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Start with The Crime at Black Dudley and continue through all 31 books in the listed reading order.
About This Series
The Albert Campion series, penned by the talented Margery Allingham, is a remarkable collection of detective novels that blend mystery and wit with a rich tapestry of early 20th-century English society. Featuring the charming and astute detective Albert Campion, the series captivates readers with its intricate plots and a delightful balance of humor and suspense, making it a standout in the golden age of crime fiction.
What makes the Albert Campion series truly special is its ability to explore themes of morality, societal norms, and human psychology through the lens of thrilling whodunits. Allingham's sharp observations of character and setting immerse the reader in a world where every detail matters, appealing to those who appreciate clever storytelling intertwined with profound insights into human nature. Ideal for fans of classic mysteries and those who enjoy a blend of character-driven narratives with engaging plots, this series is a treasure trove for any avid reader.
Starting with "The Crime at Black Dudley," the first book in the series, is essential to fully appreciate the development of Campion's character and his evolving relationships. Although the books can stand alone, reading them in order enhances the experience and provides a deeper understanding of the recurring characters and overarching themes.
While no thought leaders have yet recommended this series on GurusReads, readers who relish sophisticated mysteries, intricate puzzles, and well-drawn characters will find themselves enchanted by Allingham's work. Whether you're a seasoned mystery aficionado or a newcomer to the genre, the Albert Campion series promises a captivating reading journey through the life and adventures of one of literature's most intriguing detectives.
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Start with The Crime at Black Dudley
Book 1 by Margery Allingham • Published 1929
At a country house weekend in the grim old mansion of Black Dudley, a harmless ritual with an ancient dagger turns deadly when the host is killed and gangsters seize control. Among the trapped guests, the seemingly fo...
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Albert Campion Mike Ripley reading order
Ends with Mr. Campion's Mosaic
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Book 1:The Crime at Black Dudley
Margery Allingham • 1929
At a country house weekend in the grim old mansion of Black Dudley, a harmless ritual with an ancient dagger turns deadly when the host is killed and gangsters seize control. Among the trapped guests, the seemingly fo...
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Book 2:Mystery Mile
Margery Allingham • 1930
American judge Crowdy Lobbett is marked for death by the shadowy Simister gang, even after he flees to England. Albert Campion spirits the family to isolated Mystery Mile on the Suffolk coast, where vanishing relative...
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Book 3:Look to the Lady
Margery Allingham • 1931
Campion plucks young Val Gyrth off the London streets and escorts him home to protect an ancient family treasure, the Gyrth Chalice. In the Suffolk countryside, attempted theft, murder and local superstition collide,...
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Book 4:Police at the Funeral
Margery Allingham • 1931
When a disagreeable uncle disappears from a repressive Cambridge household, Campion is asked to help the anxious niece. Soon bodies mount within the eccentric Faraday clan, and Campion must work with Scotland Yard to...
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Book 5:Sweet Danger
Margery Allingham • 1933
A tiny Adriatic principality, Averna, suddenly becomes strategically vital, and rival claimants scramble for the rights. Campion travels to the village of Pontisbright to help the impoverished Fitton family prove thei...
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Book 6:Death of a Ghost
Margery Allingham
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Book 7:Flowers for the Judge
Margery Allingham • 1936
The venerable Barnabas publishing firm is rocked when director Paul Brande vanishes and then turns up dead, locked in the company strongroom. With another relative once having disappeared in broad daylight, Campion wa...
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Book 8:The Case of the Late Pig
Margery Allingham • 1937
Campion narrates this case himself, beginning with the obituary of R. I. "Pig" Peters, a brutal school bully he buried months before. When Pig’s body turns up freshly murdered in a village, Campion faces a bizarre tan...
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Book 9:Dancers in Mourning
Margery Allingham • 1937
Popular song and dance star Jimmy Sutane is plagued by cruel practical jokes as his new show opens. Called in by a mutual friend, Campion enters a theatrical household where old scandals, jealous understudies and a fa...
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Book 10:The Fashion in Shrouds
Margery Allingham • 1938
When a long missing man’s skeleton is found, Campion’s investigation leads to glamorous actress Georgia Wells and to his sister Val, a fashion designer supplying Georgia’s stage wardrobe. As lovers, rivals and old sca...
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Book 11:Traitor's Purse
Margery Allingham
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Book 12:Pearls Before Swine
Margery Allingham • 1945
Coming home to London after years on secret war work, a weary Campion finds a dead woman dumped in his own flat. Reluctantly drawn in, he uncovers a trail linking her murder to missing art treasures and rare wine, cha...
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Book 13:More Work for the Undertaker
Margery Allingham • 1948
In shabby Apron Street, disappearing criminals are quietly tidied away by the local undertakers, while the eccentric Palinode family lives above a chemist’s shop. Sent in by Lugg, Campion investigates two strange deat...
