · published 1948 · 98 editions
Elegant and engaging detective Albert Campion inve…
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Book 14

The Tiger in the Smoke
3.89
· 5995 Ratings · 553 Reviews · published 1952 · 40 editions
A fog is creeping through the weary streets of Lon…
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Book 15

The Beckoning Lady
3.85
· 1809 Ratings · 155 Reviews · published 1955 · 30 editions
Private detective Albert Campion's glorious summer…
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Book 16

Tether's End
3.97
· 1963 Ratings · 173 Reviews · published 1958 · 15 editions
In Hide My Eyes, private detective Albert Campion …
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Book 17

The China Governess
3.87
· 1669 Ratings · 145 Reviews · published 1962 · 78 editions
Truth that kills
Adopted heir Timothy Kinnit refus…
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Book 18

The Mind Readers
3.49
· 1091 Ratings · 97 Reviews · published 1965 · 66 editions
Mind over murder
Two schoolboys have discovered a …
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Book 19

Cargo of Eagles
3.82
· 1055 Ratings · 93 Reviews · published 1968 · 14 editions
In this, Ms. Allingham's last novel, the action re…
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Book 20

Mr. Campion's Farthing
3.86
· 520 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1969 · 24 editions
Murder and bad publicity stalk the inhabitants of …
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Book 21

Mr Campion's Falcon
3.76
· 323 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1970 · 26 editions
Matthew Matthews, archaeologist, died of a heart a…
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Mr Campion: Criminologist
3.81
· 115 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1937 · 32 editions
NO MARGIN FOR ERROR...

Campion had to be right the …
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Mr. Campion and Others
3.86
· 509 Ratings · 55 Reviews · published 1939 · 41 editions
An enthusiastic equestrian who lives for hunting f…
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The Allingham Casebook
3.86
· 873 Ratings · 87 Reviews · published 1969 · 31 editions
Eighteen succulent mysteries from the Queen of Cri…
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The Allingham Minibus
3.93
· 511 Ratings · 64 Reviews · published 1973 · 16 editions
“How many of the detective stories you read do you…
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The Return of Mr Campion
3.80
· 682 Ratings · 89 Reviews · published 1989 · 18 editions
‘Nowadays, the Mystery goes everywhere.’

In thi…
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Book 6, 7, 9

Crime and Mr. Campion
3.82
· 109 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 1959 · 34 editions
Doubleday 1959. Great book for mystery lovers!
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