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
3.59
· 9899 Ratings · 932 Reviews · published 1929 · 196 editions
George Abbershaw is set for a social weekend at Bl…
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Book 2

Mystery Mile
3.89
· 5898 Ratings · 496 Reviews · published 1930 · 146 editions
A red chess piece... An improbable suicide... A di…
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Book 3

Look to the Lady
3.95
· 3807 Ratings · 343 Reviews · published 1931 · 121 editions
The Gyrth family had guarded the Gyrth Chalice for…
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Book 4

Police at the Funeral
3.97
· 7388 Ratings · 362 Reviews · published 1931 · 121 editions
The imperious Great Aunt Caroline Faraday runs her…
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Book 5

Sweet Danger
4.01
· 4017 Ratings · 311 Reviews · published 1933 · 124 editions
Way back during the crusades Richard I presented t…
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Book 6

Death of a Ghost
3.92
· 3285 Ratings · 273 Reviews · published 1934 · 109 editions
To vex his rival from the grave, a famous artist h…
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Book 7

Flowers for the Judge
4.00
· 3026 Ratings · 218 Reviews · published 1936 · 122 editions
Scandal hits the prestigious publishing house of B…
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Book 8

The Case of the Late Pig
3.80
· 2622 Ratings · 240 Reviews · published 1937 · 115 editions
Private detective Albert Campion is summoned to th…
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Book 9

Dancers in Mourning
3.95
· 2244 Ratings · 215 Reviews · published 1937 · 107 editions
When song-and-dance star Jimmy Sutane falls victim…
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Book 10

The Fashion in Shrouds
3.92
· 2989 Ratings · 260 Reviews · published 1938 · 105 editions
Detective Albert Campion has a talented dress desi…
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Book 11

Traitor's Purse
4.03
· 2722 Ratings · 239 Reviews · published 1941 · 92 editions
“If I had to vote for the single best detective st…
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Book 12

Pearls Before Swine
4.00
· 2494 Ratings · 182 Reviews · published 1945 · 88 editions
Albert Campion returns from three years’ work for …
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Book 13

More Work for the Undertaker
3.96
· 2732 Ratings · 192 Reviews · published 1948 · 106 editions
Elegant and engaging detective Albert Campion inve…
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Book 14

The Tiger in the Smoke
3.89
· 6139 Ratings · 574 Reviews · published 1952 · 177 editions
A fog is creeping through the weary streets of Lon…
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Book 15

The Beckoning Lady
3.86
· 1830 Ratings · 159 Reviews · published 1955 · 92 editions
Private detective Albert Campion's glorious summer…
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Book 16

Tether's End
3.98
· 2001 Ratings · 178 Reviews · published 1958 · 85 editions
In Hide My Eyes, private detective Albert Campion …
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Book 17

The China Governess
3.87
· 1715 Ratings · 148 Reviews · published 1962 · 82 editions
Truth that kills
Adopted heir Timothy Kinnit refus…
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Book 18

The Mind Readers
3.50
· 1113 Ratings · 99 Reviews · published 1965 · 69 editions
Mind over murder
Two schoolboys have discovered a …
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Book 19

Cargo of Eagles
3.82
· 1081 Ratings · 94 Reviews · published 1968 · 51 editions
In this, Ms. Allingham's last novel, the action re…
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Book 20

Mr. Campion's Farthing
3.87
· 534 Ratings · 20 Reviews · published 1969 · 25 editions
Murder and bad publicity stalk the inhabitants of …
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Book 21

Mr Campion's Falcon
3.77
· 332 Ratings · 24 Reviews · published 1970 · 27 editions
Matthew Matthews, archaeologist, died of a heart a…
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Mr Campion: Criminologist
3.82
· 118 Ratings · 23 Reviews · published 1937 · 33 editions
NO MARGIN FOR ERROR...

Campion had to be right the …
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Mr. Campion and Others
3.86
· 517 Ratings · 58 Reviews · published 1939 · 41 editions
An enthusiastic equestrian who lives for hunting f…
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The Allingham Casebook
3.86
· 891 Ratings · 90 Reviews · published 1969 · 32 editions
Eighteen succulent mysteries from the Queen of Cri…
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The Allingham Minibus
3.93
· 521 Ratings · 66 Reviews · published 1973 · 16 editions
“How many of the detective stories you read do you…
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The Return of Mr Campion
3.81
· 698 Ratings · 93 Reviews · published 1989 · 18 editions
‘Nowadays, the Mystery goes everywhere.’

In thi…
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Book 6, 7, 9

Crime and Mr. Campion
3.83
· 110 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 1959 · 35 editions
Doubleday 1959. Great book for mystery lovers!
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