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Book 14:The Tiger in the Smoke
Margery Allingham
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Book 15:The Beckoning Lady
Margery Allingham • 1955
Back in the Suffolk village of Pontisbright, Campion hopes for a lazy summer while his friends Minnie and Tonker Cassand prepare an extravagant garden party. When a body turns up on their land and the tax authorities...
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Book 16:Hide My Eyes
Margery Allingham
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Book 17:The China Governess
Margery Allingham • 1962
On the eve of an elopement, wealthy Timothy Kinnit learns he was adopted as a wartime baby and that ugly rumours cling to his unknown origins. With his future in doubt, Campion digs into the history of the bomb blaste...
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Book 18:The Mind Readers
Margery Allingham • 1965
Campion and his wife Amanda take their schoolboy nephew and his clever cousin to visit a remote research island on the east coast. When one boy vanishes and shadowy figures covet a new electronic device, Campion and D...
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Book 19:Cargo of Eagles
Margery Allingham • 1968
The Essex village of Saltey, long a haunt of smugglers, is seething with bikers, poison pen letters and rumours of a demon in the marshes. Campion sends young American researcher Mortimer Kelsey to stay there, hoping...
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Book 20:Mr. Campion's Farthing
Margery Allingham • 1969
At the fusty Inglewood Turrets hotel in north London, a minor Russian diplomat vanishes, leaving only his code name, Farthing, and a whiff of Cold War intrigue. Campion and his adult son Rupert pick through eccentric...
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Book 21:Mr. Campion's Quarry
Margery Allingham • 1970
When an archaeologist dies suddenly and his maverick geologist colleague disappears, Campion suspects their remote quarry in the countryside hides more than fossils. Murder, kidnapping and a potential fortune buried i...
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Book 22:Mr. Campion's Farewell
Mike Ripley • 2014
Albert Campion is drawn to the tightly controlled village of Lindsay Carfax, where a series of bizarre "nine days" incidents hides something far more calculated. As he probes the town’s secretive rulers, quaint tradit...
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Book 23:Mr. Campion's Fox
Mike Ripley • 2015
Asked to discreetly watch over a Danish ambassador’s headstrong daughter and her dubious boyfriend, Albert Campion enlists his actor son Rupert. When the couple vanish and a body surfaces in a lagoon, a simple family...
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Book 24:Mr. Campion's Fault
Mike Ripley • 2016
When Rupert Campion is arrested while coaching rugby at a Yorkshire boys’ school, Albert heads north to clear his son’s name. In a close‑knit mining village he untangles a master’s suspicious death, ghost stories and...
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Book 25:Mr. Campion's Abdication
Mike Ripley • 2017
Playing adviser to a glamorous Italian film crew in Suffolk, Albert Campion revisits an old archaeological dig once visited by Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson. Rumours of an "Abdication treasure" still haunt the villag...
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Book 26:Mr Campion's War
Mike Ripley • 2018
On his seventieth birthday, Albert Campion finally tells the story of a clandestine mission that sent him into occupied France during the war. His recollection of gangsters, double agents and betrayal shows how one da...
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Book 27:Mr Campion's Visit
Mike Ripley • 2019
In 1970 Albert Campion returns to Black Dudley, now part of a new university, as its official Visitor. When a charismatic professor researching mineral deposits is stabbed on campus, Campion must untangle academic pol...
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Book 28:Mr Campion's Seance
Mike Ripley • 2020
A Soho club owner is shot in circumstances uncannily predicted by a best‑selling detective novel written months before. As further crimes echo fiction over the next two decades, Albert Campion and his police friends h...
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Book 29:Mr Campion's Coven
Mike Ripley • 2021
A Soho club owner is shot in circumstances uncannily predicted by a best‑selling detective novel written months before. As further crimes echo fiction over the next two decades, Albert Campion and his police friends h...
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Book 30:Mr. Campion's Wings
Mike Ripley • 2022
When Lady Amanda Campion is arrested under the Official Secrets Act during a Cambridge ceremony, Albert is forced to take an interest in her hush‑hush Goshawk aircraft project. A horrific "accident" in the hangar poin...
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Book 31:Mr. Campion's Mosaic
Mike Ripley • 2022
In 1972 Albert Campion is roped into an Evadne Childe society meeting and asked to investigate a troubled TV adaptation of one of her novels. On a Dorset location shoot he encounters ghost‑hunters, an ancient mosaic a...
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Albert Campion Mike Ripley FAQ
What is the best order to read the Albert Campion Mike Ripley series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with The Crime at Black Dudley.
How many books are in the Albert Campion Mike Ripley series?
There are 31 books currently listed in the Albert Campion Mike Ripley series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Albert Campion Mike Ripley series?
New readers should start with The Crime at Black Dudley, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Albert Campion Mike Ripley series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1929 to 2022.